RNA-seq analysis of various strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis under glycerol and acetate at acidic Ph
We have performred RNA-seq analysis of WT  under gycerol and acetate at acidic pH to investigate the role of PhoP in maintaning the pH homoeostasis of bacterium. RNA was extracted from exponentially growing mycobacterial cells in Middlebrook 7H9 media. For acid stress, cells at OD600 of 0.6 were pelleted, washed twice with 7H9 medium buffered with 100 mM MOPS or 2N HCl for pH 7.0 or pH 4.5, respectively, re-suspended in media of indicated pH, and finally the cells were grown further for 2 hours at 37°C. After incubation cells were combined with 40 ml of 5 M guanidinium thiocyanate solution containing 1% ß-mercaptoethanol and 0.5% Tween 80. Cells were pelleted by centrifugation, and lysed by re-suspending in 1 ml Trizol (Ambion) in the presence of Lysing Matrix B (100 µm silica beads; MP Bio) using a FastPrep-24 bead beater (MP Bio) at a speed setting of 6.0 for 30 seconds. The procedure was repeated for 2-3 cycles with incubation on ice in between pulses. Next, cell lysates were centrifuged at 13000 rpm for 10 minutes; supernatant was collected and processed for RNA isolation using Direct-ZolTM RNA isolation kit (ZYMO) as per manufacturer's recommendation. Following extraction, RNA was treated with DNAse I (Promega) to degrade contaminating DNA, and integrity was assessed using a Nanodrop (ND-1000, Spectrophotometer). RNA samples were further checked for intactness of 23S and 16S rRNA using formaldehyde-agarose gel electrophoresis, and Qubit fluoremeter (Invitrogen). RNA integrity was checked using Agilent 2200 Tape Station system (Agilent Technologies). Library construction, RNA-sequencing and data analysis have been carried out by Medgenome Labs Private Limited , India. The main purpose of this study is to understand how mycobacteria can sense acidic stress conditions and mount an appropriate stress response. Overall design: RNA sequencing profile for bacterial culture grown under acetate and glycerol at acidic pH