Project description:We report the application of RNA-seq technology for high-throughput profiling of gene transcription in RAW264.7 infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra. By obtaining over six billion bases of sequence from mRNA, we generated genome-wide gene transcription maps of RAW264.7 infected with CdhM-related Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra. We find that numerous genes involved in ER stress are significantly affected by CdhM. This finding indicates that CdhM may induce ER stress during Mtb infection of host cells.
Project description:The success of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is largely due to its ability to withstand numerous stresses imposed by host immunity. Here, we present a data-driven model that captures these adaptive mechanisms and reveals the dynamic interplay of host-derived stresses and genome-encoded regulatory programs in Mtb. The model captures the genome-wide distribution of cis-acting gene regulatory elements and the conditional influences of transcription factors at those elements to elicit environment-specific responses. Analysis of transcriptional responses that may be essential for Mtb’s survival in acidic conditions identified regulatory control by the MtrAB two-component signal system. Using genome-wide transcriptomics as well as imaging studies, we have characterized the MtrAB circuit by tunable CRISPRi knockdown in both Mtb and the non-pathogenic organism, M. smegmatis (Msm). These experiments validated the essentiality of MtrA in Mtb, but not Msm. We identified that MtrA regulates multiple enzymes that cleave cell wall peptidoglycan and is required for efficient cell division. Moreover, our results suggest that peptidoglycan cleavage, regulated by MtrA, is required for Mtb to survive intracellular stress. Further, we present MtrA as an attractive drug target, as even weak repression of mtrA results in loss of Mtb viability and completely clears the bacteria with low-dose isoniazid or rifampicin treatment.
Project description:The success of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is largely due to its ability to withstand numerous stresses imposed by host immunity. Here, we present a data-driven model that captures these adaptive mechanisms and reveals the dynamic interplay of host-derived stresses and genome-encoded regulatory programs in Mtb. The model captures the genome-wide distribution of cis-acting gene regulatory elements and the conditional influences of transcription factors at those elements to elicit environment-specific responses. Analysis of transcriptional responses that may be essential for Mtb’s survival in acidic conditions identified regulatory control by the MtrAB two-component signal system. Using genome-wide transcriptomics as well as imaging studies, we have characterized the MtrAB circuit by tunable CRISPRi knockdown in both Mtb and the non-pathogenic organism, M. smegmatis (Msm). These experiments validated the essentiality of MtrA in Mtb, but not Msm. We identified that MtrA regulates multiple enzymes that cleave cell wall peptidoglycan and is required for efficient cell division. Moreover, our results suggest that peptidoglycan cleavage, regulated by MtrA, is required for Mtb to survive intracellular stress. Further, we present MtrA as an attractive drug target, as even weak repression of mtrA results in loss of Mtb viability and completely clears the bacteria with low-dose isoniazid or rifampicin treatment.
Project description:Synchronised cultures of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb H37Ra DnaAcos115) were used to determine the cell cycle dependent gene expression.
Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series: GSE36341: mRNA degradation in Mycobacterium tuberculosis under aerobic conditions GSE36342: mRNA degradation in Mycobacterium smegmatis under aerobic conditions GSE36343: mRNA degradation in Mycobacterium tuberculosis during cold and hypoxic stress GSE36344: mRNA degradation in Mycobacterium tuberculosis with DosR ectopically induced Refer to individual Series
Project description:Comparison of gene expression profile of the whiB4 mutant strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with the wild type Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37RV Mtb WhiB4 mutant mRNA was compared with the mRNA of wtMtb H37RV under aerobic conditons
Project description:We report the application of RNA-seq technology for high-throughput profiling of gene transcription in M. tuberculosis H37Ra strains. By obtaining over four billion bases of sequence from mRNA, we generated genome-wide gene transcription maps of wild-type and mpbR-deleted Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra strains. We find that a group of genes is significantly up-regulated in the mpbR-deleted mutant strain. This finding indicates that MpbR negatively regulates gene expression.
