Project description:We identified protein-protein interactions and chromatin binding sites for two isforms of BRD1 (BRD1-S and BRD1-L) using Co-IP MS/MS and ChIP-seq. BRD1 isoforms were cloned, epitope-tagged (pcDNA 6 V5-His6, Lifetechnologies) and stably expressed in HEK293T cells. Chromatin immunoprecipitations were performed using anti V5-antibody conjugated agarose beads (Sigma-Aldrich) and anti HA antibody conjugated agarose beads (Sigma-Aldrich) as controls
Project description:Background: The bromodomain containing 1 (BRD1) gene has been implicated with transcriptional regulation, brain development and susceptibility to schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Results: To advance the understanding of BRD1 and its role in mental disorders, we characterized the protein and chromatin interactions of the BRD1 isoforms, BRD1-S and BRD1-L, by a series of investigations and integration of functional molecular data with human genetic data. We present several novel protein interactions of BRD1, including proteins previously implicated with mental disorders. By BRD1-S and BRD1-L chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by next generation sequencing we identified binding to promoter regions of 1540 and 823 genes, respectively, and showed correlation between BRD1-S and BRD1-L binding and regulation of gene expression. The identified BRD1 interaction network was found to be predominantly co-expressed with BRD1 mRNA in human brain and enriched for pathways involved in gene expression and brain function. By interrogation of large data sets from genome-wide association studies, we further demonstrate that the BRD1 interaction network is enriched for schizophrenia risk. Conclusion: Our results show that BRD1 interacts with chromatin remodeling proteins, e.g. PBRM1, as well as histone modifiers, e.g. MYST2 and SUV420H1. We find that BRD1 primarily binds in close proximity to transcription start sites and regulates expression of numerous genes, many of which are involved with brain development and susceptibility to mental disorders. Our findings indicate that BRD1 acts as a regulatory hub in a comprehensive schizophrenia risk network which plays a role in many brain regions throughout life, implicating e.g.striatum, hippocampus, and amygdala at mid fetal stages. 9 expression arrays performed in HEK293T cells
Project description:Expression analysis of gene expression changes in Homo sapiens SGC-7901 cells after knock down of MTA2 (Metastasis-associated protein) or overexpression SNHG5 (snoRNA host gene 5) Investigation of whole genome gene expression level changes in a Homo sapiens gastric carcinoma cells SGC-7901 after knock down MTA2 expression and upregulation of SNHG5 A four chip study using total RNA extracted from SGC-7901 cells transfected with siRNA negative control and SGC-7901 cells knock down of MTA2 with siRNA. Each chip measures the expression level of 45033 genes collected from the authoritative data source including NCBI
Project description:Gene expression profiling of immortalized human mesenchymal stem cells with hTERT/E6/E7 transfected MSCs. hTERT may change gene expression in MSCs. Goal was to determine the gene expressions of immortalized MSCs.