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ArticleNature communications2021

The Burkholderia pseudomallei intracellular 'TRANSITome'.

Yun Heacock-Kang, Ian A McMillan, Michael H Norris, Zhenxin Sun, Jan Zarzycki-Siek, Andrew P Bluhm, Darlene Cabanas, Robert E Norton, Natkunam Ketheesan, Jeff F Miller and 2 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Yun Heacock-KangSchool of Life Sciences, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USA.
Ian A McMillan *School of Life Sciences, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8934-172X
Michael H Norris *School of Life Sciences, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5285-0432
Zhenxin SunSchool of Life Sciences, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3452-3881
Jan Zarzycki-SiekSchool of Life Sciences, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USA.
Andrew P BluhmSchool of Life Sciences, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USA.
Darlene CabanasSchool of Life Sciences, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0489-019X
Robert E NortonTownsville Hospital, Townsville, QLD, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3948-9272
Natkunam KetheesanScience and Technology, University of New England, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4870-706X
Jeff F MillerDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, and the California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Herbert P SchweizerPathogen and Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA.
Tung T HoangSchool of Life Sciences, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USA. tongh@hawaii.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-9623-663X

Funding

Vaccines and Diagnostics TrialsU54AI065359 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI BARBOUR, ALAN G. · 2005 to 2013
$88.8M
Small Grants ProgramP30GM114737 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA · PI NERURKAR, VIVEK RAMCHANDRA · 2015 to 2022
$8.1M
Functional Genomics of Single- and Mixed-Species Biofilms in Spatiotemporal ScaleR01GM103580 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA · PI HOANG, TUNG T · 2013 to 2016
$1.0M
NIAID NIH HHS U54 AI065359NIGMS NIH HHS P30 GM114737NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM103580
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prokaryotic cell transcriptomics has been limited to mixed or sub-population dynamics and individual cells within heterogeneous populations, which has hampered further understanding of spatiotemporal and stage-specific processes of prokaryotic cells within complex environments. Here we develop a 'TRANSITomic' approach to profile transcriptomes of single Burkholderia pseudomallei cells as they transit through host cell infection at defined stages, yielding pathophysiological insights. We find that B. pseudomallei transits through host cells during infection in three observable stages: vacuole entry; cytoplasmic escape and replication; and membrane protrusion, promoting cell-to-cell spread. The B. pseudomallei 'TRANSITome' reveals dynamic gene-expression flux during transit in host cells and identifies genes that are required for pathogenesis. We find several hypothetical proteins and assign them to virulence mechanisms, including attachment, cytoskeletal modulation, and autophagy evasion. The B. pseudomallei 'TRANSITome' provides prokaryotic single-cell transcriptomics information enabling high-resolution understanding of host-pathogen interactions.

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AnimalsBacterial ProteinsBurkholderia pseudomalleiCell Line, TumorCell MembraneComputational BiologyCytoplasmGene Expression ProfilingGenes, BacterialHEK293 CellsHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansMelioidosisMiceMice, Inbred BALB CRAW 264.7 CellsBacterial ProteinsVirulence Factors

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PMID33772012
PMCPMC7998038

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