Project description:transcriptome analysis of enterohemorrhagic E. coli treated with either one of two different concentrations of short chain fatty acid mixes or the corresponding sodium chloride osmolarity control
Project description:Proteins secreted by marine cyanobacterium Synechococcus under phosphorus stress is largely uncharacterized. This dataset characterizes the exoproteins for both an open ocean (WH8102) and coastal (WH5701) Synechococcus strain and were collected as part of the study "Dissolved organic phosphorus bond-class utilization by Synechococcus". Study Abstract: Dissolved organic phosphorus (DOP) contains compounds with phosphoester (P-O-C), phosphoanhydride (P-O-P), and phosphorus-carbon (P-C) bonds. Despite DOP’s importance as a nutritional source for marine microorganisms, the bioavailability of each bond-class to the widespread cyanobacterium Synechococcus remains largely unknown. This study evaluates bond-class specific DOP utilization by cultures of an open ocean and a coastal ocean Synechococcus strain. Both strains exhibited comparable growth rates when provided phosphate, short-chain and long-chain polyphosphate (P-O-P), adenosine 5’-triphosphate (P-O-C and P-O-P), and glucose-6-phosphate (P-O-C) as the phosphorus source. However, growth rates on phosphomonoester adenosine 5’-monophosphate (P-O-C) and phosphodiester bis(4-methylumbelliferyl) phosphate (C-O-P-O-C) varied between strains, and neither strain grew on selected phosphonates. Consistent with the growth measurements, both strains preferentially hydrolyzed 3-polyphosphate, followed by adenosine 5’-triphosphate, and then adenosine 5’-monophosphate. The strains’ exoproteome contained phosphorus hydrolases, which combined with enhanced cell-free hydrolysis of 3-polyphosphate and adenosine 5’-triphosphate under phosphate deficiency, suggests active mineralization of short-chain polyphosphate by Synechococcus’ exoproteins. Synechococcus alkaline phosphatases presented broad substrate specificities, including activity towards short-chain polyphosphate, with varying affinities between the two strains. Collectively, these findings underscore the potentially significant role of compounds with phosphoanhydride bonds in Synechococcus phosphorus nutrition, thereby expanding our understanding of microbially-mediated DOP cycling in marine ecosystems.
Project description:This research explores the antiproliferative effects of short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) salts (magnesium acetate, sodium propionate, and sodium butyrate) on AGS gastric adenocarcinoma cells. Sodium butyrate (NaB) exhibited the most significant inhibitory impact. The study investigated synergistic interactions between NaB and the drug dexamethasone (Dex) using a combination index model. Dex and NaB at a 2:8 ratio showed strong synergy, surpassing mono treatments in inhibitory activity. NaB induced pro-oxidative effects, countered by Dex in combination. Cell population analyses indicated a shift towards apoptosis with Dex, NaB, and their combination. Proteomic analysis revealed downregulation of the oncogene TNS4, suggesting a potential mechanism for antiproliferative effects. These findings suggest NaB as a potential adjuvant therapy with Dex, prompting further exploration of combination therapies and molecular mechanisms, emphasizing the potential application of these postbiotics in gastric cancer treatment.
Project description:We characterised the changes in the inner and outer membrane proteome of Escherichia coli in response to alcohols of different chain lengths. The study provides a fundamental understanding of the key changes in the membrane proteome of E. coli under alcohol stress and reveals a conserved membrane proteomic response of E. coli to a range of alcohols.
Project description:transcriptome analysis of enterohemorrhagic E. coli treated with either one of two different concentrations of short chain fatty acid mixes or the corresponding sodium chloride osmolarity control four conditions: 30mM SCFA mix; 30mM NaCl control; 172mM SCFA mix: 172 mM NaCl control. Biological replicates: 4 per group
Project description:Inorganic polyphosphate (Poly P) is a polymer of various phosphate residues linked by phosphoanhydride bonds as in ATP. It is found in all cells in nature with roles in the origin and survival of species, particularly in bacteria. To study the role of the inorganic polyphosphate in bacteria, we obtained knockout mutants of polyP metabolism genes in Escherichia coli K12. We performed DNA microarray experiments of single mutants in polyphosphate kinase 1 (PPK1), exopolyphosphatase (PPX) and also with the double mutant (PPK1 and PPX). The mutant strains growth normally in LB medium but have different colony morphology phenotypes. All mutants have flagellation problems and a detail description of all gain and lost phenotypes o these strains will be published soon because we performed a complete phenotypic microarray study of all three mutant strains.
2011-06-15 | GSE29954 | GEO
Project description:Metagenome sequence of Gigantidas platifrons with different shell lengths