Project description:RNA-seq of Mycobacteriophage Island3 infection of Mycolicibacterium smegmatis mc2155, Mycolicibacterium smegmatis mc2155(Butters), and Mycolicibacterium smegmatis mc2155(Buttersgp57r) to assess the impact of Butters lysogen and specifically Buttersgp57r on transcript levels of island3 during infection.
Project description:In this study, we used mass spectrometry-based discovery proteomic analysis to examine the cell-wide changes of Mycobacterium smegmatis, in response to sub-lethal concentrations of H2O2 and nitric oxide (NO) over time. Preliminary results have shown that sub-lethal concentrations of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species may act as signalling molecules by playing a role in the overall protein abundance that may be conducive to survival in vivo. The presented study showed that both treatments induced: the DosR regulon, alterations in protein expression and lipid metabolism. In addition to the proteomic changes observed, we have also observed increased survival after macrophage infection of Mycobacterium smegmatis pre-exposed to sub-lethal doses of H2O2 or DETA-NO. ¬ In total, 27 samples yielded approximately 3300 M. smegmatis protein group identifications. More in-depth analysis of this new dataset will provide a better understanding as to the inner workings of mycobacteria under oxidative and nitrosative stress and potential mechanisms by which exposure to sub-lethal concentrations of stressors results in an increased resistance to stress.
