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
2014
The C. elegans SNAPc Component SNPC-4 Coats piRNA Domains and Is Globally Required for piRNA Abundance
Kasper DM, Wang G, Gardner KE, Johnstone TG, Reinke V. The C. elegans SNAPc Component SNPC-4 Coats piRNA Domains and Is Globally Required for piRNA Abundance. Developmental Cell 2014, 31: 145-158. PMID: 25373775, PMCID: PMC4223638, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2014.09.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA genesPIWI-interacting RNA (piRNA) pathwayTransfer RNA genesSmall RNA genesDiscrete genomic regionsDNA-binding subunitSmall nuclear RNAPiRNA abundanceRNA pathwaysPiRNA genesChromatin organizationPiRNA clustersPiRNA expressionProtein complexesGenomic regionsCoordinated expressionNuclear RNAExpression environmentForeign sequencesGenesExpressionDomainPiRNAsLocalizationTransposon
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