Genome-wide transcriptome and antioxidant analyses on gamma-irradiated phases of Deinococcus radiodurans R1

Luan, Hemi, Meng, Nan, Fu, Jin, Chen, Xiaomin, Xu, Xun, Feng, Qiang, Jiang, Hui, Dai, Jun, Yuan, Xune, Lu, Yanping, Roberts, Alexandra A., Luo, Xiao, Chen, Maoshan, Xu, Shengtao, Li, Jun, Hamilton, Christopher, Fang, Chengxiang and Wang, Jun (2014) Genome-wide transcriptome and antioxidant analyses on gamma-irradiated phases of Deinococcus radiodurans R1. PLoS One, 9 (1). ISSN 1932-6203

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Abstract

Adaptation of D. radiodurans cells to extreme irradiation environments requires dynamic interactions between gene expression and metabolic regulatory networks, but studies typically address only a single layer of regulation during the recovery period after irradiation. Dynamic transcriptome analysis of D. radiodurans cells using strand-specific RNA sequencing (ssRNA-seq), combined with LC-MS based metabolite analysis, allowed an estimate of the immediate expression pattern of genes and antioxidants in response to irradiation. Transcriptome dynamics were examined in cells by ssRNA-seq covering its predicted genes. Of the 144 non-coding RNAs that were annotated, 49 of these were transfer RNAs and 95 were putative novel antisense RNAs. Genes differentially expressed during irradiation and recovery included those involved in DNA repair, degradation of damaged proteins and tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle metabolism. The knockout mutant crtB (phytoene synthase gene) was unable to produce carotenoids, and exhibited a decreased survival rate after irradiation, suggesting a role for these pigments in radiation resistance. Network components identified in this study, including repair and metabolic genes and antioxidants, provided new insights into the complex mechanism of radiation resistance in D. radiodurans.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© 2014 Luan et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Pharmacy
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Medicinal Chemistry (former - to 2017) Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry (former - to 2021)
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	11 Jun 2014 13:00
Last Modified:	04 Jul 2023 13:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/48636
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pone.0085649

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