Project description:In dinoflagellates, the most unique and divergent nuclear organization among the known diversity of eukaryotes has evolved. The list of highly unusual features of dinoflagellate nuclei and genomes is long -- permanently condensed liquid crystalline chromosomes, in which histones are not the main packaging component, genes organized as very long unidirectional gene arrays, general absence of transcriptional regulation, high abundance of the otherwise very rare DNA modification 5-hydroxymethyluracil (5-hmU), and many others. Most of these fascinating properties were originally identified in the 1970s and 1980s but have received very little attention in recent decades using modern genomic tools. In this work, we address some of the outstanding questions regarding dinoflagellate genome organization by mapping the genome-wide distribution of 5-hmU (using both immunoprecipitation-based and basepair-resolution chemical mapping approaches) and of chromatin accessibility in the genome of the dinoflagellate Breviolum minutum. We find that the 5-hmU modification is preferentially enriched over certain classes of repetitive elements, and also often coincides with the boundaries between gene arrays. It is generally anti-correlated with chromatin accessibility, the levels of which are lower in those regions. We discuss the potential roles of 5-hmU in the functional organization of dinoflagellate genomes and its relationship to the transcriptional landscape of gene arrays.
Project description:To identify the target genes of Stat92E in adult Drosophila testis cyst cells, the testes of c587ts;UAS-Stat92E were dissected and cross-linked to conduct chromatin immunoprecipitation(ChIP) assay and ChIP-high throughput sequencing.
Project description:To identify the target genes of Stat92E in adult Drosophila testis cyst cells, the testes of control (c587ts) and c587ts;UAS-upd were dissected and cross-linked to conduct chromatin immunoprecipitation(ChIP) assay and ChIP-high throughput sequencing.
Project description:We report how unique RNA seq profiles of ribosomal RNA (18S, 28S) present in sperm indicate specific cleavage sites. Additionally, these sequencing results reveal how overall character of RNA (GC content) can significantly affect overall distribution of mapped reads.
