Project description:We characterized the transcribed active enhancers of a human neuronal cell line derived from fetal mesencephalon (LUHMES) during differentiation by native elongating transcript-cap analysis of gene expression (NET-CAGE). Raw data files starting from 'Total' are conventional CAGE method outputs, and those starting from 'Nascent' are NET-CAGE method outputs.
Project description:Despite addiction being one of the most prevalent and debilitating disorders worldwide, effective treatments are lacking. Repeated cocaine exposure induces maladaptive transcriptional regulation within the brainâ??s reward circuitry, such as the nucleus accumbens (NAc), and epigenetic mechanisms, such as histone acetylation or methylation on Lys (K) residues, have been linked to these lasting actions of cocaine. However, in contrast to K methylation, the functional role of histone Arg (R) methylation remains unexplored in addiction models and poorly understood in brain in general. Here we show that protein-R-methyltransferase-6 (PRMT6) and its associated histone mark, asymmetric dimethylation of R2 on histone H3 (H3R2me2a), are decreased in the NAc of mice and rats after repeated cocaine exposure, as well as in the NAc of cocaine-addicted humans. PRMT6 downregulation occurs selectively in NAc medium spiny neurons expressing dopamine D2 receptors (D2-MSNs) and serves to protect against cocaine-induced addictive-like behavioral abnormalities. Using ChIP-seq, we demonstrate that reduced H3R2me2a binding at gene targets in NAc after repeated cocaine is strongly correlated with increased binding of H3K4me3, and identify Src kinase signaling inhibitor 1 (Srcin1 or p140Cap) as a key gene for these chromatin modifications. Cocaine induction of Srcin1 in NAc, which is associated with reduced Src signaling, decreases cocaine reward, the motivation to self administer cocaine, and cocaine-induced changes in NAc MSN dendritic spines. These results suggest that this suppression of Src signaling in NAc D2-MSNs, via PRMT6 and H3R2me2a downregulation, functions as a homeostatic brake to restrain cocaine action, and provide novel candidates for the development of new treatments for cocaine addiction. H3R2me2A ChIP-seq of mouse. Cocaine vs Saline, 3 biological replicates.
Project description:Molecular mechanisms underlying high-risk subtypes of leukemia remain elusive. PR domain-containing 14 (Prdm14) is a potent oncogene implicated in the initiation of many cancers, including leukemia. Here, we interrogate the heterogeneity of Prdm14-expressing cell types in a mouse model of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL). We identified an abnormal B-1 cell-like population in pre-leukemic bone marrow. B-1 cells are a self-renewing population of unconventional B cells established during embryonic development. This dataset contains genome-wide profiling of PRDM14, H3K4me1, and H3K4me3 to understand the genome-wide binding of the key TF in the abnormal B1 population and their B-cell conserved and B-1 cell-type specific enhancer and promoter regions. Cut-and-run experiments for each antibody were completed in triplicate, with IgG included as an extra experimental control.
Project description:RNA-seq was performed on yeast strains carrying two different mutations in the Rpb4 E19-22 motif (plus a control) to determine how this region affects mRNA buffering (the connection of mRNA synthesis and decay).
Project description:We investigated the genomic and physiological impact of acute sleep loss in peripheral tissues, by obtaining adipose tissue and skeletal muscle after one night of sleep loss and after one full night of sleep. Processed data (count table) only. Raw data will be submitted to EGA.
Project description:Melanoma is the fifth most common newly diagnosed cancer in the U.S., where substitution of valine 600 with glutamic acid (V600E) in BRAF is the most frequently observed mutation in melanoma. Vemurafenib is an FDA-approved kinase inhibitor for BRAFV600E; while the drug can elicit effective remission of metastatic melanoma, relapse typically occurs within several months after treatment. Recent studies documented critical roles of reversible modifications of RNA in modulating resistance to cancer therapy. In the present study, we aim to explore the contributions of epitranscriptomic alterations to vemurafenib resistance by assessing the differential expression of epitranscriptomic reader, writer and eraser (RWE) proteins in IGR37 metastatic melanoma cells and the isogenic vemurafenib-resistant cells (IGR37xp). Our results revealed altered expressions of multiple epitranscriptomic RWE proteins, including markedly elevated expressions of MTO1 and TRMU – which act sequentially to produce 5-taurinomethyl-2-thiouridine (τm5s2U) at the 34th position of human mitochondrial (mt) tRNAGlu, tRNAGln and tRNALys – in the resistant line. We found that genetic depletion of TRMU re-sensitizes IGR37xp cells to vemurafenib and reduces mitochondrion respiration. Interestingly, oxidative phosphorylation proteins exhibit attenuated expression in IGR37xp than IGR37 cells and also in TRMU-knockdown IGR37xp cells. Together, we reported, for the first time, the role of an mt tRNA-modifying enzyme in conferring vemurafenib resistance in melanoma.
Project description:ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling proteins are being implicated increasingly in the regulation of complex behaviors, including models of several psychiatric disorders. Here, we demonstrate that Baz1b, an accessory subunit of the ISWI family of chromatin remodeling complexes, is upregulated in the nucleus accumbens (NAc), a key brain reward region, in both chronic cocaine-treated mice and mice that are resilient to chronic social defeat stress. In contrast, no regulation is seen in mice that are susceptible to this chronic stress. Viral-mediated overexpression of Baz1b, along with its associated subunit Smarca5, in mouse NAc is sufficient to potentiate both rewarding responses to cocaine, including cocaine self-administration, and resilience to chronic social defeat stress. However, despite these similar, proreward behavioral effects, genome-wide mapping of BAZ1B in NAc revealed mostly distinct subsets of genes regulated by these chromatin remodeling proteins after chronic exposure to either cocaine or social stress. Together, these findings suggest important roles for BAZ1B and its associated chromatin remodeling complexes in NAc in the regulation of reward behaviors to distinct emotional stimuli and highlight the stimulus-specific nature of the actions of these regulatory proteins. BAZ1B (WSTF) ChIP-seq of mouse. Cocaine vs Saline, 3 biological replicates. In social defeat model: Normal control vs Susceptible vs Resilient, 3 biological replicates.
Project description:DNA secondary structures are important for fundamental genome functions such as transcription and replication1. The G-quadruplex (G4) structural motif has been linked to gene regulation2,3 and genome instability4,5 and may be important to cancer development and other diseases6-8. Recently, ~700,000 discrete G4s have been observed in naked human single-stranded genomic DNA using G4-seq, a high-throughput sequencing technique that detects structural features in vitro.9 It is of vital importance to investigate G4 structures within an endogenous chromatin context, which until now remained elusive10,11. Herein, we address this via the development of G4 ChIP-seq, an antibody-based G4 chromatin immunoprecipitation and high-throughput sequencing approach. We identified ~10,000 endogenous G4 structures and show that G4s are predominantly seen in regulatory, nucleosome-depleted, chromatin regions. G4s were enriched in the promoters and 5âUTR regions of highly transcribed genes, particularly in genes related to cancer and in somatic copy number amplifications, such as MYC. Reorganization of the chromatin landscape using a histone deacetylase inhibitor, resulted in de novo G4 formation in new and more prominent regulatory, nucleosome-depleted regions associated with increased transcriptional output. Our findings suggest a striking relationship between promoter nucleosome-depleted regions, G4 formation and elevated transcriptional activity. Comparison between normal human epidermal keratinocytes and their immortalized counterparts revealed a ï¾7-fold greater G4 abundance in immortalized cells, of which 80 % were found in regulatory, nucleosome-depleted regions common to both cell types. Consequently, cells exhibiting more G4s displayed significantly increased transcriptional output and were more sensitive to growth inhibition by a small molecule G4 ligand. Overall, our results provide new mechanistic insights into where and when DNA adopts G4 structure in vivo. Our findings show for the first time that regulatory, nucleosome-depleted chromatin and transcriptional states predominantly shape the endogenous G4 DNA landscape. Two cell lines, treated with entinostat or untreated, analyzed to detect gene expression differences, presence of G-Qudruplexes and chromatin state. Each combination of conditions replicated in duplicates or triplicates.
Project description:The leaf of Chinese cabbage is the major place of photosynthesis, the mutation of leaf may directly affect the rate of plant growth and development and the formation of leafy head, and ultimately influence the yield and quality of Chinese cabbage. We identified a developmentally retarded mutant (drm) exhibiting stable inheritance, which was derived from Chinese cabbage DH line âFTâ using a combination of isolated microspore culture and radiation treatment (60Co γ-rays). The drm exhibited slow growth and development at the seedling and heading stages, leading to the production of a tiny, leafy head, as well as chlorophyll-deficient leaves, especially in seedlings. Genetic analysis indicated that the phenotype of drm was controlled by a single recessive nuclear gene. Compared with wild-type line âFTâ, the drmâs chlorophyll content was significantly reduced and its chloroplast structure was abnormal. Moreover, the photosynthetic efficiency and chlorophyll fluorescence parameters were significantly decreased. The changes in leaf color, combined with these altered physiological characters may influence the growth and development of plant, ultimately resulting in the developmentally retarded phenotype of drm. To further understand the molecular regulatory mechanisms of phenotypic differences between âFTâ and drm, comparative transcriptome analysis were performed using RNA-Seq, a total of 338 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were detected between âFTâ and drm. According to GO and KEGG pathway analysis, a number of DEGs which involved in the chlorophyll degradation and photosynthesis were identified, such as chlorophyllase and ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase. In addition, the expression patterns of 12 DEGs, including three chlorophyll degradation- and photosynthesis-related genes and nine randomly selected genes, were confirmed by qRT-PCR. Numerous single nucleotide polymorphisms were also identified, providing a valuable resource for research and molecular marker-assistant breeding in Chinese cabbage. These results contribute to our understanding of the molecular regulatory mechanisms underlying growth and development and lay the foundation for future genetic and functional genomics studies in Chinese cabbage. The RNA from the third true leaves (day 15 to day 24 after the appearance of the third true leaves) of a developmentally retarded mutant (drm) and its wild type âFTâ in Chinese cabbage were sequenced by RNA-Seq, in triplicate.
Project description:We sequenced mRNA from transverse slices of embryos from a variety of D. melanogaster mutants (bicoid over-expression, bicoid knockdown, hunchback knocdown, and zelda mutant) at the blastoderm stage to determine genome-wide patterns of gene expression. mRNA from transverse sections of single D. melanogaster embryos mutant for patterning TFs was sequenced.