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
2023
Characterization of the distribution and dynamics of chromatin states in the C. elegans germ line reveals substantial H3K4me3 remodeling during oogenesis
Mazzetto M, Gonzalez L, Sanchez N, Reinke V. Characterization of the distribution and dynamics of chromatin states in the C. elegans germ line reveals substantial H3K4me3 remodeling during oogenesis. Genome Research 2023, 34: gr.278247.123. PMID: 38164610, PMCID: PMC10903938, DOI: 10.1101/gr.278247.123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpigenetic regulatory mechanismsGerm lineChromatin stateGerm cellsC. elegans germ lineGene expressionRegulatory mechanismsDevelopmental transitionsActive histone modification H3K4me3Most genomic studiesZygotic genome activationSmall RNA pathwaysSpatio-temporal expression patternsHistone modifications H3K4me3Chromatin accessibility dataGerm cell differentiationOverall transcript abundanceUndifferentiated germ cellsGenome activationRNA pathwaysChromatin landscapeChromatin organizationChromatin structureEssential genesHistone modifications
2021
The zinc-finger protein OEF-1 stabilizes histone modification patterns and promotes efficient splicing in the Caenorhabditis elegans germline
McManus CE, Mazzetto M, Wei G, Han M, Reinke V. The zinc-finger protein OEF-1 stabilizes histone modification patterns and promotes efficient splicing in the Caenorhabditis elegans germline. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 2021, 11: jkab329. PMID: 34519784, PMCID: PMC8664474, DOI: 10.1093/g3journal/jkab329.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsH3K36me3 levelsAutosomal lociC. elegans germ lineGerm cellsC. elegans germlineActive chromatin stateHistone modification patternsMES-4Chromatin stateEpigenetic balanceMutant phenotypeCaenorhabditis elegansSex chromosomesGenomic domainsGerm lineEfficient splicingDifferentiation programX chromosomeGenetic informationModification patternsTranscript integrityEfficient mRNANovel modifierH3K36me3Downstream effects
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
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