Project description:Chromatin immunoprecipitation using antibodies against pMad on 2 to 2.5 hr and 3 to 3.5 hr Drosophila embryos, detected by SOLiD sequencing
Project description:Chromatin immunoprecipitation using pan-Meis antibodies in second branchial arch cells from E11.5 mouse embryos detected by SOLiD sequencing
Project description:Chromatin immunoprecipitation using pan-Pbx antibodies in second branchial arch cells from E11.5 mouse embryos detected by SOLiD sequencing
Project description:Chromatin immunoprecipitation using pan-Meis antibodies in first branchial arch cells from E11.5 mouse embryos detected by SOLiD sequencing
Project description:Chromatin immunoprecipitation using Foxc1 antibodies in second branchial arch (IIBA) cells from E11.5 mouse embryos detected by SOLiD sequencing
Project description:The goal of the RNA-Seq experiment was to identify novel target genes of the Decapentaplegic (Dpp) signalling pathway in the early Drosophila embryo. This was thus achieved by identifying genes that were differentially expressed in response to ectopic Dpp signalling (over-expression of Thickviens (Tkv)) in comparison to the control samples.
Project description:We previously demonstrated by genomic and bioinformatical approaches that human macrophage (MΦ) activation is best described by a spectrum model (Xue et al, Immunity, 2014). MΦ integrate exogenous input signals on transcriptional level in a unique fashion to generate specific functional programs, enabling the plasticity in disease-related pathophysiologies. Such versatile responsiveness requires fast changes of transcription mediated by transcriptional regulators (TRs) or epigenomic changes. To better understand the principles of this regulation during human MΦ activation, we assessed histone modifications including H3K4me1, H3K4me3, H3K27me3, and H3K27Ac by ChIP-sequencing allowing us to characterize the functional state of promoters (active, poised, repressed) and enhancers (active, inactive, intermediate). Using transcriptome data from our MΦ spectrum model, we generated a co-regulation network of all TRs. Next, we overlaid epigenomic information and transcriptional changes of major TRs over time onto the TR network. We observed that input signals like IFNγ or TNFα induce a specific network of TRs that are transcriptionally regulated themselves, the combination of regulated TRs changes over time with a boost of transcriptional regulation of dozens of TRs 4 to 12 hrs post input signal exposure, almost all TRs within the network show active promoters, even if the TR itself is not expressed, and similar results are obtained for enhancers with open or at least intermediated states. These findings strongly suggest that in MΦ, the TR-defined cellular â??switch panelâ?? is always accessible thereby allowing MΦ to quickly respond to the diverse input signal repertoire from the environment. Epigenetic analysis of promoter and enhancer sites in primary human macrophage subtypes and correlation to RNA-seq expression data
Project description:Recent studies have revealed a myriad of non-coding transcripts in different organisms. For instances, the presence of short bidirectional transcripts is a hallmark of active promoters in mammals, while upstream non-coding transcripts can be detected at most expressed genes in conditions where the RNA degradation machinery is inhibited. Here, we used RNA-seq with very high sequencing depth to characterize strand-specific transcripts from primary mouse tissues. We found that a substantial fraction of gene promoters sustain expression of long non-coding antisense transcripts. These transcripts have an average size of 6 kb, have features of mature transcripts, but remain associated with the chromatin. We named this new class of non-coding RNAs Long Upstream Antisense Transcripts (LUAT). Strikingly, the LUAT and coding gene pairs are usually co-regulated, with the associated genes often/generally coding for transcriptional regulators functioning during development and cell differentiation. Indeed, these bidirectional promoters share several characteristics of developmental gene promoters, including large CpG islands and high degree of conservation, and display symetrical GC skews. Finally, we found that bidirectional promoters have enlarged platforms of Pol II initiation, associated with an intensified rate of early transcriptional elongation. We concluded that promoters of developmental regulators are characterized by a specialized mechanism of Pol II transcription, whereby Pol II poising is directly coupled to relaxed bidirectional transcription. Runx1 ChIP-seq in CD4+,CD8+ double-positive (DP) mice thymocytes using single-end sequencing on AB SOLiD Systems.
Project description:Like many microalgae unicellular green alga, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii also accumulates energy rich storage lipid and starch under nutrient-limited conditions, such as phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N) limitation. To dissect the transcriptional regulation of lipid and starch biosynthesis in response to nutrient limitation, we have characterized the biological role of a candidate regulator: the MYB family transcription factor, PSR1 (phosphorus starvation response 1). Genetically modified (psr1 compromised) and wild-type lines were grown under P limiting and sufficient conditions and assayed at two time points by SOLiD RNA-seq.
Project description:Here we developed CapStarr-Seq, a novel high-throughput strategy to quantitatively assess enhancer activity in mammals. This approach couples capture of regions of interest to previously developed Starr-seq technique. Extensive assessment of CapStarr-seq demonstrated accurate quantification of enhancer activity. Furthermore, we found that enhancer strength correlates with binding complexity of tissue-specific transcription factors and super-enhancers, while additive enhancer activity isolates key genes involved in cell identity and function. ChIP-seq for the transcription factors HEB and TCF1, the DNaseI and the epigenetic modification H3K9me3 in DP thymocytes.