Project description:The marine bacterium Rhodococcus erythropolis PR4 was demonstrated to be able for assimilation/biodegradation of hydrocarbons. Not just the chromosome but two large plasmids provide versatile enzyme sets involved in many metabolic pathways. In order to identify the key elements involved in biodegradation of the model compound, hexadecane, and diesel oil, we performed whole transcriptome analysis on cells grown in the presence of n-hexadecane and diesel oil. Sodium acetate grown cells were used as control. The final goal of the project is a comparative transcriptomic analysis of Rhodococcus erythropolis PR4 cells grown on acetate, on the model compound: hexadecane and the real substrate: diesel oil. Comparative transcriptomics of Rhodococcus erythropolis PR4 grown on n-hexadecane, diesel oil, and sodium acetate.
Project description:The genus Rhodococcus comprises numerous strains recognized for pollutant degradation, secondary metabolite production including biosurfactant, lignin breakdown, or utilization of volatile organic compounds. Often gene redundancies and evolution of alternative pathways are attributed to such characteristics. Rhodococcus opacus 1CP initially isolated as a chlorophenol degrading strain was found to be a model organism comprising several such features. In this study, we analyzed the genome and transcriptome and demonstrated that the strain 1CP undergo three different routes of ortho, meta, and side chain attack in degrading aromatic compounds. The wild type strain, single or double knock-out mutant of phenol hydroxylases, well compensated the loss and chooses the classical ortho-route to attack substituted phenols, while the triple knock-out mutant takes the meta-pathway to act on p-cresol indicating that this pathway serves as a reserve in strain 1CP. Growth of 1CP in phenol, p-cresol and styrene induces several gene clusters that are associated in lignin metabolization. Catechol, protocatechuate, and phenylacetic acid are major key intermediates that are funneled into central pathways which enable the strain 1CP to degrade acetophenone, benzoate, phenol, 2-phenylethanol, and styrene. Strain 1CP has an alternative option with the modified ortho-cleavage pathway which enables it to degrade 2-chlorophenol. Interestingly, in almost all cases, redundant genes were identified, but only in minor cases as phenol hydroxylases, they were found to be active and simultaneously involved in metabolic activities. The transcriptome and kinetic data showed that the redundant styrene-oxide isomerase is upregulated and involved in styrene degradation.
Project description:The EP4 receptor is known to mediate the protective effect of prostaglandin (PG) E2 in the gastrointestinal tract; however, the exact role of epithelial EP4 in intestinal pathophysiology remains unknown. We investigated the role of epithelial EP4 in maintaining colonic homeostasis by characterizing the intestinal epithelial cell-specific EP4 knockout (EP4 cKO) mice. We found a significant enrichment of genes involved in apoptosis-related pathways in the EP4 cKO colons. Moreover, inflammation-associated pathways were highly enriched and revealed more than half of the top 20 pathways related to immune response.
Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series: GSE5268: Effects of biphenyl on Rhodococcus sp. RHA1 GSE5269: Effects of ethylbenzene on Rhodococcus sp. RHA1 GSE5270: Effects of benzoate on Rhodococcus sp. RHA1 Refer to individual Series
