Project description:ChIP with NMD core componenet UPF1 antibody in normal S2 cells and ChIP with Pol II Ser2 antibodies in S2 cells. UPF1 is an ATP-driven RNA helicase required for efficient nonsense mediated mRNA decay in eukaryotes. Although it is currently understood that UPF1 primarily acts on the 3’UTR of translating mRNAs in the cytoplasm, our data indicates that this is a highly dynamic protein that is rapidly shuttling between nucleus and cytoplasm in Drosophila. Additionally, ChIP-seq analysis in different cell types demonstrates genome-wide association of UPF1 with nascent RNAs at most of the active Pol II transcription sites, and at some specific Pol III genes. Notably, intron recognition appears to interfere with association and translocation of UPF1 on nascent transcripts. Cells depleted of UPF1 show defects in nuclear processes such as mRNA export and transcription site retention. These data, thus redefine UPF1 as a global player in mRNA based processes in the nucleus as well as the cytoplasm.
Project description:Bmi-1, Ring1B, H3K27me3, Ser2 Pol II, Ser 5 Pol II binding pattern in WT and Psip1 KO MEFs Menin occupancy is studied over Hox genes and several non-hox genes Bmi-1, Ring1B, H3K27me3, Ser2 Pol II, Ser 5 Pol II ChIPs from WT and Psip1 KO MEFs
Project description:Although the RNA helicase Upf1 has hitherto been examined mostly in relation to its cytoplasmic role in nonsense mediated mRNA decay (NMD), here we report high-throughput ChIP data indicating genome-wide association of Upf1 with active genes in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. This association is RNase sensitive and it correlates with Pol II transcription and mRNA expression levels. Changes in Pol II occupancy were detected at only some genes in a Upf1-deficient (upf1strain, however there is an increased Ser2 Pol II signal at all highly transcribed genes examined by ChIP-qPCR. Furthermore, upf1cells are hypersensitive to the transcription elongation inhibitor 6-azauracil and display Pol II abnormalities suggestive of hyperphosphorylation. A significant proportion of the genes associated with Upf1 in wild-type conditions are also mis-regulated in upf1. These data predict that via association with the nascent transcript Upf1 might influence Pol II phosphorylation and transcription as well as mRNA processing of multiple genes.
Project description:Although the RNA helicase Upf1 has hitherto been examined mostly in relation to its cytoplasmic role in nonsense mediated mRNA decay (NMD), here we report high-throughput ChIP data indicating genome-wide association of Upf1 with active genes in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. This association is RNase sensitive and it correlates with Pol II transcription and mRNA expression levels. Changes in Pol II occupancy were detected at only some genes in a Upf1-deficient (upf1strain, however there is an increased Ser2 Pol II signal at all highly transcribed genes examined by ChIP-qPCR. Furthermore, upf1cells are hypersensitive to the transcription elongation inhibitor 6-azauracil and display Pol II abnormalities suggestive of hyperphosphorylation. A significant proportion of the genes associated with Upf1 in wild-type conditions are also mis-regulated in upf1. These data predict that via association with the nascent transcript Upf1 might influence Pol II phosphorylation and transcription as well as mRNA processing of multiple genes.
Project description:modENCODE_submission_3713 This submission comes from a modENCODE project of Gary Karpen. For full list of modENCODE projects, see http://www.genome.gov/26524648 Project Goal: The goal of these experiments are to validate and confirm the locations of 125 chromosomal proteins across the Drosophila melanogaster genome. To do this, we are using RNAi to deplete individual non-histone chromosomal proteins in Drosophila BG3 and S2 tissue culture cells, and then using antibodies to perform Chromatin ImmunoPrecipitation (ChIP) using genomic tiling arrays. Comparison of a protein factor's binding profiles before and after depletion will increase the confidence of our predictions. For data usage terms and conditions, please refer to http://www.genome.gov/27528022 and http://www.genome.gov/Pages/Research/ENCODE/ENCODEDataReleasePolicyFinal2008.pdf EXPERIMENT TYPE: CHIP-chip. BIOLOGICAL SOURCE: Cell Line: S2-DRSC; Tissue: embryo-derived cell-line; Developmental Stage: late embryonic stage; Sex: Male; NUMBER OF REPLICATES: 4; EXPERIMENTAL FACTORS: Cell Line S2-DRSC; Antibody RNA Pol II (abcam) (target is PolII); dsRNA (RNAi_reagent) Fly_GFP_RNAi&oldid=39872
Project description:modENCODE_submission_3712 This submission comes from a modENCODE project of Gary Karpen. For full list of modENCODE projects, see http://www.genome.gov/26524648 Project Goal: The goal of these experiments are to validate and confirm the locations of 125 chromosomal proteins across the Drosophila melanogaster genome. To do this, we are using RNAi to deplete individual non-histone chromosomal proteins in Drosophila BG3 and S2 tissue culture cells, and then using antibodies to perform Chromatin ImmunoPrecipitation (ChIP) using genomic tiling arrays. Comparison of a protein factor's binding profiles before and after depletion will increase the confidence of our predictions. For data usage terms and conditions, please refer to http://www.genome.gov/27528022 and http://www.genome.gov/Pages/Research/ENCODE/ENCODEDataReleasePolicyFinal2008.pdf EXPERIMENT TYPE: CHIP-chip. BIOLOGICAL SOURCE: Cell Line: S2-DRSC; Tissue: embryo-derived cell-line; Developmental Stage: late embryonic stage; Sex: Male; NUMBER OF REPLICATES: 4; EXPERIMENTAL FACTORS: Cell Line S2-DRSC; Antibody RNA Pol II (abcam) (target is PolII); dsRNA (RNAi_reagent) CG12196_RNAi&oldid=39600
Project description:Bmi-1, Ring1B, H3K27me3, Ser2 Pol II, Ser 5 Pol II binding pattern in WT and Psip1 KO MEFs Menin occupancy is studied over Hox genes and several non-hox genes
Project description:In Saccharomyces cerevisiae short non-coding RNA (ncRNA) generated by RNA Polymerase II (Pol II) are terminated by the NRD complex consisting of Nrd1, Nab3 and Sen1. We now show that Pcf11, a component of the cleavage and polyadenylation complex (CPAC), is generally required for NRD-dependent transcription termination through the action of its CTD interacting domain (CID). Pcf11 localizes downstream of Nrd1 on NRD terminators, and its recruitment depends on Nrd1. Furthermore mutation of the Pcf11 CID results in Nrd1 retention on chromatin, delayed degradation of ncRNA and restricts Pol II CTD Ser2 phosphorylation and Sen1-Pol II interaction. Finally, the pcf11-13 and sen1-1 mutant phenotypes are very similar as both accumulate RNA:DNA hybrids and display Pol II pausing downstream of NRD terminators. We predict a mechanism whereby Nrd1 and Pcf11 exchange on chromatin facilitates Pol II pausing and CTD Ser2-P phosphorylation. This in turn promotes Sen1 activity that is required for NRD-dependent transcription termination in vivo. ChIP-seq with antibody against pol II in wild type and Pcf11 mutants: Pcf11-2, Pcf11-9 and Pcf11-13 grown at 25C and 37C along with input samples
Project description:When C. elegans larvae hatch in the absence of food they persist in a stress resistant, developmentally arrested state (L1 arrest) for weeks or until food becomes available. We characterized growth, mRNA expression, and RNA Polymerase II activity genome-wide during L1 arrest and recovery. RNA Pol II binding data resulting from ChIP-Seq experiments using the Illumina Genome Analyzer are included in this GEO submission. Complementary mRNA expression data from the Affymetrix microarray platform can be found at GEO accession# GSE11055. The goals of the Pol II ChIP-Seq compononent of this project were to use Pol II antibodies 1) to investigate patterns of transcription in developmentally arrested larvae, when mRNA expression levels have reached steady state; 2) to investigate patterns of transcription in immediate response to feeding, when mRNA expression levels change dramatically; and 3) to investigate accumulation of Pol II at promoters during arrest and recovery. We started our ChIP studies with the S2 antibody (Abcam ab5095) since it was raised against a Ser2 phosphorylated peptide from the C-terminal domain of Pol II and should therefore be relatively specific for active, elongating Pol II, and it worked well for the first two goals above. In order to investigate accumulation of Pol II at promoters, we used the S2 antibody and complemeted it with antibody 4H8 (Abcam ab5408), which according to the manafacturer recognizes phosphorylated and non-phosphorylated Pol II, and antibody 8WG16 (Abcam ab817), which binds primarily to non-phosphorylated Pol II but also relatively weakly to phosphorylated Pol II. We were somewhat surprised to find that the results obtained with each of these antibodies were very similar, though upon deeper analysis we discovered relatively subtle differences consistent with the relative specificities of each antibody and existing models regarding phosphorylation state of Pol II and its activity and location. In summary, we find that while Pol II continues transcribing starvation genes, it is M-bM-^@M-^XpausedM-bM-^@M-^Y accumulates on the promoters of growth and development genes during L1 arrest. Consistent with it poising arrested larvae for recovery, pausingpromoter accumulation decreases in response to feeding, while elongation and mRNA levels increase. These results demonstrate that Pol II pausing is widespread in C. elegans and that it is nutritionally controlled during development.These results demonstrate that accumulation of Pol II at promoters of growth and development genes is common in C. elegans and that promoter accumulation anticipates nutritionally controlled gene expression during development. RNA Pol II binding was examined with three different antibodies (S2, 4H8, and 8WG16) during either L1 arrest (starvation) or after 1 hr recovery by feeding. For the S2 antibody two different time points during L1 arrest were examined (6 and 12 hr). 14 total samples are included: 4 independent control samples (Input), a pair biological replicates with the S2 antibody at 6 hr L1 arrest, a pair of biological replicates with the 4H8 antibody at 12 hr L1 arrest and at 1 hr recovery, and singletons for the S2 and 8WG16 antibodies at 12 hr L1 arrest and at 1 hr recovery. "GSE13973_PolII_ChIP-Seq.xls.gz" contains 5 worksheets with the following contents: "geneDensity" includes the number of reads per million mapping to each gene model normalized to gene length. Units are reads per million per kilobase. "TSSdensity" includes the number of reads per million mapping to a 200 bp window spanning the most upstream transcription start site for each gene and normalized by length (200 bp). Units are reads per million per kilobase. "geneEnrichment" includes the fold-enrichment of read density over each gene model relative to input. Where input values were below the median of all input values then the median was used. Units are fold-enrichment. "TSSenrichment" includes the fold-enrichment of read density over the 200 bp TSS window relative to input. Where input values were below the median of all input values then the median was used. Units are fold-enrichment. "5' bias" includes 5' bias calculation for each gene and each antibody in each condition. "GSE13973_CelegansWS190_GeneCoordinates.xls.gz" contains the gene coordinates based on version WS190 of the C. elegans genome.
Project description:In Saccharomyces cerevisiae short non-coding RNA (ncRNA) generated by RNA Polymerase II (Pol II) are terminated by the NRD complex consisting of Nrd1, Nab3 and Sen1. We now show that Pcf11, a component of the cleavage and polyadenylation complex (CPAC), is generally required for NRD-dependent transcription termination through the action of its CTD interacting domain (CID). Pcf11 localizes downstream of Nrd1 on NRD terminators, and its recruitment depends on Nrd1. Furthermore mutation of the Pcf11 CID results in Nrd1 retention on chromatin, delayed degradation of ncRNA and restricts Pol II CTD Ser2 phosphorylation and Sen1-Pol II interaction. Finally, the pcf11-13 and sen1-1 mutant phenotypes are very similar as both accumulate RNA:DNA hybrids and display Pol II pausing downstream of NRD terminators. We predict a mechanism whereby Nrd1 and Pcf11 exchange on chromatin facilitates Pol II pausing and CTD Ser2-P phosphorylation. This in turn promotes Sen1 activity that is required for NRD-dependent transcription termination in vivo.