Project description:Y box-binding protein 1 (Ybx1) is critical for embryogenesis and organogenesis. In zebrafish, we identify Ybx1 is predominantly expressed in the enterocytes of intestine in day5 larvae, whereas its immediately degradation driven by ubiquitination on day6. Here we show the maternal lethality with cardiac edema in ybx1-/- larvae, and postnatal larval lethality exhibited in ybx1-/- larvae within the death window from 10dpf to 20dpf. To study the underlying mechanisms for the ybx1-/- larvae partial lethality, we performed RNA-seq and experimental results showed the increased ROS might be the underlying cause for the postnatal lethality. By ascorbic acid treatment, we found ascorbic acid exposure prevented ybx1-/- larvae from postnatal lethality, while hydrogen peroxide aggravated ybx1-/- larvae postnatal lethality during the death window. By RNA-seq analysis, we also found significantly increased expressions of mmp9 and mmp13a in ybx1-/- larvae, and by inhibition of either MMP9 or MMP13a expression partially rescue the ybx1-/- postnatal lethality during the death window. Later, we further identify the intestinal impairs on 30 dpf and further deteriorated severe intestinal disorder in Ybx1 deficiency zebrafish. By exposure of ybx1-/- zebrafish for 14 days, we discover ascorbic acid partially mend the impaired intestine in ybx1-/-. In this study, we demonstrate that ybx1-/- larvae were ROS-susceptible, and the increased inflammation in ybx1-/- larvae intestine identified enables the ybx1-/- zebrafish as good model for studying of intestinal disease.
Project description:In order to identify YBX1 binding sites on endogenous RNA, we performed HITS-CLIP on endogenous YBX1 We used a previously published method to perform HITS-CLIP on endogenous YBX1 (Licatalosi D, et al. 2008, Nature 456:464-U22)
Project description:In order to identify YBX1 binding sites on tRNA fragments, we performed small-RNA HITS-CLIP on endogenous YBX1 We used a previously published method to perform HITS-CLIP on endogenous YBX1 (Chi SW, et al. 2009, Nature 460:479)
Project description:YBX1 is a multifunctional protein involved in the control of transcription and translation. We identified YBX1 as an target of MEK/ERK signaling in colorectal cancer cell lines. We performed a ChIP-chip analysis of HCT116 cells to identify new potential target genes of YBX1. Comparison of input DNA fragments with fragments coprecipitated with YBX1 in HCT116 cells.
Project description:In order to identify YBX1-dependent targets that are modulated under hypoxic conditions, we used control and YBX1 knockdown cells grown under normoxia and hypoxia to profile gene expression levels. Control and YBX1-knockdown cells were grown and profiled under hypoxia and normoxia to identify YBX1-dependent hypoxia-induced target transcripts.
Project description:In order to identify YBX1-dependent targets that are modulated upon changing the levels of endogenous tRFs, we used transient transfection of antisense locked-nucleic acids (LNAs) against tRFAsp, tRFGly, tRFGlu, and tRFTyr followed by microarray profiling. Synthetic antisense locked-nucleic acids (LNAs) targeting the YBX1 binding site on tRFAsp, tRFGly, tRFGlu, and tRFTyr were transfected into control and YBX1-knockdown cells to identify YBX1-dependent targets that are modulated due to tRF loss-of-function.
Project description:In order to identify YBX1-dependent targets that are modulated upon changing the levels of endogenous tRFs, we used transient transfection of antisense locked-nucleic acids (LNAs) against tRFAsp, tRFGly, tRFGlu, and tRFTyr followed by alpha-amanitine treatment, RNA extraction at time points 0 and 8hr post-treatment, and transcriptomic profiling. Synthetic antisense locked-nucleic acids (LNAs) targeting the YBX1 binding site on tRFAsp, tRFGly, tRFGlu, and tRFTyr were transfected into control and YBX1-knockdown cells to identify YBX1-dependent targets whose stabilities are modulated due to tRF loss-of-function. We used alpha-amanitine mediated inhibition of RNA-polymerase to measure transcript stability across the entire transcriptome.
Project description:In order to test whether inhibition of tRFs induced under hypoxia would counteract the YBX1-dependent reduction of target transcripts, we used transient transfection of antisense locked-nucleic acids (pooled LNAs) against tRFAsp, tRFGly, tRFGlu, and tRFTyr under hypoxia followed by microarray profiling. Synthetic antisense locked-nucleic acids (LNAs) targeting the YBX1 binding site on tRFAsp, tRFGly, tRFGlu, and tRFTyr were transfected (as a pool) in control and YBX1-knockdown cells under hypoxia to assess the consequences of inhibiting tRFs induced in hypoxic MDA-parental cells.