Project description:Purpose: The transcription fact Lola is identified as a conponent acting downstream of Hippo signaling to restrict ISC proliferation and regulate midgut homeostasis. To further elucidate the mechanism of Lola regulating ISC proliferation and midgut homeostasis,Chromatin immunoprecipitation assay followed by sequencing (ChIP-seq) was performed to identify genes suppressed directly by Lola. Methods: Chromatin lysates were clarified from homogenized and sonicated S2 cells; protein-DNA complexes were isolated with antibody. Genomic DNA fragments were purified with a DNA purification kit (QIAGEN) and subjected to high throughput sequencing using Illumina HiSeq2500. Process: After the genomic DNA segments were sequenced using Illumina HiSeq2500. After quality control with fastqc (version 0.11.8), we built genome index from Drosophila melanogaster genome(BDGP6)with bowtie2-build. Reads were aligned to Drosophila genome BDGP6 index with bowtie2. Then we converted sam files to bam files with samtools. Peaks were called from the aligned reads using MACS2 callpeak, and peaks annotation using R package ChIPseeker. Conclusion: Thousands of Lola-associated chromatin binding sites were identified in cultured S2 cells. Analysis of the Lola binding profiles revealed that Lola mainly binds to the regions around transcription start sites (TSS) and promoters.
Project description:Transcriptional control of dendritic cell (DC) development has not been fully understood. TRIM33, a transcription co-factor was found to be crucial for transcription regulation during the development of DCs. Genome wide binding site analysis with CUT&Tag revealed co-localization of TRIM33 with CDK9 and Serine 2 phosphorylated RNA polymerase (S2 Pol II) in the common dendritic cell progenitors (CDPs).
Project description:Shavenbaby (Svb) transcription factor is involved in the differenciation of epidermal cells, the homeostasis of intestinal stem cell. Svb is first synthetized as a long repressor protein called SvbRepressor (SvbREP). In presence of Pri peptides Svb Repressor is clived by the proteasoome into a shorter activator protein called Svb Activator (SvbACT). We want in this study determine the binding behaviour of the two Svb forms on S2 cells. We performed ChIPseq Svb experiment in S2 cell lines which present Svb REP or SvbACT or S2 cell without Svb.
Project description:The Hippo pathway regulates metazoan growth, acting through the transcriptional co-activators Yorkie (in Drosophila) and Yap and Taz (in vertebrates). Much attention has been focused on upstream regulators of Yorkie and its homologues. In contrast, the mechanisms by which they actually promote transcription have remained poorly understood. Genome-wide chromatin binding experiments support extensive functional overlap between Yorkie and GAF. Chromatin binding identifies thousands of Yorkie sites, the majority of which are associated with elevated transcription, based on genome-wide analysis of mRNA and histone H3K4Me3 modification. Our studies establish a molecular basis for transcriptional activation by Yorkie and implicate it as a global regulator of transcriptional activity in Drosophila. This is a dataset generated by the Drosophila Regulatory Elements modENCODE Project led by Kevin P. White at the University of Chicago. This dataset was generated in collaboration with Ken Irvine at HHMI/Rutgers University and Richard S. Mann at Columbia University. It contains ChIP-seq data (Illumina) for multiple transcription factor antibodies in Drosophila embryos and larval wing imaginal discs.
Project description:We report the application of single-molecule-based sequencing technology (XR-seq) for high-throughput profiling of nucleotide excision repair in Drosophila four developmental stages and S2 cells. By obtaining over six billion bases of sequence from UV and cisplatin damage antibodies immunoprecipitated excision DNA, we generated genome-wide nucleotide excision repair maps of Drosophila Embryo, Larva, Pupa , two gender of adults and S2 cells . We find that Drosophila performs transcription-coupled repair (TCR) at all its developmental stages. S2 cell carry out TCR response to both UV and Cisplatin damage. Finally, we show that XPC repair factor is required for both global and transcription-coupled repair in Drosophila. This study provides the mechanism of nucleotide excision repair of Drosophila in vivo and vitro response to UV and Cisplatin damage.
Project description:We report the application of ultrashort metabolic labeling of RNA for high-throughput profiling of RNA processing in Drosophila S2 cells.