We analyzed small RNAs from three mammalian species, and found that in all these species piRNA-directed targeting is accompanied by the generation of short sequences that have a very precisely defined length and a specific spatial relationship with the guide piRNAs. Overall design: small RNA-seq of testes lysate (beta-eliminated)
Conserved generation of short products at piRNA loci.
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View SamplesSmall RNAs, such as miRNAs and siRNAs, are involved in gene regulation in a variety of systems, including mouse oocytes. Dicer is a ribonuclease III enzyme essential for miRNA and siRNA biosynthesis. In an effort to uncover the function of small RNAs during oocyte growth, we specifically deleted Dicer in growing oocytes and analyzed the global pattern of gene expression in these Dicer-deficient oocytes.
MicroRNA activity is suppressed in mouse oocytes.
Sex, Specimen part
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Mapping gene regulatory circuitry of Pax6 during neurogenesis.
Specimen part
View SamplesPax6 is a highly conserved transcription factor among vertebrates and is important in various aspects of the central nervous system (CNS) development. However, the gene regulatory circuitry of Pax6 underlying these functions remains elusive. We find that, following expression in neural progenitor cells, Pax6 targets many promoters embedded in an active chromatin environment. Intriguingly, many of these sites are also bound by another progenitor factor, Sox2, which cooperates with Pax6 in gene regulation. A combinatorial analysis of Pax6 binding dataset with transcriptome changes in Pax6-deficient neural progenitors reveals a dual role for Pax6, in which it activates the neuronal (ectodermal) genes while concurrently represses the mesodermal and endodermal genes thereby ensuring the unidirectionality of lineage commitment towards glutamatergic neuronal differentiation. Furthermore, Pax6 is critical for inducing activity of transcription factors that elicit neurogenesis and repress others that promote non-neuronal lineages. In addition to many established downstream effectors, Pax6 directly binds and activates a number of genes that are specifically expressed in neural progenitors but have not been previously implicated in neurogenesis. The in utero knockdown of one such gene, Ift74, during brain development impairs polarity and migration of new-born neurons. These findings demonstrate new aspects of the gene regulatory circuitry of Pax6, revealing how it functions to control neuronal development at multiple levels to ensure unidirectionality and proper execution of the neurogenic program.
Mapping gene regulatory circuitry of Pax6 during neurogenesis.
Specimen part
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Tead2 expression levels control the subcellular distribution of Yap and Taz, zyxin expression and epithelial-mesenchymal transition.
Cell line, Treatment
View SamplesUsing a stromal cell free system, we described the gene expression and two genome wide epigenetic profiles of a unique population of undifferentiated bone marrow cells selectively driven towards the T cell differentiation pathway
An epigenetic profile of early T-cell development from multipotent progenitors to committed T-cell descendants.
Specimen part, Treatment
View SamplesCellular changes during an epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) largely rely on global changes in gene expression orchestrated by transcription factors.
Tead2 expression levels control the subcellular distribution of Yap and Taz, zyxin expression and epithelial-mesenchymal transition.
Cell line, Treatment
View SamplesHere we show that MIWI is a small RNA-guided ribonuclease (Slicer) that requires extensive complementarity for target cleavage in vitro. Disruption of its catalytic activity in mice by a single point mutation results in male infertility and displays increased accumulation of LINE1 transposon transcripts. Overall design: MIWI-associated piRNAs from different genotypes were sequenced. Total RNA from purified round spermatids were subjected to Ribozero purification and strand-specific RNAseq lib prepared. Global 5'' RACE library was prepare from indicated genotypes.
Miwi catalysis is required for piRNA amplification-independent LINE1 transposon silencing.
Specimen part, Cell line, Subject
View SamplesHere we show that MIWI is a small RNA-guided ribonuclease (Slicer) that requires extensive complementarity for target cleavage in vitro. Disruption of its catalytic activity in mice by a single point mutation results in male infertility and displays increased accumulation of LINE1 transposon transcripts.
Miwi catalysis is required for piRNA amplification-independent LINE1 transposon silencing.
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View SamplesWe have analyzed the transcript expression levels in Dicer heterozygous and Dicer knock-out embryonic stem (ES) cells in order to identify which transcripts are regulated by RNAi pathway in mouse ES cells.
MicroRNAs control de novo DNA methylation through regulation of transcriptional repressors in mouse embryonic stem cells.
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