Shaojia Huang1,2, Wei Zhou1,2, Wei Tang1, Yong Zhang1, Yangbo Hu3, Shiyun Chen4. 1. CAS Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China. 2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China. 3. CAS Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China. ybhu@wh.iov.cn. 4. CAS Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China. sychen@wh.iov.cn.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Hypoxic stress plays a critical role in the persistence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection, but the mechanisms underlying this adaptive response remain ill defined. MATERIAL AND METHODS: In this study, using M. marinum as a surrogate, we analyzed hypoxic responses at the transcriptional level by Cappable-seq and regular RNA-seq analyses. RESULTS: A total of 6808 transcriptional start sites (TSSs) were identified under normoxic and hypoxic conditions. Among these TSSs, 1112 were upregulated and 1265 were downregulated in response to hypoxic stress. Using SigE-recognized consensus sequence, we identified 59 SigE-dependent promoters and all were upregulated under hypoxic stress, suggesting an important role for SigE in this process. We also compared the performance of Cappable-seq and regular RNA-seq using the same RNA samples collected from normoxic and hypoxic conditions, and confirmed that Cappable-seq is a valuable approach for global transcriptional regulation analyses. CONCLUSIONS: Our results provide insights and information for further characterization of responses to hypoxia in mycobacteria, and prove that Cappable-seq is a valuable approach for global transcriptional studies in mycobacteria.
BACKGROUND:Hypoxic stress plays a critical role in the persistence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection, but the mechanisms underlying this adaptive response remain ill defined. MATERIAL AND METHODS: In this study, using M. marinum as a surrogate, we analyzed hypoxic responses at the transcriptional level by Cappable-seq and regular RNA-seq analyses. RESULTS: A total of 6808 transcriptional start sites (TSSs) were identified under normoxic and hypoxic conditions. Among these TSSs, 1112 were upregulated and 1265 were downregulated in response to hypoxic stress. Using SigE-recognized consensus sequence, we identified 59 SigE-dependent promoters and all were upregulated under hypoxic stress, suggesting an important role for SigE in this process. We also compared the performance of Cappable-seq and regular RNA-seq using the same RNA samples collected from normoxic and hypoxic conditions, and confirmed that Cappable-seq is a valuable approach for global transcriptional regulation analyses. CONCLUSIONS: Our results provide insights and information for further characterization of responses to hypoxia in mycobacteria, and prove that Cappable-seq is a valuable approach for global transcriptional studies in mycobacteria.
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