Project description:The long non-coding RNA Malat1 has been implicated in several human cancers, while the mechanism of action is not completely understood. As RNAs in cells function in the context of RBPs identification of their RNA-binding proteins can shed light on their functionality. We here performed quantitative interactomics of 14 non-overlapping fragments covering the full length of Malat1 to identify possible nuclear interacting proteins. Overall, we identified 35 candidates including 14 already known binders, which are able to interact with Malat1 in the nucleus. Furthermore, the use of fragments along the full-length RNA allowed us to reveal two hotspots for protein binding, one in the 5’-region and one in the 3’-region of Malat1. Our results provide confirmation on previous RNA-protein interaction studies and suggest new candidates for functional investigations.
Project description:A microarray study using human Mesenchymal Stem cell line (hMSC-TERTs), was designed in order to detect the differences in global gene expression during proliferation, quiescence (G0) and reactivation post quiescence for 1 hr (R1), 3 hrs (R3) and 24 hrs (R24). Proliferating and re-activated cells were harvested at 70-75% confluency. To induce quiescence, MSCs were cultured in suspension in methyl cellulose in presence of full serum complement. The raw data from gene arrays were normalized and the five samples were compared to each other in order to detect differences in gene expression between the samples.
Project description:We report isoCirc, a long-read sequencing strategy coupled with an integrated computational pipeline to characterize full-length circular RNA (circRNA isoforms) using rolling circle amplification (RCA) followed by long-read sequencing. Applying isoCirc to 12 human tissues, we determined full-length structures and examined tissue specificities of circRNA isoforms in human transcriptomes.
Project description:The Mdm2 oncoprotein ubiquitinates and antagonizes p53 but may also carry out p53-independent functions. Here we report that Mdm2 is required for the efficient generation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from murine embryonic fibroblasts, in the absence of p53. Similarly, Mdm2 depletion in the context of p53 deficiency also promoted the differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells and diminished clonogenic survival of cancer cells. Most of the Mdm2-controlled genes also responded to the inactivation of the Polycomb Repressor Complex 2 (PRC2) and its catalytic component EZH2. Mdm2 physically associated with EZH2 on chromatin, enhancing the trimethylation of Histone 3 at lysine 27 and the ubiquitination of Histone 2A at lysine 119 (H2AK119) at its target genes. Removing Mdm2 simultaneously with the H2AK119 E3 ligase Ring1B/RNF2 further induced these genes and synthetically arrested cell proliferation. In conclusion, Mdm2 supports the Polycomb-mediated repression of lineage specific genes independent of p53. microarray analysis in osteoblasts differentiated from human mesenchymal stem cells after siRNA kd
Project description:Total RNA extracted from differentiated mesenchymal stem cells at four time points (T1,T2,T3,T4) and sequenced using Illumina Hi-seq 2000 platform to generate RNA sequencing with 101bp in read length. Nearly 50 million raw reads were yielded from each sample respectively. We used FastQC to confirm the quality of raw fastq sequencing data, and SOAPfuse software to detect fusion transcripts. Discovering fusion genes from muscle differentiated mesenchymal stem cells
