Project description:Related surrogate species are often used to study the molecular basis of pathogenicity of a pathogen on the basis of a shared set of biological features generally attributable to a shared core genome consisting of orthologous genes. An important and understudied aspect, however, is the extent to which regulatory features affecting the expression of such shared genes are present in both species. Here we report on an analysis of whole transcriptome maps for an important member of the TB complex Mycobacterium bovis and a closely related model organism for studying mycobacterial pathogenicity Mycobacterium marinum. Predict transcription start site
Project description:Related surrogate species are often used to study the molecular basis of pathogenicity of a pathogen on the basis of a shared set of biological features generally attributable to a shared core genome consisting of orthologous genes. An important and understudied aspect, however, is the extent to which regulatory features affecting the expression of such shared genes are present in both species. Here we report on an analysis of whole transcriptome maps for an important member of the TB complex Mycobacterium bovis and a closely related model organism for studying mycobacterial pathogenicity Mycobacterium marinum.
Project description:The screening of a previously reported fluorescein labelled 10,000 member PNA encoded peptide library allowed information on the interaction between the peptide-ligands and the cell surface receptors to be extracted, identified new peptide ligands for cell surface receptors, and gave crucial information about consensus sequences. A novel indirect amplification of the PNA signal by amplification of the PNA-complementary DNA library was developed to screen PNA-encoded peptide library against D54, HEK293T, and HEK293T-CCR6 cells. This work generates a new approach to biological discovery and an expansion of modern microarray techniques. In addition, the microarray approach facilitates screening for differences in surface-receptor ligands and/or receptor expression between various cell types including diseased and normal cells.
