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Responses of Escherichia coli to nitrosative and oxidative stresses in vitro and in macrophage: a post-genomic approach

ReferenceP15901
Principal Investigator / Supervisor Professor Robert K Poole
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Professor J Green, Professor Robert Read
Institution University of Sheffield
DepartmentMolecular Biology and Biotechnology
Funding typeResearch
Value (£) 300,280
StatusCompleted
TypeResearch Grant
Start date 01/07/2002
End date 30/06/2005
Duration36 months

Abstract

Bacteria are exposed to toxic oxygen-derived species, NO and its congeners in a variety of environments, including with phagolysosomes. This study aims to: (a) exploit post-genomic approaches (gene arrays, proteomics) to understand the breadth of genetic responses mounted by Escherichia coli to nitrosative and oxidative stresses and combinations of these in vitro; (b) mutate genes selected from these studies to describe mutant phenotypes in vitro and the requirements for these genes in resisting macrophage killing, and (c) probe mechanisms of gene regulation.

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Committee Closed Committee - Plant & Microbial Sciences (PMS)
Research TopicsX – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research PriorityX – Research Priority information not available
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Funding SchemeX – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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