Project description:Imprinted macro ncRNAs such as Airn play an important role in silencing protein-coding genes in cis, macro ncRNAs could be a common feature in all imprinted gene clusters. By applying the RNA Expression on Tiling Array (RETA) technique, macro ncRNAs were found to be abundant in 26 known mouse genomic regions containing imprinted genes were detected. All well-known imprinted macro ncRNAs were up-regulated upon depletion of DNA methylation.
Project description:Sequencing shows that macroH2A1-emerin interaction occurs in lamina-associated domains on a genome-wide scale. We decided to verify that the biotinylated signal is indeed enriched in the chromatin domains positioned at the nuclear periphery. In this regard, we purified the biotinylated chromatin from HeLa S3 clonal cell line stably coexpressing BirA-emerin and BAP-macro-H2A1 using proximity utilizing biotinylation native chromatin immunoprecipitation (PUB-nChIP). Instead of analysing the protein fraction, we isolated DNA from the biotinylated chromatin pull down and performed high throughput sequencing in order to get insight into the genome wide distribution of the isolated DNA. Importantly, PUB-nChIP-seq of the DNA purified from HeLa S3 clonal cell line stably coexpressing BirA-emerin and BAP-macro-H2A1 showed high levels of enrichment at the lamina associated domains, which were identified previously in HeLa cells using anti-Lamin B1 and anti-Lamin A chIP-seq (Lund et al., 2015). The enrichment of BirA-emerin labelled BAP-macro-H2A at LADs is visibly clear at both the chromosome level and at individual LADs. To test if this enrichment was significant, the genome was divided into 100kb windows and monte carlo simulation using 10,000 iterations was performed to examine if probes overlapping LADs were significantly different to the genomic average. For both replicates, at both LMNA and LMNB1 LADs, the enrichment of biotinylated BAP-macroH2A1 observed was significant relative to the genome wide average.
Project description:Transcription factor-induced reprogramming of somatic cells to pluripotency is a very inefficient process, probably due to the existence of important epigenetic barriers that are imposed during differentiation and that contribute to preserve cell identity. In an effort to decipher the molecular nature of these barriers, we followed a genome-wide approach, in which we identified macro histone variants (macroH2A) as highly expressed in human somatic cells but downregulated after reprogramming to pluripotency, as well as strongly induced during differentiation. Knock down of macro histone variants in human keratinocytes increased the efficiency of reprogramming to pluripotency, while overexpression had opposite effects. Genome-wide occupancy profiles show that in human keratinocytes macroH2A.1 preferentially occupies genes that are expressed at low levels and are marked with H3K27me3, including pluripotency-related genes and bivalent developmental regulators, at which its presence prevents the regain of H3K4me2 during reprogramming, over imposing an additional layer of repression that preserves cell identity. Gemone wide occupancy of HA:macroH2A.1 in human keratinocytes
Project description:The following CGH experiments were conducted on six sectors (S1-S6) from a single primary ductal carcinoma tumor (T11) using the Sector-Ploidy-Profiling (SPP) Approach. SPP involves macro-dissecting the tumor, flow-sorting nuclei by differences in total genomic DNA content and profiling the genome of the tumor subpopulations.
Project description:The following CGH experiments were conducted on four sectors (S1-S4) from a single primary ductal carcinoma tumor (T7) using the Sector-Ploidy-Profiling (SPP) Approach. SPP involves macro-dissecting the tumor, flow-sorting nuclei by differences in total genomic DNA content and profiling the genome of the tumor subpopulations.
Project description:The following CGH experiments were conducted on four sectors (S1-S4) from a single primary ductal carcinoma tumor (T6) using the Sector-Ploidy-Profiling (SPP) Approach. SPP involves macro-dissecting the tumor, flow-sorting nuclei by differences in total genomic DNA content and profiling the genome of the tumor subpopulations.
Project description:The following CGH experiments were conducted on four sectors (S1-S4) from a single primary ductal carcinoma tumor (T4) using the Sector-Ploidy-Profiling (SPP) Approach. SPP involves macro-dissecting the tumor, flow-sorting nuclei by differences in total genomic DNA content and profiling the genome of the tumor subpopulations.
Project description:The following CGH experiments were conducted on four sectors (S1-S4) from a single primary ductal carcinoma tumor (T16) using the Sector-Ploidy-Profiling (SPP) Approach. SPP involves macro-dissecting the tumor, flow-sorting nuclei by differences in total genomic DNA content and profiling the genome of the tumor subpopulations.
Project description:The following CGH experiments were conducted on four sectors (S1-S4) from a single primary ductal carcinoma tumor (T15) using the Sector-Ploidy-Profiling (SPP) Approach. SPP involves macro-dissecting the tumor, flow-sorting nuclei by differences in total genomic DNA content and profiling the genome of the tumor subpopulations.