Journal article

Comparative genome-wide analysis of small RNAs of major Gram-positive pathogens: from identification to application


Authors listMraheil, Mobarak A.; Billion, Andre; Kuenne, Carsten; Pischimarov, Jordan; Kreikemeyer, Bernd; Engelmann, Susanne; Hartke, Axel; Giard, Jean-Christophe; Rupnik, Maja; Vorwerk, Sonja; Beier, Markus; Retey, Julia; Hartsch, Thomas; Jacob, Anette; Cemic, Franz; Hemberger, Juergen; Chakraborty, Trinad; Hain, Torsten

Publication year2010

Pages658-676

JournalMicrobial Biotechnology -Blackwell-

Volume number3

Issue number6

ISSN1751-7907

Open access statusHybrid

DOI Linkhttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-7915.2010.00171.x

PublisherBlackwell


Abstract
In the recent years, the number of drug- and multidrug-resistant microbial strains has increased rapidly. Therefore, the need to identify innovative approaches for development of novel anti-infectives and new therapeutic targets is of high priority in global health care. The detection of small RNAs (sRNAs) in bacteria has attracted considerable attention as an emerging class of new gene expression regulators. Several experimental technologies to predict sRNA have been established for the Gram-negative model organism Escherichia coli. In many respects, sRNA screens in this model system have set a blueprint for the global and functional identification of sRNAs for Gram-positive microbes, but the functional role of sRNAs in colonization and pathogenicity for Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Enterococcus faecalis and Clostridium difficile is almost completely unknown. Here, we report the current knowledge about the sRNAs of these socioeconomically relevant Gram-positive pathogens, overview the state-of-theart high-throughput sRNA screening methods and summarize bioinformatics approaches for genome-wide sRNA identification and target prediction. Finally, we discuss the use of modified peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) as a novel tool to inactivate potential sRNA and their applications in rapid and specific detection of pathogenic bacteria.



Citation Styles

Harvard Citation styleMraheil, M., Billion, A., Kuenne, C., Pischimarov, J., Kreikemeyer, B., Engelmann, S., et al. (2010) Comparative genome-wide analysis of small RNAs of major Gram-positive pathogens: from identification to application, Microbial Biotechnology -Blackwell-, 3(6), pp. 658-676. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-7915.2010.00171.x

APA Citation styleMraheil, M., Billion, A., Kuenne, C., Pischimarov, J., Kreikemeyer, B., Engelmann, S., Hartke, A., Giard, J., Rupnik, M., Vorwerk, S., Beier, M., Retey, J., Hartsch, T., Jacob, A., Cemic, F., Hemberger, J., Chakraborty, T., & Hain, T. (2010). Comparative genome-wide analysis of small RNAs of major Gram-positive pathogens: from identification to application. Microbial Biotechnology -Blackwell-. 3(6), 658-676. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-7915.2010.00171.x



Keywords


BINDING-PROTEIN HFQENCODED ANTISENSE RNAENTEROCOCCUS-FAECALISLISTERIA-MONOCYTOGENESMULTIRESISTANCE PLASMID PSK41OXIDATIVE-STRESS-RESPONSEPEPTIDE NUCLEIC-ACIDSSMALL NONCODING RNASSTAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS RNAIIIVIRULENCE FACTOR REGULATION

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