RNA-seq of total and polysomal RNA of clk-1(qm30) mutants in Caenorhabditis elegans
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ABSTRACT: This study uses total and polysomal RNA-sequencing to show that the translational efficiencies of specific mRNAs change depending on the mitochondrial activity in longer-lived C. elegans.
Project description:The mammalian circadian clock relies on the master genes CLOCK (CLK) and BMAL1 and drives rhythmic gene expression to regulate biological functions under circadian control. We recently uncovered a surprising disconnect between the rhythmic binding of CLK:BMAL1 on DNA and the transcription of its target genes, suggesting that they are regulated by as yet uncharacterized mechanisms. Here we show that rhythmic CLK:BMAL1 DNA binding promotes rhythmic chromatin opening. The underlying mechanisms include CLK:BMAL1 binding to nucleosomes and rhythmic chromatin modifications, including the incorporation of the histone variant H2A.Z. This rhythmic chromatin remodeling mediates the rhythmic binding of other transcription factors adjacent to CLK:BMAL1, suggesting that the activity and the tissue-specific expression of these other transcription factors contribute to the genome-wide CLK:BMAL1 heterogeneous transcriptional output. These data therefore indicate that the clock regulation of transcription relies on the rhythmic regulation of chromatin accessibility and suggest that the concept of pioneer function extends to acute gene regulation, well beyond the current confines of developmental/cell specification. Mouse liver CLK ChIP-Seq signal on Mnase-digested or sonicated chromatin, at 2 different time point (ZT22 and ZT06) from the same mice. Libraries were sequenced using Ilumina HiSeq2000. For Mnase-digested chromatin, libraries contained a mononucleosome insert (e.g., ~147bp), whereas the insert was ~150-300bp for sonicated chromatin.
Project description:To discover new miRNA targets, we generated a C. elegans transgenic line expressing a functional N-terminally Tandem Affinity Purification (TAP) tagged ALG-1 protein (C. elegans strain WS4303). We crossed the TAP::ALG-1 transgene into the mir-58(n4640) mutant background to generate the strain WS5041. For simplicity, we will hereafter term the TAP::ALG-1 transgenic animals as “wild type” and the transgenic WS5041 animals as “mir-58”. In addition to immunopurifying the TAP::ALG-1 and associated RNAs from these strains, we also compared total mRNA levels between these two strains. Total RNA was isolated from the same WS4303 and WS5041 total extracts that was further used for the TAP::ALG-1 RIP. Three independent biological replicates were analyzed. Long-oligo whole-genome C. elegans arrays, produced by the Genome Sequencing Center at Washington University in St. Louis (http://genome.wustl.edu/genome/celegans/microarray/ma_gen_info.cgi), were used for these experiments. A total of 10 µg of total RNA was used for cDNA synthesis.
Project description:RIP-chip-SRM : a New Combinatorial Large Scale Approach Identifies a Set of Translationally Regulated bantam/miR 58 Targets in C. elegans RNA binding protein immunopurification + microarray + targeted protein quantification via Selected Reaction Monitoring This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series: GSE32941: Purification of TAP::ALG-1 complexes and associated RNA from mixed-stage TAP::ALG-1 transgenic (WS4303) and wild-type (N2) animals GSE32942: Microarray analysis of TAP::ALG-1 associated RNAs isolated from synchronized 'wild-type' animals and 'mir-58' mutants GSE32943: Expression analysis of WS4303 (wild type) vs WS5041 (mir-58 mutants) total mRNA Refer to individual Series
Project description:To discover new miRNA targets, we generated a C. elegans transgenic line expressing a functional N-terminally Tandem Affinity Purification (TAP) tagged ALG-1 protein (C. elegans strain WS4303). We crossed the TAP::ALG-1 transgene into the mir-58(n4640) mutant background to generate the strain WS5041. For simplicity, we will hereafter term the TAP::ALG-1 transgenic animals as wild typeand the transgenic WS5041 animals as mir-58. We compared the mRNA population that coimmunopurified with TAP::ALG-1 from synchronized L4 stage wild-type animals with that from synchronized L4 stage mir-58 mutant animals by one-color Affymetrix gene arrays. miR-58 target mRNAs should be specifically underrepresented in the latter samples. Strains WS4303 (wt) and WS5041 (mir-58) were used for TAP::ALG-1 IPs. All experiments were conducted in three independent replicates. For each replicate, WS4303 and WS5041 were grown in parallel. 150 ng of TAP::ALG-1 associated RNA isolated from synchronized late L4 animals were sent to the GeneCore facilty in Heidelberg, Germany (http://www.genecore.embl.de/index.cfm), and the microarray data were generated according to their standard protocol (Weinmann et al. 2009).
Project description:To discover new miRNA targets, we generated a C. elegans transgenic line expressing a functional N-terminally Tandem Affinity Purification (TAP) tagged ALG-1 protein We purified TAP::ALG-1 complexes from mixed-stage TAP::ALG-1 transgenic (WS4303) and wild-type (N2, serving as a mock control) animals and hybridized the associated mRNAs to two-color microarrays RNA isolated from WS4303 and N2 (mock control) animals was analyzed for each IP sample and for each total worm extract sample. Three independent biological replicates have been performed. Long-oligo whole-genome C. elegans arrays, produced by the Genome Sequencing Center at Washington University in St. Louis (http://genome.wustl.edu/genome/celegans/microarray/ma_gen_info.cgi), were used for analysis. Log2 ratios (immunopurified RNA over total RNA from extract) were calculated for each gene. Microarrays generated from WS4303 animals were compared to microarrays generated from N2 mock control animals by a Student’s two sample t test.
Project description:Vesicle-mediated transport is a fundamental part of the secretory and endocytic pathways. In addition to their role in membrane protein trafficking, Arf-like protein subfamily of small GTPases also plays an important role in development, maintenance of Golgi structure and function. Proper protein trafficking is critical for cellular integrity and studies demonstrate that aberrant protein sorting leads to various diseases in many organisms including humans. However, to date, there is no report showing the role of Golgi apparatus and Golgi proteins in organismal longevity. Organisms dynamically reprogram their transcriptome and proteome as a response to internal and external changes, which alter physiological processes including aging. Compared to many transcriptomic studies that identified aging-regulatory genes, proteomic studies that identified aging-regulatory proteins are relatively scarce. By using a quantitative proteomic approach, we identified MON-2, an Arf-Gef protein implicated in Golgi-to-endosome trafficking, as a longevity-promoting protein. We found that MON-2 is essential for the long lifespan of various longevity mutants. Our results demonstrate that Golgi-to-endosome trafficking is an integral part of lifespan regulation.
Project description:We report a new method called FIREWACh (Functional Identification of Regulatory Elements Within Accessible Chromatin), a high-throughput functional assay for directly identifying active promoter and enhancer elements. FIREWACh simultaneously assessed over 80,000 DNA fragments derived from M-bM-^@M-^\nucleosome-free regionsM-bM-^@M-^] within embryonic stem cell (ESC) chromatin to identify 6,364 new active regulatory elements. Many FIREWACh DNAs represent newly discovered ESC-specific enhancers and their analyses identified enriched binding site motifs for ESC transcription factors including SOX2, POU5f1 (OCT4), and KLF4. Thus FIREWACh identifies endogenous regulators of gene expression and can be used for the discovery of key cell-specific transcription factors. The application of FIREWACh to additional cultured cell types will facilitate functional annotation of the genome and expand our view of transcriptional network dynamics. Nucleosome free DNA (i.e. "open chromatin") is isolated enzymatically from cross-linked nuclei of cells (e.g. mouse embryonic stem cells, mESC) and cloned upstream of a minimal promoter driving GFP within a lentivral reporter construct. Virus is made from a pooled library of these plasmids, and used to transfect the target cell (mESC). GFP positive cells contain active NFRs and can be sorted by FACS. The loci of the NFR is determined using high throughput sequencing and mapping.
Project description:RET/GDNF and ET3/EDNRB regulate cell survival, differentiation and migration of neural crest-derived cells. Many signalling mediators of RET have been characterized but the target genes at the end of the signalling cascade are largely unknown. Since the RET/EDNRB crosstalk has been previously shown, we used a Caenorhabditis elegans knockout strain of Nep-1, a homologue of human ECE1 (endothelin-converting enzyme-1), to identify new target genes. Transcriptome comparison between wild-type and Nep-1 strains at different stages identified vit-3 as a differentially expressed gene. Molecular studies of the vit3 mammalian homologue, Apoliporotein B (APOB), were performed in the murine Neuro2a cell line, a model of ENS development. Apob expression in Neuro2a is specifically activated by the RET/GDNF signalling pathway, since Ret silencing abolished Apob increase, and this effect is induced by MAPK P38 kinase activation. Mouse Apob promoter study revealed that there is a p53-dependent repressor element in the promoter region which blocks Apob expression and we show that actually p53 binds to this region. We demonstrated that RET/GDNF and EDNRB/endothelin 3 (ET-3) cooperate in inducing neuronal differentiation resulting in Apob activation. We also show that Apob expression is downregulated in mouse embryos homozygous for the mutation RetC620R and presenting a severe HSCR phenotype, whereas heterozygous mice, phenotypically normal, present a significant increase in Apob expression. These data suggest that Apob has an important role in RET-mediated neuronal development and APOB decrease may have an impact in human disorders where RET absence has been already identified, such as HSCR and Parkinson disease. Gene expression analysis using Affymetrix GeneChip C. elegans arrays in order to identify genes up- or down-regulated in nep-1 strains, homologue of human ECE1 (endothelin-converting enzyme 1). Comparison of the transcriptomes between wt and nep-1 strains in larval stage L3 and adult C. elegans.
Project description:Transcriptome profiling of Lir3 C.elegans mutants. Larval stage L4 worms were used for RNA isolation from N2 (Bristol), Q40 (polyglutamine model) genetic background; Lir3 and wiltype controls. Experiments were done in triplicates using ribosomal RNA depletion. Libraries were sequenced with 50bp reads on Illumina HiSeq2500 platform