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ChIP-seq profiling of RNA Polymerase II in Drosophila melanogaster S2 cells depleted of the non-specific lethal (NSL) complex

ABSTRACT: We show that the non-specific lethal (NSL) complex in Drosophila binds to housekeeping genes. Individual ChIP-qPCR experiments of NSL target genes indicated a role of the NSL complex in RNA Polymerase II (Pol II) recruitment to promoters. Consequently, we obtained ChIP-Seq profiles of the Pol-II-subunit Rbp3 in S2 cells that were depleted of either NSL1 or NSL3. Rbp3-ChIP from S2 cells treated with siRNA targeted against GFP were used as a control. This experiment is related to experiment E-MTAB-214 and E-MTAB-1085.

ORGANISM(S): Drosophila melanogaster

SUBMITTER: Friederike Muhlpfordt

PROVIDER: E-MTAB-1084 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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