GEO DataSets

(Submitter supplied) Purpose: Small regulatory RNAs (sRNAs) are short transcripts that base-pair to mRNA targets or interact with regulatory proteins. sRNA function has been extensively studied in Gram-negative bacteria; comparatively less is known about sRNAs in Firmicutes. Here we investigate two sRNAs encoded by the virulence plasmid pXO1 of Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent of anthrax. We designated the sRNAs as as “XrrA” and “XrrB” (for pXO1-encoded regulatory RNA). more...

Organism:

Bacillus anthracis

Type:

Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platform:

GPL28686

12 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) AtxA, the master virulence regulator of Bacillus anthracis, regulates the expression of three toxins that are required for the pathogenicity of Bacillus anthracis. Recent transcriptome analyses also showed that AtxA affects a large number of genes on both chromosome and plasmid, suggesting its role as a global regulator. Its mechanism of gene regulation nor binding target in vivo was, however, not well understood. more...

Organism:

Bacillus anthracis

Type:

Genome binding/occupancy profiling by high throughput sequencing; Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platforms:

GPL29782 GPL29781

37 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) We report the transcriptomic profile of Escherichia coli when the small RNA RydC is overexpressedand how this can be used to identify putative mRNA targets. This technique allowed us to identify potential mRNA targets to further validate in vivo.

Organism:

Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655

Type:

Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platform:

GPL15010

6 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) Hfq is a ubiquitous Sm-like RNA-binding protein in bacteria involved in physiological fitness and pathogenesis, while its in vivo binding nature remains elusive. Here we reported genome-wide Hfq-bound RNAs in Yersinia pestis, a causative agent of plague, by using cross-linking immunoprecipitation coupled with deep sequencing (CLIP-seq) approach. We show that the Hfq binding density is enriched in more than 80% mRNAs of Y. more...

Organism:

Yersinia pestis

Type:

Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing; Other

Platform:

GPL21403

8 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) In many gram-negative and some gram-positive bacteria small regulatory RNAs (sRNAs) that bind the RNA chaperone Hfq have a pivotal role in modulating virulence, stress responses, metabolism, and biofilm formation. These sRNAs recognize transcripts through base-pairing, and sRNA-mRNA annealing consequently alters the translation and/or stability of transcripts leading to changes in gene expression. We have previously found that the highly conserved 3'-to-5' exoribonuclease polynucleotide phosphorylase (PNPase) has an indispensable role in paradoxically stabilizing Hfq-bound sRNAs and promoting their function in gene regulation in Escherichia coli. more...

Organism:

Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655

Type:

Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing; Other

Platform:

GPL15010

12 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) New tools for studying bacterial transcripts at the single nucleotide level offer an unparalleled opportunity to understand the bacterial transcriptome. For the model pathogen Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, it is necessary to identify the regulatory inputs for all RNA transcripts, including small RNAs (sRNAs) and coding genes. Here, we use RNA-seq to define the transcriptomes of mutants lacking 18 global regulatory systems that, among other functions, modulate the expression of the SPI1 and SPI2 Type Three secretion systems in S. more...

Organism:

Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium str. ST4/74

Type:

Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platform:

GPL17562

28 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) Regulatory RNAs (sRNAs) are now considered as major players in many physiological and adaptive responses in pathogenic bacteria. sRNAs have been extensively studied in Gram-negative bacteria, but less information is available in Gram-positive pathogens. There is a spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) opportunistic organisms, grouped as “ESKAPE” pathogens, which comprise enterococci, a leading cause of hospital-acquired infections and outbreaks with emergence of MDR isolates, especially vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREF). more...

Organism:

Enterococcus faecium Aus0004

Type:

Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing; Non-coding RNA profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platform:

GPL23028

4 Samples

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