Project description:To understand differences of gene expression profiles between Francisella strains RNA profiles of Francisella strains were generated by deep sequencing, in triplicate, using NovaSeq6000. qRT–PCR validation was performed using SYBR Green assays. Our study represents the first detailed differential transcriptomic analysis of Francisella strains , with biologic replicates, generated by RNA-seq technology.
Project description:Francisella possesses a non-canonical T6SS that is essential for efficient phagosomal escape and access to the cytosol of infected macrophages. Using a global and site-specific phosphoproteomic analysis of Francisella we identified here a unique phosphorylation site on IglB, the TssC homologue and a key component of the T6SS contractile sheath. Phosphorylation of the sheath may constitute a previously unrecognized mechanism contributing to the dynamics of assembly-disassembly of the T6SS.
Project description:Francisella possesses a non-canonical T6SS that is essential for efficient phagosomal escape and access to the cytosol of infected macrophages. Using a global and site-specific phosphoproteomic analysis of Francisella we identified here a unique phosphorylation site on IglB, the TssC homologue and a key component of the T6SS contractile sheath. Phosphorylation of the sheath may constitute a previously unrecognized mechanism contributing to the dynamics of assembly-disassembly of the T6SS.
Project description:Comparison of expression profiles of strains of Francisella to identify virulence factors We used custom microarrays to detail the global gene expression of four strains of Francisella (Schu4, LVS, OR960246, U112) and identified distinct classes of differentially expressed genes during this process.
