Project description:In our study, we seek to understand the differences in growth physiology between wild type P. aeruginosa PAO1 (F0 strain) and its PB1-phage resistant derivative (F1 strain).
Project description:In this study, we describe a transcriptome analysis to compare the gene expression profile of P. aeruginosa PAO1 and its rhlA-knockout derivative, using Affymetrix GeneChipTM P. aeruginosa genome arrays and real-time qPCR analysis. We tested the hypothesis that RhlA-derived biosurfactants affect gene expression, under dynamic growth conditions, at stationary phase of growth. mRNA samples from cell lines were amplified, labeled, and hybridized to the GeneChip® P. aeruginosa Genome Array. The chip array data analysis was performed with TAC software.
Project description:This study addresses the impact of zinc limitation on the opportunistic human pathogen, Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Zinc limitation was assessed in the P. aeruginosa PAO1 strain using an isogenic deletion mutant lacking the periplasmic, zinc solute-binding protein, znuA (PA5498). ZnuA delivers bound zinc to its cognate ABC transporter, ZnuBC, for import into the cytoplasm. Our transcriptional analyses revealed P. aeruginosa to possess a multitude of zinc acquisition mechanisms, each of which were highly up-regulated in the zinc-deficient znuA mutant strain. P. aeruginosa also utilized zinc-independent paralogues of zinc-dependent genes to maintain cellular function under zinc limitation. Together, these data reveal the complex transcriptional response and versatility of P. aeruginosa to zinc depletion.
Project description:Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa) is a ubiquitous bacterium that uses quorum sensing (QS), a cell-cell communication system that enables it to sense cell density and to alter gene expression. Pa has three complete QS circuits controlled by the transcriptional regulators LasR, RhlR, and PqsR (MvfR), that together control hundreds of genes, including virulence factors. In the well-described strain PAO1, QS is organized hierarchically, with PqsR and RhlR activity dependent on LasR. In PAO1, this hierarchy depends on the non-QS transcription factor MexT; by an unknown mechanism, deletion of mexT allows for RhlR activity in the absence of LasR. We aimed to identify how regulators such as MexT modulate the QS architecture in Pa. We compared the transcriptome of PAO1 to that of PAO1ΔmexT and identified 152 differentially expressed genes. MexT does not appear to regulate rhlR or pqsR directly; however, we identified two MexT-regulated operons that may affect the hierarchy in PAO1. These operons encode the drug efflux pump genes mexEF-oprN and the Pseudomonas quinolone signal (PQS) synthesis genes pqsABCDE. We performed genetic experiments to test whether the products of these genes affected the QS hierarchy. As with the mexT knockout mutant, we found that a PAO1 mexEF knockout mutant exhibited RhlR activity earlier, and to a higher magnitude, than wild-type PAO1. MexEF-OprN is known to export the PQS precursor HHQ, and we found that exogenous addition of PQS to PAO1 partially affects RhlR activity, resulting in earlier timing and higher magnitude compared to wild-type PAO1. We further elucidated that this is likely due to positive regulation by PqsE. These data link both the drug efflux pump MexEF-OprN and PQS QS to the regulation of the QS hierarchy in PAO1. We wondered if the same applied to QS architectures in Pa clinical isolates. We discovered that there are alternate QS architectures in clinical isolates, where RhlR activity is not fully dependent on LasR. In these isolates, surprisingly, MexT does not influence the relationship between LasR and RhlR, and this is indicative of a different QS architecture in the clinical isolates. Overall, we further elucidated the regulation of QS architecture in PAO1 and identified unique QS architectures in clinical isolates. Importantly, our work reveals a new suite of factors that regulate QS in Pa, with implications for a variety of Pa behaviors both in the laboratory and clinical settings.
Project description:In our study, we seek to understand the differences in growth physiology between wild type P. aeruginosa PAO1 (F0 strain) and its PB1-phage resistant derivative (F1 strain). F0 and F1 cells were harvested at mid-log for RNA extraction for hybridization to Affymetrix GeneChip P. aeruginosa genome array. A total of 4 biological replicates (4 F0 and 4 F1 samples were used).
Project description:Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 contacted with and without poplar roots gene expression Poplar contacted with and without PAO1 gene expression. All samples cultured in 1 x hrp + 0.25 % sucrose Keywords: Contact with different species
Project description:The TyrR-like enhancer-binding protein GcsR (or PA2449) was shown to regulate the expression of genes required for glycine metabolism. In order to define the regulon of GcsR we compared the transcriptome of a gcsR deletion mutant of P. aeruginosa PAO1 with that of the wild-type using RNA-Seq.
Project description:ClpV3 is a cytoplasmic AAA+ ATPase protein and is an essential component of H3-T6SS in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Here, we report that an H3-T6SS deletion mutant PAO1(ΔclpV3) significantly affected the virulence-related phenotypes including pyocyanin production, biofilm formation, proteolytic activity and motilities. Most interestingly, the expression of T3SS genes was markedly affected, indicating a strong link between H3-T6SS and T3SS. RNA-Sequencing was performed to globally identify the genes differentially expressed when H3-T6SS was inactivated and the results obtained could be well correlated to the observed phenotypes.