Project description:PA1 has been identified as a component of a MLL3/4-containing histone methyltransferase complex. PA1 directly interacts with PTIP but not with other complex components. Since biological functions of PA1 are unknown, we used microarrays to determine which genes are regulated by PA1. To identify PA1-regulated genes, immortalized PA1 conditional knockout PA1loxP/loxP MEFs were infected with retroviruses expressing either Cre recombinase or vector alone. We prepared duplicated RNAs from either vector or Cre infected cells (PA1+/+ or PA1-/-) for 4 affymetrix microarrays.
Project description:This study profiles RNA:DNA hybrid formation in human and mouse cell lines. DRIPc-seq (strand-specific R-loop mapping) was performed on human NT2 cells and mouse 3T3 cells. DRIP-seq (R-loop mapping) was performed on human NT2 and K562 and mouse E14 and 3T3 cell lines. MethylC-seq and RNA-seq were performed on NT2.
Project description:PA1 has been identified as a component of a MLL3/4-containing histone methyltransferase complex. PA1 directly interacts with PTIP but not with other complex components. Since biological functions of PA1 are unknown, we used microarrays to determine which genes are regulated by PA1.
Project description:To investigate the distribution of R-loop formation, we peformed R-loop mapping analysis using S9.6 antibody-based DRIP-seq in K562 cells (wild type and SF3B1K700E mutant) at 4 days after mutant allele expression We then performed metaplot and peak-based analysis using data obtained from DRIP-seq
Project description:Strand asymmetry in the distribution of guanines and cytosines, measured by GC skew, predisposes DNA sequences towards R-loop formation upon transcription. Previous work revealed that GC skew and R-loop formation associate with a core set of unmethylated CpG island (CGI) promoters in the human genome. Here, we show that GC skew can distinguish four classes of promoters, including three types of CGI promoters, each associated with unique epigenetic and gene ontology signatures. In particular, we identify a strong and a weak class of CGI promoters and show that these loci are enriched in distinct chromosomal territories reflecting the intrinsic strength of their protection against DNA methylation. Interestingly, we show that strong CGI promoters are depleted from the X chromosome while weak CGIs are enriched, a property consistent with the acquisition of DNA methylation during dosage compensation. Furthermore, we identify a third class of CGI promoters based on its unique GC skew profile and show that this gene set is enriched for Polycomb group targets. Lastly, we show that nearly 2,000 genes harbor GC skew at their 3’ ends and that these genes are preferentially located in gene-dense regions and tend to be closely arranged. Genomic profiling of R-loops accordingly showed that a large proportion of genes with terminal GC skew form R-loops at their 3’-ends, consistent with a role for these structures in permitting efficient transcription termination. Altogether, we show that GC skew and R-loop formation offer significant insights into the epigenetic regulation, genomic organization, and function of human genes. DRIP-seq was performed on genomic DNA extracted from human pluripotent Ntera2 cells. The DNA was either fragmented using HindIII, EcoRI, BsrGI, XbaI and SspI (DRIP-seq 1) or BamHI, NcoI, ApaLI, NheI and PvuII (DRIP-seq 2, two technical replicates). Input DNA was also fragmented with each restriction enzyme cocktail and sequenced alongside.
Project description:Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder characterised by the death of motor neurons, the aetiology of which is essentially unknown. Here, we present an integrative epigenomic study in blood samples from seven clinically characterised sporadic ALS patients to elucidate molecular factors associated with the disease. We used clinical exome sequencing (CES) to study DNA variants, DNA-RNA hybrid immunoprecipitation sequencing (DRIP-seq) to assess R-loop distribution, and reduced representation bisulfite sequencing (RRBS) to examine DNA methylation changes. The above datasets were combined to create a comprehensive repository of genetic and epigenetic changes associated with the ALS cases studied. Our data descriptor is expected to guide further mechanistic studies on ALS to discover underlying genetic causes and develop new epigenetic therapies to combat this life-threatening disease.