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ArticleScientific reports2021

Burkholderia cenocepacia transcriptome during the early contacts with giant plasma membrane vesicles derived from live bronchial epithelial cells.

Andreia I Pimenta, Nuno Bernardes, Marta M Alves, Dalila Mil-Homens, Arsenio M Fialho

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Andreia I PimentaiBB-Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Biological Sciences Research Group, Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001, Lisbon, Portugal.
Nuno BernardesiBB-Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Biological Sciences Research Group, Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001, Lisbon, Portugal.
Marta M AlvesCQE Instituto Superior Técnico, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001, Lisbon, Portugal.
Dalila Mil-HomensiBB-Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Biological Sciences Research Group, Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001, Lisbon, Portugal.
Arsenio M FialhoiBB-Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Biological Sciences Research Group, Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001, Lisbon, Portugal. afialho@tecnico.ulisboa.pt.
Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering · PTUniversity of Lisbon · PT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Burkholderia cenocepacia is known for its capacity of adherence and interaction with the host, causing severe opportunistic lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients. In this work we produced Giant Plasma Membrane Vesicles (GPMVs) from a bronchial epithelial cell line and validated their use as a cell-like alternative to investigate the steps involved in the adhesion process of B. cenocepacia. RNA-sequencing was performed and the analysis of the B. cenocepacia K56-2 transcriptome after the first contacts with the surface of host cells allowed the recognition of genes implicated in bacterial adaptation and virulence-associated functions. The sensing of host membranes led to a transcriptional shift that caused a cascade of metabolic and physiological adaptations to the host specific environment. Many of the differentially expressed genes encode proteins related with central metabolic pathways, transport systems, cellular processes, and virulence traits. The understanding of the changes in gene expression that occur in the early steps of infection can uncover new proteins implicated in B. cenocepacia-host cell adhesion, against which new blocking agents could be designed to control the progression of the infectious process.

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BronchiBurkholderia cenocepaciaCell AdhesionCell LineCell MembraneCluster AnalysisEpithelial CellsGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, BacterialHumansMetabolic Networks and PathwaysModels, BiologicalTranscriptome

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PMID33707642
PMCPMC7970998
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