Project description:Enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) is a significant human pathogens that cause outbreaks of haemorrhagic colitis and haemolytic uremic syndrome. During infection, pathogens compete for iron with the host, and one mechanism by which EHEC obtains iron is through haem uptake and utilitisation which is encoded by the chu operon. We have demonstrated that the haem receptor chuA is regulated by the Crp-cAMP-dependent sRNA CyaR. We further demonstrate that activation of chuA by CyaR is independent of the chuA RNA-thermometer and termination by Rho. These results highlight the ability of regulatory sRNAs to integrate multiple environmental signals into a layered hierarchy of signal input.
Project description:Transcript abundance in Escherichia coli O157:H7 was determined in the presence or absence of pulsed expression of the small RNA, AsxR.
Project description:Comparative analysis of EHEC O157:H7 Sakai vs. TW14359 secreted and cytosolic protein using iTRAQ and mass spectrometry on an LTQ Orbitrap. Samples were fractionated through strong cation exchange and HPLC before analsyis. For TW14359 sepD secretome analysis, strains were similarly prepared and analyzed. All samples were searched against a TW14359 specific protein database (Uniprot) coupled with randomized protein sequences.