Project description:MEF2C is one of the substantially expressed transcriptional factors in endothelial cells, but its genomic localization is unknown. This time, we established a new antibody for MEF2C, and performed ChIP-seq to identify MEF2C binding site in whole genome manner. H3K27Ac binding sites were also detected in the same way. We used chromatin immunoprecipitation with deep sequencing (ChIP-seq) of HUVECs treated with or without pitavastatin for 4hours, we identified MEF2C and H3K27Ac binding regions.HUVECs were used within the first 6 passages. For MEF2C studies, HUVECs were cultivated in medium EGM2MV containing pitavastatin at a concentration of 1 ?M, and same concentration of DMSO was used as a control sample. For H3K27ac, HUVECs were starved for 16 hours and harvested without statin treatment.
Project description:H3K27Ac is one of the expressed enhancer markers in endothelial cells, but its genomic localization is unknown. This time, we established a new antibody for H3K27ac, and performed ChIP-seq to identify H3K27ac binding site in whole genome manner under hypoxia. We used chromatin immunoprecipitation with deep sequencing (ChIP-seq) of HUVECs treated with or without hypoxia (1%O2) for 24hours, then H3K27ac binding regions were identified. Normoxia was used as a control condition. HUVECs were used within the first 6 passages.
Project description:MEF2C is one of the substantially expressed transcriptional factors in endothelial cells, but its genomic localization is unknown. This time, we established a new antibody for MEF2C, and performed ChIP-seq to identify MEF2C binding site in whole genome manner. H3K27Ac binding sites were also detected in the same way.
Project description:We report the high-throughput profiling of histone modifications( H3K4me3 and H3K27ac) inTRIM11 knockdown and KDM5C knockdown MDA-MB-231 cells. we generated genome-wide chromatin-state maps of MDA-MB-231 cells.This study provides the localization of H3K4me3 and H3K27ac on chromatin in TRIM11 knockdown and KDM5C knockdown MDA-MB-231 cells.
Project description:H3K27Ac is one of the expressed enhancer markers, PPARβ/δ is a transcription factor and Pol II (RNA polymerase II) is an enzyme which catalyzes the transcription of DNA to synthesize precursors of mRNA and most snRNA and microRNA. These genomic localization in endothelial cells is unknown in endothelial cells. This time, we established a new antibody for H3K27ac, PPARβ/δ and Pol II and performed ChIP-seq to identify H3K27ac, PPARβ/δ and Pol II binding site in whole genome manner under PPARβ/δ agonist and/or hypoxia. We used chromatin immunoprecipitation with deep sequencing (ChIP-seq) of HUVECs treated with PPARβ/δ agonist (GW501516 100nM) and/or hypoxia (1%O2) for 24hours, then H3K27ac, PPARβ/δ and Pol II binding regions were identified. Normoxia and DMSO was used as a control condition. HUVECs were used within the first 6 passages.
Project description:Kynureninase is a member of a large family of catalytically diverse but structurally homologous pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP) dependent enzymes known as the aspartate aminotransferase superfamily or alpha-family. The Homo sapiens and other eukaryotic constitutive kynureninases preferentially catalyze the hydrolytic cleavage of 3-hydroxy-l-kynurenine to produce 3-hydroxyanthranilate and l-alanine, while l-kynurenine is the substrate of many prokaryotic inducible kynureninases. The human enzyme was cloned with an N-terminal hexahistidine tag, expressed, and purified from a bacterial expression system using Ni metal ion affinity chromatography. Kinetic characterization of the recombinant enzyme reveals classic Michaelis-Menten behavior, with a Km of 28.3 +/- 1.9 microM and a specific activity of 1.75 micromol min-1 mg-1 for 3-hydroxy-dl-kynurenine. Crystals of recombinant kynureninase that diffracted to 2.0 A were obtained, and the atomic structure of the PLP-bound holoenzyme was determined by molecular replacement using the Pseudomonas fluorescens kynureninase structure (PDB entry 1qz9) as the phasing model. A structural superposition with the P. fluorescens kynureninase revealed that these two structures resemble the "open" and "closed" conformations of aspartate aminotransferase. The comparison illustrates the dynamic nature of these proteins' small domains and reveals a role for Arg-434 similar to its role in other AAT alpha-family members. Docking of 3-hydroxy-l-kynurenine into the human kynureninase active site suggests that Asn-333 and His-102 are involved in substrate binding and molecular discrimination between inducible and constitutive kynureninase substrates.