Analysis of bacterial transcriptome and epitranscriptome using nanopore direct RNA sequencing
Nucleic Acids Research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
52(15), P. 8746 - 8762
Published: July 16, 2024
Abstract
Bacterial
gene
expression
is
a
complex
process
involving
extensive
regulatory
mechanisms.
Along
with
growing
interests
in
this
field,
Nanopore
Direct
RNA
Sequencing
(DRS)
provides
promising
platform
for
rapid
and
comprehensive
characterization
of
bacterial
biology.
However,
the
DRS
currently
deficient
yield
mRNA-mapping
reads
has
yet
to
be
exploited
transcriptome-wide
modification
mapping.
Here,
we
showed
that
pre-processing
total
(size
selection
followed
by
ribosomal
depletion
polyadenylation)
guaranteed
high
throughputs
sequencing
data
considerably
increased
amount
mRNA
reads.
This
way,
transcriptome
architectures
were
reconstructed
Escherichia
coli
Staphylococcus
aureus
extended
boundaries
225
known
E.
operons
89
defined
S.
operons.
Utilizing
unmodified
vitro-transcribed
(IVT)
libraries
as
negative
control,
several
Nanopore-based
computational
tools
globally
detected
putative
sites
transcriptomes.
Combined
Next-Generation
Sequencing-based
N6-methyladenosine
(m6A)
detection
methods,
75
high-confidence
m6A
candidates
identified
protein-coding
transcripts,
while
none
aureus.
Altogether,
demonstrated
potential
systematic
convenient
epitranscriptome
analysis.
Language: Английский
Wolbachia elevates host methyltransferase expression and alters the m6A methylation landscape in Aedes aegypti mosquito cells
BMC Microbiology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
25(1)
Published: March 25, 2025
Wolbachia
pipientis
is
an
intracellular
endosymbiotic
bacterium
that
blocks
the
replication
of
several
arboviruses
in
transinfected
Aedes
aegypti
mosquitoes,
yet
its
antiviral
mechanism
remains
unknown.
For
first
time,
we
employed
Nanopore
direct
RNA
sequencing
technology
to
investigate
impact
wAlbB
strain
on
host's
N6-methyladenosine
(m6A)
machinery
and
post-transcriptional
modification
landscape.
Our
study
revealed
infection
elevates
expression
genes
involved
mosquito's
m6A
methyltransferase
complex.
However,
knocking
down
these
m6A-related
did
not
affect
density.
identified
1,392
differentially
modified
DRACH
motifs
mosquito
transcripts,
with
776
showing
increased
616
decreased
levels
due
Wolbachia.
These
sites
were
predominantly
enriched
coding
sequences
3′-untranslated
regions.
Gene
Ontology
analysis
reduced
over-represented
functional
GO
terms
associated
purine
nucleotide
binding
functions
critical
process
m6A.
Differential
gene
data
uncovered
a
total
643
protein-coding
significantly
expressed,
427
downregulated,
216
upregulated.
Several
classical
non-classical
immune-related
amongst
downregulated
DEGs.
Notably,
it
host
factor,
transmembrane
protein
41B
(TMEM41B),
which
required
for
flavivirus
infection,
was
upregulated
methylated
presence
Indeed,
there
strong
correlation
between
being
both
modification,
respectively.
findings
underscore
Wolbachia's
ability
modulate
many
aspects
by
influencing
modifications
expression,
unveils
potential
link
behind
properties.
Language: Английский
Quantitative profiling N1-methyladenosine (m1A) RNA methylation from Oxford nanopore direct RNA sequencing data
Shenglun Chen,
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Jia Meng,
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Yuxin Zhang
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et al.
Methods,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
228, P. 30 - 37
Published: May 18, 2024
Language: Английский
Comparison of direct RNA sequencing of Orthoavulavirus javaense using two different chemistries on the MinION platform
Journal of Virological Methods,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 115103 - 115103
Published: Dec. 1, 2024
Rapidly
identifying
and
sequencing
viral
pathogens
in
poultry
flocks
can
substantially
reduce
economic
loss
especially
during
disease
outbreaks.
Current
next
generation
technologies
require
multi-step
laboratory-intensive
workflows
to
generate
sequence
data
which
precludes
field
adaptation.
In
this
study,
we
hypothesized
that
direct
RNA
(DRS)
using
an
Oxford
Nanopore
Technology
(ONT)
MinION
device
would
enable
of
the
full-length
genome
Orthoavulavirus
javaense
(OAVJ),
causative
Newcastle
disease,
a
major
challenge.
The
demonstrate
custom
OAVJ-specific
adapter
paired
with
ONT
DRS
kits
enables
capture
OAVJ
RNAs.
Further,
new
SQK-RNA004
chemistry
flow
cells,
associated
super
accurate
base
calling
workflow
improves
on
read
quality
length
compared
previous
SQK-RNA002
chemistry.
This
is
first
report
method
near
member
Paramyxoviridae
family.
While
additional
improvements
are
needed
before
widespread
adaptation
for
rapid
sequencing,
has
potential
further
studies
into
epitranscriptome
its
role
infection
pathogenesis.
Language: Английский