2023
Chromatin analysis of adult pluripotent stem cells reveals a unique stemness maintenance strategy
Poulet A, Kratkiewicz A, Li D, van Wolfswinkel J. Chromatin analysis of adult pluripotent stem cells reveals a unique stemness maintenance strategy. Science Advances 2023, 9: eadh4887. PMID: 37801496, PMCID: PMC10558129, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adh4887.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdult Stem CellsAnimalsChromatinPlanariansPluripotent Stem CellsPromoter Regions, GeneticConceptsAdult pluripotent stem cellsPluripotent stem cellsStem cell genesStem cellsCell genesPluripotency-related gene expressionStem cell-specific genesTissue-specific genesCell-specific genesTissue-specific promotersChromatin stateChromatin organizationRegenerative organismsChromatin analysisConstitutive genesRegulatory logicTranscription factorsGene expressionSequence featuresGenesDefault statePromoterLong-term maintenanceCellsISWIThe Histone Chaperone Network Is Highly Conserved in Physarum polycephalum
Poulet A, Rousselot E, Téletchéa S, Noirot C, Jacob Y, van Wolfswinkel J, Thiriet C, Duc C. The Histone Chaperone Network Is Highly Conserved in Physarum polycephalum. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2023, 24: 1051. PMID: 36674565, PMCID: PMC9864664, DOI: 10.3390/ijms24021051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHistone chaperonesEukaryotic treeChaperone networkBranching eukaryotesChaperone interactionsYeast complexCellular lifeDiverse proteinsPlant kingdomChaperone expressionRNA sequencingChaperonesKey residuesFunctional domainsHistonesCell cycleS phaseChromatinPhysarum polycephalumPlantsDistinct patternsEukaryotesOrthologuesCladeConserved
2022
NODeJ: an ImageJ plugin for 3D segmentation of nuclear objects
Dubos T, Poulet A, Thomson G, Péry E, Chausse F, Tatout C, Desset S, van Wolfswinkel JC, Jacob Y. NODeJ: an ImageJ plugin for 3D segmentation of nuclear objects. BMC Bioinformatics 2022, 23: 216. PMID: 35668354, PMCID: PMC9169307, DOI: 10.1186/s12859-022-04743-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImageJ pluginCommand-line optionsChromatin organizationThree-dimensional imaging technologyArabidopsis thaliana nucleiDNA FISH experimentsNodeJSSource codePublic datasetsProgram segmentsReduced processing timePluginProcessing timeAbiotic stressesHeterochromatin domainsLaplacian convolutionFISH experimentsSubnuclear structuresCellular processesHigh-throughput analysisPlant systemsProcessing methodsDiverse setImaging technologyImages
2021
PIWI-mediated control of tissue-specific transposons is essential for somatic cell differentiation
Li D, Taylor D, van Wolfswinkel J. PIWI-mediated control of tissue-specific transposons is essential for somatic cell differentiation. Cell Reports 2021, 37: 109776. PMID: 34610311, PMCID: PMC8532177, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPIWI-interacting RNAsPIWI proteinsCell differentiationDefective cell differentiationLineage-specific genesSubset of transposonsAdult pluripotent stem cellsSomatic cell differentiationStem cell systemStem cell biologyPluripotent stem cellsTransposon derepressionAnimal germlineSpecific chromatinRegenerative animalsPlanarian neoblastsCell biologyTransposonStem cellsProteinDifferentiationIntricate interplayCell systemAddition causesTissue dysfunction
2005
Chromatin and RNAi factors protect the C. elegans germline against repetitive sequences
Robert VJ, Sijen T, van Wolfswinkel J, Plasterk RH. Chromatin and RNAi factors protect the C. elegans germline against repetitive sequences. Genes & Development 2005, 19: 782-787. PMID: 15774721, PMCID: PMC1074315, DOI: 10.1101/gad.332305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRepetitive sequencesRepetitive transgenesCaenorhabditis elegans germlineC. elegans germlineProtection of genomeRNA interference screenChromatin factorsRNAi factorsTranscriptional geneChromatin remodelingEndogenous genesInterference screenMolecular dataCatalog genesSelective silencingPutative roleGenesRNAiGermlineSequenceTransgeneTrans effectCosuppressionChromatinGenome