2021
The Essential Function of SETDB1 in Homologous Chromosome Pairing and Synapsis during Meiosis
Cheng EC, Hsieh CL, Liu N, Wang J, Zhong M, Chen T, Li E, Lin H. The Essential Function of SETDB1 in Homologous Chromosome Pairing and Synapsis during Meiosis. Cell Reports 2021, 34: 108575. PMID: 33406415, PMCID: PMC8513770, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.108575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly meiosisEarly meiotic prophase IFunction of SETDB1Homologous chromosome pairingMeiotic prophase IHistone-lysine N-methyltransferaseMeiotic silencingSurvival of spermatocytesGermline developmentBouquet formationHomologous chromosomesLineage genesChromosome pairingBivalent formationPericentromeric regionProphase IApoptosis of spermatocytesSETDB1Essential functionsHomologous bivalentsH3K9me3Meiotic arrestMeiosisSpermatocytesN-methyltransferase
2015
Transcriptional Profiling of Ectoderm Specification to Keratinocyte Fate in Human Embryonic Stem Cells
Tadeu AM, Lin S, Hou L, Chung L, Zhong M, Zhao H, Horsley V. Transcriptional Profiling of Ectoderm Specification to Keratinocyte Fate in Human Embryonic Stem Cells. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0122493. PMID: 25849374, PMCID: PMC4388500, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122493.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman embryonic stem cellsEmbryonic stem cellsEctoderm specificationStem cellsHuman embryonic stem cell differentiationEmbryonic stem cell differentiationStem cell differentiationKeratinocyte fateEctoderm lineageEpidermal specificationTranscriptional regulationCandidate regulatorsTranscriptional profilingEpidermal developmentGrowth factor activityProtein aP2Keratinocyte developmentCell differentiationΓ-secretase inhibitor DAPTGenesFactor activityHomeostatic conditionsEpithelial tissuesInhibitor DAPTCell signature
2010
Integrative Analysis of the Caenorhabditis elegans Genome by the modENCODE Project
Gerstein MB, Lu ZJ, Van Nostrand EL, Cheng C, Arshinoff BI, Liu T, Yip KY, Robilotto R, Rechtsteiner A, Ikegami K, Alves P, Chateigner A, Perry M, Morris M, Auerbach RK, Feng X, Leng J, Vielle A, Niu W, Rhrissorrakrai K, Agarwal A, Alexander RP, Barber G, Brdlik CM, Brennan J, Brouillet JJ, Carr A, Cheung MS, Clawson H, Contrino S, Dannenberg LO, Dernburg AF, Desai A, Dick L, Dosé AC, Du J, Egelhofer T, Ercan S, Euskirchen G, Ewing B, Feingold EA, Gassmann R, Good PJ, Green P, Gullier F, Gutwein M, Guyer MS, Habegger L, Han T, Henikoff JG, Henz SR, Hinrichs A, Holster H, Hyman T, Iniguez AL, Janette J, Jensen M, Kato M, Kent WJ, Kephart E, Khivansara V, Khurana E, Kim JK, Kolasinska-Zwierz P, Lai EC, Latorre I, Leahey A, Lewis S, Lloyd P, Lochovsky L, Lowdon RF, Lubling Y, Lyne R, MacCoss M, Mackowiak SD, Mangone M, McKay S, Mecenas D, Merrihew G, Miller DM, Muroyama A, Murray JI, Ooi SL, Pham H, Phippen T, Preston EA, Rajewsky N, Rätsch G, Rosenbaum H, Rozowsky J, Rutherford K, Ruzanov P, Sarov M, Sasidharan R, Sboner A, Scheid P, Segal E, Shin H, Shou C, Slack FJ, Slightam C, Smith R, Spencer WC, Stinson EO, Taing S, Takasaki T, Vafeados D, Voronina K, Wang G, Washington NL, Whittle CM, Wu B, Yan KK, Zeller G, Zha Z, Zhong M, Zhou X, Consortium M, Ahringer J, Strome S, Gunsalus KC, Micklem G, Liu XS, Reinke V, Kim SK, Hillier LW, Henikoff S, Piano F, Snyder M, Stein L, Lieb JD, Waterston RH. Integrative Analysis of the Caenorhabditis elegans Genome by the modENCODE Project. Science 2010, 330: 1775-1787. PMID: 21177976, PMCID: PMC3142569, DOI: 10.1126/science.1196914.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsChromatinChromosomesComputational BiologyConserved SequenceEvolution, MolecularGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationGene Regulatory NetworksGenes, HelminthGenome, HelminthGenomicsHistonesModels, GeneticMolecular Sequence AnnotationRegulatory Sequences, Nucleic AcidRNA, HelminthRNA, UntranslatedTranscription FactorsConceptsAccurate gene modelsGenome-wide identificationTranscription factor-binding sitesKey model organismTranscription factor bindingAlternative splice formsFactor-binding sitesChromatin compositionModENCODE projectChromatin organizationHistone modificationsGenome annotationModel organismsNematode CaenorhabditisChromosomal locationPutative functionsGene modelsTranscriptome profilingChromosome armsTranscription factorsNoncoding RNAsFactor bindingSplice formsX chromosomeGene expressionDiverse 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