Metabolomics,Unknown,Transcriptomics,Genomics,Proteomics

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Tiling path analysis of Drosophila Schneider 2 cultured cells to map forum domains

ABSTRACT: Forum domains are stretches of chromosomal DNA that are excised from eukaryotic chromosomes during their spontaneous non-random fragmentation. Mostly forum domains are of 50-200 kb in length, although larger domains, up to 500 - 700 kb, are also observed.

We performed a genome-wide mapping of forum domains termini in Drosophila Schneider 2 cultured cells using Drosophila melanogaster genomic tiling microarray consisting of overlapping 3 kb fragments. We found that forum domains contain clusters of several or many genes inside. The largest forum domains correspond to the coordinately expressed main clusters of homeotic genes inside BX-C and ANTP-C, cluster of histone genes and clusters of piRNAs. PRE/TRE and binding sites of transcription factors are often reside inside domains, and do not overlap with forum domains termini. The terminal regions of domains often correspond to chromosomal sites containing different classes of mobile elements, binding sites of SuUR protein and regions of intercalary heterochromatin. Our results indicate that forum domains correspond to big multi-gene chromosomal units some of which could be co-coordinately activated or repressed.

ORGANISM(S): Drosophila melanogaster

SUBMITTER: Nickolai Tchurikov

PROVIDER: E-MEXP-2468 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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Tiling path analysis of Drosophila Schneider 2 cultured cells to map forum domains

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