Genetically encoded unnatural amino acids provide powerful strategies for modulating the molecular functions of proteins in mammalian cells. However this approach has not been coupled to genome-wide measurements, because efficient unnatural amino acid incorporation is limited to readily transfectable cells and leads to very heterogeneous expression. We demonstrate that rapid piggybac integration of the orthogonal pyrrolysyl-tRNA synthetase (PylS)/tRNAPyl CUA pair (and its derivatives) into the mammalian genome enables efficient, homogeneous unnatural amino acid incorporation into target proteins in diverse cells, and we reveal the distinct transcriptional responses of ES cells and MEFs to amber suppression. Genetically encoding Ne-acetyl-lysine in place of six lysine residues in histone H3, that are known to be post-translationally acetylated, enables deposition of pre-acetylated histones into cellular chromatin, via a synthetic pathway that is orthogonal to enzymatic modification, allowing us to determine the consequences of acetylation at specific amino acids in histones on gene expression. Overall design: mRNA was sequenced using polyA-enrichment and Truseq library preparation protocol. Two biological replicates were sequences for each cell line and condition
Genetic code expansion in stable cell lines enables encoded chromatin modification.
Cell line, Subject
View SamplesEndogenous retroviruses (ERVs) have provided an evolutionary advantage in the diversification of transcript regulation and are thought to be involved in the establishment of extraembryonic tissues during development. However, silencing of these elements remains critical for the maintenance of genome stability. Here, we define a new chromatin state that is uniquely characterized by the combination of the histone variant H3.3 and H3K9me3, two chromatin ‘marks’ that have previously been considered to belong to fundamentally opposing chromatin states. H3.3/H3K9me3 heterochromatin is fundamentally distinct from ‘canonical’ H3K9me3 heterochromatin that has been under study for decades and this unique functional interplay of a histone variant and a repressive histone mark is crucial for silencing ERVs in ESCs. Our study solidifies the emerging notion that H3.3 is not a histone variant associated exclusively with “active” chromatin and further suggests that its incorporation at unique heterochromatic regions may be central to its function during development and the maintenance of genome stability. Overall design: RNA-seq analysis of three embryonic stem cell lines WT, H3.3 KO1, and H3.3 KO2)
Histone H3.3 is required for endogenous retroviral element silencing in embryonic stem cells.
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View SamplesRNA-seq analysis documented mRNA changes in total pancreatic RNA preparations 6 days after Ptf1a inactivation. Overall design: pancreas mRNA profiles of Tamoxifen treated adult control mice [Ptf1a(CreER/+)] and Ptf1a conditional knockout mice [Ptf1a(CreER/fl)] were generated by deep sequencing using an Illumina Hiseq 2500.
Transcriptional Maintenance of Pancreatic Acinar Identity, Differentiation, and Homeostasis by PTF1A.
Specimen part, Subject
View SamplesRNA-seq analysis of RNA from embryonic day 18.5 pancreas Overall design: pancreas mRNA profiles of E18.5 C57Bl/6 mice were generated by deep sequencing using an Illumina Hiseq 2500.
Transcriptional Maintenance of Pancreatic Acinar Identity, Differentiation, and Homeostasis by PTF1A.
Specimen part, Cell line, Subject
View SamplesPolycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) regulates gene expression during lineage specification through trimethylation of lysine 27 on histone H3 (H3K27me3). In Drosophila, polycomb binding sites are dynamic chromatin regions coupled to incorporation of the histone variant H3.3. Here we show in mouse embryonic stem cells (ESCs) that H3.3 is required for proper establishment of H3K27me3 at the promoters of developmentally regulated genes. These promoters show reduced dynamics as determined by deposition of de novo synthesized histones, associated with reduced PRC2 occupancy. H3.3-depleted ESCs show upregulation of extraembryonic trophectoderm, as well as misregulation of other developmental genes upon differentiation. Our data demonstrate the importance of H3.3 incorporation in ESCs and suggest that changes in chromatin dynamics in its absence lead to misregulation of gene expression during differentiation. Moreover, our findings lend support to the emerging notion that H3.3 has multiple functions in distinct genomic locations that are not always correlated with an “active” chromatin state. Overall design: RNA-seq analysis of three embryonic stem cell lines (control, H3.3 KD1, and H3.3 KD2)
Hira-dependent histone H3.3 deposition facilitates PRC2 recruitment at developmental loci in ES cells.
Specimen part, Cell line, Subject
View SamplesThyroid hormone has a positive effect on endochondral bone growth. Few studies have looked at the interaction between thyroid hormone exposures and intramembranous bone derived cells. We used microarray as one tool to determine the gene expression profile of intramembranous (calvarial) derived murine pre-osteoblsts after thyroxine exposure.
Effects of thyroxine exposure on osteogenesis in mouse calvarial pre-osteoblasts.
Specimen part, Cell line
View SamplesGene expression analysis under normal culture conditions (RPMI-10%FBS) and at optimal cell densities.
Low-risk susceptibility alleles in 40 human breast cancer cell lines.
Cell line
View SamplesTo address the role of INO80/SWR-type remodeling complexes, we deleted Ep400 at defined times of mouse oligodendrocyte development. Whereas oligodendrocyte precursors are specified and develop normally without Ep400, terminal differentiation is dramatically impaired resulting in hypomyelination. RNA-Seq studies were performed on cultured and FACS sorted control and Ep400-deficient mouse oligodendrocytes to analyze changes in gene expression. These revealed that genes associated with the myelination program and with response to DNA damage are altered in Ep400-deficient oligodendrocytes. Overall design: OPC mRNA profiles of 6-day old control (ctrl) and Ep400 cko mice were generated using the Illumina HiSeq 2500 platform.
Chromatin remodeler Ep400 ensures oligodendrocyte survival and is required for myelination in the vertebrate central nervous system.
Specimen part, Cell line, Subject
View SamplesThis is to compare the gene expression profile of Th1 and Th17 cells.
Late developmental plasticity in the T helper 17 lineage.
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View SamplesThe cortical area map is initially patterned by transcription factor (TF) gradients in the neocortical primordium, which define a protomap in the embryonic ventricular zone (VZ). However, mechanisms that propagate regional identity from VZ progenitors to cortical plate (CP) neurons are unknown. Here we show that the VZ, subventricular zone (SVZ), and CP contain distinct molecular maps of regional identity, reflecting different gene expression gradients in radial glia progenitors, intermediate progenitors, and projection neurons, respectively. The intermediate map in SVZ is modulated by Eomes (also known as Tbr2), a T-box TF. Eomes inactivation caused rostrocaudal shifts in SVZ and CP gene expression, with loss of corticospinal axons and gain of corticotectal projections. These findings suggest that cortical areas and connections are shaped by sequential maps of regional identity, propagated by the Pax6 Eomes Tbr1 TF cascade. In humans, PAX6, EOMES, and TBR1 have been linked to intellectual disability and autism.
The protomap is propagated to cortical plate neurons through an Eomes-dependent intermediate map.
Specimen part
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