Project description:Sin3a is the central scaffold protein of the prototypical Hdac1/2 chromatin repressor complex, crucially required during early embryonic development for the growth of pluripotent cells of the inner cell mass. Here, we explore the endogenous composition of the Sin3a-Hdac complex in pluripotent embryonic stem (ES) and differentiated cells. To do this, we established an endogenous double immunoprecipitation strategy coupled with quantitative mass spectrometry (ENDIP-MS) allowing us to define the precise composition of the Sin3a complex in multiple cell types. We identify the Fam60a subunit as a key defining feature of a variant Sin3a complex present in ES cells, but not in differentiated cells. Fam60a co-occupies H3K4me3 positive promoters with Sin3a and is essential to maintain it on chromatin. Consistent with this, Fam60a depletion phenocopies the loss of Sin3a, leading to decreased proliferation, an extended G1-phase and the deregulation of genes associated with differentiation. Taken together, our data characterise Fam60a as an essential core subunit of a variant Sin3a complex in ES cells required to promote rapid proliferation and to prevent unscheduled differentiation.
Project description:We describe the development of a high-sensitivity protein quantification system called HaloTag protein barcoding assay. The assay involves target protein linking to a unique molecule-counting oligonucleotide by click chemistry.
Project description:In effort to develop methodology for targeted top down mass spectrometry of NF kappa B p65 from human cells, we evaluated the utility of HaloTag for purification and analysis of recombinant protein. During our study, two datasets of bottom up LC-MS/MS were generated: one from in-gel digestion of the predominant band following p65-HaloTag purification, another from in-solution digestion of all the proteins present in a p65-HaloTag purification. p65-HaloTag copurifying proteins identified in our datasets include the known interactors c-Rel, NF-kappaB p105, NF-kappaB p100, and NF-kappaB inhibitor beta. Over 100 proteins were identified by at least two peptides using a Mascot ion cut-off score of 30.
Project description:The MS-cleavable crosslinker, DSSO, was added to cilia isolated from Tetrahymena thermophila. After digestion crosslinked peptides were enriched by size exclusion chromatography. Data were collected using an MS2/MS3 method. Analysis was done using the XlinkX node of PD2.3 and a fasta file generated from standard MS1/MS2 analysis of the crosslinked samples.
Project description:Comparison of global transcription profiles in mouse E12.5 embryonic lung from Shh-Cre;Sin3a flox/+ control with Shh-Cre;Sin3a flox/flox revealed a large change genes due to loss of Sin3a in early lung development.
Project description:ChIP coupled with NGS identifies genome-wide binding sites of a ES cells specific Sin3a/Hdac complex. The aim of these experiments is to study the role of Fam60a in the Sin3a/Hdac complex. ChIP-Seq experiments reveal that Fam60a is required to maintain high levels of Sin3a binding on target genes in mESCs. Depletion of Fam60a causes a drop of Sin3a binding to target sites. Underlining the function of Fam60a in mES cells, ChIP-seq analysis of Sin3a and Fam60a in mouse fibroblasts reveal strikingly low global binding level of Sin3a to its target genes while Fam60a is absent at these sites.