Project description:In pursuit of a biological role of Salmonella 3' UTR derived sRNA NarS, we sought to determine potential target mRNAs of NarS under anaerobic conditions. To this end, we compared gene expression in NarS-deficient and NarS overexpression (from plasmid pPL-NarS) strains following a 30-minute anaerobic shock by RNA-seq.
Project description:An estimated two billion persons are latently infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The host factors that initiate and maintain this latent state and the mechanisms by which M. tuberculosis survives within latent lesions are compelling but unanswered questions. One such host factor may be nitric oxide (NO), a product of activated macrophages that exhibits antimycobacterial properties. Evidence for the possible significance of NO comes from murine models of tuberculosis showing progressive infection in animals unable to produce the inducible isoform of NO synthase and in animals treated with a NO synthase inhibitor. Here, we show that O2 and low, nontoxic concentrations of NO competitively modulate the expression of a 48-gene regulon, which is expressed in vivo and prepares bacilli for survival during long periods of in vitro dormancy. NO was found to reversibly inhibit aerobic respiration and growth. A heme-containing enzyme, possibly the terminal oxidase in the respiratory pathway, likely senses and integrates NO and O2 levels and signals the regulon. These data lead to a model postulating that, within granulomas, inhibition of respiration by NO production and O2 limitation constrains M. tuberculosis replication rates in persons with latent tuberculosis. The quality controls were biological replicate and technical replicate
Project description:An estimated two billion persons are latently infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The host factors that initiate and maintain this latent state and the mechanisms by which M. tuberculosis survives within latent lesions are compelling but unanswered questions. One such host factor may be nitric oxide (NO), a product of activated macrophages that exhibits antimycobacterial properties. Evidence for the possible significance of NO comes from murine models of tuberculosis showing progressive infection in animals unable to produce the inducible isoform of NO synthase and in animals treated with a NO synthase inhibitor. Here, we show that O2 and low, nontoxic concentrations of NO competitively modulate the expression of a 48-gene regulon, which is expressed in vivo and prepares bacilli for survival during long periods of in vitro dormancy. NO was found to reversibly inhibit aerobic respiration and growth. A heme-containing enzyme, possibly the terminal oxidase in the respiratory pathway, likely senses and integrates NO and O2 levels and signals the regulon. These data lead to a model postulating that, within granulomas, inhibition of respiration by NO production and O2 limitation constrains M. tuberculosis replication rates in persons with latent tuberculosis.
Project description:Maize root responds to nitrate by modulating its development thorough the coordinated action of many players, interacting one each other. Among them, nitric oxide is produced in primary root of previously deprived seedlings early after the nitrate provision, thus inducing root elongation. In this study, a molecular untargeted approach was applied to discriminate the signaling and physiological pathways regulated by nitrate through nitric oxide from those regulated by nitrate itself of by further downstream factors. To this aim an RNA-sequencing approach was applied to discover the main molecular signatures distinguishing the response of maize root to nitrate according to their dependency, or independency on nitric oxide. A set of subsequent detailed functional annotation tools (Gene Ontology enrichment, MapMan, KEGG reconstruction pathway, transcription factors detection) were used to try to gain further information on the importance of this molecule in the regulation of the maize transcriptional response to nitrate. Besides, the lateral root density was measured both in the presence of nitrate and in the presence of nitrate plus cPTIO, a specific NO scavenger, and compared to that observed for N-depleted roots. Our results led to identify six clusters of transcripts according to their responsiveness to nitric oxide and to their regulation by nitrate provision. In general, common and specific features for the six clusters were identified allowing to discompose the overall root response to nitrate according to its dependency on nitric oxide.
Project description:The purpose of this study is to comprehensively elucidate the role of nitric oxide and nitric oxide synthase isoforms in pulmonary emphysema using cap analysis of gene expression (CAGE) sequencing.
Project description:Nitric oxide synthase (NOS) enzymes produce nitric oxide (NO), a highly reactive free radical capable of interacting with multiple cellular targets. Although saNOS contributes to Staphylococcus aureus virulence, as well as protection against exogenous oxidative stress and antimicrobials, the current mechanism behind these phenotypes is unknown. Here we report a previously-undescribed role for saNOS in modulating S. aureus physiology. When grown aerobically, endogenous reactive oxygen species (ROS) and superoxide levels were elevated in a S. aureus nos mutant. NO has been shown to slow respiration in other organisms, and likewise, comparison of respiratory dehydrogenase activity and membrane potential in wild-type, nos mutant, and complement strains suggested that saNOS-derived NO limits S. aureus aerobic respiration. Multiple transcriptional and metabolic changes were also observed in a S. aureus nos mutant, as assessed by RNAseq and targeted metabolomics analyses, respectively. Specifically, expression of genes associated with oxidative and nitrosative stress responses, anaerobic and lactate metabolism, and cytochrome biosynthesis and assembly were increased in the nos mutant relative to wild-type. Metabolites utilized to produce reducing equivalents by the right arm of the TCA cycle were depleted in a nos mutant (citrate and α-ketoglutarate), whereas fumarate and malate levels were increased relative to wild-type and complement strains. A significant reduction in lactate levels was also observed in the nos mutant. Collectively, these results support a model in which the absence of saNOS results in increased respiration and ROS accumulation, which may signal the cells to switch to an alternative lactate-based respiratory metabolism.
Project description:DNA microarray analysis was employed to investigate the transcriptome response to nitric oxide in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. We focused on the role played by the nitric oxide-response regulators DNR and FhpR and an oxygen-response regulator ANR in the response. The transcriptome profiles of the P. aeruginosa strains before and after exposure to nitric oxide under the microaerobic conditions were analyzed. Wild type, its anr, dnr, and fhpR mutants, and the anr mutant that express dnr were used for the analyses.