Project description:This experiment measured the mono-methylation of lysine 37 of histone H3 in yeast cells at various phases of the cell cycle (G1, G1/S and S).
Project description:This ChIP-Seq experiment profiles Mcm2 binding to chromatin in wild type yeast cells and in cells with the K37R mutation in histone H3
Project description:Ms1 RNA is ~300 nt sRNA that is highly expressed in stationary phase of growth and binds to the RNA polymerase (RNAP) core. We assume that by binding to RNAP, Ms1 could regulate transcription. Our aim was to reveal the most prominent changes in the transcriptome upon entry into stationary phase that might be dependent on Ms1. We performed RNA-seq data to characterize exponential (Ms_WT_exp) and stationary phase (Ms_WT_stat) transcriptome in M. smegmatis in wild type cells. In addition, we compared the transcriptome of the Ms1 knockout cells (Ms_KO_stat) with wild type cells in stationary phase and in exponential phase (Ms_KO_exp).
Project description:By analysis of ChIP-exo of FOXA1 in LNCaP, we find that an astonishing genome-wide "well-positioned" configuration prevalently occurs between FOXA1 motif and the dyad of nucleosome. Here we performed ChIP-seq data of eight chromatin remodelers and found a higher occupancy of these remodelers on these well-positioned FOXA1 motif sites. Together, our results support a positional-nucleosome-oriented accessing model, in which FOXA1 can examine each underlying DNA nucleotide and be able to sense all potential motifs regardless if they face inward or outward to histone octamers along the DNA helix axis. We have performed ChIP-seq of eight chromatin remodeler factors.
Project description:Nucleosomes are decorated with numerous post-translational modifications capable of influencing many DNA processes. Here, we describe a new class of modification, methylation of glutamine, occurring on yeast histone H2A at position 105 (Q105) and human H2A at Q104. We identify Nop1 as the methyltransferase in yeast and we demonstrate that Fibrillarin is the equivalent enzyme in human cells. Glutamine methylation of H2A is restricted to the nucleolus. Global analysis in yeast, using a H2AQ105me specific antibody, show that this modification is exclusively enriched over the 35S rDNA transcriptional unit. We show that the Q105 residue is part of the binding site for the histone chaperone FACT (Facilitator of Transcription) complex. Methylation of Q105 or its substitution to alanine disrupts binding to FACT in vitro. A yeast strain mutated at Q105 exhibits a defect in histone incorporation and shows increased transcription at rDNA genes. This defect is phenocopied by mutations in FACT that decrease its activity. Together these data identify glutamine methylation of H2A as the first histone epigenetic mark dedicated to a specific RNA polymerase and define its function as a regulator of FACT interaction with nucleosomes.
Project description:It has been reported that PHF1, CUL4B and PRMT5 all play important roles in epigenetic regulation. We reported that PHF1, CRL4B and PRMT5 may act as a complex in transcriptional regulation and have a vital effect in breast cancer progression. So we performed ChIP-on-chip assays to find unique promoters co-targeted by PHF1, CUL4B and PRMT5. PHF1, CUL4B and PRMT5 have a predominant cooperation, at least in MDA-MB-231 cells. comparison of PHF1, CUL4B and PRMT5 target genes
Project description:The Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum-sensing (QS) systems contribute to bacterial homeostasis and pathogenicity. Although many regulators have been characterized to control the production of virulence factors and QS signaling molecules, its detailed regulatory mechanisms still remain elusive. Here, we performed chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by high-throughput DNA sequencing (ChIP-seq) on 10 key QS regulators. The direct regulation of these genes by corresponding regulator has been confirmed by Electrophoretic mobility shift assays (EMSAs) and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reactions (qRT-PCR). Binding motifs are found by using MEME suite and verified by footprint assays in vitro. Collectively, this work provides new cues to better understand the detailed regulatory networks of QS systems. ChIP-seq of 10 QS regulators in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Project description:T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is an immature hematopoietic malignancy driven mainly by oncogenic activation of NOTCH1 signaling. In this study we used a mouse model of T-ALL through the overexpression of the intarcellular transcriptionally active part of Notch1 (N1-IC). This model faithfully recapitulates the major characteristics of the human disease. Comparison of the leukemic cells from peripheral tumors(thymoma) of this mouse model to normal thymic cells Double Positive (DP) for the markers CD4 and CD8 that express very low levels of Notch1 showed major expression changes (please see GSE34554) in pathways controlling the transition from physiology to disease. Further correlation of the data to ChIP-Seq data from the same cell populations led us to identify a hitherto unknown antagonism of the Notch1 oncogenic pathway and the polycomb complex (PRC2) in leukemia. Importantly exome sequencing in primary samples from human patients with T-ALL revealed that the PRC2 complex is frequently mutated and inactivated, further supporting the tumor suppressor role of the complex in this disease. Gene expression profiles from CD4+/8+ Double Positive (named DP) derived from normal thymus and Notch1-IC over-expressing tumors (named T-ALL) were analyzed for the genomewide enrichments of two major activating epigenetic marks (Histone 3 Lysine 9 acetylation (H3K9ac) and lysine 4 trimethylation (H3K4me3)), one reprressive mark (Histone 3 lysine 27 trimethylation, H3K27me3) and the major oncogene Notch1.