EnhanceBeta TCPA - Enhancer marks in sorted islet cells
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ABSTRACT: Performed ChIP-seq for H3K27ac and H3K4me1 in purified (FACS sorted) islet alpha and beta cell populations. These ChIP-seq experiments can be used to identify cell-type-specific enhancers.
INSTRUMENT(S): Illumina Genome Analyzer II, Illumina HiSeq 2000
Project description:This experiment used ChIP-seq technology to create a genome-wide profile of histone marks in normal human pancreatic islets. In the current work we analyzed two histone marks associated with gene expression (H3K4me3, H3K4me1) and marks associated with gene repression(H3K27me3). Each mark was anayzed using samples obtained from four donors (n=4). Chromatin Immunoprecipitations (ChIPs) for histone marks were performed using specific anti-histone antibodies. Enrichment of each sample was calulated with respect to its individual input using qPCR. Samples were sequenced with Solexa and sequenced DNA from both Input (n=4) and ChIP (n = 4) samples were aligned to the NCBI Genome Build 36.1 Ð Hg18 to determine regions that were enriched for binding by modified histones.
Project description:In the Metazoan germline, piwi proteins and associated piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) provide a defense system against the expression of transposable elements. In the cytoplasm, piRNA sequences guide piwi complexes to destroy complementary transposon transcripts by endonucleolytic cleavage. However, some piwi family members are nuclear, raising the possibility of alternative pathways for piRNA-mediated regulation of gene expression. We found that Drosophila Piwi is recruited to chromatin, co-localizing with RNA polymerase II on polytene chromosomes. Knockdown of Piwi in the germline increases expression of transposable elements that are targeted by piRNAs, whereas protein-coding genes remain largely unaffected. De-repression of transposons upon Piwi depletion correlates with increased occupancy of RNA polymerase II on their promoters. Expression of piRNAs that target a reporter construct results in a decrease in Pol II occupancy and an increase in repressive H3K9me3 marks and HP1 on the reporter locus. Our results indicate that Piwi identifies targets complementary to the associated piRNA and induces transcriptional repression by establishing a repressive chromatin state when correct targets are found. Examination of mRNA levels, Pol II occupancy, and chromatin repressive state in D. melanogaster ovaries upon Piwi knockdown and Piwi mutation. This records present the sequencing data related to Piwi knockdown study portion.
Project description:Drosophila Insulator proteins mediate long-range chromosomal interactions. ChIP-seq revealed that binding of insulator proteins to some specific DNA sites was regulated by poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation in S2 cells. Three insulator sites regulated by poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation were used as baits to map their distant interacting sites using 4C assay in control S2 cells. Mapping the chromosomal interactions of three specific insulator binding sites with 4C assay in control S2 cells.
Project description:Small non-coding RNAs that associate with Piwi proteins, called piRNAs, serve as guides for repression of diverse transposable elements in germ cells of Metazoa. In Drosophila, the genomic regions that give rise to piRNAs, the so-called piRNA clusters, are transcribed to generate long precursor molecules that are processed into mature piRNAs. How genomic regions that give rise to piRNA precursor transcripts are differentiated from the rest of the genome and how these transcripts are specifically channeled into the piRNA biogenesis pathway are not known. We found that trans-generationally inherited piRNAs provide the critical trigger for piRNA production from homologous genomic regions in the next generation by two different mechanisms. First, inherited piRNAs enhance processing of homologous transcripts into mature piRNAs by initiating the ping-pong cycle in the cytoplasm. Second, inherited piRNAs induce installment of the H3K9me3 mark on genomic piRNA cluster sequences. The HP1 homolog Rhino binds to the H3K9me3 mark through its chromodomain and is enriched over piRNA clusters. Rhino recruits the piRNA biogenesis factor Cutoff to piRNA clusters and is required for efficient transcription of piRNA precursors. We propose that trans-generationally inherited piRNAs act as an epigenetic memory for identification of substrates for piRNA biogenesis on two levels, by inducing a permissive chromatin environment for piRNA precursor synthesis and by enhancing processing of these precursors. ChIPseq of Rhino and Cutoff in Drosophila melanogaster ovaries The Rhino-BioTAP flies were made by fusing the BioTAP tag (Alekseyenko et al. 2014 )to the C-terminal region of the Rhino gene under the UASp promoter. The Cutoff-EGFP fly line (Nanos-GAL4/UASp-Cutoff-GFP), Cuff^wm25 and Cuff^qq37 were a generous gift from T. Schupbach.
Project description:modENCODE_submission_578 This submission comes from a modENCODE project of Jason Lieb. For full list of modENCODE projects, see http://www.genome.gov/26524648 Project Goal: The focus of our analysis will be elements that specify nucleosome positioning and occupancy, control domains of gene expression, induce repression of the X chromosome, guide mitotic segregation and genome duplication, govern homolog pairing and recombination during meiosis, and organize chromosome positioning within the nucleus. 126 strategically selected targets include key histone modifications, histone variants, RNA polymerase II isoforms, dosage-compensation proteins, centromere components, homolog-pairing facilitators, recombination markers, and nuclear-envelope constituents. We will integrate information generated with existing knowledge on the biology of the targets, perform ChIP-chip analysis on mutant and RNAi extracts lacking selected target proteins, use extrachromosomal arrays to assess the ability of candidate identified sequence motifs to recruit targets in vivo, identify tissue-specific patterns of selected targets, and create integrated, quantitative models of transcription and whole-chromosome functions. For data usage terms and conditions, please refer to http://www.genome.gov/27528022 and http://www.genome.gov/Pages/Research/ENCODE/ENCODEDataReleasePolicyFinal2008.pdf Keywords: CHIP-chip EXPERIMENT TYPE: CHIP-chip. BIOLOGICAL SOURCE: Strain: N2; Developmental Stage: Mixed Embryo; Genotype: wild type; Sex: mixed Male and Hermaphrodite population; NUMBER OF REPLICATES: 1; EXPERIMENTAL FACTORS: Strain N2; temperature 20; Antibody JL00001 DPY27 (target is DPY-27); Developmental Stage Mixed Embryo
Project description:(from abstract): Iron oxidation is a desirable trait of biomining microorganisms, although the mechanism is not well-understood in extreme thermoacidophiles. The complete genome sequence of the extremely thermoacidophilic archaeon Metallosphaera sedula DSM 5348 (2.2 Mb, ~2300 ORFs) provides insights into biologically catalyzed metal sulfide oxidation. Comparative genomics was used to identify pathways and proteins (in)directly involved with bioleaching. As expected, the M. sedula genome encodes genes related to autotrophic carbon fixation, metal tolerance, and adhesion. Also, terminal oxidase cluster organization indicates the presence of hybrid quinol-cytochrome oxidase complexes. Comparisons with the mesophilic biomining bacterium Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans ATCC 23270 indicate that the M. sedula genome encodes at least one putative rusticyanin, involved in iron oxidation. The fox gene cluster, involved in iron oxidation in the thermoacidophilic archaeon Sulfolobus metallicus, could also be identified. These iron-oxidizing components are missing from genomes of non-leaching Sulfolobales like Sulfolobus solfataricus P2 and Sulfolobus acidocaldarius DSM 639. Whole genome transcriptional response analysis showed that 88 ORFs were up-regulated 2-fold or more in M. sedula upon addition of ferrous sulfate to yeast extract-based medium; these included components of terminal oxidase clusters predicted to be involved with iron oxidation, as well as genes predicted to be involved with sulfur metabolism. Many hypothetical proteins were also differentially transcribed, indicating that aspects of the iron and sulfur metabolism of M. sedula remain to be identified and characterized. Dye flip of Mse cells includes two samples, yeast exact (YE) and yeast extract + ferrous sulfate (YEF). The first slide, Y3F5, has YE RNA labeled with cy3 and YEF RNA labeled with cy5, while the second slide, F3Y5, has YEF RNA labeled with cy3 and YE RNA labeled with cy5. YE serves as the reference condition, with the expectation that ORFs involved with Fe2+ oxidation (and SO4 metabolism) will be upregulated on YEF (log2 fold change of YE-YEF < -1).
Project description:modENCODE_submission_575 This submission comes from a modENCODE project of Jason Lieb. For full list of modENCODE projects, see http://www.genome.gov/26524648 Project Goal: The focus of our analysis will be elements that specify nucleosome positioning and occupancy, control domains of gene expression, induce repression of the X chromosome, guide mitotic segregation and genome duplication, govern homolog pairing and recombination during meiosis, and organize chromosome positioning within the nucleus. 126 strategically selected targets include key histone modifications, histone variants, RNA polymerase II isoforms, dosage-compensation proteins, centromere components, homolog-pairing facilitators, recombination markers, and nuclear-envelope constituents. We will integrate information generated with existing knowledge on the biology of the targets, perform ChIP-chip analysis on mutant and RNAi extracts lacking selected target proteins, use extrachromosomal arrays to assess the ability of candidate identified sequence motifs to recruit targets in vivo, identify tissue-specific patterns of selected targets, and create integrated, quantitative models of transcription and whole-chromosome functions. For data usage terms and conditions, please refer to http://www.genome.gov/27528022 and http://www.genome.gov/Pages/Research/ENCODE/ENCODEDataReleasePolicyFinal2008.pdf Keywords: CHIP-chip EXPERIMENT TYPE: CHIP-chip. BIOLOGICAL SOURCE: Strain: N2; Developmental Stage: Mixed Embryo; Genotype: wild type; Sex: mixed Male and Hermaphrodite population; NUMBER OF REPLICATES: 1; EXPERIMENTAL FACTORS: Strain N2; temperature 20; Antibody JL00002 SDC3 (target is SDC-3); Developmental Stage Mixed Embryo
Project description:Hematopoietic Stem Cells (HSC) are originated during embryonic development from endothelial-like cells located in the ventral side of the dorsal aorta around day E10-12 of murine development. This region is called AGM for Aorta/Gonad/Mesonephros refering to the tissues around the hemogenic aorta. Hematopoiesis depends on the Notch pathway and the identification of Notch-targets is important for the understanding of blood origin. Hematopoietic Stem Cells (HSCs) specification occurs in the embryonic aorta and requires Notch activation, however which are the elements regulated by Notch that control this process are mainly unknown. Here, we took a genome-wide approach to identify putative direct Notch targets by precipitating the chromatin that binds to the Notch partner RBPj in the Aorta-Gonad-Mesonephros (AGM) tissue from E11.5 mouse embryos. This assay revealed 701 gene promoter regions as candidates to be regulated by Notch in the AGM. Chromatin was obtained from a pool of 40 dissected AGMs at E11.5. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) was performed as previously described (Aguilera et al, PNAS 2004) with minor modifications. In brief, cross-linked chromatin was sonicated for 10 minutes, medium-power, 0.5-interval; with a Bioruptor (Diagenode) and precipitated with anti-RBPJ (Chu and Bresnick, 2004). After crosslinkage reversal, DNA was used as a template for PCR or for array hybridization. Mouse promoter chip on chip microarray SET (Agilent) was used to identify RBPj targets. It covers 70,000 best identified gene regions with a-5.5 kb to + 2.5 kb range, and has on average 25 probes per gene with an average probe to probe distance of 200 bp. The ChIP-on-chip was performed with dye swaps and one IgG control was brought along. Enrichment analysis was done by comparing the precipitation normalized dye swap signal with input control signal.
Project description:modENCODE_submission_2970 This submission comes from a modENCODE project of Jason Lieb. For full list of modENCODE projects, see http://www.genome.gov/26524648 Project Goal: The focus of our analysis will be elements that specify nucleosome positioning and occupancy, control domains of gene expression, induce repression of the X chromosome, guide mitotic segregation and genome duplication, govern homolog pairing and recombination during meiosis, and organize chromosome positioning within the nucleus. 126 strategically selected targets include key histone modifications, histone variants, RNA polymerase II isoforms, dosage-compensation proteins, centromere components, homolog-pairing facilitators, recombination markers, and nuclear-envelope constituents. We will integrate information generated with existing knowledge on the biology of the targets, perform ChIP-chip analysis on mutant and RNAi extracts lacking selected target proteins, use extrachromosomal arrays to assess the ability of candidate identified sequence motifs to recruit targets in vivo, identify tissue-specific patterns of selected targets, and create integrated, quantitative models of transcription and whole-chromosome functions. For data usage terms and conditions, please refer to http://www.genome.gov/27528022 and http://www.genome.gov/Pages/Research/ENCODE/ENCODEDataReleasePolicyFinal2008.pdf EXPERIMENT TYPE: CHIP-chip. BIOLOGICAL SOURCE: Strain: N2; Developmental Stage: Mixed Embryo; Genotype: wild type; Sex: mixed Male and Hermaphrodite population; NUMBER OF REPLICATES: 2; EXPERIMENTAL FACTORS: Developmental Stage Mixed Embryo; temp (temperature) 20 degree celsius; Antibody SDQ4129 Y39G10AR18 (target is Y39G10AR.18); Strain N2