Project description:Knock-down or overexpression of WTAP regulated migration and invasion of cholangiocarcinoma cells in vivo and vitro studies. To investigate the underlying mechanism for WTAP-regulated migration and invasion, the gene expression between the mock cells and the stable cells was compared Total RNA was purified from the mock cells and the stable cells overexpressing WTAP
Project description:Knock-down or overexpression of LAP2beta regulated migration and invasion of gastric cancer cells in vivo and in vitro studies. To investigate the underlying mechanism for LAP2beta-regulated migration and invasion, we compared the gene expression changes between the mock cells and the stable cells. Total RNA was purified from the mock cells and the stable cells overexpressing LAP2beta
Project description:We have carried out analysis of the in vivo genomic binding profiles of Drosophila Hox proteins using stable cell lines to examine Hox protein targeting. We have also examined Hox protein binding in stable cell lines expressing both Hox and the cofactor, Homothorax. Provision of Homothorax also recruits the cofactor Extradenticle.In addition, we have examined Hox protein binding in stable cell lines expressing both Hox and the pioneer factor, Glial cells missing in the absence or presence of Homothorax.
Project description:Previous studies of E2F family members have suggested that protein-protein interactions may be the mechanism by which E2Fs are recruited to specific genomic regions. We have addressed this hypothesis on a genome-wide scale using ChIP-seq analysis of MCF7 cell lines that express tagged wildtype and mutant E2F1 proteins. First, we performed ChIP-seq for tagged wt E2F1. Then, we analyzed E2F1 proteins that lacked the N terminal SP1 and cyclin A binding domains, the C terminal transactivation and pocket protein binding domains, and the internal marked box domain. Surprisingly, we found that the ChIP-seq patterns of the mutant proteins were identical to that of wt E2F1. However, mutation of the DNA binding domain abrogated all E2F1 binding to the genome. These results suggested that the interaction between the E2F1 DNA binding domain and a consensus motif may be the primary determinant of E2F1 recruitment. To address this possibility, we analyzed the in vivo binding sites for the in vitro-derived consensus E2F1 motif (TTTSSCGC) and also performed de novo motif analysis. We found that only 12% of the ChIP-seq peaks contained the TTTSSCGC motif. De novo motif analysis indicated that most of the in vivo sites lacked the 5M-CM-"M-BM-^@M-BM-^Y half of the in vitro derived consensus, having instead the in vivo consensus of CGCGC. In summary, our findings do not provide support for the model that protein-protein interactions are involved in recruiting E2F1 to the genome, but rather suggest that recognition of a motif found at most human promoters is the critical determinant. For data usage terms and conditions, please refer to http://www.genome.gov/27528022 and http://www.genome.gov/Pages/Research/ENCODE/ENCODEDataReleasePolicyFinal2008.pdf 9 total ChIP-seq datasets; four different HA-ER-E2F1 mutants, and one HA ER E2F1 wild type dataset done in duplicate, from 5 different stable cell lines derived from MCF7 cells; Three Input replicates from 2 different stable cell lines derived from MCF7 cells; HA ER E2F1 wild type duplicate dataset from MCF7 stable cells; 1 HA ER E2F1 DBDmut replicate from MCF7 stable cells cells, 1 HA ER E2F1M-CM-^NM-BM-^TC replicate from MCF7 stable cells cells, 1 HA ER E2F1M-CM-^NM-BM-^TN/C replicate from MCF7 stable cells cells, 1 HA ER E2F1M-CM-^NM-BM-^TMB replicate from MCF7 stable cells cells, 1 HA ER E2F1M-CM-^NM-BM-^TMB replicate from MCF7 stable cells cells, 3 Input replicates from MCF7 stable cells cells.
Project description:In this study, we conducted a thermodynamic analysis of RNA helix stability in the Eco80 artificial cytoplasm, which mimics in vivo conditions. Eco80 contains 80% of Escherichia coli metabolites, with biological concentrations of metal ions including 2 mM free Mg2+ and 29 mM metabolite-chelated Mg2+. We determined a set of Watson-Crick free energy nearest-neighbor parameters in Eco80 and found that helices are less stable by ∆∆Go37 ~ 1 kcal/mol in comparison to the traditional 1 M NaCl condition. Analysis indicates that Eco80 reduces the stability of three nearest-neighbor pairs. We applied this information to update the nearest-neighbor model using the RNAstructure package. We determined that our in vivo-like corrections have minimal effects on the prediction of RNA secondary structures determined in vitro and in silico. In contrast, in vivo-like corrections markedly improve prediction of fractional RNA base pairing in E. coli, as benchmarked with in vivo RNA chemical probing data using both DMS and EDC. In summary, our thermodynamic and chemical probing analyses of RNA helices in Eco80 indicate that RNA secondary structures are less stable in cells than in artificially stable in vitro buffer conditions such as 1 M NaCl.