Project description:We used the previously designed oligonucleotide-based microarray (Burgmann et al. Environmental Microbiology 2007, 9: 2742-2755) to detect the transcripts of R. pomeroyi DSS-3 genes when the cells were cultured under steady-state carbon (glucose), nitrogen (ammonium), phosphorus (phosphate), or sulfur (sulfate) limitation. A total of 14 mRNA samples were hybridized to the arrays (three biological replicates from glucose, ammonium, phosphate, or sulfate limitation and one technical replicate each for ammonium or sulfate limitation)
Project description:We used the previously designed oligonucleotide-based microarray (Burgmann et al. Environmental Microbiology 2007, 9: 2742-2755) to detect the transcripts of R. pomeroyi DSS-3 genes when the cells were cultured under steady-state carbon (glucose), nitrogen (ammonium), phosphorus (phosphate), or sulfur (sulfate) limitation.
Project description:Global gene expression of Ruegeria pomeroyi DSS-3 during ammonium-limited, ribose phosphate-, methylphosphonate-, or potassium phosphate-excess growth regimes or during potassium phosphate-limited, ammonium-excess regime
Project description:In oligotrophic ocean waters where bacteria are often subjected to chronic nutrient limitation, community transcriptome sequencing has pointed to the presence of highly abundant small RNAs (sRNAs). The role of sRNAs in regulating response to nutrient stress was investigated in a model heterotrophic marine bacterium Ruegeria pomeroyi grown in continuous culture under carbon and nitrogen limitation. RNAseq analysis identified 98 sRNAs, of which 69 were cis-encoded and located antisense to their target genes, and 30 were trans-encoded and linked to predicted target genes through complementarity analysis. The most prevalent functional roles of target genes were transport, cell-cell interactions, signal transduction, and transcriptional regulation. Thirty-two percent of the sRNAs had been identified in a previous study of R. pomeroyi growth on organic sulfur compounds, and may be constitutively expressed, while 69% were not identified in previous studies. Eighty-six percent and were transcribed equally under both carbon and nutrient limitation, and may be involved in a general stress response; 14% were differentially regulated under carbon versus nitrogen stress, and may respond to specific nutrient limitations. A network analysis of the predicted target genes of the R. pomeroyi sRNAs indicated that they average fewer connections than typical protein-encoding genes, and appear to be more important in peripheral or niche-defining functions encoded in the pan genome rather than central metabolism encoded in the core genome.
Project description:We used the previously designed oligonucleotide microarrays (Bürgmann et al., 2007, Environmental Microbiology, 9: 2742-2755) to detect the mRNA transcripts of R. pomeroyi DSS-3 when the cells were cultured under steady-state conditions limited with ammonium (NH4Cl, 0.26 mM) but with an excess of D-ribose-5-phosphate (C5H9Na2O8P*2H2O, 0.5 mM), methylphosphonic acid (CH5PO3, 0.5 mM), or potassium phosphate (KH2PO4, 0.5 mM), or during ammonium excess (NH4Cl, 2.8 mM) but were limited with potassium phosphate (KH2PO4, 9.2 μM).
Project description:We used the previously designed oligonucleotide microarrays (BM-CM-<rgmann et al., 2007, Environmental Microbiology, 9: 2742-2755) to detect the mRNA transcripts of R. pomeroyi DSS-3 when the cells were cultured under steady-state conditions limited with ammonium (NH4Cl, 0.26 mM) but with an excess of D-ribose-5-phosphate (C5H9Na2O8P*2H2O, 0.5 mM), methylphosphonic acid (CH5PO3, 0.5 mM), or potassium phosphate (KH2PO4, 0.5 mM), or during ammonium excess (NH4Cl, 2.8 mM) but were limited with potassium phosphate (KH2PO4, 9.2 M-NM-<M). A total of 13 microarray hybridizations were performed: three biological replicates each from ribose phosphate, methylphosphonate, or potassium phosphate excess growth regimes, three biological replicates from potassium phosphate limited growth regime, and one technical replicate for the potassium phosphate excess growth regime. Data for the technical replicates were averaged and combined, resulted in a total of 12 samples.
