Title | Regulation of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis PE/PPE genes. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2004 |
Authors | Voskuil MI, Schnappinger D, Rutherford R, Liu Y, Schoolnik GK |
Journal | Tuberculosis (Edinb) |
Volume | 84 |
Issue | 3-4 |
Pagination | 256-62 |
Date Published | 2004 |
ISSN | 1472-9792 |
Keywords | Antigenic Variation, Antigens, Bacterial, Bacterial Proteins, DNA, Bacterial, Gene Expression Profiling, Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial, Genes, Bacterial, In Vitro Techniques, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis |
Abstract | The genome of Mycobacterium tuberculosis encodes approximately 170 members of the unique mycobacterial PE and PPE gene families. Evidence suggests members of these families are surface-associated cell wall proteins that may provide a diverse antigenic profile and affect immunity. To determine if the expression patterns of PE/PPE genes are consistent with a role in antigenic variability, we analyzed microarray data from 132 experimental conditions for expression of PE/PPE genes. Whole genome expression patterns show that the PE/PPE genes are regulated in a variable and largely independent manner. Gene expression profiling of 15 unique conditions identified differential regulation of 128 of the 169 PE/PPE genes. Expression of the PE/PPE genes appears to be controlled by a variety of independent mechanisms. These data indicate that differential expression of the PE/PPE genes has the potential to provide a dynamic antigenic profile during the course of changing microenvironments within the host. |
DOI | 10.1016/j.tube.2003.12.014 |
Alternate Journal | Tuberculosis (Edinb) |
PubMed ID | 15207495 |
Grant List | AI 44826 / AI / NIAID NIH HHS / United States |
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