Project description:Polycomb protein complexes are critical for stem cell renewal and tumorigenesis. Some components of Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) have been frequently found to be overexpressed in a variety of human cancers and contribute to tumor initiation and development partially by transcriptional silencing of tumor suppressor genes. However, the exact underlying mechanisms still remain elusive. To further characterize PRC2-directed transcriptome and explore its implication in tumorigenesis, here we performed a genome-wide profiling of EZH2-associated, a key component of PRC2, transcriptome in human gastric cancer cell lines by RNA immunoprecipitation sequencing (RIP-seq). We observed that the EZH2-interacting transcripts are distributed in protein-coding, intergenic, intronic and promoter regions and transcribed from both strands. Many transcripts are originated from cancer-related loci and transcribed from active promoters. Particularly, we demonstrated that EZH2-associated lncRNA MALAT1 tethers EZH2 to PCDH10 promoter for its transcriptional repression and contributes to gastric cellular invasion and migration.
Project description:We report genome-wide detection of long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) generate by Pol V in transcriptional gene silencing in Arabidopsis thaliana. We further show that most of these transcripts are bound by AGO4. RNA immunoprecipitation followed by high-throughput sequencing (RIP-seq) RNA immunoprecipitation with an anti-AGO4 antibody was performed in one biological replicate and included Col-0, nrpe1, and ago4-1; RNA immunoprecipitation with an anti-NRPE1 (largest subunit of Pol V) was performed in two replicates; replicate 1 included Col-0 and nrpe1, replicated two included Col-0, nrpe1, ago4-1, and idn2-1
Project description:Analysis of ex vivo isolated lymphatic endothelial cells from the dermis of patients to define type 2 diabetes-induced changes. Results preveal aberrant dermal lymphangiogenesis and provide insight into its role in the pathogenesis of persistent skin inflammation in type 2 diabetes. The ex vivo dLEC transcriptome reveals a dramatic influence of the T2D environment on multiple molecular and cellular processes, mirroring the phenotypic changes seen in T2D affected skin. The positively and negatively correlated dLEC transcripts directly cohere to prolonged inflammatory periods and reduced infectious resistance of patients´ skin. Further, lymphatic vessels might be involved in tissue remodeling processes during T2D induced skin alterations associated with impaired wound healing and altered dermal architecture. Hence, dermal lymphatic vessels might be directly associated with T2D disease promotion.
