CAGE-seq of zebrafish cells extracted at the 14 somite stage and segregated by cell cycle dynamics (e.g. fast - green vs slow - red)
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ABSTRACT: The core-promoter, a stretch of DNA surrounding the transcription-start-site (TSS), is a major integration-point for regulatory-signals controlling gene-transcription. Cellular-differentiation is marked by divergence in transcriptional-repertoire and cell- cycling behaviour between cells of different fates. The role promoter-associated gene- regulatory-networks play in development-associated transitions in cell-cycle- dynamics is poorly understood. This study demonstrates in a vertebrate embryo, how core-promoter variations define transcriptional-output in cells transitioning from a proliferative to cell-lineage specifying phenotype. Assessment of cell-proliferation across zebrafish embryo-development, using the FUCCI-transgenic cell-cycle- phase marker, revealed a spatial and lineage-specific separation in cell-cycling behaviour. To investigate the role differential promoter-usage plays in this process, cap-analysis-of-gene-expression (CAGE) was performed on cells segregated by cycling-dynamics.
Project description:This project aimed at identifying developmental stage specific transcript profiles for catecholaminergic neurons in embryos and early larvae of zebrafish (Danio rerio). Catecholaminergic neurons were labeled using transgenic zebrafish strains to drive expression of GFP. At stages 24, 36, 72 and 96 hrs post fertilization, embryos were dissociated and GFP expressing cells sorted by FACS. Isolated RNAs were processed using either polyA selection and libray generation or NanoCAGE. This is the first effort to determine stage specific mRNA profiles of catecholaminergic neurons in zebrafish. Catecholaminergic neurons were labeled by four different strategies: (1) 24 hrs old embryos: we used the ETvmat2:GFP transgenic line (Wen et al. 2007). Visualization of monoaminergic neurons and neurotoxicity of MPTP in live transgenic zebrafish. Dev Biol. 2008 Vol 314 p84-92) which at this early stage labels catecholaminergic neurons in posterior tuberculum and locus coeruleus; (2) 24 hrs old embryos: we used Tg(otpb.A:egfp)zc48 transgenic line (Fujimoto et al. Identification of a dopaminergic enhancer indicates complexity in vertebrate dopamine neuron phenotype specification. Dev Biol 2011, Vol 352, p393–404) which at this stage label ventral diencephalic dopaminergic neurons and some preoptic neurons. (3) For 72 and 96 hrs old zebrafish larvae we used a th:GFP BAC transgenic lines that labels catecholaminergic neurons (Tay et al., Comprehensive catecholaminergic projectome analysis reveals single-neuron integration of zebrafish ascending and descending dopaminergic systems. Nat Comms 2011 Vol 2, 171; also: T. Leng and W. Driever, unpublished). (4) for the 36 and 48 hrs old zebrafish larvae we used a th:Gal4VP16 driver and UAS:EGFP responder transgenic line system to label catecholaminergic cells (Fernandes et al., Deep brain photoreceptors control light-seeking behavior in zebrafish larvae. Curr Biol. 2012 Vol 22 DOI 10.1016/j.cub.2012.08.016). We used the different transgenic lines, because lines (3) and (4) do not efficiently label catecholaminergic neurons at early stages, while lines (1) and (2) also have GFP expression in several other non-catecholaminergic populations at later stages of development. Embryos were dissociated and catecholaminergic neurons were FACS sorted from GFP-tagged zebrafish (Manoli and Driever, 2012, Cold Spring Harbor Protoc. DOI 10.1101/pdb.prot069633). RNA was either processed for NanoCAGE, or mRNA was isolated and amplified. cDNA was sequenced by Illumina technique. This data submission is a series of data files consisting of three independent experiments with diffrent RNA-Seq depth: Samples 1-4 (NanoCage): Samples 5-8 (RNA-Seq high read numbers), and SAmples 9-12 (RNA-Seq low read numbers).
Project description:The goal of this study was to test the hypothesis that BMP signaling regulates patterning of human CDX2+ gut tube cultures (Spence et al 2011, Watson et al. 2014). The study is comprised of 2 separate experiments. The first experiment was to determine the immediate impact of BMP signaling on CDX2+ gut tube cultures. To do so we tested spheroids, spheroids after plating in Matrigel and exposed to 3 days of Noggin (100ng/mL), spheroids after plating in Matrigel and exposed to 3 days of EGF alone (100ng/mL, Control), and spheroids after plating in Matrigel and exposed to 3 days of BMP2 (100ng/mL). RNA was collected from spheroids and spheroids after 3 days of patterning. The second experiment examined if patterning was maintained after this initial 3 days of patterning and an addition 8-10 weeks following transplantation in vivo. To do this we grew all Matrigel plated spheroids for an additional 25 days in media containing EGF alone (Control media). We then transplanted these organoids under the mouse kidney capsule and allowed them to mature for 8-10 weeks. We then collected RNA from the transplanted organoids.
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Project description:Transcription start sites are the focal points of transcriptional regulation, where information from regulatory elements is integrated to stabilize initiation of transcription. In humans, most genes have more than one transcription start site, and these often exhibit different tissue specificity, serving as distinct regulatory frameworks for the same gene. Usage of such promoters can also result in differential gene function manifested on the protein level. Alternative promoter usage has been shown to be increased in several disease states, especially cancer. In this study, we have applied the nanoCAGE method to create a genome-wide map of TSS usage in sorted leukemic blasts from acute myeloid leukemia patients, and corresponding normal controls. We show that the nanoCAGE method can replace similar experiments made with microarrays in terms of expression, but also that it uniquely, allow for the identification of alternative promoter usage in cancer cells. We identify 2,162 putative promoters that are significantly differentially regulated between APL and controls. Interestingly, promoters whose usage is upregulated in APL have an increased propensity to be downstream alternative promoters, and conversely, the promoters producing the annotated longest gene variants are commonly downregulated in cancer. We show examples of genes with upregulated downstream promoters, and demonstrate protein domain loss that could contribute to leukemic induction and maintenance. In conclusion, we present the first genome wide promoterome study from rare purified human leukemic cells. nanoCAGE-seq of human acute myeloid leukemia samples vs. normal hematopoietic counterparts, both in replicates
Project description:Orientia tsutsugamushi, an obligate intracellular bacterium, is the causative agent of scrub typhus. As O. tsutsugamushi is detected in circulating monocytes during acute phase of scrub typhus, we wondered if this organism was able to infect monocytes. We showed here that O. tsutsugamushi replicated in monocytes from healthy donors. Using human whole genome microarrays, we found that O. tsutsugamushi the expression of genes in which up-regulated and down-modulated genes were equally distributed. , the expression of type I interferon, interferon-stimulated genes and M1-associated genes was significantly up-regulated. Second, O. tsutsugamushi the expression of apoptosis-related genes and induced cell death in monocytes. Live organisms were indispensable to type I interferon response and apoptosis and enhanced the expression of M1 cytokines. These findings were related to the transcriptional changes found in mononuclear cells from patients with scrub typhus. Hence, a microarray study revealed the up-regulation of 613 genes and the down-modulation of 517 genes. Importantly, IFN-related genes were specifically enriched and some features of M1 polarization were observed in patients, as found in O. tsutsugamushi-stimulated cells. Our results provide a comprehensive understanding of scrub typhus pathogenesis in which IFN-mediated activation of monocytes appears as critical. Monocytes (1.5 x 105 per assay) were incubated with or without 3 x 105 O. tsutsugamushi organisms in RPMI 1640 containing 10% FBS, 20 mM HEPES and 2 mM L-glutamine (Invitrogen) for 2 hours. The raw data, from the Agilent feature extraction software, were preprocessed with background subtraction and quantile normalization. This pretreatment was performed by using a bioconductor limma package, called Agi4x44PreProcess (http://www.bioconductor.org/packages/2.3/bioc/html/ Agi4x44PreProcess.html)
Project description:Time course analysis of treatment-induced cell dynamics and comparison to non-targetting control. Treatment conditions were sequenced at 4h and 48h while the control was sequenced at 4h only. All samples had the epithelial compartment depleted before sequencing.
Project description:We have used repetitive elements, including retrotransposons, as model loci to address how and when heterochromatin forms during development. High throughput RNA-sequencing using a Nano-CAGE protocol throughout early embryogenesis revealed that the expression of repetitive elements is abundant in embryonic cells, highly dynamic and stage-specific, with most repetitive elements becoming repressed before implantation. Furthermore, we show that Line L1 elements and IAP retrotransposons become reactivated from both parental genomes in mouse embryos after fertilisation, indicating an open chromatin configuration at the beginning of development. Our data show that the reprogramming process that follows fertilisation is accompanied by a robust transcriptional activation of retrotransposons and suggests that expression of repetitive elements is initially regulated through an RNA-dependent mechanism in mammals. Genome Wide profiling of CAGE transcripts using Nano-CAGE and RNAseq in oocytes and 3 different stages of mouse pre-implantation development
Project description:Porcine induced pluripotent stem cells (piPSCs) could serve as a great model system for human stem cell pre-clinical research. However, the pluripotency gene network of piPSCs, especially the function for the core transcription factor ESRRB, was poorly understood. Here, we constructed ESRRB-overexpressing piPSCs (ESRRB-piPSCs). Compared with the control piPSCs (CON-piPSCs), the ESRRB-piPSCs showed flat, monolayered colony morphology. Moreover, the ESRRB-piPSCs showed greater chimeric capacity into trophectoderm than CON-piPSCs. We found that ESRRB could directly regulate the expressions of trophoblast stem cell (TSC)-specific markers, including KRT8, KRT18 and CDX2, through binding to their promoter regions. Mutational analysis proved that the N-terminus zinc finger domain is indispensable for ESRRB to regulate the TSC markers. Furthermore, this regulation needs the participation of OCT4. Accordingly, the cooperation between ESRRB and OCT4 facilitates the conversion from pluripotent state to the trophoblast-like state.
Project description:Purpose: The goals of this study were to identify Pathways that Tregs utilize in the skin to maintain tissue homesostasis in the context of hair follcile cycling. Methods: Hair follicle stem cells (HFSCs), in the presence and absence of Tregs, were induced into cycle through a model of depilation induced anagen. HFSCs were then purified by cell sorting at day 4 post depilation based on cell surface marker expression (CD45 negative, MHC Class II negative, Sca-1 negative, EpCAM negative, CD34 Positive, Integrin alpha6 High) to generate mRNA transcription profiles. Results: Transcriptional profiling revealed a significant reduction in proliferation/differentiation associated genes expressed in HFSCs isolated from Treg depleted mice Conclusion: Our study represents the first detailed analysis of Treg modulation of tissue stem cell behaviour