Project description:We applied Chromatin immunoprecipation and massively parallel DNA sequencing technique, ChIP-seqencing, to identify the binding sites of Brd7 protein in human cells. ChIP-seq was applied to HEK293 cell line in control and BRD7 overexpressed cells.
Project description:small RNA seqencing of pig small inteseine cells samples from different groups in different generations to search for weaning effect on gene expression.
Project description:Glioma is the most common type of intracranial tumor and accounts for 75% of malignant brain tumors. Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most malignant form of glioma, with strong invasive capabilities and a high relapse rate even after treatment. Here, our RNA seqencing analysis of BV2 cells treated by H2O2 and si-Nr4a2 reveal the effect of oxdiative stress and Nr4a2-knockdown on phenotype of microglia. Chip-seqencing andlysis of BV2 cells by anti-Nr4a2 antibody is to find the target genes regulated by Nr4a2. Overall, our results reveal that Nr4a2 as the major transcription factors for microglia involved in immunosuppression of glioma.
Project description:Polyploidization as the consequence of 2n gamete formation is a prominent mechanism in plant evolution. Studying its effects on the genome and its expression has both basic and applied interest. We crossed two diploid (2n=2x=16) M. sativa plants, a subsp. falcata seed parent and a coerulea x falcata pollen parent that produce a mixture of n and 2n eggs and pollen, respectively. Such cross produced full-sib diploid and tetraploid (2n=4x=32) progenies, the latter being the result of bilateral sexual polyploidization (BSP). These unique materials allowed us to investigate the effects of BSP, and separating the effect of intraspecific hybridization from those of polyploidization by comparing 2x with 4x full sib progeny plants. SSR marker segregation demonstrated tetrasomic inheritance for all chromosomes but one, demonstrating that these neotetraploids are true autotetraploids. BSP brought about increased biomass, earlier flowering, higher seed set and weight, larger leaves with larger cells. Microarray analyses with M. truncatula gene chips showed that several hundred genes, related to diverse metabolic functions, changed their expression level as a consequence of polyploidization. In addition, cytosine methylation increased in 2x but not in 4x hybrids. Our results indicate that sexual polyploidization induce significant transcriptional novelty, possibly mediated in part by DNA methylation, and phenotypic novelty that can be at the base of improved adaptation and reproductive success of tetraploid M. sativa with respect to its diploid progenitor. These polyploidy-induced changes may have promoted the adoption of tetraploid alfalfa in agriculture.