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ArticleBMC research notes2021

Epitranscriptomic profile of Lactobacillus agilis and its adaptation to growth on inulin.

Hongzhou Wang, Jennifer H Simpson, Madison E Kotra, Yuanting Zhu, Saumya Wickramasinghe, David A Mills, Norman H L Chiu

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Article in BMC research notes, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hongzhou Wang *Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA.
Jennifer H Simpson *Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA.
Madison E KotraDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA.
Yuanting ZhuDepartment of Food Science and Technology, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
Saumya WickramasingheDepartment of Food Science and Technology, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
David A MillsDepartment of Food Science and Technology, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
Norman H L ChiuDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA. prof.chiu@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7547-0141
University of North Carolina at Greensboro · USUniversity of California, Davis · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveRibonucleic acids (RNA) are involved in many cellular functions. In general, RNA is made up by only four different ribonucleotides. The modifications of RNA (epitranscriptome) can greatly enhance the structural diversity of RNA, which in turn support some of the RNA functions. To determine whether the epitranscriptome of a specific probiotic is associated with its adaptation to the source of energy, Lactobacillus agilis (YZ050) was selected as a model and its epitranscriptome was profiled and compared by using mass spectrometry.

resultsThe L. agilis epitranscriptome (minus rRNA modifications) consists of 17 different RNA modifications. By capturing the L. agilis cells during exponential growth, reproducible profiling was achieved. In a comparative study, the standard source of energy (glucose) in the medium was substituted by a prebiotic inulin, and a downward trend in the L. agilis epitranscriptome was detected. This marks the first report on a system-wide variation of a bacterial epitranscriptome that resulted from adapting to an alternative energy source. No correlation was found between the down-regulated RNA modifications and the expression level of corresponding writer genes. Whereas, the expression level of a specific exonuclease gene, RNase J1, was detected to be higher in cells grown on inulin.

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InulinProbioticsLactobacillusRNAInulinRNAEpitranscriptomeInulinLactobacillus agilisRNA modifications

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PMID33883017
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