Identification and genetic dissection of convergent persister cell states.

ABSTRACT: Persister cells, rare phenotypic variants that survive normally lethal levels of antibiotics, present a major barrier to clearing bacterial infections¹. However, understanding the precise physiological state and genetic basis of persister formation has been a longstanding challenge. Here we generated a high-resolution single-cell² RNA atlas of Escherichia coli growth transitions, which revealed that persisters from diverse genetic and physiological models converge to transcriptional states that are distinct from standard growth phases and instead exhibit a dominant signature of translational deficiency. We then used ultra-dense CRISPR interference³ to determine how every E. coli gene contributes to persister formation across genetic models. Among critical g

SUBMITTER: Blattman SB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11634777 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature