Project description:The Pseudomonas aeruginosa MvfR-dependent QS regulatory pathway controls the expression of key virulence genes; and is activated via the extracellular signals 4-hydroxy-2-heptylquinoline (HHQ) and 3,4-dihydroxy-2-heptylquinoline (PQS). Our findings reveal a multi-layered homeostatic regulation of PQS and HHQ and the MvfR regulon component PqsE which is a key mediator in orchestrating this homeostatic regulation.
Project description:Microarray analysis for the biofilm cells of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA14 wild-type vs the tpbA (PA14_13660) mutant in LB medium at 4 and 7 h at 37C Microarray analysis for the biofilm cells of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA14 wild-type vs the tpbA (PA14_13660) mutant in LB medium at 4 and 7 h at 37C.
Project description:To further determine the origin of the increased virulence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA14 compared to Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1, we report a transcriptomic approach through RNA sequencing. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) has revolutioned sistems-based analsis of transcriptomic pathways. The goals of this study are to compare the transcriptomic profile of all 5263 orthologous genes of these nearly two strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Project description:Microarray analysis for the biofilm cells of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA14 wild-type vs the tpbA (PA14_13660) mutant in LB medium at 4 and 7 h at 37C
Project description:The previously uncharacterized proteins HigB (unannotated) and HigA (PA4674) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA14 were found to form a type II TA system in which antitoxin HigA masks the RNase activity of toxin HigB through direct binding. To determine the physiological role of HigB/HigA in P. aeruginosa, a whole-transcriptome experiment was performed for the higA antitoxin deletion mutant of the PA14 strain compared to the wild-type PA14 strain. The rationale was that for the strain that lacks the antitoxin, the effect of the toxin could be discerned due to enhanced activity of the toxin. Furthermore, toxin HigB reduces production of the virulence factors pyochelin, pyocyanin, swarming, and biofilm formation.
Project description:Genome-scale modeling of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA14 unveils its broad metabolic capabilities and role of metabolism in drug potentiation
Project description:Characterization of the sRNA content of OMVs harvested from Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain PA14 LB cultue with and without tobramycin (1ug/mL)
