Project description:The goal of this work was to determine where Lsr2 binds within the S. venezuelae chromosome, and to differentiate between direct versus indirect effects by comparing our ChIP-seq results with RNA-seq results
Project description:Comparing gene expression of wild type and lsr2 mutants, to determine the effect of Lsr2 on Streptomyces development and metabolism
Project description:Lsr2 binding sites and gene expression of wild type and lsr2 mutants of Streptomyces venezuelae during late development in liquid culture
Project description:BldC is a transcriptional regulator essential for morphological development Streptomyces venezuelae. Although bldC deletion strain is unable to produce aerial hyphae, electron microscopy reveals that almost all of the colony biomass is in the form of spores rather than undifferentiated vegetative hyphae. This ChIP-chip experiment was carried out to determine the binding sites, and thence the regulon, of BldC in Streptomyces venezuelae. Cy3(IP):Cy5(Total) signal ratios in the wild type were compared to those in a bldC knockout strain.
Project description:The whiH gene is required for the differentiation of aerial hyphae into spores in Streptomyces species. It is a predicted member of the GntR family of transcription factors and has been shown to bind specifically to a sequence in its own promoter. This ChIP-Seq experiment was carried out to determine all the binding sites whiH binds to in the genome of Streptomyces venezuelae. A whiH deletion strain was made and a FLAG tagged whiH protein was expressed in it from a genome-integrated plasmid. Then anti-FLAG antibodies were used for chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by high throughput sequencing. The wild type Streptomyces venezuelae strain (ATCC 10712) was used as a negative control. For both the FLAG-WhiH strain and the WT strain, non-immunoprecipitated (total) DNA was also sequenced to arrive at a background enrichment which could be subtracted from the enrichment in the immunoprecipated sample.
Project description:The WhiG sigma factor gene is required for spore formation is Streptomyces venezuelae. It is similar to the FliA sigma factor of E. coli. WhiG deletion strains are able to make aerial hyphae but are defective in the spore maturation. This ChIP-Seq experiment was carried out to determine all the binding sites WhiG binds to in the genome of Streptomyces venezuelae. Anti-WhiG polyclonal antibodies were used for ChIP-Seq of the wild type (WT) strain after 34 hours of growth in shaken cultures. A WhiG deletion strain was made and anti-WhiG antibodies were used for ChIP-Seq in the deletion strain after 34 hours of growth in shaken cultures. This was used as the negative control and ChIP-Seq peak positions in this were disregarded in the WT.
Project description:The BldC gene is required for the formation of aerial hyphae Streptomyces venezuelae. It is 68 amino acid DNA-binding protein related to the MerR family of transcription factors. BldC deletion strains are bald because they initiate sporulation prematurely, omitting the formation of aerial hyphae altogether. This ChIP-Seq experiment was carried out to determine all the binding sites BldC binds to in the genome of Streptomyces venezuelae. Anti-BldC antibodies were used for ChIP-Seq of the wild type (WT) strain after 10 and 14 hours of growth in shaken cultures. A BldC deletion strain was made and anti-BldC antibodies were used for ChIP-Seq in the deletion strain after 14 hours of growth in shaken cultures. This was used as the negative control and enrichment in this ChIP-Seq was subtracted from the enrichment in the WT strain.