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| Status |
Public on Apr 05, 2008 |
| Title |
Genome-wide transcriptional profiling of Lactobacillus acidophilus' response to bile |
| Platform organism |
Lactobacillus acidophilus |
| Sample organism |
Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM |
| Experiment type |
Expression profiling by array
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| Summary |
Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM is an industrially important strain used extensively as a probiotic culture. Tolerance of the presence of bile is an attribute important to microbial survival in the intestinal tract. A whole-genome microarray was employed to examine the effects of bile on the global transcriptional profile of this strain, with the intention of elucidating genes contributing to bile tolerance. Genes involved in carbohydrate metabolism were generally induced, while genes involved in other aspects of cellular growth were mostly repressed. A 7-kb eight-gene operon encoding a two-component regulatory system (2CRS), a transporter, an oxidoreductase, and four hypothetical proteins was significantly upregulated in the presence of bile. Deletion mutations were constructed in six genes of the operon. Transcriptional analysis of the 2CRS mutants showed that mutation of the histidine protein kinase (HPK) had no effect on the induction of the operon, whereas the mutated response regulator (RR) showed enhanced induction when the cells were exposed to bile. These results indicate that the 2CRS plays a role in bile tolerance and that the operon it resides in is negatively controlled by the RR. Mutations in the transporter, the HPK, the RR, and a hypothetical protein each resulted in loss of tolerance of bile. Mutations in genes encoding another hypothetical protein and a putative oxidoreductase resulted in significant increases in bile tolerance. This functional analysis showed that the operon encoded proteins involved in both bile tolerance and bile sensitivity.
Keywords: stress response
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| Overall design |
We used a Reference Sample design, where each sample was compared using a dye swap to a common reference sample (early log-phase L. acidophilus cultures resuspended in fresh MRS [pH ~6.8]).
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| Contributor(s) |
Azcarate-Peril MA, Klaenhammer TR |
| Citation(s) |
17449631 |
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| Submission date |
Apr 03, 2008 |
| Last update date |
Mar 19, 2012 |
| Contact name |
Todd Robert Klaenhammer |
| E-mail(s) |
trk@ncsu.edu, yjgoh@ncsu.edu, sjoflahe@ncsu.edu
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| Phone |
919-515-2972
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| Fax |
919 513 0014
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| Organization name |
North Carolina State University
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| Department |
Department of Food, Bioprocessing, and Nutrition Sciences
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| Street address |
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| City |
Raleigh |
| State/province |
NC |
| ZIP/Postal code |
27695 |
| Country |
USA |
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| Platforms (1) |
| GPL1401 |
Whole Genome Array L. acidophilus NCFM |
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| Samples (2) |
| GSM279112 |
0.5% oxgall_30 min exposure_37C_rep1 |
| GSM279117 |
0.5% oxgall_30 min exposure_37C_rep2 |
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| Relations |
| BioProject |
PRJNA107033 |
