Project description:We identified the precise genome-wide binding sites for all SR proteins, using iCLIP-seq SR proteins were encoded on stable transgenes, transfected in S2 cells, FLAG-tag immunopurified, and the bound RNA purified and subjected to RNA-seq. The resulting reads (CLIP tags) were aligned to the Drosophila genome and generated 38,695-5,900,000 unique CLIP tags for each SR-protein replicate.
Project description:Previous studies from our lab have characterized a group of splicing factors called SR proteins that function to identify intron/exon borders in regulating metabolic homeostasis in the Drosophila fat body. Decreasing the function of one SR protein, 9G8, causes an increase in triglyceride storage; however, the full complement of 9G8 target genes that regulate metabolism is unknown. To address this question, we performed RNA sequencing on Drosophila fat bodies with 9G8 levels reduced by RNAi.
Project description:Previous studies from our lab have characterized a group of splicing factors called SR proteins that function to identify intron/exon borders in regulating metabolic homeostasis in the Drosophila fat body. Decreasing the function of one SR protein, 9G8, causes an increase in triglyceride storage; however, the function of 9G8 in other metabolic tissues like the fly intestine is not known. Decreasing 9G8 in the Drosophila intestine results in the accumulation of triglycerides; however, the 9G8 target genes responsible for this phenotype are unknown. To address this question, we performed RNA sequencing on Drosophila intestines with 9G8 levels reduced by RNAi.
Project description:Deciphering the role of alternative splicing in developmental processes relies on the identification of key genes whose expression is controlled by splicing regulators throughout growth of a whole organism. Targeting expression of five SR proteins in the developing eye of Drosophila allowed us to show that these splicing factors induce various phenotypic alterations concerning eye organogenesis and viability. Although both dASF/SF2 and B52 caused defects in ommatidia structure, only B52 impairs normal photoreceptor axons projection and neurogenesis in visual ganglia. Consistently, microarray analyses revealed that many of the B52 targets are involved in brain organogenesis and we show that their splicing profile is altered both in B52 loss and gain of function. Conversely, a large proportion of dASF/SF2 targets are involved in eye development. This differential effect argues that SR proteins confer accuracy to developmental gene-expression programs, thus ensuring tissue identity and supporting cell-lineage decisions. Keywords: genetic modification Experiment aimed at determining whether increased SR protein B52 expression can affect global gene expression in Drosophila. Control: GMR X GFP-NLS trangenic larvae The 2 samples correspond to dye-swap experiments.
Project description:Deciphering the role of alternative splicing in developmental processes relies on the identification of key genes whose expression is controlled by splicing regulators throughout growth of a whole organism. Targeting expression of five SR proteins in the developing eye of Drosophila allowed us to show that these splicing factors induce various phenotypic alterations concerning eye organogenesis and viability. Although both dASF/SF2 and B52 caused defects in ommatidia structure, only B52 impairs normal photoreceptor axons projection and neurogenesis in visual ganglia. Consistently, microarray analyses revealed that many of the B52 targets are involved in brain organogenesis and we show that their splicing profile is altered both in B52 loss and gain of function. Conversely, a large proportion of dASF/SF2 targets are involved in eye development. This differential effect argues that SR proteins confer accuracy to developmental gene-expression programs, thus ensuring tissue identity and supporting cell-lineage decisions. Keywords: genetic modification Experiment aimed at determining whether increased SR protein dASF/SF2 expression can affect global gene expression in Drosophila. Control: GMR X GFP-NLS trangenic larvae The 2 samples correspond to dye-swap experiments.
Project description:SR proteins are well-characterized RNA binding proteins that promote exon inclusion by binding to exonic splicing enhancers (ESEs). However, it has been unclear whether regulatory rules deduced on model genes apply generally to activities of SR proteins in the cell. Here, we report global analyses of two prototypical SR proteins SRSF1 (SF2/ASF) and SRSF2 (SC35) using splicing-sensitive arrays and CLIP-seq on mouse embryo fibroblasts (MEFs). Unexpectedly, we find that these SR proteins promote both inclusion and skipping of exons in vivo, but their binding patterns do not explain such opposite responses. Further analyses reveal that loss of one SR protein is accompanied by coordinated loss or compensatory gain in the interaction of other SR proteins at the affected exons. Therefore, specific effects on regulated splicing by one SR protein actually depend on a complex set of relationships with multiple other SR proteins in mammalian genomes. SRSF1 and SRSF2 CLIP-seq
Project description:SR proteins are well-characterized RNA binding proteins that promote exon inclusion by binding to exonic splicing enhancers (ESEs). However, it has been unclear whether regulatory rules deduced on model genes apply generally to activities of SR proteins in the cell. Here, we report global analyses of two prototypical SR proteins SRSF1 (SF2/ASF) and SRSF2 (SC35) using splicing-sensitive arrays and CLIP-seq on mouse embryo fibroblasts (MEFs). Unexpectedly, we find that these SR proteins promote both inclusion and skipping of exons in vivo, but their binding patterns do not explain such opposite responses. Further analyses reveal that loss of one SR protein is accompanied by coordinated loss or compensatory gain in the interaction of other SR proteins at the affected exons. Therefore, specific effects on regulated splicing by one SR protein actually depend on a complex set of relationships with multiple other SR proteins in mammalian genomes.
2013-04-05 | GSE44591 | GEO
Project description:Studies of A. thaliana SR proteins
Project description:We used GFP-tagged SR proteins expressed at endogenous levels and iCLIP to identify and compare endogenous RNA targets of individual SR proteins, map the preferential sites of binding, compare binding pattern and binding motifs between family members and to NXF1 and quantify binding of SR proteins and NXF1 to spliced versus unspliced RNAs to study the role of SR proteins in mRNA export via NXF1.
Project description:Using RNA-seq, we characterize the global AS regulation of the eight Drosophila SR protein family members RNA-seq experiments on two replicate samples from 8 individual SR protein knockdown (exptGroup=S), two replicates of simultaneous SR protein knockdown (XL6:B52 & SC35:B52) (exptGroup=D). Each exptGroup includes duplicate of its own non-specific (NS) controls.