Project description:Comparison of the gene expression profile of Moraxella catarrhalis grown in the presence of 20% pooled human sputum in chemically-defined medium relative to Moraxella catarrhalis grown in chemically-defined medium alone.
Project description:Comparison of the gene expression profile of Moraxella catarrhalis grown in the presence of 20% pooled human sputum in chemically-defined medium relative to Moraxella catarrhalis grown in chemically-defined medium alone. Moraxella catarrhalis ATCC43617 was grown to mid-logarithmic phase either in the presence of 20% pooled human sputum in chemically-defined medium or in chemically-defined medium alone. Total RNA was extracted from bacterial cells exposed to each of these conditions and cDNA was generated for CyDye labelling. 3 biologic replicates were generated and each replicate underwent a dye swap (total of 6 experimental data collections). The gene expression profile reported is that of Moraxella catarrhalis grown in the presence of pooled human sputum in a chemically-defined medium relative to Moraxella catarrhalis grown only in the presence of the chemically-defined medium.
Project description:Total RNA samples were isolated from M. catarrhalis grown in BHI (iron-replete condition, designated DF0) and in BHI containing 30 mM Desferal (iron-limiting condition, designated DF30). Total RNA and M. catarrhalis genome-directed primers (GDPs) were used for synthesis of Cy3- or Cy5-labeled cDNA samples. Three independent M. catarrhalis growth experiments and total RNA isolations were used for synthesis of cDNA samples, and a total of six DNA microarray hybridizations were performed in this study. Keywords: Effect of Growth Environment on Global Gene Expression by Moraxella catarrhalis
Project description:During the course of infection, respiratory pathogens like Moraxella catarrhalis needs to adhere to epithelial cells of different host niches such as the nasopharynx and lungs. Consequently, efficient adhesion to epithelial cells is considered an important virulence trait of M. catarrhalis. We examined the interaction between human pharyngeal epithelial Detroit 562 cells and M. catarrhalis BBH18 during adherence using a combination of Tn-seq, a genome-wide negative selection screenings technology, and expression profiling of both host and pathogen. The results described in this study are further discussed in Stefan P.W. de Vries, Marc J. Eleveld, Peter W.M. Hermans, Hester J. Bootsma: Characterization of the molecular interplay between Moraxella catarrhalis and human respiratory tract epithelial cells, submitted.
Project description:During the course of infection, respiratory pathogens like Moraxella catarrhalis needs to adhere to epithelial cells of different host niches such as the nasopharynx and lungs. Consequently, efficient adhesion to epithelial cells is considered an important virulence trait of M. catarrhalis. We examined the interaction between human pharyngeal epithelial Detroit 562 cells and M. catarrhalis BBH18 during adherence using a combination of Tn-seq, a genome-wide negative selection screenings technology, and expression profiling of both host and pathogen. The results described in this study are further discussed in Stefan P.W. de Vries, Marc J. Eleveld, Peter W.M. Hermans, Hester J. Bootsma: Characterization of the molecular interplay between Moraxella catarrhalis and human respiratory tract epithelial cells, submitted.
Project description:This series of microarrays explores the genes regulated by the Zur gene of Moraxella catarrhalis. The gene expression profile of O35E Wild-type cells was utilized as the baseline and compared with the gene expression profile of a non-polar mutant of the Zur gene constructed in the O35E background. There were two biologic replicates and two internal dye swaps performed.
Project description:Total RNA samples were isolated from M. catarrhalis grown in the planktonic state (i.e., in broth) and in a biofilm. Biofilms were generated by growing this strain in the continuous-flow Sorbarod filter system for three days. Total RNA samples and M. catarrhalis genome-directed primers (GDPs) were used for synthesis of Cy3- or Cy5-labeled cDNA samples. Five independent M. catarrhalis growth experiments and total RNA isolations were used for the synthesis of cDNA samples, and a total of six DNA microarray hybridizations were performed in this study. Keywords: Effect of Growth Environment on Global Gene Expression by Moraxella catarrhalis
Project description:Iron-sequestration by the human host is a first line defense against respiratory pathogens like Moraxella catarrhalis, which consequently experiences a period of iron-starvation during colonization and infection. We determined the genetic requirements for M. catarrhalis growth during iron-starvation using the high-throughput genome-wide screening technology genomic array footprinting (GAF). To this end, a large marinerT7 transposon mutant library (~28,000 independent transposon mutants) was grown under iron-limiting conditions, achieved by sequestration of iron by 30 µM Desferal (DF30), and under control growth conditions (brain heart infusion broth, DF0). Mutants were recovered at exponential- and the early-stationary growth phase and used for the generation of mutant-specific cDNA probes that were hybridized to custom-designed NimbleGen GAF microarrays. The results described in this study are further discussed in Stefan P.W. de Vries, Peter Burghout, Jeroen D. Langereis, Aldert Zomer, Peter W.M. Hermans, Hester J. Bootsma: Genetic requirements for Moraxella catarrhalis growth under iron-limiting conditions, Molecular Microbiology.
