Project description:Analysis of aquatic microbial communities revealed that parts of its diversity consist of bacteria with cell sizes of ~0.1 μm. Such bacteria can show genomic reductions and metabolic dependencies with other bacteria. So far, no study investigated if such bacteria exist in terrestrial environments e.g. soil. Here, we show that such bacteria also exist in soil. The isolated bacteria was identified as Hylemonella gracilis.Co-culture assays with phylogenetically different soil bacteria revealed that H. gracilis grows better when co-cultured with other soil bacteria. Transcriptomics and metabolomics showed that H. gracilis was able to change gene expression, behavior, and biochemistry of the interacting bacteria without direct contact. Our study revealed that bacteria are present in soil that can pass through 0.1 µm filters. Such bacteria may have been overlooked in previous research on soil microbial communities and may contribute to the symbiosis of soil bacterial communities.
Project description:Profile the microRNA expression in the Gracilis muscle of rat after 4h ischemia and 24 h reperfusion Following 4 h of ischemia and subsequent reperfusion for 4 h of the gracilis muscles, the specimens were analyzed with an Agilent rat miRNA array to detect the expressed miRNAs in the experimental muscles compared to those from the sham-operated controls.
Project description:We sequenced and assembled a detailed transcriptome and draft genome for E. gracilis Z1. To improve annotation and investigate gene expression in E. gracilis, where most transcripts are also trans-spliced, we conducted comparative proteomic and transcriptomic analysis between light and dark-adapted E. gracilis. The analysis revealed that alterations to protein abundance are controlled post-transcriptionally, surprisingly similar to trypanosomatids.
