Zygotic pioneer factor activity of Odd-paired/Zic is necessary for establishing the Drosophila Segmentation Network
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ABSTRACT: Because chromatin determines whether information encoded in DNA is accessible to transcription factors, dynamic chromatin states in development may constrain how gene regulatory networks impart embryonic pattern. To determine the interplay between chromatin states and regulatory network function, we performed ATAC seq on Drosophila embryos over the period spanning the establishment of the segmentation network, comparing wild-type and mutant embryos in which all graded maternal patterning inputs are eliminated. While during the period between zygotic genome activation and gastrulation many regions maintain stable accessibility, cis-regulatory modules (CRMs) within the segmentation network undergo extensive patterning-dependent changes in accessibility. A component of the network, Odd-paired (opa), is necessary for pioneering accessibility of segmentation network CRMs. While opa is necessary to drive late opening of segmentation network cis-regulatory elements, competence for opa to pioneer is regulated over time. These results indicate that dynamic systems for chromatin regulation directly impact the interpretation of embryonic patterning information.
ORGANISM(S): Drosophila melanogaster
PROVIDER: GSE141538 | GEO | 2020/02/01
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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