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ArticleBMC genomics2012

The architecture and ppGpp-dependent expression of the primary transcriptome of Salmonella Typhimurium during invasion gene expression.

Vinoy K Ramachandran, Neil Shearer, Jobin J Jacob, Cynthia M Sharma, Arthur Thompson

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Article in BMC genomics, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Vinoy K RamachandranInstitute of Food Research, Norwich, UK, University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str, 2/Bau D15, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.
Neil Shearer
Jobin J Jacob
Cynthia M Sharma
Arthur Thompson
University of Würzburg · DEQuadram Institute · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/F00978X/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInvasion of intestinal epithelial cells by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) requires expression of the extracellular virulence gene expression programme (ST(EX)), activation of which is dependent on the signalling molecule guanosine tetraphosphate (ppGpp). Recently, next-generation transcriptomics (RNA-seq) has revealed the unexpected complexity of bacterial transcriptomes and in this report we use differential RNA sequencing (dRNA-seq) to define the high-resolution transcriptomic architecture of wild-type S. Typhimurium and a ppGpp null strain under growth conditions which model ST(EX). In doing so we show that ppGpp plays a much wider role in regulating the S. Typhimurium ST(EX) primary transcriptome than previously recognised.

resultsHere we report the precise mapping of transcriptional start sites (TSSs) for 78% of the S. Typhimurium open reading frames (ORFs). The TSS mapping enabled a genome-wide promoter analysis resulting in the prediction of 169 alternative sigma factor binding sites, and the prediction of the structure of 625 operons. We also report the discovery of 55 new candidate small RNAs (sRNAs) and 302 candidate antisense RNAs (asRNAs). We discovered 32 ppGpp-dependent alternative TSSs and determined the extent and level of ppGpp-dependent coding and non-coding transcription. We found that 34% and 20% of coding and non-coding RNA transcription respectively was ppGpp-dependent under these growth conditions, adding a further dimension to the role of this remarkable small regulatory molecule in enabling rapid adaptation to the infective environment.

conclusionsThe transcriptional architecture of S. Typhimurium and finer definition of the key role ppGpp plays in regulating Salmonella coding and non-coding transcription should promote the understanding of gene regulation in this important food borne pathogen and act as a resource for future research.

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Gene Expression Regulation, BacterialTranscriptomeGuanosine TetraphosphateOpen Reading FramesPromoter Regions, GeneticRNA, BacterialRNA, UntranslatedSalmonella InfectionsSalmonella typhimuriumTranscription Initiation SiteGuanosine TetraphosphateRNA, BacterialRNA, Untranslated

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PMID22251276
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