Project description:Alternative cleavage and polyadenylation (APA) produces multiple isoforms of the Nuclear Transcription Factor Y Subunit Alpha (NFYA) gene with variable length 3? untranslated regions (UTRs). These isoforms have been detected in HCT116 colon cancer cells via polyA-seq and northern blots, as well as colon cancer tissue RNA-seq data. NFYA is a transcription factor that may regulate cell growth and proliferation in cancer and development. To determine if there may be transcriptional regulation unique to the long 3’ UTR isoform, we conducted an siRNA knockdown in HCT116 cells specific to either the long isoform (by targeting sequence uniquely present in the longer transcript) or total NFYA mRNA (by targeting sequence shared by all long and short NFYA mRNA isoforms) followed by next generation sequencing of RNA (RNA-seq) to analyze the transcriptome.
Project description:modENCODE_submission_4811 This submission comes from a modENCODE project of Michael Snyder. For full list of modENCODE projects, see http://www.genome.gov/26524648 Project Goal: We are identifying the DNA binding sites for 300 transcription factors in C. elegans. Each transcription factor gene is tagged with the same GFP fusion protein, permitting validation of the gene's correct spatio-temporal expression pattern in transgenic animals. Chromatin immunoprecipitation on each strain is peformed using an anti-GFP antibody, and any bound DNA is deep-sequenced using Solexa GA2 technology. For data usage terms and conditions, please refer to http://www.genome.gov/27528022 and http://www.genome.gov/Pages/Research/ENCODE/ENCODEDataReleasePolicyFinal2008.pdf EXPERIMENT TYPE: CHIP-seq. BIOLOGICAL SOURCE: Strain: OP404(official name : OP404 genotype : unc-119(ed3) III; wgIs404(nfya-1::TY1-GFP-3xFLA; unc-119(+)) outcross : 3 mutagen : Bombard tags : GFP::3xFlag description : This strain's transgene was constructed by Mihail Sarov at the Max Planck Institute for Cell Biology and Genetics in Dresden description : using Tony Hyman's recombineering pipeline. The resulting plasmid was used for biolistic transformation of an unc-119(ed3) strain. The NFYA-1::EGFP fusion protein is expressed in the correct nfya-1 spatio-temporal expression pattern. This strain was used for ChIP-seq experiments to map the in vivo binding sites for the NFYA-1 transcription factor. made_by : Unknown ); Developmental Stage: Young adult; Genotype: unc-119(ed3) III; wgIs404(nfya-1::TY1-GFP-3xFLA; unc-119(+)); Sex: Hermaphrodite; EXPERIMENTAL FACTORS: Developmental Stage Young adult; Target gene nfya-1; Strain OP404(official name : OP404 genotype : unc-119(ed3) III; wgIs404(nfya-1::TY1-GFP-3xFLA; unc-119(+)) outcross : 3 mutagen : Bombard tags : GFP::3xFlag description : This strain's transgene was constructed by Mihail Sarov at the Max Planck Institute for Cell Biology and Genetics in Dresden description : using Tony Hyman's recombineering pipeline. The resulting plasmid was used for biolistic transformation of an unc-119(ed3) strain. The NFYA-1::EGFP fusion protein is expressed in the correct nfya-1 spatio-temporal expression pattern. This strain was used for ChIP-seq experiments to map the in vivo binding sites for the NFYA-1 transcription factor. made_by : Unknown ); temp (temperature) 20 degree celsius
Project description:modENCODE_submission_4810 This submission comes from a modENCODE project of Michael Snyder. For full list of modENCODE projects, see http://www.genome.gov/26524648 Project Goal: We are identifying the DNA binding sites for 300 transcription factors in C. elegans. Each transcription factor gene is tagged with the same GFP fusion protein, permitting validation of the gene's correct spatio-temporal expression pattern in transgenic animals. Chromatin immunoprecipitation on each strain is peformed using an anti-GFP antibody, and any bound DNA is deep-sequenced using Solexa GA2 technology. For data usage terms and conditions, please refer to http://www.genome.gov/27528022 and http://www.genome.gov/Pages/Research/ENCODE/ENCODEDataReleasePolicyFinal2008.pdf EXPERIMENT TYPE: CHIP-seq. BIOLOGICAL SOURCE: Strain: OP404(official name : OP404 genotype : unc-119(ed3) III; wgIs404(nfya-1::TY1-GFP-3xFLA; unc-119(+)) outcross : 3 mutagen : Bombard tags : GFP::3xFlag description : This strain's transgene was constructed by Mihail Sarov at the Max Planck Institute for Cell Biology and Genetics in Dresden description : using Tony Hyman's recombineering pipeline. The resulting plasmid was used for biolistic transformation of an unc-119(ed3) strain. The NFYA-1::EGFP fusion protein is expressed in the correct nfya-1 spatio-temporal expression pattern. This strain was used for ChIP-seq experiments to map the in vivo binding sites for the NFYA-1 transcription factor. made_by : Unknown ); Developmental Stage: Late Embryo; Genotype: unc-119(ed3) III; wgIs404(nfya-1::TY1-GFP-3xFLA; unc-119(+)); Sex: Hermaphrodite; EXPERIMENTAL FACTORS: Developmental Stage Late Embryo; Target gene nfya-1; Strain OP404(official name : OP404 genotype : unc-119(ed3) III; wgIs404(nfya-1::TY1-GFP-3xFLA; unc-119(+)) outcross : 3 mutagen : Bombard tags : GFP::3xFlag description : This strain's transgene was constructed by Mihail Sarov at the Max Planck Institute for Cell Biology and Genetics in Dresden description : using Tony Hyman's recombineering pipeline. The resulting plasmid was used for biolistic transformation of an unc-119(ed3) strain. The NFYA-1::EGFP fusion protein is expressed in the correct nfya-1 spatio-temporal expression pattern. This strain was used for ChIP-seq experiments to map the in vivo binding sites for the NFYA-1 transcription factor. made_by : Unknown ); temp (temperature) 20 degree celsius
Project description:modENCODE_submission_4809 This submission comes from a modENCODE project of Michael Snyder. For full list of modENCODE projects, see http://www.genome.gov/26524648 Project Goal: We are identifying the DNA binding sites for 300 transcription factors in C. elegans. Each transcription factor gene is tagged with the same GFP fusion protein, permitting validation of the gene's correct spatio-temporal expression pattern in transgenic animals. Chromatin immunoprecipitation on each strain is peformed using an anti-GFP antibody, and any bound DNA is deep-sequenced using Solexa GA2 technology. For data usage terms and conditions, please refer to http://www.genome.gov/27528022 and http://www.genome.gov/Pages/Research/ENCODE/ENCODEDataReleasePolicyFinal2008.pdf EXPERIMENT TYPE: CHIP-seq. BIOLOGICAL SOURCE: Strain: OP404(official name : OP404 genotype : unc-119(ed3) III; wgIs404(nfya-1::TY1-GFP-3xFLA; unc-119(+)) outcross : 3 mutagen : Bombard tags : GFP::3xFlag description : This strain's transgene was constructed by Mihail Sarov at the Max Planck Institute for Cell Biology and Genetics in Dresden description : using Tony Hyman's recombineering pipeline. The resulting plasmid was used for biolistic transformation of an unc-119(ed3) strain. The NFYA-1::EGFP fusion protein is expressed in the correct nfya-1 spatio-temporal expression pattern. This strain was used for ChIP-seq experiments to map the in vivo binding sites for the NFYA-1 transcription factor. made_by : Unknown ); Developmental Stage: L3; Genotype: unc-119(ed3) III; wgIs404(nfya-1::TY1-GFP-3xFLA; unc-119(+)); Sex: Hermaphrodite; EXPERIMENTAL FACTORS: Developmental Stage L3; Target gene nfya-1; Strain OP404(official name : OP404 genotype : unc-119(ed3) III; wgIs404(nfya-1::TY1-GFP-3xFLA; unc-119(+)) outcross : 3 mutagen : Bombard tags : GFP::3xFlag description : This strain's transgene was constructed by Mihail Sarov at the Max Planck Institute for Cell Biology and Genetics in Dresden description : using Tony Hyman's recombineering pipeline. The resulting plasmid was used for biolistic transformation of an unc-119(ed3) strain. The NFYA-1::EGFP fusion protein is expressed in the correct nfya-1 spatio-temporal expression pattern. This strain was used for ChIP-seq experiments to map the in vivo binding sites for the NFYA-1 transcription factor. made_by : Unknown ); temp (temperature) 20 degree celsius
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.