Genome-wide maps of gene transcription levels in RAW264.7 infected with CdhM-related Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra strain.

We report the application of RNA-seq technology for high-throughput profiling of gene transcription in RAW264.7 infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra. By obtaining over six billion bases of sequence from mRNA, we generated genome-wide gene transcription maps of RAW264.7 infected with CdhM-related Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra. We find that numerous genes involved in ER stress are significantly affected by CdhM. This finding indicates that CdhM may induce ER stress during Mtb infection of host cells. Overall design: Examination of gene expression levels in RAW264.7 infected with CdhM-related Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra strain.