Project description:To investigate the role of RNA Pol II CTD acetylation we performed comprehensive deacetylase inhibition using common small-molecule inhibitors and performed ChIP-seq from mouse cells using antibodies against RNA Polymerase II CTD modifications: (8WG16, unmodified heptads; K7ac, acetylated heptads; 4H8, S5-phosphorylated heptads). In addition, we tested the effect of knockdown of RPRD1B, a key transcription regulator that recruits RPAP2, a CTD S5-phosphatase.
Project description:This study aimed to evaluate the gene expression signature of HSC-3 cells and its subline adapted to suspension culture (HSC-3-S5). Total RNAs were isolated from HSC-3 cells and HSC-3-S5 cells, and gene expression signatures were examined using gene expression microarray.
Project description:The shoot apical meristem (SAM) comprises a group of undifferentiated cells that divide to maintain the plant meristem and also give rise to all shoot organs. SAM fate is specified by class III HOMEODOMAIN-LEUCINE ZIPPER (HD-ZIP III) transcription factors, which are targets of miR166/165. In Arabidopsis, AGO10 is a critical regulator of SAM maintenance, and here we demonstrate that AGO10 specifically interacts with miR166/165. The association is determined by a distinct structure of the miR166/165 duplex. Deficient loading of miR166 into AGO10 results in a defective SAM. Notably, the miRNA-binding ability of AGO10, but not its catalytic activity, is required for SAM development, and AGO10 has a higher binding affinity for miR166 than does AGO1, a principal contributor to miRNA-mediated silencing. We propose that AGO10 functions as a decoy for miR166/165 to maintain the SAM, preventing their incorporation into AGO1 complexes and the subsequent repression of HD-ZIP III gene expression.
Project description:Individualized outcome prediction classifiers were successfully constructed through expression profiling of ncRNAs in 165 CRC cases.
