Expression data from lack of DNA topoisomerase I, DNA topoisomerase II and complete lack of both topoisomerases

ABSTRACT: Here we dissect the transcriptional response in S. cerevisiae cells lacking DNA topoisomerases. We use microarray technology coupled with a functional genomics approach and demonstrate intimate connections between topoisomerase dependency, promoter chromatin architecture and gene transcription. Our findings suggest that DNA topoisomerases I and II play a role for transcription initiation. We observe a genome wide reduction in mRNA levels and identify a distinct functional subset of the genome with particular requirements for topoisomerases. These genes are characterized by high transcriptional plasticity, they are chromatin regulated and distinguished by having an enrichment of a nucleosome at a critical position in the promoter region, suggesting that topoisomerases influence transcription initiation by affecting promoter chromatin structure. In further support of a role of topoisomerases for initiation, we demonstrate that genome wide topoisomerase dependency reflects transcriptional activity but not transcriptional length. We exemplify the importance of topoisomerases for initiation of chromatin-regulated genes by showing that the enzymes are essential although redundant for PHO5 induction and are necessary for a step required for promoter nucleosome removal. W303 versus top1Î?, top2ts and top1Î?top2ts. 3 biological replicates for each mutant versus wildtype counterpart amounting to 12 microarrays.

ORGANISM(S): Saccharomyces cerevisiae

SUBMITTER: Jakob Pedersen 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-22809 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress