2021
Genome-wide mapping of Piwi association with specific loci in Drosophila ovaries
Liu N, Neuenkirchen N, Zhong M, Lin H. Genome-wide mapping of Piwi association with specific loci in Drosophila ovaries. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 2021, 11: jkaa059. PMID: 33609367, PMCID: PMC8022938, DOI: 10.1093/g3journal/jkaa059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPIWI-interacting RNAsProtein-coding genesDrosophila ovaryGermline stem cell maintenanceRole of piRNAsTermination sitesGenome-wide mappingGenomic binding profileTranscriptional termination sitesSpecific genomic sitesStem cell maintenanceRNA pathwaysTransposon repressionTranscriptional startEuchromatic regionsGene regulationEpigenetic regulationGenomic sitesCell maintenancePiwiSpecific lociMethylation signalsDiverse mechanismsTarget siteBinding sites
2018
Uhrf1 regulates active transcriptional marks at bivalent domains in pluripotent stem cells through Setd1a
Kim KY, Tanaka Y, Su J, Cakir B, Xiang Y, Patterson B, Ding J, Jung YW, Kim JH, Hysolli E, Lee H, Dajani R, Kim J, Zhong M, Lee JH, Skalnik D, Lim JM, Sullivan GJ, Wang J, Park IH. Uhrf1 regulates active transcriptional marks at bivalent domains in pluripotent stem cells through Setd1a. Nature Communications 2018, 9: 2583. PMID: 29968706, PMCID: PMC6030064, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-04818-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCCAAT-Enhancer-Binding ProteinsCellular ReprogrammingCellular Reprogramming TechniquesChimeraDNA MethylationEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleFibroblastsGene Knockout TechniquesHEK293 CellsHistone CodeHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHistonesHumansMaleMesodermMiceMouse Embryonic Stem CellsNeural PlateNuclear ProteinsPrimary Cell CultureRecombinant ProteinsUbiquitin-Protein LigasesConceptsEmbryonic stem cellsUnique epigenetic statesBivalent histone modificationsRecruitment of DNMT1Bivalent histone marksCell typesDNA-binding proteinsSpecialized cell typesStem cellsPluripotent stem cellsTrithorax groupBivalent domainsMesoderm specificationCOMPASS complexHeterochromatin formationEpigenetic stateCell specificationHistone marksLineage specificationHistone modificationsEpigenetic regulationSpecific lineagesDNA methylationTranscriptional marksEpigenetic changes
2016
Regulation of the DNA Methylation Landscape in Human Somatic Cell Reprogramming by the miR-29 Family
Hysolli E, Tanaka Y, Su J, Kim KY, Zhong T, Janknecht R, Zhou XL, Geng L, Qiu C, Pan X, Jung YW, Cheng J, Lu J, Zhong M, Weissman SM, Park IH. Regulation of the DNA Methylation Landscape in Human Somatic Cell Reprogramming by the miR-29 Family. Stem Cell Reports 2016, 7: 43-54. PMID: 27373925, PMCID: PMC4945581, DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2016.05.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA methylation stateEmbryonic stem cellsInduced pluripotent stem cellsHuman somatic cell reprogrammingSomatic cell reprogrammingMethylation stateCell reprogrammingMiR-29 familyDNA methylation landscapeImportant epigenetic regulatorsStem cellsOverexpression of Oct4Global DNA methylationMiRNA-based approachesPluripotent stem cellsMethylation landscapeHistone modificationsDNA demethylationEpigenomic changesEarly reprogrammingEpigenetic regulatorsEpigenetic differencesDNA methylationHydroxymethylation analysisReprogrammingDNA methylation on N6-adenine in mammalian embryonic stem cells
Wu TP, Wang T, Seetin MG, Lai Y, Zhu S, Lin K, Liu Y, Byrum SD, Mackintosh SG, Zhong M, Tackett A, Wang G, Hon LS, Fang G, Swenberg JA, Xiao AZ. DNA methylation on N6-adenine in mammalian embryonic stem cells. Nature 2016, 532: 329-333. PMID: 27027282, PMCID: PMC4977844, DOI: 10.1038/nature17640.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenineAlkB Homolog 1, Histone H2a DioxygenaseAnimalsCell DifferentiationDNA MethylationDNA Transposable ElementsDNA-(Apurinic or Apyrimidinic Site) LyaseEnhancer Elements, GeneticEpigenesis, GeneticEvolution, MolecularGene SilencingLong Interspersed Nucleotide ElementsMammalsMiceMouse Embryonic Stem CellsUp-RegulationX ChromosomeConceptsLINE-1 transposonsEmbryonic stem cellsN6-methyladenineMammalian genomesEpigenetic silencingDNA methylationX chromosomeMammalian embryonic stem cellsEmbryonic stem cell differentiationMouse embryonic stem cellsStem cellsStem cell differentiationMammalian evolutionTranscriptional silencingEvolutionary ageGene activationDNA modificationsL1 elementsCell differentiationSilencingTransposonN6-adenineGenomeActivation signalsChromosomes
2014
Histone Variant H2A.X Deposition Pattern Serves as a Functional Epigenetic Mark for Distinguishing the Developmental Potentials of iPSCs
Wu T, Liu Y, Wen D, Tseng Z, Tahmasian M, Zhong M, Rafii S, Stadtfeld M, Hochedlinger K, Xiao A. Histone Variant H2A.X Deposition Pattern Serves as a Functional Epigenetic Mark for Distinguishing the Developmental Potentials of iPSCs. Cell Stem Cell 2014, 15: 281-294. PMID: 25192463, DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2014.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmbryonic stem cellsLineage gene expressionHistone variant H2A.XCell lineage commitmentDevelopmental potentialMouse iPSC linesIPSC linesPluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technologyEpigenetic marksLineage genesEpigenetic mechanismsLineage commitmentLineage differentiationExtraembryonic differentiationStem cell technologyGene expressionTetraploid complementationIPSC clonesIPSC qualityStem cellsFunctional markersH2A.XDifferentiationIPSCsComplementationUsing Native Chromatin Immunoprecipitation to Interrogate Histone Variant Protein Deposition in Embryonic Stem Cells
Tseng Z, Wu T, Liu Y, Zhong M, Xiao A. Using Native Chromatin Immunoprecipitation to Interrogate Histone Variant Protein Deposition in Embryonic Stem Cells. Methods In Molecular Biology 2014, 1176: 11-22. PMID: 25030915, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0992-6_2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNative chromatin immunoprecipitationHigh-throughput sequencingEmbryonic stem cellsChromatin immunoprecipitationHistone variantsMouse embryonic stem cellsGenome-wide localizationChromatin-associated factorsStem cellsProtein of interestMassive parallel sequencingHistone modificationsChromatin regionsChromatin pelletEpigenetic techniquesDNA fragmentsParallel sequencingImmunoprecipitationLibrary constructionSequencingEnzymatic digestionProtein depositionCellsH2A.XSpecific antibodies