Transcriptome sequencing was performed for the chicken B-lymphoma DT40 cell line. rRNA-depletion of total RNA was done, a standard Illumina pair-end library was prepared and sequenced on Illumina HiSeq2000 and HiScan2000.
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View SamplesTo Identify new factors of GR-mediated mRNA decay.
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View SamplesTIA1 and TIAL1 encode a family of U-rich-sequence-specific mRNA-binding proteins (mRBPs) ubiquitously expressed and conserved in metazoans. By PAR-CLIP, we determined that both proteins bind target sites with identical specificity in 3' UTRs as well as within introns proximal to 5' and 3' splice sites. Double knockout (DKO) of TIA1 and TIAL1 increased target mRNA abundance proportional to the number of binding sites and impacted the accumulation of aberrantly spliced mRNAs including the dsRNA-binding protein PRKRA, whose expression was completely blocked and subsequently triggered the activation of the dsRNA-activated protein kinase EIF2AK2/PKR and stress granule formation. Ectopic expression of PRKRA cDNA or knockout of EIF2AK2 in DKO cells rescued this phenotype. Perturbation of maturation and/or stability of additional targets also compromised cell cycle progression. Our study reveals the essential role of a single mRBP family contributing to fidelity of mRNA maturation, translation and RNA stress sensing pathways in human cells.
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View SamplesIdentification of a type I insulin like growth factor receptor regulated gene expression profile associated with an altered site-specificity of metastasis.
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View SamplesDespite many years of study of inversions, very little is known about their functional consequences, especially in humans. A common hypothesis is that the selective value of inversions stems in part from their effects on nearby genes, although evidences of this in natural populations are almost nonexistent. Here we present a global analysis of a new 415-kb polymorphic inversion that is among the longest ones found in humans and is the first with clear position effects. This inversion is located in chromosome 19 and has been generated by non-homologous end joining between blocks of transposable elements with low identity. PCR genotyping in 541 individuals from eight different human populations allowed the detection of tag SNPs and inversion genotyping in multiple worldwide populations, showing that the inverted allele is mainly found in East-Asia with an average frequency of 4.7%. Interestingly, one of the breakpoints disrupts the transcription factor gene ZNF257, causing a significant reduction in the total expression level of this gene in lymphoblastoid cell lines. RNA-Seq analysis of the effects of this expression change in standard homozygotes and inversion heterozygotes revealed distinct expression patterns that were validated by quantitative RT-PCR. Moreover, we have found a new fusion transcript that is generated exclusively from inverted chromosomes around one of the breakpoints. Finally, by the analysis of the associated nucleotide variation, we have estimated that the inversion was generated approximately 43,450 years ago and, while a neutral evolution cannot be ruled out, its current frequencies are more consistent with those expected for a deleterious variant, although no significant association with phenotypic traits has been found so far.
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View SamplesGibberellin mobilizes distinct DELLA-dependent transcriptomes to regulate seed germination and floral development in Arabidopsis
Gibberellin mobilizes distinct DELLA-dependent transcriptomes to regulate seed germination and floral development in Arabidopsis.
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View SamplesThis project aims to delineate the circular RNA complement of mouse brain at age 8-9 weeks
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View SamplesADARs are RNA editing enzymes that catalyze the deamination of adenosine to inosine in double-stranded RNAs. In mammals, there are two isoforms of ADAR1 including a p110 isoform, which is constitutively and ubiquitously expressed, and a p150 isoform regulated by an IFN-inducible promoter. The mutation in ADAR1 gene causes Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome (AGS), a severe autoimmune disease in human. Furthermore, the significant decrease in RNA-editing activity was found in the p150 isoform mutant associated with AGS. In this study, we will perform transcriptome-wide analysis and identify the targets of ADAR1p150 isoform.
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View SamplesThe zebrafish has become a valuable model for examining ocular lens development, physiology and disease. The zebrafish cloche mutant, first described for its loss of hematopoiesis, also shows reduced eye and lens size, interruption in lens cell differentiation and a cataract likely caused by abnormal protein aggregation. To facilitate the use of the cloche mutant for studies on cataract development and prevention we characterized variation in the lens phenotype, quantified changes in gene expression by qRT-PCR and RNA-Seq and compared the ability of two promoters to drive expression of introduced proteins into the cloche lens. We found that the severity of cloche embryo lens cataract varied, while the decrease in lens diameter and retention of nuclei in differentiating lens fiber cells was constant. We found very low expression of both aB-crystallin genes (cryaba and cryabb) at 4 days post fertilization (dpf) by both qRT-PCR and RNA-Seq in cloche, cloche sibling and wildtype embryos and no significant difference in aA-crystallin (cryaa) expression. RNA-Seq analysis of 4 dpf embryos identified transcripts from 25,281 genes, with 1,329 showing statistically significantly different expression between cloche and wildtype samples. Downregulation of eight lens ß- and ?M-crystallin genes and 22 retinal related genes may reflect a general reduction in eye development and growth. Six stress response genes were upregulated. We did not find misregulation of any known components of lens development gene regulatory networks. These results suggest that the cloche lens cataract is not caused by loss of aA-crystallin or changes to lens gene regulatory networks. Instead, we propose that the cataract results from general physiological stress related to loss of hematopoiesis. Our finding that the zebrafish aA-crystallin promoter drove strong GFP expression in the cloche lens demonstrates its use as a tool for examining the effects of introduced proteins on lens crystallin aggregation and cataract prevention.
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View SamplesUse traditional whole transcriptome profiling, and single cell whole transcriptome profiling to understand human pre-implantation development, undifferentiated human embryonic stem cells and differentiated human embryonic stem cells.
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