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During pulmonary infection,\n                      <jats:italic>M. abscessus<\/jats:italic>\n                      switches from smooth (Mabs-S) to rough (Mabs-R) morphotypes, the latter being hyper-virulent. Previously, we isolated the\n                      <jats:italic>lsr2<\/jats:italic>\n                      gene as differentially expressed during S-to-R transition.\n                      <jats:italic>lsr2<\/jats:italic>\n                      encodes a pleiotropic transcription factor that falls under the superfamily of nucleoid-associated proteins. Here, we used two functional genomic methods, RNA-seq and chromatin immunoprecipitation-sequencing (ChIP-seq), to elucidate the molecular role of Lsr2 in the pathobiology of\n                      <jats:italic>M. abscessus<\/jats:italic>\n                      . Transcriptomic analysis shows that Lsr2 differentially regulates gene expression across both morphotypes, most of which are involved in several key cellular processes of\n                      <jats:italic>M. abscessus<\/jats:italic>\n                      , including host adaptation and antibiotic resistance. These results were confirmed through quantitative real-time PCR, as well as by minimum inhibitory concentration tests and infection tests on macrophages in the presence of antibiotics. ChIP-seq analysis revealed that Lsr2 extensively binds the\n                      <jats:italic>M. abscessus<\/jats:italic>\n                      genome at AT-rich sequences and appears to form long domains that participate in the repression of its target genes. Unexpectedly, the genomic distribution of Lsr2 revealed no distinctions between Mabs-S and Mabs-R, implying more intricate mechanisms at play for achieving target selectivity.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:sec>\n                      <jats:title>IMPORTANCE<\/jats:title>\n                      <jats:p>\n                        Lsr2 is a crucial transcription factor and chromosome organizer involved in intracellular growth and virulence in the smooth and rough morphotypes of\n                        <jats:italic>Mycobacterium abscessus<\/jats:italic>\n                        . Using RNA-seq and chromatin immunoprecipitation-sequencing (ChIP-seq), we investigated the molecular role of Lsr2 in gene expression regulation along with its distribution on\n                        <jats:italic>M. abscessus<\/jats:italic>\n                        genome. Our study demonstrates the pleiotropic regulatory role of Lsr2, regulating the expression of many genes coordinating essential cellular and molecular processes in both morphotypes. In addition, we have elucidated the role of Lsr2 in antibiotic resistance both\n                        <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                        and\n                        <jats:italic>in vivo<\/jats:italic>\n                        , where\n                        <jats:italic>lsr2<\/jats:italic>\n                        mutant strains display heightened sensitivity to antibiotics. Through ChIP-seq, we reported the widespread distribution of Lsr2 on\n                        <jats:italic>M. abscessus<\/jats:italic>\n                        genome, revealing a direct repressive effect due to its extensive binding on promoters or coding sequences of its targets. 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