Project description:We studied AES and DDX21 binding RNAs in Kasumi-1 cells stably expressing V5-tagged AES. RNA immunoprecipitation was performed with V5 antibody (for AES), DDX21 antibody and control IgG. We found that AES as well as DDX21 RIP samples showed enrichment for small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs) compared to control IgG. We also showed that AES and DDX21 binding snoRNAs showed significant overlap. Our studies provide mechanisms how AES regulates snoRNAs and rRNA modification.
2017-06-20 | GSE80581 | GEO
Project description:RNA-seq of Arabidopsis 14-day-old seedlings of ABLINO EMBRYO AND SEEDLING (aes)
Project description:Amino Enhancer of Split (AES) is essential for AML1-ETO induced self-renewal and leukemogenesis. To study the effect of AES on transcription regulation in AML1-ETO expressing Kasumi-1 cells, nascent transcripts in control (shctr) and AES knockdown (shAES) Kasumi-1 cells were labelled with uridine analogue 4-thioduridine with subsequent nascent RNA purification and next generation sequencing (Nascent RNA-seq).
Project description:Intro: Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a neglected tropical disease caused by the nematode parasite Wuchereria bancrofti. The primary tool used by the Global Program to Eliminate LF is mass drug administration (MDA), and some 500 million people take the medications each year. Mild to moderate adverse events (AEs) are common after LF treatment, and these pose a challenge for the LF elimination program. To better understand the pathogenesis of AEs, we studied patients from a LF treatment trial in Côte d’Ivoire. Method: Total RNA was extracted from peripheral blood leukocytes collected before and 24h after treatment (when AEs peak). Global RNA sequencing was performed for 9 individuals with systemic moderate AEs and for 9 matched controls without AEs. Differential gene expression analysis (DESeq) identified transcriptional signatures (TS) associated with post-treatment AEs. Results: Out of the 36 sequenced samples, the 9 post-treatment samples from subjects with AEs had a distinct TS (P=0.006 by clustering analysis); 744 genes were significantly upregulated in this group (post vs pre-treatment, paired). These genes were enriched for many biological pathways that included pro-inflammatory pathways such as TLR and NF-kappa B signaling. Genes upregulated in AEs were also significantly enriched for having STAT1/2/3 transcription factor binding sites indicating the importance for interferons in the AEs pathogenesis.
Project description:Microarray gene profilling indentified snoRNAs are downstream target of Amino Enhancer of Split (AES) and are essential for AML1-ETO9a induced leukemia. Amino Enhancer of Split (Aes) is strongly induced by leukemia oncogenes AML1-ETO, PML-RARα and PLZF-RARα. With a conditional AES knockout mouse model we showed that AES is essential for AML1-ETO9a indeced leukemia. We performed gene expression microarray using mouse primary AML1-ETO9a transformed AES wildtype and knockout and showed that snoRNAs were downregulated in AES knockout cells. We found that SnoRNA induction is a common mechanism shared by distinct oncogenes including AML1-ETO, MYC and MLL-AF9. Suppression of C/D box snoRNA complexes or deletion of several single C/D box snoRNAs inhibit clonogenic growth of leukemia cells. These findings suggest that enhancement of snoRNA levels is a critical mechanism of leukemic transformation.
Project description:We perform a quantitative RNA-seq analysis of embryo sacs, comparator ovules with the embryo sacs removed, mature pollen, and seedlings to assist the identification of gametophyte functions in maize. Expression levels were determined for annotated genes in both gametophytes, and novel transcripts were identified from de novo assembly of RNA-seq reads. RNA-seq was performed on four tissue types: nine-day old, above-ground seedling (S); mature pollen (MP); embryo-sac-enriched samples with some remaining nucellar cells (ES); and ovules with embryo sacs removed (Ov).
Project description:In Arabidopsis mature seeds, the onset of the embryo-to-seedling transition is nonautonomously controlled, being blocked by endospermic abscisic acid (ABA) release under unfavorable conditions. Mature embryos lack an impermeable cuticle, unlike seedlings, consistent with their endospermic ABA uptake capability. Seedling cuticle formation occurs after germination rather than during embryogenesis. Mature endosperm removal prevents seedling cuticle formation and seed reconstitution by endosperm grafting onto embryos shows that the endosperm promotes seedling cuticle development. Grafting different endosperm and embryo mutant combinations, together with biochemical, microscopy and mass spectrometry approaches, reveals that endospermic release of Tyrosyl Sulfate Transferase (TPST)-sulfated CIF2 and PSY1 peptides promotes seedling cuticle development. Endosperm-deprived embryos produced nonviable seedlings bearing numerous developmental defects, in a manner unrelated to embryo nourishment, all restored by exogenously provided endosperm. Hence, seedling establishment is nonautonomous, requiring the mature endosperm.
Project description:To demonstrate RIPSeeker program that is developed for RIP-seq analyses, we generated RIP-seq data corresponding to the protein CCNT1 in HEK293 cell line using standard RIP-seq protocols described in Zhao et al., (2010). We performed two in-house RIP-seq experiments both for CCNT1 in human HEK293 cells. Briefly, we generated tagged CCNT1 using a triple tag system that supports lentiviral stable expression and mammalian affinity purification (MAPLE) Mak et al (2010). The HEK293 cells stably expressing tagged CCNT1 was purified by M2 agarose beads, followed by RNA extraction by Trizol. The library synthesis was carried out according to the RIP-seq protocol described in Zhao et al., (2010) except that one of the two experiments was done with non-strand-specific sequencing.
Project description:How repetitive elements, epigenetic modifications and architectural proteins interact ensuring proper genome expression remains poorly understood. Here we report regulatory mechanisms unveiling a central role of Alu elements (AEs) and RNA polymerase III transcription factor C (TFIIIC) in structurally and functionally modulating the genome via chromatin looping and histone acetylation. Upon serum deprivation, a subset of AEs pre-marked by the Activity-Dependent Neuroprotector Homeobox protein (ADNP) and located near cell cycle genes recruits TFIIIC, which alters their chromatin accessibility by direct acetylation of histone H3 lysine-18 (H3K18). This facilitates the contacts of AEs with distant CTCF sites near promoter of other cell cycle genes, which also become hyperacetylated at H3K18. These changes ensure basal transcription of cell cycle genes and are critical for their re-activation upon serum re-exposure. Our study reveals how direct manipulation of the epigenetic state of AEs by a general transcription factor regulates 3D genome folding and expression.