Project description:To investigate the relationship between meiotic recombination initiation and H3K4m3 in Arabidopsis, we generated and sequenced H3K4m3 ChIP libraries from meiotic stage floral buds in wild type, arp6 and met1. To produce high-resolution of H3K4m3 mapping, we used micrococcal nuclease (MNase) to digest chromatins that were cross-linked by formaldehyde for ChIP. This experiment provides for H3K4m3 maps with the resolution of mononucleosomal DNA level (~150 bp).
Project description:ra14-05_multipass - effect of n nutrition of arabidopsis response to erwinia infection - Effect of N nutrition of Arabidopsis response to Erwinia infection - Comparison of Arabidopsis responses to Erwinia infection in relation to nitrogen nutrition (sufficient vs limited).
Project description:In S. cerevisiae, replication timing is controlled by epigenetic mechanisms restricting the accessibility of origins to limiting initiation factors. About 30% of these origins are located within repetitive DNA sequences such as the ribosomal DNA (rDNA) array, but their regulation is poorly understood. Here, we have investigated how histone deacetylases (HDACs) control the replication program in budding yeast. This analysis revealed that two HDACs, Rpd3 and Sir2, control replication timing in an opposite manner. Whereas Rpd3 delays initiation at late origins, Sir2 is required for the timely activation of early origins. Moreover, Sir2 represses initiation at rDNA origins whereas Rpd3 counteracts this effect. Remarkably, deletion of SIR2 restored normal replication in rpd3 cells by reactivating rDNA origins. Together, these data indicate that HDACs control the replication timing program in budding yeast by modulating the ability of repeated origins to compete with single-copy origins for limiting initiation factors. MNase-seq analysis of nucleosome position in wt, sir2 and rpd3 cells, aligned against genomic DNA (sacCer3; *sorted_s3.bed) and rDNA sequences (*rdna_nucleosomes.bed)
Project description:To determine meiotic recombination initiation sites in Arabidopsis thaliana genome we purified and sequenced oligonucleotides (35-45 nt) bound to SPO11-1, meiosis specific transesterase that induces meiotic DSB formation. This reveals that SPO11-1-oligonucleotide hotspots occur at nucleosome depleted regions of gene promoters, introns, terminators and specific families of DNA transposons (recomposons). To investigate the influence of chromatin structure and epigenetic factors on meiotic DSB formation we performed sequencing of SPO11-1-oligonucleotides in arp6, met1 and suvh4 suvh5 suvh6.
Project description:The douple mutant Arabidopsis thaliana soc1 ful, in contrast with WT, produces an interfascicular cambium and a large wood cylinder is the flowering stem. We present the RNAseq data for polyA mRNA of different developmental stages of cambium and wood formation in Arabidopsis thaliana. We sequenced 7 stages; 4 in the woody mutant soc1-6 ful-7 (herbaceous, cambium initiation, wood initiation and leaf) and 3 stages in the WT Col-0 (herbaceous, cambium and leaf). The corresponding stem anatomy is also presented in the manuscript indicating the stage of cambium development and the production of secondary xylem.