Project description:Sequencing of mononucleosomal DNA during asynchronous mitosis and 0, 3 and 5 hours into meiosis in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Two samples from mononucleosomal DNA from asynchronous mitosis (haploid 972 h- and diploid pat1.114) and three samples from 0, 3 and 5 hours into meiosis (from diploid pat1.114) were sequenced (Illumina Genome Analyzer IIx) using the single-end read protocol.
Project description:Mononucleosomal DNA analysis of atf1D and pcr1D mutants of Schizosaccharomyces pombe and transcription analysis of exponential wild type 972 h-, atf1D, pcr1D and mitotic diploid pat1.114, and synchronous diploid pat1.114 at 0h, 3h and 5h into meiosis
Project description:Mononucleosomal DNA analysis of atf1D and pcr1D mutants of Schizosaccharomyces pombe and transcription analysis of exponential wild type 972 h-, atf1D, pcr1D and mitotic diploid pat1.114, and synchronous diploid pat1.114 at 0h, 3h and 5h into meiosis Mononucleosomal DNA vs. genomic input DNA in wildtype 972 h-, atf1D and pcr1D mutants of S. pombe was hybridized to Affymetrix GeneChip 1.0FR tiling microarrays (GPL7715). Total RNA for genome-wide transcription analysis from exponential wild type 972 h-, atf1D, pcr1D and mitotic diploid pat1.114 cells, and from synchronous diploid pat1.114 at 0h, 3h and 5h into meiosis was hybridized to the same microarrays.
Project description:Strand specific RNA sequencing of S. pombe revealed a highly structured programme of ncRNA expression at over 600 loci. Waves of antisense transcription accompanied sexual differentiation. A substantial proportion of ncRNA arose from mechanisms previously considered to be largely artefactual, including improper 3’ termination and bi-directional transcription. Constitutive induction of the entire spk1+, spo4+, dis1+ and spo6+ antisense transcripts from an integrated, ectopic, locus disrupted their respective meiotic functions. This ability of antisense transcripts to disrupt gene function when expressed in trans suggests that cis production at native loci during sexual differentiation may also control gene function. Consistently, insertion of a marker gene adjacent to the dis1+ antisense start site mimicked ectopic antisense expression in reducing the levels of this microtubule regulator and abolishing the microtubule-dependent “horsetail” stage of meiosis. Antisense production had no impact at any of these loci when the RNAi machinery was removed. Thus, far from being simply ‘genome chatter’, this extensive ncRNA landscape constitutes a fundamental component in the controls that drive the complex programme of sexual differentiation in S. pombe. Thorough interrogation of the Schizosaccharomyces pombe transcriptome during sexual differentiation using strand-specific total RNA sequencing (AB SOLiD 3.0 and 3.0+). A total of 19 samples were analysed by two separate machine runs (henceforth first and second runs, respectively). In the first machine run the following 5 samples were processed (on a single sequencing slide): Vegetative haploid (strain IH5974), pat1.114 diploid (IH2912) at vegetative growth (0) and pat1.114 diploid (IH2912) at 3, 5 and 10 hours following temperature shift from 25ºC to 32ºC to induce meiosis by Pat1 inactivation. In the second machine run the following 14 samples were processed (on two sequencing slides): Vegetative haploid (IH5974), pat1.114 diploid (IH2912) at vegetative growth (0) and pat1.114 diploid (IH2912) at 3, 5 and 10 hours following the temperature shift (a biological replicate of the first machine run). In addition, asynchronous IH3365 (wild type diploid) was also sequenced to enable a series of pair-wise haploid/diploid comparisons between itself, asynchronous haploid (IH5974) and pat1.114 diploid (IH2912) at vegetative growth. Finally, to find putative targets of the two bzip transcription factors atf21 and atf31, we sequenced RNA extracts from IH8832 (atf21.delta diploid) and IH8814 (atf31.delta diploid) before (0), and 3, 5, and 10 hours after the temperature shift, while the pat1.114 diploid (IH2912) at vegetative growth (0) and pat1.114 diploid (IH2912) at 3, 5 and 10 hours following the temperature shift were used as reference for this analysis.
Project description:Dynamic proteome in diploid yeast cells undergoing mitotic growth and meiotic development. The proteome of growing (YPA) and differentiating yeast cells at 6 hours (SPII 6, middle meiosis) and 8 hours (SPII8, late meiosis) were compared using the TOP3 GeLC-MS/MS method.
Project description:Meiosis is a specialized cell division that generates gametes, such as eggs and sperm. Errors in meiosis result in miscarriages and are the leading cause of birth defects, however the molecular origins of these defects remain unknown. Studies in model organisms are beginning to identify the genes and pathways important for meiosis, but the parts list is still poorly defined. Here we present a comprehensive catalogue of genes required for meiosis in the fission yeast, Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Our genome-wide functional screen surveyed all non-essential genes for roles in chromosome segregation and spore formation. Novel genes required at distinct stages of the meiotic chromosome segregation and differentiation programme were identified. Preliminary characterization implicated three of these genes in centrosome/spindle pole body function, centromere and cohesion function. Our findings represent a near-complete parts list of genes required for meiosis in fission yeast, providing a valuable resource to advance our molecular understanding of meiosis.