Project description:Alternative splicing increases the diversity of transcriptomes and proteomes in metazoans. The extent to which alternative splicing is active and functional in unicellular organisms is less understood. Here we exploit a single-molecule long-read sequencing technique and develop a computational tool, SpliceHunter, to characterize the transcriptome in the meiosis of fission yeast. We reveal 17017 alternative splicing events in 19741 novel isoforms at different stages of meiosis, including antisense and read-through transcripts. Intron retention is the major type of alternative splicing, followed by “alternate intron in exon”. 887 novel transcription units are detected; 60 of the predicted proteins show homology in other species and form theoretical stable structures. We compare the dynamics of novel isoforms based on the number of supporting full-length reads with those of annotated isoforms and explore the translational capacity and quality of novel isoforms. The evaluation of these factors indicates that the majority of novel isoforms are unlikely to be both condition-specific and translatable but the possibility of functional novel isoforms is not excluded. Together, this study highlights the diversity and dynamics at the isoform level in the sexual development of fission yeast.
Project description:The testis and epididymis tissues collected from 12-month-old adult BMI boars were carried out PacBio Iso-Seq sequencing and Illumina RNA-seq sequencing. The full-length isoforms, extensive alternative splicing events, lncRNAs, some genes and novel isoforms related to spermatogenesis were evaluated.
Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series: GSE34992: Integrative genome-wide analysis reveals cooperative regulation of alternative splicing by hnRNP proteins (splice array) GSE34993: Integrative genome-wide analysis reveals cooperative regulation of alternative splicing by hnRNP proteins (CLIP-Seq) GSE34995: Integrative genome-wide analysis reveals cooperative regulation of alternative splicing by hnRNP proteins (RNA-Seq) Refer to individual Series
Project description:To identify aberrant splicing isoforms and potential neoantigens, we performed full-length cDNA sequencing of lung adenocarcinoma cell lines using a long-read sequencer MinION. We constructed a comprehensive catalog of aberrant splicing isoforms and detected isoform-specific peptides using proteome analysis.
Project description:The fusion oncogene RUNX1/RUNX1T1 encodes an aberrant transcription factor, which plays a key role in the initiation and maintenance of acute myeloid leukaemia. In this study we comprehensively identify and characterize splicing events associated with RUNX1/RUNX1T1. We show that this oncogene is a regulator of the alternative RNA splicing in leukaemic cells. We found two principal mechanisms underlying changes in the production of RNA isoforms: (i) RUNX1/RUNX1T1-mediated regulation of alternative transcription start sites selection, and (ii) direct or indirect control of the expression of the genes encoding splicing factors. The first mechanism leads to the expression of RNA isoforms with alternative structure of the 5’-UTR regions. The second mechanism generates alternative transcripts with new junctions between internal cassettes and constitutive exons. We also show that RUNX1/RUNX1T1-mediated differential splicing affects several functional groups of genes and produces proteins with unique conserved domain structures. In summary, this study reveals a novel layer of transcriptome re-organization in leukaemia by an aberrant transcriptional regulator.
Project description:We provide data showing alternative splicing regulation by Muscleblind proteins in MEFs. MEFs lacking functional Muscleblind (DKO MEFs) were stably reconstituted with Muscleblind proteins from Homo sapiens, Ciona intestinalis, Drosophila melanogaster, Caenorhabditis elegans or Trichoplax adhaerens and splicing regulation was explored using RNA-seq analysis followed by MISO (Mixture of Isoforms). Alternative splicing was accessed using RNA-sequencing data from five DKO MEF lines reconstituted with different GFP-tagged Muscleblind homologs or GFP alone and compared to RNA-seq data from three WT MEF lines and three control DKO MEFs (no Muscleblind reconstitution). A total of 12 samples were used for high-throughput sequencing.
Project description:We determined the strand-specific transcriptome of the fission yeast S. pombe under multiple growth conditions using a novel RNA/DNA hybridization mapping (HybMap) technique. HybMap uses an antibody against an RNA/DNA hybrid to detect RNA molecules hybridized to a high density DNA oligonucleotide tiling microarray. HybMap exhibited exceptional dynamic range and reproducibility, and clearly revealed coding, non-coding and structural RNAs, as well as new RNAs conserved in distant yeast species. Virtually the entire euchromatic genome (including intergenics) is transcribed, with heterochromatin dampening intergenic transcription. Transcriptomes of alternative growth conditions reveal changes in both coding and non-coding RNAs. Interestingly, our analysis reveals large numbers of non-coding RNAs, extensive antisense transcription, new properties of antisense transcripts, and induced divergent transcription. Furthermore, HybMap informed the efficiency and locations of RNA splicing genome-wide. Finally, a remarkable feature is observed at heterochromatin boundaries inside centromeres; strand-specific transcription islands around tRNAs. These new features are discussed in terms of organism fitness and transcriptome evolution. Keywords: yeast, gene expression, bioinformatics
Project description:Through alternative splicing, most human genes express multiple isoforms that may have distinct or even antagonistic functions. To infer isoform regulation based on data from high-throughput sequencing of cDNA fragments (RNA-Seq), we have developed MISO, a computational model that estimates the expression level of alternatively spliced exons and mRNA isoforms and provides intuitive measures of con?dence in these estimates. Incorporation of the length distribution of inserted cDNA fragments in paired-end RNA-Seq analysis in MISO enables dramatic improvements in estimation of alternative splicing levels relative to previous methods. We show that one lane of paired-end RNA-Seq data can provide far more information about splicing than two lanes of single-end data, depending critically on properties of the distribution of cDNA fragment lengths in the sequenced library. MISO also leads to an intuitive method to detect di?erentially regulated exons or isoforms. Application of this method implicates the RNA splicing factor hnRNP H in regulation of alternative cleavage and polyadenylation, a role that is supported by UV crosslinking/immunoprecipitation/high-throughput sequencing (CLIP-Seq) analysis. Together, our results provide a probabilistic framework for RNA-Seq analysis, derive functional insights into pre-mRNA processing, and yield guidelines for the optimal design of RNA-Seq experiments for studies of gene and isoform expression. CLIPseq of hnRNP H in HEK 293T cells. RNAseq of polyA+ RNA from C2C12 mouse myoblasts stably expressing an empty vector or a vector containing an shRNA against CUGBP1. Libraries of two different insert lengths were created and examined.
Project description:Background Alternative splicing is known to increase the complexity of mammalian transcriptomes since nearly all mammalian genes express multiple pre-mRNA isoforms. However, our knowledge of the extent and function of alternative splicing in early embryonic development is based mainly on a few isolated examples. High throughput technologies now allow us to study genome-wide alternative splicing during mouse development. Results A genome-wide analysis of alternative isoform expression in embryonic day 8.5, 9.5 and 11.5 mouse embryos and placenta was carried out using a splicing-sensitive exon microarray. We show that alternative splicing and isoform expression is frequent across developmental stages and tissues, and is comparable in frequency to the variation in whole-transcript expression. The genes that are alternatively spliced across our samples are disproportionately involved in important developmental processes. Finally, we find that a number of RNA binding proteins, including putative splicing factors, are differentially expressed and spliced across our samples suggesting that such proteins may be involved in regulating tissue and temporal variation in isoform expression. Using an example of a well characterized splicing factor, Fox2, we demonstrate that changes in Fox2 expression levels can be used to predict changes in inclusion levels of alternative exons that are flanked by Fox2 binding sites. Conclusions We propose that alternative splicing is an important developmental regulatory mechanism. We further propose that gene expression should routinely be monitored at both the whole transcript and the isoform level in developmental studies. 25 samples were analyzed. Developmental stages e8.5, e9.5 and e11.5 (embryos from all 3, placenta for only e9.5 and e11.5). 5 biological replicates for each.