Project description:Long Terminal Repeat (LTR) Retrotransposons are an abundant class of genomic parasites that replicate by insertion of new copies into the host genome. LTR retrotransposons prevent mutagenic insertions through diverse targeting mechanisms that avoid coding sequences, but a universal set of principles guiding their target site selection hasn’t been established. Here we show that insertion of the fission yeast LTR retrotransposon Tf1 is guided by the DNA binding protein Sap1, and that the efficiency and location of the targeting depend on the activity of Sap1 as a replication fork barrier. We propose that Sap1 guides insertion of Tf1 by blocking the progression of the replication fork, and that the Tf1 transposon uses features of arrested forks to insert into the host genome. These observations point to a universal mechanism for determination of LTR retrotransposon target site selection.
Project description:Purpose: Expression profiling of two ORFs encoding putative transcription factors: An07g07370 (TF1/MjkA) and An12g07690 (TF2/MjkB), and a histone deacetylase (An09g06520, HdaX) under carbon-limited batch cultivations (biological duplicate runs) in Aspergillus niger. Methods: Single deletion strains for TF1, TF2 and HD, respectively, (ii) a double deletion strain for TF1 and TF2, and (iii) individual conditional overexpression mutants for TF1, TF2 and HD using the Tet-on system were analysed. Samples were taken at exponential and post-exponential growth phase (technical duplicate) and analysed by RNA-Seq analysis (DOI).
2018-11-07 | GSE119311 | GEO
Project description:Genome-wide retrotransposon Tf1 integration sites after exposure to cobalt chloride
Project description:In order to investigate the role of PRL-3 in the leukemogenesis, we transfected a control vector (pEGFP) and (human) PRL-3 gene into an acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cell line TF-1, respectively. After drug selection and FACS sorting, we established TF1-pEGFP and TF1-hPRL-3 isogenic cell lines. In vitro and in vivo experiments were conducted to characterized this pair of isogenic cell lines. Results provided insight into the molecular basis of PRL-3 in contributing the development of AML.
Project description:The effect Ds insertion mutation in Ds13-2198-1 line on the gene expression profiles was investigated. The genes for photosynthesis and some transcriptional factors were upregulated while genes for metabolism were downregulated. Experiment Overall Design: To investigate the effect of an strong albino mutation, the genome wide gene expression profiles of plants were examined. Segregants with normal phenotype and albino phenotype obtained from the heterotalic parental line were grown on the same 1/2 MS plate for 3 weeks.
Project description:In order to characterize precisely the T-DNA insertion(s) in three reporter lines, we performed whole genome sequencing and searched for insertion sites and T-DNA copy numbers.
Project description:We describe a novel method of mapping genome-wide distributions of epigenetic marks in single cells using a Tn5 transposase complex conjugated to Protein A. This construct is guided to chromatin by an associated antibody, allowing sequence tag insertion and chromatin fragmentation specifically at genomic sites presenting the relevant antigen. This method is capable of processing thousands of individual cells in a single day of bench work.
Project description:Microarray experiment for pharmacogenomics profilling. Two mutations, an NF1 knockout and NRAS G12D, that induce the RAS signalling pathway were made in TF1 cells. The NRAS G12D mutant was treated with pyrvinium at 250 nM in DMSO (vehicle).
