Project description:In this study, screening efforts identified novel antifolates with potent, targeted activity against whole cell Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of antifolate-treated cultures revealed unique metabolic disruption, including decreased pools of methionine and S-adenosylmethionine. Transcriptomic analysis highlighted up-regulation genes involved in the biosynthesis and utilization of methionine. Supplementation with amino acids or methionine derivatives was sufficient to rescue cultures from MIC-level antifolate treatment. Instead of the “thymineless death” that characterizes folate pathway inhibition in a wide variety of organisms, these data suggest that M. tuberculosis is vulnerable to a critical disruption of the biosynthesis of methionine-derived compounds. These arrays look at the expression profile triggered by exposure to three different anti-folates (WR99210, dimethyl and diethyl methotrexate) in three biological replicates and in a matched set of untreated samples.
Project description:In this study, screening efforts identified novel antifolates with potent, targeted activity against whole cell Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of antifolate-treated cultures revealed unique metabolic disruption, including decreased pools of methionine and S-adenosylmethionine. Transcriptomic analysis highlighted up-regulation genes involved in the biosynthesis and utilization of methionine. Supplementation with amino acids or methionine derivatives was sufficient to rescue cultures from MIC-level antifolate treatment. Instead of the “thymineless death” that characterizes folate pathway inhibition in a wide variety of organisms, these data suggest that M. tuberculosis is vulnerable to a critical disruption of the biosynthesis of methionine-derived compounds.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of H37Rv (WT), Mut1 and Comp1 bacteria under aerobic (Aer/0 day, i.e 0 D) and hypoxic conditions (Hyp/5 days standing culture, i.e 5 D). Mut1: H37Rv carrying devR gene disruption by in frame insertion of kanamycin resistance cassette and expressing DevRN-Kan fusion protein. Comp1: Mut1 complemented with low copy number plasmid carrying devR gene expressed from its native constitutive upstream promoter. (Reference: Majumdar et al., 2010, PLoS One 5:e9448). Goal is to compare transcriptional patterns of WT, Mut1 and Comp1 strains under aerobic (0 D) and hypoxic (5 D) conditions in vitro. Two color and One-color experiments,Organism: Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Genotypic Technology designed Custom Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv Whole Genome 8x15k GE Microarray (AMADID-020181)
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv strains comparing control DMSO treated strains with Osthole treated strains. Goal was to determine the effects of Osthole against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv strains.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv strains comparing control DMSO treated strains with Linezolid treated strains. Goal was to determine the effects of Linezolid against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv strains.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv strains comparing control DMSO treated strains with Plumbagin treated strains. Goal was to determine the effects of Plumbagin against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv strains.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv strains comparing control DMSO treated strains with chelerythrine treated strains. Goal was to determine the effects of chelerythrine against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv strains.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv strains comparing control DMSO treated strains with Lupulone treated strains. Goal was to determine the effects of Lupulone against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv strains.
