Project description:Dosage compensation in Drosophila is an epigenetic phenomenon utilizing proteins and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) for transcriptional up-regulation of the entire X-chromosome. Here, UV cross-linking followed by deep sequencing (iCLIP) show that two enzymes in the Male-Specific Lethal complex, MLE RNA helicase and MSL2 ubiquitin ligase, bind evolutionarily conserved domains containing tandem stem-loops in roX1 and roX2 RNAs in vivo.
Project description:ChIP-Seq profiles of MSL1, MSL2, MSl3, MOF, MLE, H4K16ac and RNA Polymerase II phosphorlyated on Serine 5 in Drosophila S2 cells MSL1, MSL2, MSL3, MOF, MLE, H4K16ac and RNA Polymerase II phosphorlyated on Serine 5 ChIP in Drosophila S2 cells. 1-3 biological replicates per experiment. Performed in single-read and paired-end read mode.
Project description:The Drosophila male-specific lethal (MSL) complex binds to the male X chromosome to activate transcription, and consists of five proteins, MSL1, MSL2, MSL3, MOF, MLE, and two roX RNAs. The MLE helicase remodels the roX lncRNAs, enabling the lncRNA-mediated assembly of the Drosophila dosage compensation complex. MSL2 is expressed only in males and interacts with the N-terminal zinc-finger of the transcription factor CLAMP that is important for specific recruitment of the MSL complex on the male X chromosome. Here we found that the unstructured C-terminal region of MLE interacts with 6-7 zinc-finger domains of CLAMP. In vitro 4-5 zinc fingers are critical for specific DNA-binding of CLAMP with GA-repeats, which constitute the core motif at the high affinity binding sites for MSL proteins. Deletion of the Clamp Binding Domain (CBD) in MLE results in decreasing of MSL proteins association with male X chromosome and increasing of male lethality. These results suggest that interactions of unstructured regions in MSL2 and MLE with CLAMP zinc finger domains are important for the specific recruitment of the MSL complex on the male X chromosome.
Project description:Chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by deep sequencing (ChIP-seq) was carried out on wild-type Schneider (S2) cells using specific MLE antibodies to identify binding sites for MLE in the Drosophila genome
Project description:iCLIP experiment to assess the binding of the highly abundant nuclear RNA-binding protein hnRNP C and core splicing factor U2AF65 on a genomic scale. To investigate how both proteins compete for binding at a subset of sites, U2AF65 iCLIP experiments were performed from both HNRNPC knockdown and control HeLa cells.
Project description:HITS-CLIP was carried out on wild-type Schneider (S2) cells using specific MLE antibodies to identify binding sites for MLE in the Drosophila transcriptome
