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VanBelzen J, Sakelaris B, Brickner DG, Marcou N, Riecke H, Mangan N, Brickner JH. Chromatin endogenous cleavage provides a global view of RNA polymerase II transcription kinetics. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.07.08.602535. [PMID: 39026809 PMCID: PMC11257477 DOI: 10.1101/2024.07.08.602535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
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Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP-seq) is the most common approach to observe global binding of proteins to DNA in vivo. The occupancy of transcription factors (TFs) from ChIP-seq agrees well with an alternative method, chromatin endogenous cleavage (ChEC-seq2). However, ChIP-seq and ChEC-seq2 reveal strikingly different patterns of enrichment of yeast RNA polymerase II. We hypothesized that this reflects distinct populations of RNAPII, some of which are captured by ChIP-seq and some of which are captured by ChEC-seq2. RNAPII association with enhancers and promoters - predicted from biochemical studies - is detected well by ChEC-seq2 but not by ChIP-seq. Enhancer/promoter bound RNAPII correlates with transcription levels and matches predicted occupancy based on published rates of enhancer recruitment, preinitiation assembly, initiation, elongation and termination. The occupancy from ChEC-seq2 allowed us to develop a stochastic model for global kinetics of RNAPII transcription which captured both the ChEC-seq2 data and changes upon chemical-genetic perturbations to transcription. Finally, RNAPII ChEC-seq2 and kinetic modeling suggests that a mutation in the Gcn4 transcription factor that blocks interaction with the NPC destabilizes promoter-associated RNAPII without altering its recruitment to the enhancer.
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- Jake VanBelzen
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University
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- Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University
- Current address: Department of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University
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- Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University
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Ge T, Brickner DG, Zehr K, VanBelzen DJ, Zhang W, Caffalette C, Ungerleider S, Marcou N, Chait B, Rout MP, Brickner JH. Exportin-1 functions as an adaptor for transcription factor-mediated docking of chromatin at the nuclear pore complex. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.05.09.593355. [PMID: 38798450 PMCID: PMC11118273 DOI: 10.1101/2024.05.09.593355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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Nuclear pore proteins (Nups) in yeast, flies and mammals physically interact with hundreds or thousands of chromosomal sites, which impacts transcriptional regulation. In budding yeast, transcription factors mediate interaction of Nups with enhancers of highly active genes. To define the molecular basis of this mechanism, we exploited a separation-of-function mutation in the Gcn4 transcription factor that blocks its interaction with the nuclear pore complex (NPC) without altering its DNA binding or activation domains. SILAC mass spectrometry revealed that this mutation reduces the interaction of Gcn4 with the highly conserved nuclear export factor Crm1/Xpo1. Crm1 both interacts with the same sites as Nups genome-wide and is required for Nup2 to interact with the yeast genome. In vivo, Crm1 undergoes extensive and stable interactions with the NPC. In vitro, Crm1 binds to Gcn4 and these proteins form a complex with the nuclear pore protein Nup2. Importantly, the interaction between Crm1 and Gcn4 does not require Ran-GTP, suggesting that it is not through the nuclear export sequence binding site. Finally, Crm1 stimulates DNA binding by Gcn4, supporting a model in which allosteric coupling between Crm1 binding and DNA binding permits docking of transcription factor-bound enhancers at the NPC.
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- Tiffany Ge
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
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- Laboratory of Mass Spectrometry and Gaseous Ion Chemistry, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
- Current address: Department of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Laboratory of Mass Spectrometry and Gaseous Ion Chemistry, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Structural Biology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
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Lichauco C, Foss EJ, Gatbonton-Schwager T, Athow NF, Lofts BR, Acob R, Taylor E, Lao U, Miles S, Bedalov A. Sir2 and Fun30 regulate ribosomal DNA replication timing via Mcm helicase positioning and nucleosome occupancy. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.03.21.586113. [PMID: 38585982 PMCID: PMC10996493 DOI: 10.1101/2024.03.21.586113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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The association between late replication timing and low transcription rates in eukaryotic heterochromatin is well-known, yet the specific mechanisms underlying this link remain uncertain. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the histone deacetylase Sir2 is required for both transcriptional silencing and late replication at the repetitive ribosomal DNA arrays (rDNA). We have previously reported that in the absence of SIR2, a derepressed RNA PolII repositions MCM replicative helicases from their loading site at the ribosomal origin, where they abut well-positioned, high-occupancy nucleosomes, to an adjacent region with lower nucleosome occupancy. By developing a method that can distinguish activation of closely spaced MCM complexes, here we show that the displaced MCMs at rDNA origins have increased firing propensity compared to the non-displaced MCMs. Furthermore, we found that both, activation of the repositioned MCMs and low occupancy of the adjacent nucleosomes critically depend on the chromatin remodeling activity of FUN30. Our study elucidates the mechanism by which Sir2 delays replication timing, and it demonstrates, for the first time, that activation of a specific replication origin in vivo relies on the nucleosome context shaped by a single chromatin remodeler.
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- Carmina Lichauco
- Translational Sciences and Therapeutics Division, Human Biology Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA
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- Translational Sciences and Therapeutics Division, Human Biology Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA
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- Translational Sciences and Therapeutics Division, Human Biology Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA
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- Translational Sciences and Therapeutics Division, Human Biology Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA
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- Translational Sciences and Therapeutics Division, Human Biology Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA
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- Translational Sciences and Therapeutics Division, Human Biology Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA
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- Translational Sciences and Therapeutics Division, Human Biology Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA
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- Translational Sciences and Therapeutics Division, Human Biology Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA
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- Translational Sciences and Therapeutics Division, Human Biology Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA
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- Translational Sciences and Therapeutics Division, Human Biology Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA
- Department of Biochemistry and Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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Foss EJ, Lichauco C, Gatbonton-Schwager T, Gonske SJ, Lofts B, Lao U, Bedalov A. Identification of 1600 replication origins in S. cerevisiae. eLife 2024; 12:RP88087. [PMID: 38315095 PMCID: PMC10945306 DOI: 10.7554/elife.88087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2024] Open
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There are approximately 500 known origins of replication in the yeast genome, and the process by which DNA replication initiates at these locations is well understood. In particular, these sites are made competent to initiate replication by loading of the Mcm replicative helicase prior to the start of S phase; thus, 'a site that binds Mcm in G1' might be considered to provide an operational definition of a replication origin. By fusing a subunit of Mcm to micrococcal nuclease, we previously showed that known origins are typically bound by a single Mcm double hexamer, loaded adjacent to the ARS consensus sequence (ACS). Here, we extend this analysis from known origins to the entire genome, identifying candidate Mcm binding sites whose signal intensity varies over at least three orders of magnitude. Published data quantifying single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) during S phase revealed replication initiation among the most abundant 1600 of these sites, with replication activity decreasing with Mcm abundance and disappearing at the limit of detection of ssDNA. Three other hallmarks of replication origins were apparent among the most abundant 5500 sites. Specifically, these sites: (1) appeared in intergenic nucleosome-free regions flanked on one or both sides by well-positioned nucleosomes; (2) were flanked by ACSs; and (3) exhibited a pattern of GC skew characteristic of replication initiation. We conclude that, if sites at which Mcm double hexamers are loaded can function as replication origins, then DNA replication origins are at least threefold more abundant than previously assumed, and we suggest that replication may occasionally initiate in essentially every intergenic region. These results shed light on recent reports that as many as 15% of replication events initiate outside of known origins, and this broader distribution of replication origins suggest that S phase in yeast may be less distinct from that in humans than widely assumed.
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- Eric J Foss
- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattleUnited States
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattleUnited States
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattleUnited States
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattleUnited States
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattleUnited States
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattleUnited States
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Fadri MTM, Lee JB, Keung AJ. Summary of ChIP-Seq Methods and Description of an Optimized ChIP-Seq Protocol. Methods Mol Biol 2024; 2842:419-447. [PMID: 39012609 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-4051-7_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/17/2024]
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Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) is an invaluable method to characterize interactions between proteins and genomic DNA, such as the genomic localization of transcription factors and post-translational modification of histones. DNA and proteins are reversibly and covalently crosslinked using formaldehyde. Then the cells are lysed to release the chromatin. The chromatin is fragmented into smaller sizes either by micrococcal nuclease (MN) or sonication and then purified from other cellular components. The protein-DNA complexes are enriched by immunoprecipitation (IP) with antibodies that target the epitope of interest. The DNA is released from the proteins by heat and protease treatment, followed by degradation of contaminating RNAs with RNase. The resulting DNA is analyzed using various methods, including polymerase chain reaction (PCR), quantitative PCR (qPCR), or sequencing. This protocol outlines each of these steps for both yeast and human cells. This chapter includes a contextual discussion of the combination of ChIP with DNA analysis methods such as ChIP-on-Chip, ChIP-qPCR, and ChIP-Seq, recent updates on ChIP-Seq data analysis pipelines, complementary methods for identification of binding sites of DNA binding proteins, and additional protocol information about ChIP-qPCR and ChIP-Seq.
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- Maria Theresa M Fadri
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.
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Foss EJ, Lichauco C, Gatbonton-Schwager T, Gonske SJ, Lofts B, Lao U, Bedalov A. Identification of 1600 replication origins in S. cerevisiae. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.04.11.536402. [PMID: 38014147 PMCID: PMC10680564 DOI: 10.1101/2023.04.11.536402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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There are approximately 500 known origins of replication in the yeast genome, and the process by which DNA replication initiates at these locations is well understood. In particular, these sites are made competent to initiate replication by loading of the Mcm replicative helicase prior to the start of S phase; thus, "a site to which MCM is bound in G1" might be considered to provide an operational definition of a replication origin. By fusing a subunit of Mcm to micrococcal nuclease, a technique referred to as "Chromatin Endogenous Cleavage", we previously showed that known origins are typically bound by a single Mcm double hexamer, loaded adjacent to the ARS consensus sequence (ACS). Here we extend this analysis from known origins to the entire genome, identifying candidate Mcm binding sites whose signal intensity varies over at least 3 orders of magnitude. Published data quantifying the production of ssDNA during S phase showed clear evidence of replication initiation among the most abundant 1600 of these sites, with replication activity decreasing in concert with Mcm abundance and disappearing at the limit of detection of ssDNA. Three other hallmarks of replication origins were apparent among the most abundant 5,500 sites. Specifically, these sites (1) appeared in intergenic nucleosome-free regions that were flanked on one or both sides by well-positioned nucleosomes; (2) were flanked by ACSs; and (3) exhibited a pattern of GC skew characteristic of replication initiation. Furthermore, the high resolution of this technique allowed us to demonstrate a strong bias for detecting Mcm double-hexamers downstream rather than upstream of the ACS, which is consistent with the directionality of Mcm loading by Orc that has been observed in vitro. We conclude that, if sites at which Mcm double-hexamers are loaded can function as replication origins, then DNA replication origins are at least 3-fold more abundant than previously assumed, and we suggest that replication may occasionally initiate in essentially every intergenic region. These results shed light on recent reports that as many as 15% of replication events initiate outside of known origins, and this broader distribution of replication origins suggest that S phase in yeast may be less distinct from that in humans than is widely assumed.
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- Eric J Foss
- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutch Cancer Center, Seattle, WA 98109
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutch Cancer Center, Seattle, WA 98109
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutch Cancer Center, Seattle, WA 98109
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutch Cancer Center, Seattle, WA 98109
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutch Cancer Center, Seattle, WA 98109
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutch Cancer Center, Seattle, WA 98109
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VanBelzen J, Duan C, Brickner DG, Brickner JH. ChEC-seq2: an improved Chromatin Endogenous Cleavage sequencing method and bioinformatic analysis pipeline for mapping in vivo protein-DNA interactions. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.10.15.562421. [PMID: 37905156 PMCID: PMC10614805 DOI: 10.1101/2023.10.15.562421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2023]
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Defining the in vivo DNA binding specificity of transcription factors (TFs) has relied nearly exclusively on chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP). While ChIP reveals TF binding patterns, its resolution is low. Higher resolution methods employing nucleases such as ChIP-exo, chromatin endogenous cleavage (ChEC-seq) and CUT&RUN resolve both TF occupancy and binding site protection. ChEC-seq, in which an endogenous TF is fused to micrococcal nuclease, requires neither fixation nor antibodies. However, the specificity of DNA cleavage during ChEC has been suggested to be lower than the specificity of the peaks identified by ChIP or ChIP-exo, perhaps reflecting non-specific binding of transcription factors to DNA. We have simplified the ChEC-seq protocol to minimize nuclease digestion while increasing the yield of cleaved DNA. ChEC-seq2 cleavage patterns were highly reproducible between replicates and with published ChEC-seq data. Combined with DoubleChEC, a new bioinformatic pipeline that removes non-specific cleavage sites, ChEC-seq2 identified high-confidence cleavage sites for three different yeast TFs that are strongly enriched for their known binding sites and adjacent to known target genes.
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- Jake VanBelzen
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University
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Pan J, Chang Z, Zhang X, Dong Q, Zhao H, Shi J, Wang G. Research progress of single-cell sequencing in tuberculosis. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1276194. [PMID: 37901241 PMCID: PMC10611525 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1276194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023] Open
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Tuberculosis is a major infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. The pathogenesis and immune mechanism of tuberculosis are not clear, and it is urgent to find new drugs, diagnosis, and treatment targets. A useful tool in the quest to reveal the enigmas related to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and disease is the single-cell sequencing technique. By clarifying cell heterogeneity, identifying pathogenic cell groups, and finding key gene targets, the map at the single cell level enables people to better understand the cell diversity of complex organisms and the immune state of hosts during infection. Here, we briefly reviewed the development of single-cell sequencing, and emphasized the different applications and limitations of various technologies. Single-cell sequencing has been widely used in the study of the pathogenesis and immune response of tuberculosis. We review these works summarizing the most influential findings. Combined with the multi-molecular level and multi-dimensional analysis, we aim to deeply understand the blank and potential future development of the research on Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection using single-cell sequencing technology.
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- Key Laboratory of Pathobiology Ministry of Education, College of Basic Medical Sciences/China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pathobiology Ministry of Education, College of Basic Medical Sciences/China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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Preissl S, Gaulton KJ, Ren B. Characterizing cis-regulatory elements using single-cell epigenomics. Nat Rev Genet 2023; 24:21-43. [PMID: 35840754 PMCID: PMC9771884 DOI: 10.1038/s41576-022-00509-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 65.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Cell type-specific gene expression patterns and dynamics during development or in disease are controlled by cis-regulatory elements (CREs), such as promoters and enhancers. Distinct classes of CREs can be characterized by their epigenomic features, including DNA methylation, chromatin accessibility, combinations of histone modifications and conformation of local chromatin. Tremendous progress has been made in cataloguing CREs in the human genome using bulk transcriptomic and epigenomic methods. However, single-cell epigenomic and multi-omic technologies have the potential to provide deeper insight into cell type-specific gene regulatory programmes as well as into how they change during development, in response to environmental cues and through disease pathogenesis. Here, we highlight recent advances in single-cell epigenomic methods and analytical tools and discuss their readiness for human tissue profiling.
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- Sebastian Preissl
- Center for Epigenomics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
- Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
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- Department of Paediatrics, Paediatric Diabetes Research Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
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- Center for Epigenomics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, USA.
- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, CA, USA.
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Henikoff S, Ahmad K. In situ tools for chromatin structural epigenomics. Protein Sci 2022; 31:e4458. [PMID: 36170035 PMCID: PMC9601787 DOI: 10.1002/pro.4458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Revised: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Technological progress over the past 15 years has fueled an explosion in genome-wide chromatin profiling tools that take advantage of low-cost short-read sequencing technologies to map particular chromatin features. Here, we survey the recent development of epigenomic tools that provide precise positions of chromatin proteins genome-wide in intact cells or nuclei. Some profiling tools are based on tethering Micrococcal Nuclease to chromatin proteins of interest in situ, whereas others similarly tether Tn5 transposase to integrate DNA sequencing adapters (tagmentation) and so eliminate the need for library preparation. These in situ cleavage and tagmentation tools have gained in popularity over the past few years, with many protocol enhancements and adaptations for single-cell and spatial chromatin profiling. The application of experimental and computational tools to address problems in gene regulation, eukaryotic development, and human disease are helping to define the emerging field of chromatin structural epigenomics.
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- Steven Henikoff
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterSeattleWashingtonUSA
- Howard Hughes Medical InstituteChevy ChaseMarylandUSA
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterSeattleWashingtonUSA
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Giacoman-Lozano M, Meléndez-Ramírez C, Martinez-Ledesma E, Cuevas-Diaz Duran R, Velasco I. Epigenetics of neural differentiation: Spotlight on enhancers. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:1001701. [PMID: 36313573 PMCID: PMC9606577 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.1001701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Neural induction, both in vivo and in vitro, includes cellular and molecular changes that result in phenotypic specialization related to specific transcriptional patterns. These changes are achieved through the implementation of complex gene regulatory networks. Furthermore, these regulatory networks are influenced by epigenetic mechanisms that drive cell heterogeneity and cell-type specificity, in a controlled and complex manner. Epigenetic marks, such as DNA methylation and histone residue modifications, are highly dynamic and stage-specific during neurogenesis. Genome-wide assessment of these modifications has allowed the identification of distinct non-coding regulatory regions involved in neural cell differentiation, maturation, and plasticity. Enhancers are short DNA regulatory regions that bind transcription factors (TFs) and interact with gene promoters to increase transcriptional activity. They are of special interest in neuroscience because they are enriched in neurons and underlie the cell-type-specificity and dynamic gene expression profiles. Classification of the full epigenomic landscape of neural subtypes is important to better understand gene regulation in brain health and during diseases. Advances in novel next-generation high-throughput sequencing technologies, genome editing, Genome-wide association studies (GWAS), stem cell differentiation, and brain organoids are allowing researchers to study brain development and neurodegenerative diseases with an unprecedented resolution. Herein, we describe important epigenetic mechanisms related to neurogenesis in mammals. We focus on the potential roles of neural enhancers in neurogenesis, cell-fate commitment, and neuronal plasticity. We review recent findings on epigenetic regulatory mechanisms involved in neurogenesis and discuss how sequence variations within enhancers may be associated with genetic risk for neurological and psychiatric disorders.
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- Mayela Giacoman-Lozano
- Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Monterrey, NL, Mexico
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- Instituto de Fisiología Celular—Neurociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
- Laboratorio de Reprogramación Celular, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía “Manuel Velasco Suárez”, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Monterrey, NL, Mexico
- Tecnologico de Monterrey, The Institute for Obesity Research, Monterrey, NL, Mexico
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Monterrey, NL, Mexico
- *Correspondence: Raquel Cuevas-Diaz Duran, ; Iván Velasco,
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- Instituto de Fisiología Celular—Neurociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
- Laboratorio de Reprogramación Celular, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía “Manuel Velasco Suárez”, Mexico City, Mexico
- *Correspondence: Raquel Cuevas-Diaz Duran, ; Iván Velasco,
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Genome-wide profiling of histone H3K4me3 and H3K27me3 modifications in individual blastocysts by CUT&Tag without a solid support (NON-TiE-UP CUT&Tag). Sci Rep 2022; 12:11727. [PMID: 35821505 PMCID: PMC9276795 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-15417-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Individual analysis of the epigenome of preimplantation embryos is useful for characterizing each embryo and for investigating the effects of environmental factors on their epigenome. However, it is difficult to analyze genome-wide epigenetic modifications, especially histone modifications, in a large number of single embryos due to the small number of cells and the complexity of the analysis methods. To solve this problem, we further modified the CUT&Tag method, which can analyze histone modifications in a small number of cells, such that the embryo is handled as a cell mass in the reaction solutions in the absence of the solid-phase magnetic beads that are used for antibody and enzyme reactions in the conventional method (NON-TiE-UP CUT&Tag; NTU-CAT). By using bovine blastocysts as a model, we showed that genome-wide profiles of representative histone modifications, H3K4me3 and H3K27me3, could be obtained by NTU-CAT that are in overall agreement with the conventional chromatin immunoprecipitation-sequencing (ChIP-seq) method, even from single embryos. However, this new approach has limitations that require attention, including false positive and negative peaks and lower resolution for broad modifications. Despite these limitations, we consider NTU-CAT a promising replacement for ChIP-seq with the great advantage of being able to analyze individual embryos.
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Baratta AM, Brandner AJ, Plasil SL, Rice RC, Farris SP. Advancements in Genomic and Behavioral Neuroscience Analysis for the Study of Normal and Pathological Brain Function. Front Mol Neurosci 2022; 15:905328. [PMID: 35813067 PMCID: PMC9259865 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2022.905328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Psychiatric and neurological disorders are influenced by an undetermined number of genes and molecular pathways that may differ among afflicted individuals. Functionally testing and characterizing biological systems is essential to discovering the interrelationship among candidate genes and understanding the neurobiology of behavior. Recent advancements in genetic, genomic, and behavioral approaches are revolutionizing modern neuroscience. Although these tools are often used separately for independent experiments, combining these areas of research will provide a viable avenue for multidimensional studies on the brain. Herein we will briefly review some of the available tools that have been developed for characterizing novel cellular and animal models of human disease. A major challenge will be openly sharing resources and datasets to effectively integrate seemingly disparate types of information and how these systems impact human disorders. However, as these emerging technologies continue to be developed and adopted by the scientific community, they will bring about unprecedented opportunities in our understanding of molecular neuroscience and behavior.
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- Annalisa M. Baratta
- Center for Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Center for Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology & Chemical Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Center for Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Center for Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
- Department of Biomedical Informatics, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
- *Correspondence: Sean P. Farris,
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Belk JA, Daniel B, Satpathy AT. Epigenetic regulation of T cell exhaustion. Nat Immunol 2022; 23:848-860. [PMID: 35624210 PMCID: PMC10439681 DOI: 10.1038/s41590-022-01224-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 51.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Chronic antigen stimulation during viral infections and cancer can lead to T cell exhaustion, which is characterized by reduced effector function and proliferation, and the expression of inhibitory immune checkpoint receptors. Recent studies have demonstrated that T cell exhaustion results in wholescale epigenetic remodeling that confers phenotypic stability to these cells and prevents T cell reinvigoration by checkpoint blockade. Here, we review foundational technologies to profile the epigenome at multiple scales, including mapping the locations of transcription factors and histone modifications, DNA methylation and three-dimensional genome conformation. We discuss how these technologies have elucidated the development and epigenetic regulation of exhausted T cells and functional implications across viral infection, cancer, autoimmunity and engineered T cell therapies. Finally, we cover emerging multi-omic and genome engineering technologies, current and upcoming opportunities to apply these to T cell exhaustion, and therapeutic opportunities for T cell engineering in the clinic.
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- Julia A Belk
- Department of Computer Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
- Gladstone-UCSF Institute of Genomic Immunology, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Gladstone-UCSF Institute of Genomic Immunology, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Department of Pathology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Gladstone-UCSF Institute of Genomic Immunology, San Francisco, CA, USA.
- Department of Pathology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
- Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
- Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
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Grandi FC, Modi H, Kampman L, Corces MR. Chromatin accessibility profiling by ATAC-seq. Nat Protoc 2022; 17:1518-1552. [PMID: 35478247 PMCID: PMC9189070 DOI: 10.1038/s41596-022-00692-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 56.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The assay for transposase-accessible chromatin using sequencing (ATAC-seq) provides a simple and scalable way to detect the unique chromatin landscape associated with a cell type and how it may be altered by perturbation or disease. ATAC-seq requires a relatively small number of input cells and does not require a priori knowledge of the epigenetic marks or transcription factors governing the dynamics of the system. Here we describe an updated and optimized protocol for ATAC-seq, called Omni-ATAC, that is applicable across a broad range of cell and tissue types. The ATAC-seq workflow has five main steps: sample preparation, transposition, library preparation, sequencing and data analysis. This protocol details the steps to generate and sequence ATAC-seq libraries, with recommendations for sample preparation and downstream bioinformatic analysis. ATAC-seq libraries for roughly 12 samples can be generated in 10 h by someone familiar with basic molecular biology, and downstream sequencing analysis can be implemented using benchmarked pipelines by someone with basic bioinformatics skills and with access to a high-performance computing environment.
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- Fiorella C Grandi
- Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Gladstone Institute of Data Science and Biotechnology, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Gladstone Institute of Data Science and Biotechnology, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Gladstone Institute of Data Science and Biotechnology, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, San Francisco, CA, USA.
- Gladstone Institute of Data Science and Biotechnology, San Francisco, CA, USA.
- Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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Altemose N, Maslan A, Smith OK, Sundararajan K, Brown RR, Mishra R, Detweiler AM, Neff N, Miga KH, Straight AF, Streets A. DiMeLo-seq: a long-read, single-molecule method for mapping protein-DNA interactions genome wide. Nat Methods 2022; 19:711-723. [PMID: 35396487 PMCID: PMC9189060 DOI: 10.1038/s41592-022-01475-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Studies of genome regulation routinely use high-throughput DNA sequencing approaches to determine where specific proteins interact with DNA, and they rely on DNA amplification and short-read sequencing, limiting their quantitative application in complex genomic regions. To address these limitations, we developed directed methylation with long-read sequencing (DiMeLo-seq), which uses antibody-tethered enzymes to methylate DNA near a target protein's binding sites in situ. These exogenous methylation marks are then detected simultaneously with endogenous CpG methylation on unamplified DNA using long-read, single-molecule sequencing technologies. We optimized and benchmarked DiMeLo-seq by mapping chromatin-binding proteins and histone modifications across the human genome. Furthermore, we identified where centromere protein A localizes within highly repetitive regions that were unmappable with short sequencing reads, and we estimated the density of centromere protein A molecules along single chromatin fibers. DiMeLo-seq is a versatile method that provides multimodal, genome-wide information for investigating protein-DNA interactions.
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- Nicolas Altemose
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
- UC Berkeley-UCSF Graduate Program in Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Department of Molecular & Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
- UC Berkeley-UCSF Graduate Program in Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Center for Computational Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular & Cell Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
- UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.
- UC Berkeley-UCSF Graduate Program in Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.
- Center for Computational Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.
- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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GFI1 regulates hair cell differentiation by acting as an off-DNA transcriptional co-activator of ATOH1, and a DNA-binding repressor. Sci Rep 2022; 12:7793. [PMID: 35551236 PMCID: PMC9098437 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-11931-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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GFI1 is a zinc finger transcription factor that is necessary for the differentiation and survival of hair cells in the cochlea. Deletion of Gfi1 in mice significantly reduces the expression of hundreds of hair cell genes: this is a surprising result, as GFI1 normally acts as a transcriptional repressor by recruiting histone demethylases and methyltransferases to its targets. To understand the mechanisms by which GFI1 promotes hair cell differentiation, we used CUT&RUN to identify the direct targets of GFI1 and ATOH1 in hair cells. We found that GFI1 regulates hair cell differentiation in two distinct ways—first, GFI1 and ATOH1 can bind to the same regulatory elements in hair cell genes, but while ATOH1 directly binds its target DNA motifs in many of these regions, GFI1 does not. Instead, it appears to enhance ATOH1’s transcriptional activity by acting as part of a complex in which it does not directly bind DNA. Second, GFI1 can act in its more typical role as a direct, DNA-binding transcriptional repressor in hair cells; here it represses non-hair cell genes, including many neuronal genes. Together, our results illuminate the function of GFI1 in hair cell development and hair cell reprogramming strategies.
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Wu T, Li G. An Improved EMSA-based Method to Prioritize Candidate cis-REs for Further Functional Validation. Bio Protoc 2022; 12:e4397. [PMID: 35800102 PMCID: PMC9081477 DOI: 10.21769/bioprotoc.4397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Cells are the complex product of gene expression programs that involve the coordinated transcription of thousands of genes controlled by cis-regulatory elements (cis-REs). Therefore, identification of cis-REs is the key to decipher the mechanisms underlying the regulation of gene expression. Here, we describe a simple and time-effective protocol of fine-mapping cis-REs by using an electrophoresis mobility shift assay (EMSA)-based, in vitro, high-throughput (HTP) technique called regulatory element-sequencing (Reel-seq). Reel-seq can be applied to identify cis-REs at a high resolution and sensitivity over large genome regions, in a systematic and continuous manner. It can be used to prioritize candidate cis-REs as a complement to the existing approaches, such as massive parallel reporter assay (MPRA), chromatin immunoprecipitation DNA-sequencing (ChIP-seq), and the assay for transposase-accessible chromatin sequencing (ATAC-seq). Graphical abstract: Generation of the Reel-seq Library 1 and 2 (A) and identification of cis-REs by an electrophoresis mobility shift assay (EMSA)-based Reel-seq screen (B). NE: nuclear extract; NGS: next generation sequencing.
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- Ting Wu
- Aging Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA
- Department of Medicine, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
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- Aging Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15223, USA
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Whole-genome methods to define DNA and histone accessibility and long-range interactions in chromatin. Biochem Soc Trans 2022; 50:199-212. [PMID: 35166326 PMCID: PMC9847230 DOI: 10.1042/bst20210959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Revised: 12/30/2021] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Defining the genome-wide chromatin landscape has been a goal of experimentalists for decades. Here we review highlights of these efforts, from seminal experiments showing discontinuities in chromatin structure related to gene activation to extensions of these methods elucidating general features of chromatin related to gene states by exploiting deep sequencing methods. We also review chromatin conformational capture methods to identify patterns in long-range interactions between genomic loci.
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Gura MA, Relovská S, Abt KM, Seymour KA, Wu T, Kaya H, Turner JMA, Fazzio TG, Freiman RN. TAF4b transcription networks regulating early oocyte differentiation. Development 2022; 149:dev200074. [PMID: 35043944 PMCID: PMC8918801 DOI: 10.1242/dev.200074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Establishment of a healthy ovarian reserve is contingent upon numerous regulatory pathways during embryogenesis. Previously, mice lacking TBP-associated factor 4b (Taf4b) were shown to exhibit a diminished ovarian reserve. However, potential oocyte-intrinsic functions of TAF4b have not been examined. Here, we use a combination of gene expression profiling and chromatin mapping to characterize TAF4b-dependent gene regulatory networks in mouse oocytes. We find that Taf4b-deficient oocytes display inappropriate expression of meiotic, chromatin modification/organization, and X-linked genes. Furthermore, dysregulated genes in Taf4b-deficient oocytes exhibit an unexpected amount of overlap with dysregulated genes in oocytes from XO female mice, a mouse model of Turner Syndrome. Using Cleavage Under Targets and Release Using Nuclease (CUT&RUN), we observed TAF4b enrichment at genes involved in chromatin remodeling and DNA repair, some of which are differentially expressed in Taf4b-deficient oocytes. Interestingly, TAF4b target genes were enriched for Sp/Klf family and NFY target motifs rather than TATA-box motifs, suggesting an alternative mode of promoter interaction. Together, our data connect several gene regulatory nodes that contribute to the precise development of the mammalian ovarian reserve.
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- Megan A. Gura
- MCB Graduate Program, Brown University, 70 Ship Street, Box G-E4, Providence, RI 02903, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry, Brown University, 70 Ship Street, Box G-E4, Providence, RI 02903, USA
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- MCB Graduate Program, Brown University, 70 Ship Street, Box G-E4, Providence, RI 02903, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry, Brown University, 70 Ship Street, Box G-E4, Providence, RI 02903, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cell, and Cancer Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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- Sex Chromosome Biology Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London NW1 1AT, UK
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- Sex Chromosome Biology Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London NW1 1AT, UK
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- Department of Molecular, Cell, and Cancer Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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- MCB Graduate Program, Brown University, 70 Ship Street, Box G-E4, Providence, RI 02903, USA
- Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry, Brown University, 70 Ship Street, Box G-E4, Providence, RI 02903, USA
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Wen L, Tang F. Recent advances on single-cell sequencing technologies. PRECISION CLINICAL MEDICINE 2022; 5:pbac002. [PMID: 35821681 PMCID: PMC9267251 DOI: 10.1093/pcmedi/pbac002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Revised: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Single-cell omics sequencing was first achieved for transcriptome in 2009, which was followed by fast development of technologies for profiling genome, DNA methylome, 3D genome architecture, chromatin accessibility, histone modifications and so on, in an individual cell. In this review we mainly focus on the recent progresses in four topics in single cell omics field- single-cell epigenome sequencing, single-cell genome sequencing for lineage tracing, spatially resolved single-cell transcriptomics, and third-generation sequencing platform-based single cell omics sequencing. We also discuss the potential applications and future directions of these single cell omics sequencing technologies for different biomedical systems, especially for the human stem cell field.
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- Lu Wen
- ICG, BIOPIC, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, PR China
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- ICG, BIOPIC, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, PR China
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van Schaik T, Manzo SG, van Steensel B. Genome-Wide Mapping and Microscopy Visualization of Protein-DNA Interactions by pA-DamID. Methods Mol Biol 2022; 2458:215-229. [PMID: 35103970 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2140-0_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Several methods have been developed to map protein-DNA interactions genome-wide in the last decades. Protein A-DamID (pA-DamID) is a recent addition to this list with distinct advantages. pA-DamID relies on antibody-based targeting of the bacterial Dam enzyme, resulting in adenine methylation of DNA in contact with the protein of interest. This m6A can then be visualized by microscopy, or mapped genome-wide. The main advantages of pA-DamID are an easy and direct visualization of DNA that is in contact with the protein of interest, unbiased mapping of protein-DNA interactions, and the possibility to select specific subpopulations of cells by flow cytometry before further sample processing. pA-DamID is particularly suited to study proteins that form large chromatin domains or that are part of distinct nuclear structures such as the nuclear lamina. This chapter describes the pA-DamID procedure from cell harvesting to the preparation of microscopy slides and high-throughput sequencing libraries.
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- Tom van Schaik
- Oncode Institute and Division of Gene Regulation, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Oncode Institute and Division of Gene Regulation, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Oncode Institute and Division of Gene Regulation, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Department of Cell Biology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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van Wijlick L, Goyal A, Bachellier-Bassi S, d'Enfert C. ChIP-SICAP: A New Tool to Explore Gene-Regulatory Networks in Candida albicans and Other Yeasts. Methods Mol Biol 2022; 2477:149-175. [PMID: 35524117 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2257-5_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by mass spectrometry (ChIP-MS) is a powerful method to identify protein interactions, and has long been used to gain insights into regulatory networks in relevant fungal species as well as many other organisms. In this chapter, we discuss a similar technique called ChIP-SICAP (chromatin immunoprecipitation with selective isolation of chromatin-associated proteins) that overcomes many of the traditional limitations of ChIP-MS, and describe a protocol that allows ChIP-SICAP to be applied to Candida albicans and other yeasts. Notably, the technique design permits stringent washing to remove contaminating proteins and antibodies before subsequent mass spectrometry processing, allows for genome-wide mapping of the bait protein by ChIP-seq after ChIP-SICAP from the same sample through a DNA recovery process, and specifically purifies and identifies proteins associating with chromatin. In the future, ChIP-SICAP will provide the yeast genomics research community an additional method to explore the complex dynamics of the gene-regulatory networks modulating morphology, metabolism and response to stress.
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- Lasse van Wijlick
- Unité Biologie et Pathogénicité Fongiques, Département de Mycologie, Institut Pasteur, USC 2019 INRAE, Paris, France.
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- Unité Biologie et Pathogénicité Fongiques, Département de Mycologie, Institut Pasteur, USC 2019 INRAE, Paris, France
- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Unité Biologie et Pathogénicité Fongiques, Département de Mycologie, Institut Pasteur, USC 2019 INRAE, Paris, France
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- Unité Biologie et Pathogénicité Fongiques, Département de Mycologie, Institut Pasteur, USC 2019 INRAE, Paris, France
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Teubl F, Schwank K, Ohmayer U, Griesenbeck J, Tschochner H, Milkereit P. Tethered MNase Structure Probing as Versatile Technique for Analyzing RNPs Using Tagging Cassettes for Homologous Recombination in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Methods Mol Biol 2022; 2533:127-145. [PMID: 35796986 PMCID: PMC9761527 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2501-9_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Micrococcal nuclease (MNase) originating from Staphylococcus aureus is a calcium dependent ribo- and desoxyribonuclease which has endo- and exonucleolytic activity of low sequence preference. MNase is widely used to analyze nucleosome positions in chromatin by probing the enzyme's DNA accessibility in limited digestion reactions. Probing reactions can be performed in a global way by addition of exogenous MNase , or locally by "chromatin endogenous cleavage " (ChEC ) reactions using MNase fusion proteins . The latter approach has recently been adopted for the analysis of local RNA environments of MNase fusion proteins which are incorporated in vivo at specific sites of ribonucleoprotein (RNP ) complexes. In this case, ex vivo activation of MNase by addition of calcium leads to RNA cleavages in proximity to the tethered anchor protein thus providing information about the folding state of its RNA environment.Here, we describe a set of plasmids that can be used as template for PCR-based MNase tagging of genes by homologous recombination in S. cerevisiae . The templates enable both N- and C-terminal tagging with MNase in combination with linker regions of different lengths and properties. In addition, an affinity tag is included in the recombination cassettes which can be used for purification of the particle of interest before or after induction of MNase cleavages in the surrounding RNA or DNA. A step-by-step protocol is provided for tagging of a gene of interest, followed by affinity purification of the resulting fusion protein together with associated RNA and subsequent induction of local MNase cleavages.
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- Fabian Teubl
- Regensburg Center for Biochemistry (RCB), Institut für Biochemie, Genetik und Mikrobiologie, Universität Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Regensburg Center for Biochemistry (RCB), Institut für Biochemie, Genetik und Mikrobiologie, Universität Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Regensburg Center for Biochemistry (RCB), Institut für Biochemie, Genetik und Mikrobiologie, Universität Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
- Evotec München GmbH, Martinsried, Germany
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- Regensburg Center for Biochemistry (RCB), Institut für Biochemie, Genetik und Mikrobiologie, Universität Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
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- Regensburg Center for Biochemistry (RCB), Institut für Biochemie, Genetik und Mikrobiologie, Universität Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
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- Regensburg Center for Biochemistry (RCB), Institut für Biochemie, Genetik und Mikrobiologie, Universität Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
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Sun Z, Tang Y, Zhang Y, Fang Y, Jia J, Zeng W, Fang D. Joint single-cell multiomic analysis in Wnt3a induced asymmetric stem cell division. Nat Commun 2021; 12:5941. [PMID: 34642323 PMCID: PMC8511096 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26203-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Wnt signaling usually functions through a spatial gradient. Localized Wnt3a signaling can induce the asymmetric division of mouse embryonic stem cells, where proximal daughter cells maintain self-renewal and distal daughter cells acquire hallmarks of differentiation. Here, we develop an approach, same cell epigenome and transcriptome sequencing, to jointly profile the epigenome and transcriptome in the same single cell. Utilizing this method, we profiled H3K27me3 and H3K4me3 levels along with gene expression in mouse embryonic stem cells with localized Wnt3a signaling, revealing the cell type-specific maps of the epigenome and transcriptome in divided daughter cells. H3K27me3, but not H3K4me3, is correlated with gene expression changes during asymmetric cell division. Furthermore, cell clusters identified by H3K27me3 recapitulate the corresponding clusters defined by gene expression. Our study provides a convenient method to jointly profile the epigenome and transcriptome in the same cell and reveals mechanistic insights into the gene regulatory programs that maintain and reset stem cell fate during differentiation. A localized Wnt3a signal has been shown to induce asymmetric division of mouse embryonic stem cells. Here the authors develop SET-seq, an approach to jointly profile epigenome and transcriptome in the same single cell and use it to provide mechanistic insights into the gene regulatory programs for maintaining and resetting stem cell fate during differentiation.
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- Zhongxing Sun
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Cancer Molecular Cell Biology, Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Cancer Molecular Cell Biology, Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Cancer Molecular Cell Biology, Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Cancer Molecular Cell Biology, Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Cancer Molecular Cell Biology, Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Cancer Molecular Cell Biology, Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Cancer Molecular Cell Biology, Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China. .,Department of Medical Oncology, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, Ministry of Education, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China.
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Foss EJ, Sripathy S, Gatbonton-Schwager T, Kwak H, Thiesen AH, Lao U, Bedalov A. Chromosomal Mcm2-7 distribution and the genome replication program in species from yeast to humans. PLoS Genet 2021; 17:e1009714. [PMID: 34473702 PMCID: PMC8443269 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2020] [Revised: 09/15/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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The spatio-temporal program of genome replication across eukaryotes is thought to be driven both by the uneven loading of pre-replication complexes (pre-RCs) across the genome at the onset of S-phase, and by differences in the timing of activation of these complexes during S phase. To determine the degree to which distribution of pre-RC loading alone could account for chromosomal replication patterns, we mapped the binding sites of the Mcm2-7 helicase complex (MCM) in budding yeast, fission yeast, mouse and humans. We observed similar individual MCM double-hexamer (DH) footprints across the species, but notable differences in their distribution: Footprints in budding yeast were more sharply focused compared to the other three organisms, consistent with the relative sequence specificity of replication origins in S. cerevisiae. Nonetheless, with some clear exceptions, most notably the inactive X-chromosome, much of the fluctuation in replication timing along the chromosomes in all four organisms reflected uneven chromosomal distribution of pre-replication complexes. Gene-rich regions of the genome tend to replicate earlier in S phase than do repetitive and other non-genic regions. This may be an evolutionary consequence of the fact that replication later in S phase is associated with higher frequencies of mutation and genome rearrangement. Replication timing along the chromosome is determined by 1) events prior to S-phase that specify the locations where DNA replication can be initiated, referred to as origin licensing; and 2) the timing of activation of these licensed origins during S-phase, referred to as origin firing. To determine the relative importance of these two mechanisms, here we identify both the binding sites and the abundance of a key component of the origin licensing machinery in budding yeast, fission yeast, mice, and humans, namely the replicative helicase complex. We discovered that, with a few notable exceptions, which include the inactive X chromosome in mammals, the program of replication timing can be largely explained simply on the basis of origin licensing. Our results support a model for replication timing that emphasizes stochastic firing of origins that have been licensed before S phase begins.
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- Eric J. Foss
- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle Washington, United States of America
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Santos-Barriopedro I, van Mierlo G, Vermeulen M. Off-the-shelf proximity biotinylation for interaction proteomics. Nat Commun 2021; 12:5015. [PMID: 34408139 PMCID: PMC8373943 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-25338-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Proximity biotinylation workflows typically require CRISPR-based genetic manipulation of target cells. To overcome this bottleneck, we fused the TurboID proximity biotinylation enzyme to Protein A. Upon target cell permeabilization, the ProtA-Turbo enzyme can be targeted to proteins or post-translational modifications of interest using bait-specific antibodies. Addition of biotin then triggers bait-proximal protein biotinylation. Biotinylated proteins can subsequently be enriched from crude lysates and identified by mass spectrometry. We demonstrate this workflow by targeting Emerin, H3K9me3 and BRG1. Amongst the main findings, our experiments reveal that the essential protein FLYWCH1 interacts with a subset of H3K9me3-marked (peri)centromeres in human cells. The ProtA-Turbo enzyme represents an off-the-shelf proximity biotinylation enzyme that facilitates proximity biotinylation experiments in primary cells and can be used to understand how proteins cooperate in vivo and how this contributes to cellular homeostasis and disease.
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- Irene Santos-Barriopedro
- Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Oncode Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Oncode Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Oncode Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Leo L, Colonna Romano N. Emerging Single-Cell Technological Approaches to Investigate Chromatin Dynamics and Centromere Regulation in Human Health and Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22168809. [PMID: 34445507 PMCID: PMC8395756 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22168809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Revised: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Epigenetic regulators play a crucial role in establishing and maintaining gene expression states. To date, the main efforts to study cellular heterogeneity have focused on elucidating the variable nature of the chromatin landscape. Specific chromatin organisation is fundamental for normal organogenesis and developmental homeostasis and can be affected by different environmental factors. The latter can lead to detrimental alterations in gene transcription, as well as pathological conditions such as cancer. Epigenetic marks regulate the transcriptional output of cells. Centromeres are chromosome structures that are epigenetically regulated and are crucial for accurate segregation. The advent of single-cell epigenetic profiling has provided finer analytical resolution, exposing the intrinsic peculiarities of different cells within an apparently homogenous population. In this review, we discuss recent advances in methodologies applied to epigenetics, such as CUT&RUN and CUT&TAG. Then, we compare standard and emerging single-cell techniques and their relevance for investigating human diseases. Finally, we describe emerging methodologies that investigate centromeric chromatin specification and neocentromere formation.
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Extensive NEUROG3 occupancy in the human pancreatic endocrine gene regulatory network. Mol Metab 2021; 53:101313. [PMID: 34352411 PMCID: PMC8387919 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2021.101313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Objective Mice lacking the bHLH transcription factor (TF) Neurog3 do not form pancreatic islet cells, including insulin-secreting beta cells, the absence of which leads to diabetes. In humans, homozygous mutations of NEUROG3 manifest with neonatal or childhood diabetes. Despite this critical role in islet cell development, the precise function of and downstream genetic programs regulated directly by NEUROG3 remain elusive. Therefore, we mapped genome-wide NEUROG3 occupancy in human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC)–derived endocrine progenitors and determined NEUROG3 dependency of associated genes to uncover direct targets. Methods We generated a novel hiPSC line (NEUROG3-HA-P2A-Venus) where NEUROG3 is HA-tagged and fused to a self-cleaving fluorescent VENUS reporter. We used the CUT&RUN technique to map NEUROG3 occupancy and epigenetic marks in pancreatic endocrine progenitors (PEP) that were differentiated from this hiPSC line. We integrated NEUROG3 occupancy data with chromatin status and gene expression in PEPs as well as their NEUROG3-dependence. In addition, we investigated whether NEUROG3 binds type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)–associated variants at the PEP stage. Results CUT&RUN revealed a total of 863 NEUROG3 binding sites assigned to 1263 unique genes. NEUROG3 occupancy was found at promoters as well as at distant cis-regulatory elements that frequently overlapped within PEP active enhancers. De novo motif analyses defined a NEUROG3 consensus binding motif and suggested potential co-regulation of NEUROG3 target genes by FOXA or RFX transcription factors. We found that 22% of the genes downregulated in NEUROG3−/− PEPs, and 10% of genes enriched in NEUROG3-Venus positive endocrine cells were bound by NEUROG3 and thus likely to be directly regulated. NEUROG3 binds to 138 transcription factor genes, some with important roles in islet cell development or function, such as NEUROD1, PAX4, NKX2-2, SOX4, MLXIPL, LMX1B, RFX3, and NEUROG3 itself, and many others with unknown islet function. Unexpectedly, we uncovered that NEUROG3 targets genes critical for insulin secretion in beta cells (e.g., GCK, ABCC8/KCNJ11, CACNA1A, CHGA, SCG2, SLC30A8, and PCSK1). Thus, analysis of NEUROG3 occupancy suggests that the transient expression of NEUROG3 not only promotes islet destiny in uncommitted pancreatic progenitors, but could also initiate endocrine programs essential for beta cell function. Lastly, we identified eight T2DM risk SNPs within NEUROG3-bound regions. Conclusion Mapping NEUROG3 genome occupancy in PEPs uncovered unexpectedly broad, direct control of the endocrine genes, raising novel hypotheses on how this master regulator controls islet and beta cell differentiation. NEUROG3 CUT&RUN analysis revealed 1263 target genes in human pancreatic endocrine progenitors (PEPs). NEUROG3 binding sites overlap with active chromatin regions in PEPs. 1/5 of the genes downregulated in NEUROG3−/− hESC-derived PEPs are bound by NEUROG3. NEUROG3 targets islet-specific TFs and regulators of insulin secretion. Several T2DM risk alleles lie within NEUROG3-bound regions.
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Chanou A, Hamperl S. Single-Molecule Techniques to Study Chromatin. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:699771. [PMID: 34291054 PMCID: PMC8287188 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.699771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Besides the basic organization in nucleosome core particles (NCPs), eukaryotic chromatin is further packed through interactions with numerous protein complexes including transcription factors, chromatin remodeling and modifying enzymes. This nucleoprotein complex provides the template for many important biological processes, such as DNA replication, transcription, and DNA repair. Thus, to understand the molecular basis of these DNA transactions, it is critical to define individual changes of the chromatin structure at precise genomic regions where these machineries assemble and drive biological reactions. Single-molecule approaches provide the only possible solution to overcome the heterogenous nature of chromatin and monitor the behavior of individual chromatin transactions in real-time. In this review, we will give an overview of currently available single-molecule methods to obtain mechanistic insights into nucleosome positioning, histone modifications and DNA replication and transcription analysis-previously unattainable with population-based assays.
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- Chromosome Dynamics and Genome Stability, Institute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Munich, Germany
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Callender LA, Schroth J, Carroll EC, Garrod-Ketchley C, Romano LEL, Hendy E, Kelly A, Lavender P, Akbar AN, Chapple JP, Henson SM. GATA3 induces mitochondrial biogenesis in primary human CD4 + T cells during DNA damage. Nat Commun 2021; 12:3379. [PMID: 34099719 PMCID: PMC8184923 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-23715-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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GATA3 is as a lineage-specific transcription factor that drives the differentiation of CD4+ T helper 2 (Th2) cells, but is also involved in a variety of processes such as immune regulation, proliferation and maintenance in other T cell and non-T cell lineages. Here we show a mechanism utilised by CD4+ T cells to increase mitochondrial mass in response to DNA damage through the actions of GATA3 and AMPK. Activated AMPK increases expression of PPARG coactivator 1 alpha (PPARGC1A or PGC1α protein) at the level of transcription and GATA3 at the level of translation, while DNA damage enhances expression of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NFE2L2 or NRF2). PGC1α, GATA3 and NRF2 complex together with the ATR to promote mitochondrial biogenesis. These findings extend the pleotropic interactions of GATA3 and highlight the potential for GATA3-targeted cell manipulation for intervention in CD4+ T cell viability and function after DNA damage. GATA3 has been considered to be primarily associated with CD4+ Th2 cell function. Using CD4+ effector memory that re-express CD45RA (EMRA) T cells the authors show that in response to DNA damage GATA3 can regulate increase of mitochondrial mass and biogenesis involving AMPK.
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- Lauren A Callender
- William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.,Translational Science, Achilles Therapeutics Ltd, Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst, Stevenage, UK
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.,Department of Life Sciences, Institute of Technology Sligo, Sligo, Ireland
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Peter Gorer Department of Immunobiology and Asthma UK Centre in Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma, King's College London, London, UK
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- Peter Gorer Department of Immunobiology and Asthma UK Centre in Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma, King's College London, London, UK
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- Peter Gorer Department of Immunobiology and Asthma UK Centre in Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma, King's College London, London, UK
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- Division of Infection and Immunity, Department of Immunology, University College London, London, UK
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
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Nizamuddin S, Koidl S, Bhuiyan T, Werner TV, Biniossek M, Bonvin AMJJ, Lassmann S, Timmers HT. Integrating quantitative proteomics with accurate genome profiling of transcription factors by greenCUT&RUN. Nucleic Acids Res 2021; 49:e49. [PMID: 33524153 PMCID: PMC8136828 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkab038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2020] [Revised: 01/08/2021] [Accepted: 01/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Genome-wide localization of chromatin and transcription regulators can be detected by a variety of techniques. Here, we describe a novel method 'greenCUT&RUN' for genome-wide profiling of transcription regulators, which has a very high sensitivity, resolution, accuracy and reproducibility, whilst assuring specificity. Our strategy begins with tagging of the protein of interest with GFP and utilizes a GFP-specific nanobody fused to MNase to profile genome-wide binding events. By using a GFP-nanobody the greenCUT&RUN approach eliminates antibody dependency and variability. Robust genomic profiles were obtained with greenCUT&RUN, which are accurate and unbiased towards open chromatin. By integrating greenCUT&RUN with nanobody-based affinity purification mass spectrometry, 'piggy-back' DNA binding events can be identified on a genomic scale. The unique design of greenCUT&RUN grants target protein flexibility and yields high resolution footprints. In addition, greenCUT&RUN allows rapid profiling of mutants of chromatin and transcription proteins. In conclusion, greenCUT&RUN is a widely applicable and versatile genome-mapping technique.
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- Sheikh Nizamuddin
- Department of Urology, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, 79016 Freiburg, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) partner site Freiburg, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, 79016 Freiburg, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) partner site Freiburg, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, 79016 Freiburg, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) partner site Freiburg, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) partner site Freiburg, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- Institute for Surgical Pathology, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, 79016 Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Medicine and Cell Research, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, 79016 Freiburg, Germany
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- Bijvoet Centre for Biomolecular Research, Faculty of Science - Chemistry, Utrecht University, Utrecht 3584CH, the Netherlands
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- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) partner site Freiburg, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- Institute for Surgical Pathology, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, 79016 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, 79016 Freiburg, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) partner site Freiburg, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Patty BJ, Hainer SJ. Transcription factor chromatin profiling genome-wide using uliCUT&RUN in single cells and individual blastocysts. Nat Protoc 2021; 16:2633-2666. [PMID: 33911257 PMCID: PMC8177051 DOI: 10.1038/s41596-021-00516-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Determining chromatin-associated protein localization across the genome has provided insight into the functions of DNA-binding proteins and their connections to disease. However, established protocols requiring large quantities of cell or tissue samples currently limit applications for clinical and biomedical research in this field. Furthermore, most technologies have been optimized to assess abundant histone protein localization, prohibiting the investigation of nonhistone protein localization in low cell numbers. We recently described a protocol to profile chromatin-associated protein localization in as low as one cell: ultra-low-input cleavage under targets and release using nuclease (uliCUT&RUN). Optimized from chromatin immunocleavage and CUT&RUN, uliCUT&RUN is a tethered enzyme-based protocol that utilizes a combination of recombinant protein, antibody recognition and stringent purification to selectively target proteins of interest and isolate the associated DNA. Performed in native conditions, uliCUT&RUN profiles protein localization to chromatin with low input and high precision. Compared with other profiling technologies, uliCUT&RUN can determine nonhistone protein chromatin occupancies in low cell numbers, permitting the investigation into the molecular functions of a range of DNA-binding proteins within rare samples. From sample preparation to sequencing library submission, the uliCUT&RUN protocol takes <2 d to perform, with the accompanying data analysis timeline dependent on experience level.
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- Benjamin J Patty
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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Ku WL, Pan L, Cao Y, Gao W, Zhao K. Profiling single-cell histone modifications using indexing chromatin immunocleavage sequencing. Genome Res 2021; 31:1831-1842. [PMID: 33853847 DOI: 10.1101/gr.260893.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Recently, multiple single-cell assays were developed for detecting histone marks at the single-cell level. These techniques are either limited by the low cell throughput or sparse reads which limit their applications. To address these problems, we introduce indexing single-cell immunocleavage sequencing (iscChIC-seq), a multiplex indexing method based on TdT terminal transferase and T4 DNA ligase-mediated barcoding strategy and single-cell ChIC-seq, which is capable of readily analyzing histone modifications across tens of thousands of single cells in one experiment. Application of iscChIC-seq to profiling H3K4me3 and H3K27me3 in human white blood cells (WBCs) enabled successful detection of more than 10,000 single cells for each histone modification with 11 K and 45 K nonredundant reads per cell, respectively. Cluster analysis of these data allowed identification of monocytes, T cells, B cells, and NK cells from WBCs. The cell types annotated from H3K4me3 single-cell data are specifically correlated with the cell types annotated from H3K27me3 single-cell data. Our data indicate that iscChIC-seq is a reliable technique for profiling histone modifications in a large number of single cells, which may find broad applications in studying cellular heterogeneity and differentiation status in complex developmental and disease systems.
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- Wai Lim Ku
- Laboratory of Epigenome Biology, Systems Biology Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1674, USA
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- Laboratory of Epigenome Biology, Systems Biology Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1674, USA
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- Laboratory of Epigenome Biology, Systems Biology Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1674, USA
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- Laboratory of Epigenome Biology, Systems Biology Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1674, USA
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- Laboratory of Epigenome Biology, Systems Biology Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1674, USA
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H3K9me selectively blocks transcription factor activity and ensures differentiated tissue integrity. Nat Cell Biol 2021; 23:1163-1175. [PMID: 34737442 PMCID: PMC8572725 DOI: 10.1038/s41556-021-00776-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 09/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The developmental role of histone H3K9 methylation (H3K9me), which typifies heterochromatin, remains unclear. In Caenorhabditis elegans, loss of H3K9me leads to a highly divergent upregulation of genes with tissue and developmental-stage specificity. During development H3K9me is lost from differentiated cell type-specific genes and gained at genes expressed in earlier developmental stages or other tissues. The continuous deposition of H3K9me2 by the SETDB1 homolog MET-2 after terminal differentiation is necessary to maintain repression. In differentiated tissues, H3K9me ensures silencing by restricting the activity of a defined set of transcription factors at promoters and enhancers. Increased chromatin accessibility following the loss of H3K9me is neither sufficient nor necessary to drive transcription. Increased ATAC-seq signal and gene expression correlate at a subset of loci positioned away from the nuclear envelope, while derepressed genes at the nuclear periphery remain poorly accessible despite being transcribed. In conclusion, H3K9me deposition can confer tissue-specific gene expression and maintain the integrity of terminally differentiated muscle by restricting transcription factor activity.
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Saleh MM, Tourigny JP, Zentner GE. Genome-Wide Profiling of Protein-DNA Interactions with Chromatin Endogenous Cleavage and High-Throughput Sequencing (ChEC-Seq ). Methods Mol Biol 2021; 2351:289-303. [PMID: 34382196 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1597-3_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Interactions between regulatory proteins and specific genomic regions are critical for all chromatin-based processes, including transcription, DNA replication, and DNA repair. Genome-wide mapping of such interactions is most commonly performed with chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by high-throughput sequencing (ChIP-Seq), but a number of orthogonal methods employing targeted enzymatic activity have also been introduced. We previously described a genome-wide implementation of chromatin endogenous cleavage (ChEC-Seq), wherein a protein of interest is fused to micrococcal nuclease (MNase) to enable targeted, calcium-dependent genomic cleavage. Here, we describe the ChEC-Seq protocol for use in budding yeast though it can be used in other organisms in conjunction with appropriate methods for introduction of an MNase fusion protein.
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA.
- Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
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Kong NR, Bassal MA, Tan HK, Kurland JV, Yong KJ, Young JJ, Yang Y, Li F, Lee JD, Liu Y, Wu CS, Stein A, Luo HR, Silberstein LE, Bulyk ML, Tenen DG, Chai L. Zinc Finger Protein SALL4 Functions through an AT-Rich Motif to Regulate Gene Expression. Cell Rep 2021; 34:108574. [PMID: 33406418 PMCID: PMC8197658 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.108574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2017] [Revised: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The zinc finger transcription factor SALL4 is highly expressed in embryonic stem cells, downregulated in most adult tissues, but reactivated in many aggressive cancers. This unique expression pattern makes SALL4 an attractive therapeutic target. However, whether SALL4 binds DNA directly to regulate gene expression is unclear, and many of its targets in cancer cells remain elusive. Here, through an unbiased screen of protein binding microarray (PBM) and cleavage under targets and release using nuclease (CUT&RUN) experiments, we identify and validate the DNA binding domain of SALL4 and its consensus binding sequence. Combined with RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) analyses after SALL4 knockdown, we discover hundreds of new SALL4 target genes that it directly regulates in aggressive liver cancer cells, including genes encoding a family of histone 3 lysine 9-specific demethylases (KDMs). Taken together, these results elucidate the mechanism of SALL4 DNA binding and reveal pathways and molecules to target in SALL4-dependent tumors. In this paper, Kong et al. elucidate the DNA binding mechanisms of the transcription factor SALL4 and an epigenetic pathway that it regulates. Due to its important role in driving aggressive cancers, better understanding of SALL4 function will lead to strategies to target this protein in cancer.
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- Nikki R Kong
- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117599, Singapore
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- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117599, Singapore; Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117599, Singapore
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117599, Singapore; Department of Biochemistry, Yoon Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117599, Singapore
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- Department of Biology, Simmons University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, School of Life Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, School of Life Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Cancer Research Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117599, Singapore
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- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Joint Program in Transfusion Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicne, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Joint Program in Transfusion Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicne, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117599, Singapore.
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- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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González-Prieto R, Cabello-Lobato MJ, Prado F. In Vivo Binding of Recombination Proteins to Non-DSB DNA Lesions and to Replication Forks. Methods Mol Biol 2021; 2153:447-458. [PMID: 32840798 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-0644-5_31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Homologous recombination (HR) has been extensively studied in response to DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs). In contrast, much less is known about how HR deals with DNA lesions other than DSBs (e.g., at single-stranded DNA) and replication forks, despite the fact that these DNA structures are associated with most spontaneous recombination events. A major handicap for studying the role of HR at non-DSB DNA lesions and replication forks is the difficulty of discriminating whether a recombination protein is associated with the non-DSB lesion per se or rather with a DSB generated during their processing. Here, we describe a method to follow the in vivo binding of recombination proteins to non-DSB DNA lesions and replication forks. This approach is based on the cleavage and subsequent electrophoretic analysis of the target DNA by the recombination protein fused to the micrococcal nuclease.
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- Román González-Prieto
- Department of Cell and Chemical Biology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, Manchester Cancer Research Center, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Genome Biology, Andalusian Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine Center (CABIMER), CSIC-University of Seville-UPO, Seville, Spain.
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Zencir S, Dilg D, Rueda MP, Shore D, Albert B. Mechanisms coordinating ribosomal protein gene transcription in response to stress. Nucleic Acids Res 2020; 48:11408-11420. [PMID: 33084907 PMCID: PMC7672434 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkaa852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Revised: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 10/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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While expression of ribosomal protein genes (RPGs) in the budding yeast has been extensively studied, a longstanding enigma persists regarding their co-regulation under fluctuating growth conditions. Most RPG promoters display one of two distinct arrangements of a core set of transcription factors (TFs) and are further differentiated by the presence or absence of the HMGB protein Hmo1. However, a third group of promoters appears not to be bound by any of these proteins, raising the question of how the whole suite of genes is co-regulated. We demonstrate here that all RPGs are regulated by two distinct, but complementary mechanisms driven by the TFs Ifh1 and Sfp1, both of which are required for maximal expression in optimal conditions and coordinated downregulation upon stress. At the majority of RPG promoters, Ifh1-dependent regulation predominates, whereas Sfp1 plays the major role at all other genes. We also uncovered an unexpected protein homeostasis-dependent binding property of Hmo1 at RPG promoters. Finally, we show that the Ifh1 paralog Crf1, previously described as a transcriptional repressor, can act as a constitutive RPG activator. Our study provides a more complete picture of RPG regulation and may serve as a paradigm for unravelling RPG regulation in multicellular eukaryotes.
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- Sevil Zencir
- Department of Molecular Biology and Institute of Genetics and Genomics of Geneva (iGE3), University of Geneva, 30 quai Ernest-Ansermet, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Institute of Genetics and Genomics of Geneva (iGE3), University of Geneva, 30 quai Ernest-Ansermet, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Institute of Genetics and Genomics of Geneva (iGE3), University of Geneva, 30 quai Ernest-Ansermet, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Institute of Genetics and Genomics of Geneva (iGE3), University of Geneva, 30 quai Ernest-Ansermet, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Institute of Genetics and Genomics of Geneva (iGE3), University of Geneva, 30 quai Ernest-Ansermet, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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Henikoff S, Henikoff JG, Kaya-Okur HS, Ahmad K. Efficient chromatin accessibility mapping in situ by nucleosome-tethered tagmentation. eLife 2020; 9:e63274. [PMID: 33191916 PMCID: PMC7721439 DOI: 10.7554/elife.63274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Chromatin accessibility mapping is a powerful approach to identify potential regulatory elements. A popular example is ATAC-seq, whereby Tn5 transposase inserts sequencing adapters into accessible DNA ('tagmentation'). CUT&Tag is a tagmentation-based epigenomic profiling method in which antibody tethering of Tn5 to a chromatin epitope of interest profiles specific chromatin features in small samples and single cells. Here, we show that by simply modifying the tagmentation conditions for histone H3K4me2 or H3K4me3 CUT&Tag, antibody-tethered tagmentation of accessible DNA sites is redirected to produce chromatin accessibility maps that are indistinguishable from the best ATAC-seq maps. Thus, chromatin accessibility maps can be produced in parallel with CUT&Tag maps of other epitopes with all steps from nuclei to amplified sequencing-ready libraries performed in single PCR tubes in the laboratory or on a home workbench. As H3K4 methylation is produced by transcription at promoters and enhancers, our method identifies transcription-coupled accessible regulatory sites.
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- Steven Henikoff
- Basic Sciences Division Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research CenterSeattleUnited States
- Howard Hughes Medical InstituteSeattleUnited States
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- Basic Sciences Division Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research CenterSeattleUnited States
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- Basic Sciences Division Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research CenterSeattleUnited States
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- Basic Sciences Division Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research CenterSeattleUnited States
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Strobino M, Wenda JM, Padayachy L, Steiner FA. Loss of histone H3.3 results in DNA replication defects and altered origin dynamics in C. elegans. Genome Res 2020; 30:1740-1751. [PMID: 33172964 PMCID: PMC7706726 DOI: 10.1101/gr.260794.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Histone H3.3 is a replication-independent variant of histone H3 with important roles in development, differentiation, and fertility. Here, we show that loss of H3.3 results in replication defects in Caenorhabditis elegans embryos at elevated temperatures. To characterize these defects, we adapt methods to determine replication timing, map replication origins, and examine replication fork progression. Our analysis of the spatiotemporal regulation of DNA replication shows that despite the very rapid embryonic cell cycle, the genome is replicated from early and late firing origins and is partitioned into domains of early and late replication. We find that under temperature stress conditions, additional replication origins become activated. Moreover, loss of H3.3 results in altered replication fork progression around origins, which is particularly evident at stress-activated origins. These replication defects are accompanied by replication checkpoint activation, a delayed cell cycle, and increased lethality in checkpoint-compromised embryos. Our comprehensive analysis of DNA replication in C. elegans reveals the genomic location of replication origins and the dynamics of their firing, and uncovers a role of H3.3 in the regulation of replication origins under stress conditions.
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- Maude Strobino
- Department of Molecular Biology and Institute for Genetics and Genomics in Geneva, Section of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Institute for Genetics and Genomics in Geneva, Section of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Institute for Genetics and Genomics in Geneva, Section of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Institute for Genetics and Genomics in Geneva, Section of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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Deng C, Murphy TW, Zhang Q, Naler LB, Xu A, Lu C. Multiplexed and Ultralow-Input ChIP-seq Enabled by Tagmentation-Based Indexing and Facile Microfluidics. Anal Chem 2020; 92:13661-13666. [PMID: 32957776 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c02550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Epigenome constitutes an important layer that regulates gene expression and dynamics during development and diseases. Extensive efforts have been made to develop epigenome profiling methods using a low number of cells and with high throughput. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) is the most important approach for profiling genome-wide epigenetic changes such as histone modifications. In this report, we demonstrate microfluidic ChIPmentation (mu-CM), a microfluidic technology that enables profiling cell samples that individually do not generate enough ChIP DNA for sequencing library preparation. We used a simple microfluidic device to allow eight samples to be processed simultaneously. The samples were indexed differently using a tagmentation-based approach (ChIPmentation) and then merged for library preparation. A histone modification profile for each individual sample was obtained by demultiplexing the sequencing reads based on the indexes. Our technology allowed profiling 20 cells and is well suited for cell-type-specific studies using low-abundance tissues.
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- Chengyu Deng
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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- Blacksburg High School, Blacksburg, Virginia 24060, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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To persist in their dynamic human host environments, fungal pathogens must sense and adapt by modulating their gene expression to fulfill their cellular needs. Understanding transcriptional regulation on a global scale would uncover cellular processes linked to persistence and virulence mechanisms that could be targeted for antifungal therapeutics. Infections associated with the yeast Candida albicans, a highly prevalent fungal pathogen, and the multiresistant related species Candida auris are becoming a serious public health threat. To define the set of a gene regulated by a transcriptional regulator in C. albicans, chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP)-based techniques, including ChIP with microarray technology (ChIP-chip) or ChIP-DNA sequencing (ChIP-seq), have been widely used. Here, we describe a new set of PCR-based micrococcal nuclease (MNase)-tagging plasmids for C. albicans and other Candida spp. to determine the genome-wide location of any transcriptional regulator of interest using chromatin endogenous cleavage (ChEC) coupled to high-throughput sequencing (ChEC-seq). The ChEC procedure does not require protein-DNA cross-linking or sonication, thus avoiding artifacts related to epitope masking or the hyper-ChIPable euchromatic phenomenon. In a proof-of-concept application of ChEC-seq, we provided a high-resolution binding map of the SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex, a master regulator of fungal fitness in C. albicans, in addition to the transcription factor Nsi1 that is an ortholog of the DNA-binding protein Reb1 for which genome-wide occupancy was previously established in Saccharomyces cerevisiae The ChEC-seq procedure described here will allow a high-resolution genomic location definition which will enable a better understanding of transcriptional regulatory circuits that govern fungal fitness and drug resistance in these medically important fungi.IMPORTANCE Systemic fungal infections caused by Candida albicans and the "superbug" Candida auris are becoming a serious public health threat. The ability of these yeasts to cause disease is linked to their faculty to modulate the expression of genes that mediate their escape from the immune surveillance and their persistence in the different unfavorable niches within the host. Comprehensive knowledge on gene expression control of fungal fitness is consequently an interesting framework for the identification of essential infection processes that could be hindered by chemicals as potential therapeutics. Here, we expanded the use of ChEC-seq, a technique that was initially developed in the yeast model Saccharomyces cerevisiae to identify genes that are modulated by a transcriptional regulator, in pathogenic yeasts from the genus Candida This robust technique will allow a better characterization of key gene expression regulators and their contribution to virulence and antifungal resistance in these pathogenic yeasts.
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Kaya-Okur HS, Janssens DH, Henikoff JG, Ahmad K, Henikoff S. Efficient low-cost chromatin profiling with CUT&Tag. Nat Protoc 2020; 15:3264-3283. [PMID: 32913232 PMCID: PMC8318778 DOI: 10.1038/s41596-020-0373-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2020] [Accepted: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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We recently introduced Cleavage Under Targets & Tagmentation (CUT&Tag), an epigenomic profiling strategy in which antibodies are bound to chromatin proteins in situ in permeabilized nuclei. These antibodies are then used to tether the cut-and-paste transposase Tn5. Activation of the transposase simultaneously cleaves DNA and adds adapters ('tagmentation') for paired-end DNA sequencing. Here, we introduce a streamlined CUT&Tag protocol that suppresses DNA accessibility artefacts to ensure high-fidelity mapping of the antibody-targeted protein and improves the signal-to-noise ratio over current chromatin profiling methods. Streamlined CUT&Tag can be performed in a single PCR tube, from cells to amplified libraries, providing low-cost genome-wide chromatin maps. By simplifying library preparation CUT&Tag requires less than a day at the bench, from live cells to sequencing-ready barcoded libraries. As a result of low background levels, barcoded and pooled CUT&Tag libraries can be sequenced for as little as $25 per sample. This enables routine genome-wide profiling of chromatin proteins and modifications and requires no special skills or equipment.
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- Hatice S Kaya-Okur
- Basic Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, MD, USA
- Altius Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Basic Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Basic Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Basic Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Basic Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, MD, USA.
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Chromatin Profiling in Mouse Embryonic Germ Cells by CUT&RUN. Methods Mol Biol 2020. [PMID: 32944915 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-0958-3_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Cleavage under targets and release using nuclease (CUT&RUN) allows the chromatin profiling of proteins of interest for which specific antibodies are available. Because it is performed on intact chromatin in situ, CUT&RUN provides exceptional signal over background, making it an ideal choice for chromatin profiling on primary cells available at limited numbers. Here, we describe its application to the profiling of histone post-translational modifications in germ cells isolated from mouse embryos from 12.5 up to 18.5 days postfertilization. This approach can be applied to as low as 100 isolated germ cells, allowing the generation of multiple genome-wide profiles from the cells obtained from a single embryo.
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de Vries NL, Mahfouz A, Koning F, de Miranda NFCC. Unraveling the Complexity of the Cancer Microenvironment With Multidimensional Genomic and Cytometric Technologies. Front Oncol 2020; 10:1254. [PMID: 32793500 PMCID: PMC7390924 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2020.01254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Cancers are characterized by extensive heterogeneity that occurs intratumorally, between lesions, and across patients. To study cancer as a complex biological system, multidimensional analyses of the tumor microenvironment are paramount. Single-cell technologies such as flow cytometry, mass cytometry, or single-cell RNA-sequencing have revolutionized our ability to characterize individual cells in great detail and, with that, shed light on the complexity of cancer microenvironments. However, a key limitation of these single-cell technologies is the lack of information on spatial context and multicellular interactions. Investigating spatial contexts of cells requires the incorporation of tissue-based techniques such as multiparameter immunofluorescence, imaging mass cytometry, or in situ detection of transcripts. In this Review, we describe the rise of multidimensional single-cell technologies and provide an overview of their strengths and weaknesses. In addition, we discuss the integration of transcriptomic, genomic, epigenomic, proteomic, and spatially-resolved data in the context of human cancers. Lastly, we will deliberate on how the integration of multi-omics data will help to shed light on the complex role of cell types present within the human tumor microenvironment, and how such system-wide approaches may pave the way toward more effective therapies for the treatment of cancer.
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- Natasja L. de Vries
- Pathology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
- Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Human Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
- Delft Bioinformatics Laboratory, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands
- Leiden Computational Biology Center, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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Kasahara K, Nakayama R, Shiwa Y, Kanesaki Y, Ishige T, Yoshikawa H, Kokubo T. Fpr1, a primary target of rapamycin, functions as a transcription factor for ribosomal protein genes cooperatively with Hmo1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. PLoS Genet 2020; 16:e1008865. [PMID: 32603360 PMCID: PMC7357790 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1008865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2019] [Revised: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 05/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Fpr1 (FK506-sensitive proline rotamase 1), a protein of the FKBP12 (FK506-binding protein 12 kDa) family in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, is a primary target for the immunosuppressive agents FK506 and rapamycin. Fpr1 inhibits calcineurin and TORC1 (target of rapamycin complex 1) when bound to FK506 and rapamycin, respectively. Although Fpr1 is recognised to play a crucial role in the efficacy of these drugs, its physiological functions remain unclear. In a hmo1Δ (high mobility group family 1-deleted) yeast strain, deletion of FPR1 induced severe growth defects, which could be alleviated by increasing the copy number of RPL25 (ribosome protein of the large subunit 25), suggesting that RPL25 expression was affected in hmo1Δfpr1Δ cells. In the current study, extensive chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) and ChIP-sequencing analyses revealed that Fpr1 associates specifically with the upstream activating sequences of nearly all RPG (ribosomal protein gene) promoters, presumably in a manner dependent on Rap1 (repressor/activator site binding protein 1). Intriguingly, Fpr1 promotes the binding of Fhl1/Ifh1 (forkhead-like 1/interacts with forkhead 1), two key regulators of RPG transcription, to certain RPG promoters independently of and/or cooperatively with Hmo1. Furthermore, mutation analyses of Fpr1 indicated that for transcriptional function on RPG promoters, Fpr1 requires its N-terminal domain and the binding surface for rapamycin, but not peptidyl-prolyl isomerase activity. Notably, Fpr1 orthologues from other species also inhibit TORC1 when bound to rapamycin, but do not regulate transcription in yeast, which suggests that these two functions of Fpr1 are independent of each other.
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- Koji Kasahara
- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan
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- Research Institute of Green Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan
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- NODAI Genome Research Center, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medical Life Science, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan
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Markodimitraki CM, Rang FJ, Rooijers K, de Vries SS, Chialastri A, de Luca KL, Lochs SJA, Mooijman D, Dey SS, Kind J. Simultaneous quantification of protein-DNA interactions and transcriptomes in single cells with scDam&T-seq. Nat Protoc 2020; 15:1922-1953. [PMID: 32350457 PMCID: PMC7779467 DOI: 10.1038/s41596-020-0314-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2019] [Accepted: 02/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Protein-DNA interactions are essential for establishing cell type-specific chromatin architecture and gene expression. We recently developed scDam&T-seq, a multi-omics method that can simultaneously quantify protein-DNA interactions and the transcriptome in single cells. The method effectively combines two existing methods: DNA adenine methyltransferase identification (DamID) and CEL-Seq2. DamID works through the tethering of a protein of interest (POI) to the Escherichia coli DNA adenine methyltransferase (Dam). Upon expression of this fusion protein, DNA in proximity to the POI is methylated by Dam and can be selectively digested and amplified. CEL-Seq2, in contrast, makes use of poly-dT primers to reverse transcribe mRNA, followed by linear amplification through in vitro transcription. scDam&T-seq is the first technique capable of providing a combined readout of protein-DNA contact and transcription from single-cell samples. Once suitable cell lines have been established, the protocol can be completed in 5 d, with a throughput of hundreds to thousands of cells. The processing of raw sequencing data takes an additional 1-2 d. Our method can be used to understand the transcriptional changes a cell undergoes upon the DNA binding of a POI. It can be performed in any laboratory with access to FACS, robotic and high-throughput-sequencing facilities.
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- Corina M Markodimitraki
- Oncode Institute, Hubrecht Institute-KNAW and University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Oncode Institute, Hubrecht Institute-KNAW and University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Oncode Institute, Hubrecht Institute-KNAW and University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Oncode Institute, Hubrecht Institute-KNAW and University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
- Center for Bioengineering, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
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- Oncode Institute, Hubrecht Institute-KNAW and University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Oncode Institute, Hubrecht Institute-KNAW and University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Oncode Institute, Hubrecht Institute-KNAW and University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Genome Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA.
- Center for Bioengineering, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA.
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- Oncode Institute, Hubrecht Institute-KNAW and University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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Pasquier E, Wellinger RJ. In vivo chromatin organization on native yeast telomeric regions is independent of a cis-telomere loopback conformation. Epigenetics Chromatin 2020; 13:23. [PMID: 32443982 PMCID: PMC7243337 DOI: 10.1186/s13072-020-00344-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2019] [Accepted: 05/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background DNA packaging into chromatin regulates all DNA-related processes and at chromosomal ends could affect both essential functions of telomeres: protection against DNA damage response and telomere replication. Despite this primordial role of chromatin, little is known about chromatin organization, and in particular about nucleosome positioning on unmodified subtelomere–telomere junctions in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Results By ChEC experiments and indirect end-labeling, we characterized nucleosome positioning as well as specialized protein–DNA associations on most subtelomere–telomere junctions present in budding yeast. The results show that there is a relatively large nucleosome-free region at chromosome ends. Despite the absence of sequence homologies between the two major classes of subtelomere–telomere junctions (i.e.: Y’-telomeres and X-telomeres), all analyzed subtelomere–telomere junctions show a terminal nucleosome-free region just distally from the known Rap1-covered telomeric repeats. Moreover, previous evidence suggested a telomeric chromatin fold-back structure onto subtelomeric areas that supposedly was implicated in chromosome end protection. The in vivo ChEC method used herein in conjunction with several proteins in a natural context revealed no evidence for such structures in bulk chromatin. Conclusions Our study allows a structural definition of the chromatin found at chromosome ends in budding yeast. This definition, derived with direct in vivo approaches, includes a terminal area that is free of nucleosomes, certain positioned nucleosomes and conserved DNA-bound protein complexes. This organization of subtelomeric and telomeric areas however does not include a telomeric cis-loopback conformation. We propose that the observations on such fold-back structures may report rare and/or transient associations and not stable or constitutive structures.
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- Emeline Pasquier
- Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Cancer Research Pavilion, Rm 3025, 3201, rue Jean-Mignault, Sherbrooke, QC, J1E 4K8, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Cancer Research Pavilion, Rm 3025, 3201, rue Jean-Mignault, Sherbrooke, QC, J1E 4K8, Canada.
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Amândio AR, Lopez-Delisle L, Bolt CC, Mascrez B, Duboule D. A complex regulatory landscape involved in the development of mammalian external genitals. eLife 2020; 9:e52962. [PMID: 32301703 PMCID: PMC7185996 DOI: 10.7554/elife.52962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2019] [Accepted: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Developmental genes are often controlled by large regulatory landscapes matching topologically associating domains (TADs). In various contexts, the associated chromatin backbone is modified by specific enhancer-enhancer and enhancer-promoter interactions. We used a TAD flanking the mouse HoxD cluster to study how these regulatory architectures are formed and deconstructed once their function achieved. We describe this TAD as a functional unit, with several regulatory sequences acting together to elicit a transcriptional response. With one exception, deletion of these sequences didn't modify the transcriptional outcome, a result at odds with a conventional view of enhancer function. The deletion and inversion of a CTCF site located near these regulatory sequences did not affect transcription of the target gene. Slight modifications were nevertheless observed, in agreement with the loop extrusion model. We discuss these unexpected results considering both conventional and alternative explanations relying on the accumulation of poorly specific factors within the TAD backbone.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ana Rita Amândio
- School of Life Sciences, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)LausanneSwitzerland
| | - Lucille Lopez-Delisle
- School of Life Sciences, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)LausanneSwitzerland
| | - Christopher Chase Bolt
- School of Life Sciences, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)LausanneSwitzerland
| | - Bénédicte Mascrez
- Department of Genetics and Evolution, University of GenevaGenevaSwitzerland
| | - Denis Duboule
- School of Life Sciences, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)LausanneSwitzerland
- Department of Genetics and Evolution, University of GenevaGenevaSwitzerland
- Collège de FranceParisFrance
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