Project description:DNA Immunoprecipitation was performed using purified, naked, genomic DNA and purified recombinant DNA binding domains for S. cerevisiae transcription factors (Cbf1, Leu3, Pho2, Pho4, Rap1, Rox1, and Swi5) and then competitively hybridized against input DNA on NimbleGen 385k whole-genome, 32bp, tiling arrays to identify the consensus sequence for each transcription factor as a whole in the genome.
Project description:Complex gut microbiota increases chicken resistance to enteric diseases. However, the principles of this phenomenon are not understood in detail. One of the possibilities how to decipher the role of gut microbiota in chicken resistance to enteric pathogens is to gradually characterise gene expression of individual gut microbiota members when colonising chicken caecum. To reach this aim, newly hatched chicks were inoculated with bacterial species with known whole genomic sequence. Total protein purified from the chicken caecum was analysed by mass spectrometry and obtained spectra were searched against strain-specific protein databases generated from known genomic sequences.
Project description:S. meliloti strains with a bi- and monopartite genome configuration were constructed by consecutive Cre/lox-mediated site-specific fusions of the secondary replicons. Beside the correct genomic arrangements, these strains and precursors were tested for variations in the nucleotide sequence. Futher, a marker fequency analysis was performed to test if replication is initiated at all origins and to determine the replication termination regions of the triple replicon fusion molecule. To gain the sequence data for these analyses, respective strains were applied to whole genome sequencing using an Illumina MiSeq-System and Oxford Nanopore (MinION) sequencing technology.
Project description:We report the application of single-molecule-based sequencing technology for transcription profile analysis of two S. cerevisiae strains. By combining the whole genome sequence of these strains,we sought to explore the effects of genomic structure variations on the transcription diversities.
Project description:Genotyping studies suggest that there is genetic variability among P. gingivalis strains, however the extent of variability remains unclear, and the regions of variability have only partially been identified. We previously used heteroduplex analysis of the ribosomal operon intergenic spacer region (ISR) to type P. gingivalis strains in several diverse populations, identifying 6 predominant heteroduplex types and many minor ones. In addition we used ISR sequence analysis to determine the relatedness of P. gingivalis strains to one another, and demonstrated a link between ISR sequence phylogeny and the disease-associated phenotype of P. gingivalis strains. The availability of whole genome microarrays based on the genomic sequence of strain W83 has allowed a more comprehensive analysis of P. gingivalis strain variability, using the entire genome. The objectives of this study were to define the phylogeny of P. gingivalis strains using the entire genome, to compare the phylogeny based on genome content to the phylogeny based on a single locus (ISR), and to identify genes that are associated with the strongly disease-associated strain W83 that could be important for virulence. Keywords: Comparative genomic hybridization
