2015
Reassessment of Piwi Binding to the Genome and Piwi Impact on RNA Polymerase II Distribution
Lin H, Chen M, Kundaje A, Valouev A, Yin H, Liu N, Neuenkirchen N, Zhong M, Snyder M. Reassessment of Piwi Binding to the Genome and Piwi Impact on RNA Polymerase II Distribution. Developmental Cell 2015, 32: 772-774. PMID: 25805139, PMCID: PMC4472434, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2015.03.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArgonaute ProteinsBase SequenceBinding SitesChromatin ImmunoprecipitationChromobox Protein Homolog 5Chromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneDNA-Binding ProteinsDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsGenomeHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHistone MethyltransferasesHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseMethyltransferasesRNA InterferenceRNA Polymerase IIRNA, Small InterferingSequence Analysis, DNAConceptsRNA polymerase II distributionGenomic targetsHeterochromatin protein 1aRNA polymerase IICurrent bioinformatics methodsPiwi mutantsDrosophila PiwiPolymerase IIDevelopmental cellsPericentric regionsHistone methyltransferaseBioinformatics methodsBioinformatics pipelineProtein 1APiwiGenomePiRNAsEuchromatinMutantsMethyltransferaseSites
2014
Using Native Chromatin Immunoprecipitation to Interrogate Histone Variant Protein Deposition in Embryonic Stem Cells
Tseng Z, Wu T, Liu Y, Zhong M, Xiao A. Using Native Chromatin Immunoprecipitation to Interrogate Histone Variant Protein Deposition in Embryonic Stem Cells. Methods In Molecular Biology 2014, 1176: 11-22. PMID: 25030915, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0992-6_2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsChromatinChromatin ImmunoprecipitationEmbryonic Stem CellsEpigenesis, GeneticEpigenomicsGene LibraryHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHistonesMiceConceptsNative chromatin immunoprecipitationHigh-throughput sequencingEmbryonic stem cellsChromatin immunoprecipitationHistone variantsMouse embryonic stem cellsGenome-wide localizationChromatin-associated factorsStem cellsProtein of interestMassive parallel sequencingHistone modificationsChromatin regionsChromatin pelletEpigenetic techniquesDNA fragmentsParallel sequencingImmunoprecipitationLibrary constructionSequencingEnzymatic digestionProtein depositionCellsH2A.XSpecific antibodies
2010
Genome-Wide Identification of Binding Sites Defines Distinct Functions for Caenorhabditis elegans PHA-4/FOXA in Development and Environmental Response
Zhong M, Niu W, Lu ZJ, Sarov M, Murray JI, Janette J, Raha D, Sheaffer KL, Lam HY, Preston E, Slightham C, Hillier LW, Brock T, Agarwal A, Auerbach R, Hyman AA, Gerstein M, Mango SE, Kim SK, Waterston RH, Reinke V, Snyder M. Genome-Wide Identification of Binding Sites Defines Distinct Functions for Caenorhabditis elegans PHA-4/FOXA in Development and Environmental Response. PLOS Genetics 2010, 6: e1000848. PMID: 20174564, PMCID: PMC2824807, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinding SitesCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsChromatin ImmunoprecipitationEmbryo, NonmammalianEnvironmentGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenes, HelminthGenome, HelminthGreen Fluorescent ProteinsLarvaProtein BindingRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRNA Polymerase IIStarvationSurvival AnalysisTrans-ActivatorsTranscription FactorsConceptsTranscription factorsPHA-4PHA-4/FOXADiverse biological rolesDifferent biological processesBinding sitesWide IdentificationStarvation responseCellular processesChromatin immunoprecipitationRegulatory networksOrgan developmentDistinct functionsDeep sequencingBiological roleBiological processesEmbryonic pharynxEnvironmental responsesGlobal identificationEnvironmental stimuliDistinct rolesExperimental pipelineCaenorhabditisGenesCritical role