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
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
Diverse transcription factor binding features revealed by genome-wide ChIP-seq in C. elegans
Niu W, Lu ZJ, Zhong M, Sarov M, Murray JI, Brdlik CM, Janette J, Chen C, Alves P, Preston E, Slightham C, Jiang L, Hyman AA, Kim SK, Waterston RH, Gerstein M, Snyder M, Reinke V. Diverse transcription factor binding features revealed by genome-wide ChIP-seq in C. elegans. Genome Research 2010, 21: 245-254. PMID: 21177963, PMCID: PMC3032928, DOI: 10.1101/gr.114587.110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscription factorsTarget genesGenome-wide ChIP-seqDevelopmental processesSequence-specific transcription factorsNon-coding RNA genesHigh-throughput DNA sequencingSelect target genesSingle transcription factorDiverse developmental stagesTranscript start siteCandidate gene targetsEgl-5Hox factorsVulval differentiationLin-39Caenorhabditis elegansTranscriptional networksRNA genesModENCODE consortiumChIP-seqChromatin immunoprecipitationDevelopmental programMab-5Regulatory networks
2006
Promotion 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