BRD4 assists elongation of both coding and enhancer RNAs guided by histone acetylation
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ABSTRACT: In serum-starved and re-fed mouse fibroblast, nascent RNA-seq analysis showed that the BET inhibitor JQ1 antagonized a process regulating PIC formation and a downstream process involved in progressive elongation. To specifically address the role of BRD4 and its interactions with acetylated histones and P-TEFb, YFP-tagged BRD4 proteins (wild type and mutant BRD4) were stably expressed in cells, endogenous BRD4 of which was knocked down by shRNA (shBRD4). Nascent RNA-seq analysis showed that BRD4 facilitated transcript elongation in a manner dependent on acetylated histone interaction but not P-TEFb. Furthermore, the role of BRD4 in enhancer activity was evaluated by mapping the intergenic distributions of Pol II, CDK9, H3K27 acetylation (Ac) and H4 Ac as well as BRD4 by ChIP-seq analysis. The results suggest that the role of intergenic BRD4 on nearby gene expression is mediated through enhanced synthesis of eRNA.
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE58731 | GEO | 2014/11/10
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA253302
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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