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
2018
The ModERN Resource: Genome-Wide Binding Profiles for Hundreds of Drosophila and Caenorhabditis elegans Transcription Factors
Kudron MM, Victorsen A, Gevirtzman L, Hillier LW, Fisher WW, Vafeados D, Kirkey M, Hammonds AS, Gersch J, Ammouri H, Wall ML, Moran J, Steffen D, Szynkarek M, Seabrook-Sturgis S, Jameel N, Kadaba M, Patton J, Terrell R, Corson M, Durham TJ, Park S, Samanta S, Han M, Xu J, Yan KK, Celniker SE, White KP, Ma L, Gerstein M, Reinke V, Waterston R. The ModERN Resource: Genome-Wide Binding Profiles for Hundreds of Drosophila and Caenorhabditis elegans Transcription Factors. Genetics 2018, 208: 937-949. PMID: 29284660, PMCID: PMC5844342, DOI: 10.1534/genetics.117.300657.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndividual transcription factorsTranscription factorsModel organismsGenome-wide binding profilesMajor model organismsKey model organismDifferent transcription factorsTissue-specific patternsFly genomeWorm genomeChromatin immunoprecipitationStock CenterRegulatory pathwaysRegulatory sitesCaenorhabditisDrosophilaOrganismsGenomeBinding profileGenesModENCODESitesGFPImmunoprecipitationVast number
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 networksGenome-Wide Identification of Binding Sites Defines Distinct Functions for Caenorhabditis elegans PHA-4/FOXA in Development and Environmental Response
Zhong M, Niu W, Lu ZJ, Sarov M, Murray JI, Janette J, Raha D, Sheaffer KL, Lam HY, Preston E, Slightham C, Hillier LW, Brock T, Agarwal A, Auerbach R, Hyman AA, Gerstein M, Mango SE, Kim SK, Waterston RH, Reinke V, Snyder M. Genome-Wide Identification of Binding Sites Defines Distinct Functions for Caenorhabditis elegans PHA-4/FOXA in Development and Environmental Response. PLOS Genetics 2010, 6: e1000848. PMID: 20174564, PMCID: PMC2824807, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinding SitesCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsChromatin ImmunoprecipitationEmbryo, NonmammalianEnvironmentGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenes, HelminthGenome, HelminthGreen Fluorescent ProteinsLarvaProtein BindingRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRNA Polymerase IIStarvationSurvival AnalysisTrans-ActivatorsTranscription FactorsConceptsTranscription factorsPHA-4PHA-4/FOXADiverse biological rolesDifferent biological processesBinding sitesWide IdentificationStarvation responseCellular processesChromatin immunoprecipitationRegulatory networksOrgan developmentDistinct functionsDeep sequencingBiological roleBiological processesEmbryonic pharynxEnvironmental responsesGlobal identificationEnvironmental stimuliDistinct rolesExperimental pipelineCaenorhabditisGenesCritical role