Dynamic evolution of regulatory element ensembles in primate CD4⁺ T cells.

ABSTRACT: How evolutionary changes at enhancers affect the transcription of target genes remains an important open question. Previous comparative studies of gene expression have largely measured the abundance of messenger RNA, which is affected by post-transcriptional regulatory processes, hence limiting inferences about the mechanisms underlying expression differences. Here, we directly measured nascent transcription in primate species, allowing us to separate transcription from post-transcriptional regulation. We used precision run-on and sequencing to map RNA polymerases in resting and activated CD4⁺ T cells in multiple human, chimpanzee and rhesus macaque individuals, with rodents as outgroups. We observed general conservation in coding and non-coding transcription, punctuated by nume

SUBMITTER: Danko CG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5957490 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature