2024
The Upstream Sequence Transcription Complex dictates nucleosome positioning and promoter accessibility at piRNA genes in the C. elegans germ line
Paniagua N, Roberts C, Gonzalez L, Monedero-Alonso D, Reinke V. The Upstream Sequence Transcription Complex dictates nucleosome positioning and promoter accessibility at piRNA genes in the C. elegans germ line. PLOS Genetics 2024, 20: e1011345. PMID: 38985845, PMCID: PMC11262695, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1011345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPiRNA genesPiRNA clustersGenomic domainsC. elegans germ lineUpstream sequence transcription complexSmall RNA pathwaysGermline-specific expressionGlobal genome organizationPiRNA precursorsPiRNA pathwayChromosome IVGenome organizationRNA pathwaysChromatin stateTranscribed genesNucleosome positioningNucleosome densityGenome integrityTranscriptional regulationTranscription complexC. elegansPiRNAsGerm lineISW-1Nucleosomal environment
2019
Isolated C. elegans germ nuclei exhibit distinct genomic profiles of histone modification and gene expression
Han M, Wei G, McManus CE, Hillier LW, Reinke V. Isolated C. elegans germ nuclei exhibit distinct genomic profiles of histone modification and gene expression. BMC Genomics 2019, 20: 500. PMID: 31208332, PMCID: PMC6580472, DOI: 10.1186/s12864-019-5893-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHistone modificationsGerm cellsC. elegansC. elegans germ cellsGene expressionDevelopmental gene expressionGene expression mechanismsIsolation of nucleiGene regulationTranscriptome analysisChromatin immunoprecipitationGerm lineGenomic analysisDistinct genomic profilesRegulatory mechanismsRepressive mechanismsExpression mechanismElegansPure populationsGenomic profilesConsequent discoveriesCellsExpressionGenomeNucleus
2016
A novel small molecule that disrupts a key event during the oocyte-to-embryo transition in C. elegans
Weicksel SE, Mahadav A, Moyle M, Cipriani PG, Kudron M, Pincus Z, Bahmanyar S, Abriola L, Merkel J, Gutwein M, Fernandez AG, Piano F, Gunsalus KC, Reinke V. A novel small molecule that disrupts a key event during the oocyte-to-embryo transition in C. elegans. Development 2016, 143: 3540-3548. PMID: 27510972, PMCID: PMC5087616, DOI: 10.1242/dev.140046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmbryo transitionProtein traffickingEarly embryonic eventsCandidate target genesComplex cellular eventsSmall-molecule screenCaenorhabditis elegansInviable embryosC. elegansEmbryonic lethalityMore key componentsEarly embryogenesisTranscription factorsEarly embryosEmbryonic eventsTarget genesCellular eventsSpecies specificityEggshell integrityNovel small moleculesElegansRemarkable specificityKey eventsOsmotic sensitivityDiverse aspects
2014
Regulatory analysis of the C. elegans genome with spatiotemporal resolution
Araya CL, Kawli T, Kundaje A, Jiang L, Wu B, Vafeados D, Terrell R, Weissdepp P, Gevirtzman L, Mace D, Niu W, Boyle AP, Xie D, Ma L, Murray JI, Reinke V, Waterston RH, Snyder M. Regulatory analysis of the C. elegans genome with spatiotemporal resolution. Nature 2014, 512: 400-405. PMID: 25164749, PMCID: PMC4530805, DOI: 10.1038/nature13497.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscription factorsRegulatory bindingMetazoan transcription factorsGlobal transcription factorTranscriptional regulatory eventsChIP-seq experimentsKey transcription factorFate specificationGenomic distributionC. elegansIndividual lineagesRegulatory circuitsGenomic coverageRegulatory eventsRegulatory underpinningsRegulatory proteinsBiological processesExpression dataCell typesShared patternRegulatory analysisBindingCaenorhabditisElegansGenome
2013
Tissue-specific direct targets of Caenorhabditis elegans Rb/E2F dictate distinct somatic and germline programs
Kudron M, Niu W, Lu Z, Wang G, Gerstein M, Snyder M, Reinke V. Tissue-specific direct targets of Caenorhabditis elegans Rb/E2F dictate distinct somatic and germline programs. Genome Biology 2013, 14: r5. PMID: 23347407, PMCID: PMC4053757, DOI: 10.1186/gb-2013-14-1-r5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRb/E2FLin-35Target genesGenome-wide binding profilesGene expressionTissue-specific gene regulationLin-35 mutantsDistinct cell fatesSmall RNA pathwaysEffector target genesDirect target geneBinding profileGermline programHPL-2Chromatin associationH3K36 methylationRNA pathwaysCSR-1Germline transformationC. elegansGene regulationCell fateE2FDirect targetMultiple tissues
2010
Genome-wide analysis of germ cell proliferation in C . elegans identifies VRK-1 as a key regulator of CEP-1/p53
Waters K, Yang AZ, Reinke V. Genome-wide analysis of germ cell proliferation in C . elegans identifies VRK-1 as a key regulator of CEP-1/p53. Developmental Biology 2010, 344: 1011-1025. PMID: 20599896, PMCID: PMC3375680, DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2010.06.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGerm cell proliferationVRK-1Germ cellsCEP-1CEP-1/p53Cell proliferationImportant regulatory relationshipsGenome-wide analysisGene expression profilingGermline proliferationCell cycle arrestUseful model systemC. elegansProliferation defectFunctional characterizationNegative regulationExpression profilingRegulatory relationshipsKey regulatorP53 activityCycle arrestUnsuspected mechanismElegansModel systemProliferation
2009
DPL-1 (DP) acts in the germ line to coordinate ovulation and fertilization in C. elegans
Chi W, Reinke V. DPL-1 (DP) acts in the germ line to coordinate ovulation and fertilization in C. elegans. Cells And Development 2009, 126: 406-416. PMID: 19368797, PMCID: PMC2680456, DOI: 10.1016/j.mod.2009.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEFL-1/DPLDpl-1Germ lineTissue-specific rescue experimentsGonad armsItr-1RME-2Caenorhabditis elegansEfl-1C. elegansGene functionTranscriptional programsInositol triphosphate receptorGonad structureSuccessful reproductionSevere defectsRescue experimentsGerm cellsFunction mutationsSuccessful fertilizationLikely disruptsMutantsSpermathecaTriphosphate receptorElegans
2008
C. elegans Nucleostemin Is Required for Larval Growth and Germline Stem Cell Division
Kudron MM, Reinke V. C. elegans Nucleostemin Is Required for Larval Growth and Germline Stem Cell Division. PLOS Genetics 2008, 4: e1000181. PMID: 18725931, PMCID: PMC2515194, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRibosome biogenesisGermline stem cell divisionLarval arrest phenotypeGerm line functionGermline stem cellsStem cell divisionCell growthNematode C. elegansN-terminal domainStem cellsExhibit reduced levelsCell cycle arrestArrest phenotypeNucleolar factorsC. elegansRRNA transcriptionGrowth defectNucleolar functionGerm lineCell divisionLarval growthTransgenic studiesBiogenesisStable expressionProliferative stateA C. elegans Piwi, PRG-1, Regulates 21U-RNAs during Spermatogenesis
Wang G, Reinke V. A C. elegans Piwi, PRG-1, Regulates 21U-RNAs during Spermatogenesis. Current Biology 2008, 18: 861-867. PMID: 18501605, PMCID: PMC2494713, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPRG-1Small RNAsC. elegansGerm cellsSubset of mRNAsPRG 2Cell totipotencyPIWI proteinsP granulesRibonucleoprotein granulesEpigenetic regulationSpecific family membersGerm linePiwi familyProper expressionPiwiSuccessful spermatogenesisDiverse classPiRNAsRNAElegansProteinSpermatogenesisExpressionFamily members
2006
Regulation of developmental rate and germ cell proliferation in Caenorhabditis elegans by the p53 gene network
Derry W, Bierings R, van Iersel M, Satkunendran T, Reinke V, Rothman J. Regulation of developmental rate and germ cell proliferation in Caenorhabditis elegans by the p53 gene network. Cell Death & Differentiation 2006, 14: 662-670. PMID: 17186023, DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4402075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCEP-1Genotoxic stressP53 family membersComplex transcriptional regulatory networksDevelopmental rateTranscriptional regulatory networksCell proliferationP53-binding siteGerm cell proliferationTumor suppressor p53Absence of stressGermline apoptosisCaenorhabditis elegansTranscriptional networksC. elegansMammalian counterpartsCheckpoint responseGene networksRegulatory networksTranscriptional targetsP53 gene networkEmbryonic viabilityHuman p63Negative regulatorP53 familyPromotion of oogenesis and embryogenesis in the C. elegans gonad by EFL-1/DPL-1 (E2F) does not require LIN-35 (pRB)
Chi W, Reinke V. Promotion of oogenesis and embryogenesis in the C. elegans gonad by EFL-1/DPL-1 (E2F) does not require LIN-35 (pRB). Development 2006, 133: 3147-3157. PMID: 16854972, DOI: 10.1242/dev.02490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinding SitesCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsE2F Transcription FactorsEmbryonic DevelopmentFertilityGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGonadsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisOogenesisReceptors, LDLRepressor ProteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsTranscription FactorsTranscriptional ActivationConceptsEFL-1/DPLLin-35 mutantsLin-35Dpl-1Efl-1Target genesC. elegansTissue-specific transcriptional programsEctopic cell divisionE2F-binding sitesCell cycle componentsCaenorhabditis elegansTranscriptional programsEarly embryogenesisResponsive genesCell divisionCause defectsRegulatory regionsSomatic tissuesExpression profilingGene expressionReduced broodsOogenesisElegansFunction mutations
2002
X-chromosome silencing in the germline of C. elegans.
Kelly WG, Schaner CE, Dernburg AF, Lee MH, Kim SK, Villeneuve AM, Reinke V. X-chromosome silencing in the germline of C. elegans. Development 2002, 129: 479-92. PMID: 11807039, PMCID: PMC4066729, DOI: 10.1242/dev.129.2.479.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansDisorders of Sex DevelopmentFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene SilencingGenes, ReporterGerm CellsGonadsHistonesImmunohistochemistryIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceMaleMeiosisMethylationOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisOocytesRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSpermatozoaTranscription, GeneticTransgenesX ChromosomeConceptsX chromosomeHistone modificationsC. elegansEarly meiosisX chromosome silencingNematode C. elegansGermline maintenanceNematode phylumHermaphroditic speciesChromatin organizationSex bodyXO malesTranscriptional competenceSex chromosomesTranscriptional activationTransgene arrayOocyte meiosisMeiosisChromosomesRepressive mechanismsElegansSpeciesHeterochromatinHermaphroditesGenome