Transcription in Mecp2 null and Cfp1 null cells

ABSTRACT: The dinucleotide sequence 5'CG acts as a signalling module that can influence the epigenome and modulate chromosome function. CG exists in three chemically distinct forms that differ due to the modification status of the cytosine base: unmethylated, methylated or hydroxymethylated. The Cfp1 protein binds to unmethylated CG clusters in vivo and is required for the coincident trimethylation of lysine 4 in histone H3 by the Setd1 complex. On the other hand, the methyl-CG binding protein MeCP2 can direct deacetylation of histones. These findings align with evidence that nonmethylated CpG islands mark promoters, whereas CG methylation leads to gene silencing. Interfering with Cfp1 or Mecp2 function will therefore impact chromatin structure, possibly resulting in alteration of transcription. This data is part of a pre-publication release. For information on the proper use of pre-publication data shared by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (including details of any publication moratoria), please see http://www.sanger.ac.uk/datasharing/ Abstract: This project aims to assess effects of Cfp1- and Mecp2-deficiency on transcription using RNA-seq of nascent RNA. This involves in vitro run-on transcription with isolated nuclei using BrU as a substrate to permit purification of nascent RNA. This technique shows where active polymerases are loaded on chromatin, unlike conventional RNA-seq, which only detects stable cytoplasmic RNAs.

INSTRUMENT(S): Illumina Genome Analyzer II

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

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PROVIDER: E-ERAD-80 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress