Project description:A hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakarensis can grow in a wide range of temperatures from 60°C to 93°C, optimally at 85°C. To screen the genes that being specifically expressed at lowest growth temperature, 60°C, we investigated the transcriptional profilings of T. kodakarensis grown at 60˚C by comparing with those grown at 85°C.
Project description:Using the model organism Thermococcus kodakarensis, we genetically alter the chromatin landscape and quantify the resultant changes in gene expression, including unanticipated and significant impacts on provirus transcription. Global transcriptome changes resultant from varying chromatin landscapes reveal the regulatory importance of higher-order histone-based chromatin architectures in regulating gene expression.
Project description:Thermococcus kodakarensis preferentially utilizes amino acids as carbon and energy sources in the presence of elemental sulfur as a terminal electron acceptor, while it can assimilate and grow on starch or pyruvate using proton as a terminal acceptor, generating hydrogen in the absence of elemental sulfur. SurR is a transcriptional regulator controlling hydrogen and elemental sulfur metabolism. To identify the genes that are under the regulation of Tk-SurR, we investigated the transcriptional profiling of Tk-SurR deletion strain grown in the presence of elemental sulfur at 85˚C by comparing with the host strain, KU216.