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ArticleScientific reports2016

Comparative genomic analysis of novel Acinetobacter symbionts: A combined systems biology and genomics approach.

Vipin Gupta, Shazia Haider, Utkarsh Sood, Jack A Gilbert, Meenakshi Ramjee, Ken Forbes, Yogendra Singh, Bruno S Lopes, Rup Lal

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Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Vipin GuptaDepartment of Zoology, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007, India.
Shazia HaiderDepartment of Zoology, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007, India.
Utkarsh SoodDepartment of Zoology, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007, India.
Jack A GilbertDepartment of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, 60637, USA.
Meenakshi RamjeeSchool of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD, UK.
Ken ForbesSchool of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD, UK.
Yogendra SinghDepartment of Zoology, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007, India.
Bruno S LopesSchool of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD, UK.
Rup LalDepartment of Zoology, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007, India.
University of Delhi · INUniversity of Aberdeen · GBUniversity of Chicago · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The increasing trend of antibiotic resistance in Acinetobacter drastically limits the range of therapeutic agents required to treat multidrug resistant (MDR) infections. This study focused on analysis of novel Acinetobacter strains using a genomics and systems biology approach. Here we used a network theory method for pathogenic and non-pathogenic Acinetobacter spp. to identify the key regulatory proteins (hubs) in each strain. We identified nine key regulatory proteins, guaA, guaB, rpsB, rpsI, rpsL, rpsE, rpsC, rplM and trmD, which have functional roles as hubs in a hierarchical scale-free fractal protein-protein interaction network. Two key hubs (guaA and guaB) were important for insect-associated strains, and comparative analysis identified guaA as more important than guaB due to its role in effective module regulation. rpsI played a significant role in all the novel strains, while rplM was unique to sheep-associated strains. rpsM, rpsB and rpsI were involved in the regulation of overall network topology across all Acinetobacter strains analyzed in this study. Future analysis will investigate whether these hubs are useful as drug targets for treating Acinetobacter infections.

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Genome, BacterialSystems BiologyAcinetobacterAcinetobacter InfectionsAnimalsBacterial ProteinsFecesMothsSheepBacterial Proteins

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