Project description:Antibiotic resistance associated with the expression of the clinically significant carbapenemases, IMP, KPC, and NDM and OXA-48 in Enterobacteriaceae is emerging as a worldwide calamity to health care. In Australia, IMP-producing Enterobacteriaceae is the most prevalent carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE). Genomic characteristics of such carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) are well described, but the corresponding proteome is poorly characterised. We have thus developed a method to analyse dynamic changes in the proteome of CPE under antibiotic pressure. Specifically, we have investigated the effect of meropenem at sub-lethal concentrations to develop a better understanding of how antibiotic pressure leads to resistance. Escherichia coli, producing either NDM, IMP or KPC type carbapenemase were included in this study, and their proteomes were analysed in growth conditions with or without meropenem.
Project description:rs10-04_mad - comparison of transcriptomes in mad mutants - What gene sets are differentially expressed in mad mutants? - Seeds of GFP171.1 (parental line), mad1, mad2, mad3, mad6 and dcl1-12 were sterilized and germinated on Murashige/Skoog medium with 0.9% agar. Plates were stratified at 4C in the dark for 4 days. The plates were then transferred to a growth cabinet at 21C under a 16h light/8h darkness light regime, and the seedlings were harvested 18 days after transfer to the growth cabinet.