Comparing the chromosome binding profiles of nucleoid structuring protein H-NS in the presence or absence of conditions eliciting the depletion of transcription termination protein NusG in Salmonella
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INSTRUMENT(S): NextSeq 500
ORGANISM(S): Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium str. LT2
Project description:Nucleoid structuring protein H-NS silences the expression of Salmonella Pathogenicity Island 1 (SPI-1) by binding to the promoter region of SPI-1's master regulator. The experiment aims at testing whether transcription of sequences more than one Kb upstream of the regulator gene causes H-NS:DNA complexes throughout SPI-1 (and elsewhere) to disassemble (as suggested by functional assays).
Project description:In skeletal myogenesis, the transcription factor MyoD activates distinct transcriptional programs in progenitors compared to terminally differentiated cells. Using ChIP-seq and gene expression analyses, we show that in primary myoblasts, Snail-HDAC1/2 repressive complex bind and exclude MyoD from its targets. Notably, Snail binds E-box motifs that are G/C-rich in their central dinucleotides, and such sites are almost exclusively associated with genes expressed during differentiation. By contrast, Snail does not bind the A/T-rich E-boxes associated with MyoD targets in myoblasts. Thus, Snai1-HDAC1/2 prevents MyoD occupancy on differentiation-specific regulatory elements and the change from Snail- to MyoD-binding often results in enhancer switching during differentiation. Furthermore, we show that a regulatory network involving Myogenic Regulatory Factors (MRFs), Snail/2, miR-30a and miR-206 acts as a molecular switch that controls entry into myogenic differentiation. Together, these results reveal a regulatory paradigm that directs distinct gene expression programs in progenitors versus terminally differentiated cells. Genome wide binding sites of various transcription factors and chromatin modifiers in muscle cells
Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series: GSE24811: Time Series of Mouse skeletal muscle cell differentiation GSE24852: ChIP-Seq of MyoD, Myf5, Snai1, HDAC1, HDAC2, E47 and empty vector controls in mouse skeletal myoblasts or myotubes GSE38236: RNA-Seq of si-Snai1, si-Snai2, si-Snai1/2 and si-Scrambled treated myoblasts Refer to individual Series
Project description:Examination of binding locations of Pax3 and Pax7 in primary myoblasts UCSC track hub available at: http://www.ogic.ca/projects/Soleimani_2012_Pax7_hub/hub.txt For details on viewing the track hub in the UCSC Genome Browser: http://altair.dartmouth.edu/ucsc/goldenPath/help/hgTrackHubHelp.html#View 3 Samples (Control, Pax7 ChIP, Pax3 ChIP)
Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series: GSE25064: ChIP-Seq of Pax7 and Pax3 in myoblasts GSE32266: Mouse Myoblast Pax3, Pax7 overexpression and control Refer to individual Series
Project description:We used customized peptide arrays of 163 TXNDC16 peptides to identify immunogenic TXNDC16 epitopes and asked whether discrimination of meningioma and control sera is possible with a specific subset selection of all immunogenic epitopes. CelluSpotsM-bM-^DM-" peptide arrays were manufactured by Intavis (Germany) with 163 TXNDC16 spanning peptides spotted as two replicate subarrays. 15-mer peptides overlapping by 10 amino acids were covalently bound to cellulose membranes with their C-termini. Please note that the non_normalized.txt contains Ch1 Mean values for all samples (each sequence represented in duplicates) and the identifiers in the 'index' column corresponds to those in the 'index' column in raw gpr files; sample data table contains classification values (for each sequence) described in the sample data processing field.
Project description:The small RNAs associated with protein Hfq constitute one of the largest classes of post-transcriptional regulators known to date. Most previously investigated members of this class are encoded by conserved free-standing genes. Here, deep sequencing of Hfq-bound transcripts from multiple stages of growth of Salmonella Typhimurium revealed a plethora of new small RNA species from within mRNA loci, including DapZ which overlaps with the 3’ region of the biosynthetic gene, dapB. Synthesis of the DapZ small RNA is independent of DapB protein synthesis, and controlled by HilD, the master regulator of Salmonella invasion genes. DapZ carries a short G/U-rich domain similar to that of the globally acting GcvB small RNA, and uses GcvB-like seed pairing to repress translation of the major ABC transporters, DppA and OppA. This exemplifies double functional output from an mRNA locus by the production of both a protein and an Hfq-dependent trans-acting RNA. Our atlas of Hfq targets suggests that the 3’ regions of mRNA genes constitute a rich reservoir to feed the Hfq network with new regulatory small RNAs. Hfq-associated RNAs were systemically analyzed in Salmonella at 7 different growth stages in standard labortory condition (LB)
Project description:Interactome analysis of human Flag-tagged C9ORF78, C9ORF78 mutant (R41A) and background control. The coIP's (n=3) were performed from nucelar extract of HEK293 cells followed by LC-ESI-MS/MS analysis.
Project description:Local translation at the synapse plays key roles in neuron development and activity-dependent synaptic plasticity. mRNAs are translocated from the neuronal soma to the distant synapses as compacted ribonucleoparticles referred to as RNA granules. These contain many RNA-binding proteins, including the Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein (FMRP), the absence of which results in Fragile X Syndrome, the most common inherited form of intellectual disability and the leading genetic cause of autism. Using FMRP as a tracer, we purified a specific population of RNA granules from mouse brain homogenates. Protein composition analyses revealed a strong relationship between polyribosomes and RNA granules. However, the latter have distinct architectural and structural properties, since they are detected as close compact structures as observed by electron microscopy, and converging evidence point to the possibility that these structures emerge from stalled polyribosomes. Time-lapse video microscopy indicated that single granules merge to form cargoes that are transported from the soma to distal locations. Transcriptomic analyses showed that a subset of mRNAs involved in cytoskeleton remodelling and neural development is selectively enriched in RNA granules. One third of the putative mRNA targets described for FMRP appear to be transported in granules and FMRP is more abundant in granules than in polyribosomes. This observation supports a primary role for FMRP in granules biology. Our findings open new avenues for the study of RNA granule dysfunctions in animal models of nervous system disorders, such as Fragile X syndrome. Fragile X syndrome is the most common form of inherited mental retardation affecting approximately 1 female out of 7000 and 1 male out of 4000 worldwide. The syndrome is due to the silencing of a single gene, the Fragile Mental Retardation 1 (FMR1), that codes for the Fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP). This protein is highly expressed in brain and controls local protein synthesis essential for neuronal development and maturation as well as the formation of neural circuits. Several studies suggest a role for FMRP in the regulation of mRNA transport along axons and dendrites to distant synaptic locations in structures called RNA granules. Here we report the isolation of a particular subpopulation of these structures and the analysis of their architecture and composition in terms of RNA and protein. Also, using time-lapse video microscopy, we monitored granule transport and fusion throughout neuronal processes. These findings open new avenues for the study of RNA transport dysfunctions in animal models of nervous system disorders. The control or reference structure or subcellular fraction are the neuronal polyribosomes while the experimental or test structure or subcellular fraction are the neuronal granules. Three independant replicates were done for each structure. Microarray hybridization was done using a two-color design in full dye-swap.
Project description:To elucidate the (possibly sumo dependent) binding sites of L3MBTL2, wild type L3MBTL2, L3MBTL2-Flag and L3MBTL2-KR-Flag ChIPs from HEK293 cells were analyzed via ChIPseq