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Project description:Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is one of the most commonly used plastics, utilized in synthetic fibers, water containers, and food packaging. From the 1990s onwards, the demand for PET, and therefore its production, increased exponentially. This increased usage of PET has resulted in a staggering accumulation of undegraded plastic waste. Nearly 80% of the 6300 million tons of plastic waste that had been generated as of 2015 were accumulated in landfills or the natural environment. Moreover, the production of PET relies heavily on non‐renewable fossil fuels, exacerbating environmental concerns over its widespread use. In alignment with principles of environmental sustainability, the biotechnological upcycling of PET has recently emerged as a compelling solution. Since the discovery of PETase, a hydrolase capable of depolymerizing this polyester, enzymatic plastic breakdown is increasingly considered as a promising solution for managing PET waste. This enzyme and its improved derivatives, such as Fast‐PETase, enable the breakdown of PET into bis(2‐41 hydroxyethyl) terephthalate (BHET) and mono(2‐hydroxyethyl) terephthalate (MHET). Subsequently, the enzyme MHETase is responsible for further degradation of MHET into ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid. The metabolic capability of microorganisms to utilize these monomers of PET for growth has been explored in various biotechnological applications, especially in the context of bioremediation and bioconversion processes aimed at transforming plastic waste into useful products using genetically engineered bacteria.
2025-05-23 | PXD060720 | Pride
Project description:We developed Chromatin Interaction Analysis by Paired-End Tag sequencing (ChIA-PET) for de novo detection of global chromatin interactions, and comprehensively mapped the chromatin interaction network bound by estrogen receptor α (ERα) in the human genome. We performed 454 and Illumina sequencing analyses. Keywords: Epigenetics Using 454, we examined 3 libraries: IHM001 (Estrogen Receptor ChIA-PET), IHM043 (Estrogen Receptor ChIP-PET) and IHM062 (IgG ChIA-PET) Using Illumina, we examined 4 libraries: IHM001 (Estrogen Receptor ChIA-PET replicate 1, Paired End Sequencing), IHH015 (Estrogen Receptor ChIA-PET replicate 2, Paired End Sequencing), H3K4me3 ChIP-Seq and RNA polymerase II ChIP-Seq
2009-09-11 | E-GEOD-18046 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:We generated a genome-wide interaction map of regulatory elements in human cells (K562, GM12878) using Chromatin Interaction Analysis by Paired-End Tag sequencing (ChIA-PET) experiments targeting six broadly distributed factors. For data usage terms and conditions, please refer to https://www.encodeproject.org/about/data-use-policy Chromatin interactions identified by ChIA-PET for 4 different histone modifications (H3K4me1, H3K4me2, H3K4me3, H3K27ac), RAD21 and RNAPII in the K562 cell line, two biological replicates each. Additionally, chromatin interactions were identified by ChIA-PET in the GM12878 cell line for RAD21.
2014-08-21 | E-GEOD-59395 | biostudies-arrayexpress
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2024-12-31 | E-MTAB-13532 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:High-order rice chromatin contains numerous interactions among DNA, RNA and protein to regulate critical biological processes in various aspects of rice life. We developed an effective method for mapping histone-mediated chromatin associated RNA-DNA interactions, followed by paired-end-tag sequencing (ChRD-PET) in rice. With H3K4me3 ChRD-PET, H3 ChRD-PET and RNase H treated H3K4me3 ChRD-PET, we present a highly comprehensive map of RNA and chromatin interactions around promoters in rice MH63. Through integrating ChIA-PET (published data), ChRD-PET and ssDRIP-seq data analysis, we demonstrated the function of RNAs-chromatin interactions in different level. We also conducted ATAC-seq and integrative analysis uncovered the relationship of epigenetic modifications and ChRD-PET interactions. Our findings firstly revealed the map and features of RNAs-chromatin interactions in rice.
2021-12-10 | GSE163117 | GEO
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2026-02-24 | GSE281418 | GEO