Project description:We perform genome-wide profiling of H3K9me2 in the Arabidopsis thaliana edm3 mutant. By var-seq, we identified EDM3 as a nuclear-localized protein featuring a single RNA-recognition motif (RRM). Similar to PHD finger-containing histone binding protein EDM2, EDM3 promotes high levels of H3K9me2 at RPP7 and controls transcripts of this NLR gene by suppressing proximal polyadenylation and promoting the synthesis of full-length RPP7-coding mRNAs. Our results showed that EDM3 affects levels of this epigenetic mark at a set of genes and transposons, the vast majority of which also feature EDM2-dependent H3K9me2.
Project description:The objective of the study is to profile histone H3 lysine nine di-methylation (H3K9me2) in Arabidopsis thaliana and to correlate it with DNA methylation.
Project description:The objective of the study is to profile histone H3 lysine nine di-methylation (H3K9me2) in Arabidopsis thaliana and to correlate it with DNA methylation. We constructed a high-resolution genome-wide map of H3K9me2 methylation by using native chromatin immunoprecipitation coupled with HD2 whole genome Nimblegen microarrays. Three replicas were performed for the native ChIP. As a control, one replica of ChIP isolated from crosslinked tissue was used.
Project description:EDM2 is a PHD finger-containing histone binding protein in Arabidopsis thaliana (Arabidopsis) that affects levels of the transposon silencing mark H3K9me2. Here we report on genome-wide profiling by ChIP-seq and RNA-seq of EDM2-mediated effects on H3K9me2 and rRNA-depleted transcripts, respectively. EDM2 affects H3K9me2 and/or transcript levels at hundreds transposons and over 3000 gene loci including 60 NLR genes. In addition, EDM2 also binds to several NLR genes and transposons.
Project description:We generated and sequenced ChIP libraries for the meiotic cohesin subunit REC8 and four histone modifications (H3K4me1, H3K4me2, H3K9me2 and H3K27me1) to investigate their relationships with meiotic chromosome architecture and recombination in Arabidopsis thaliana. REC8 and H3K9me2 ChIP-seq were performed using meiotic-stage floral buds from wild type (Col-0) and non-CG DNA methylation/H3K9me2 pathway mutant (kyp/suvh4 suvh5 suvh6 or cmt3) plants to examine the role of heterochromatin assembly in meiotic cohesin distribution.
Project description:The goal of this project is to compare the primary metabolite profile in different tissue types of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Specifically, plants were grown hydroponically under the long-day (16hr light/day) condition at 21C. Tissue samples, including leaves, inflorescences, and roots were harvest 4 1/2 weeks post sowing. Untargeted primary metabolites profiling was carried out using GCTOF.
Project description:Heterochromatin is a tightly packed form of DNA, which is associated with histone 3 lysine 9 methylation (H3K9me). Here, we identify an H3K9me2 binding protein, Agenet domain (AGD)-containing protein 1 (AGDP1), in Arabidopsis thaliana. Our biochemical studies revealed that the AGDP1 can specifically recognize the H3K9me2 marks by the three pairs of tandem-AGDs. We determined the crystal structure of the AGD12 of Raphanus sativus AGDP1 in complex with an H3K9me2 peptide. In the complex, the histone peptide adopts a unique helical conformation. AGD12 employs a newly defined interacting interface to specifically recognize the H3K4me0 and H3K9me2 marks. In addition, we found that AGDP1 is required for transcriptional gene silencing, non-CG DNA methylation, and H3K9 dimethylation. Our ChIP-seq data showed that AGDP1 is enriched in TE regions and associated with the heterochromatin marks. Our findings suggest that, as a heterochromatin binding protein, AGDP1 links H3K9me2 to DNA methylation in heterochromatin regions.