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Genome Res ; 25(4): 582-97, 2015 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25752748

ABSTRACT

The mammalian genome harbors up to one million regulatory elements often located at great distances from their target genes. Long-range elements control genes through physical contact with promoters and can be recognized by the presence of specific histone modifications and transcription factor binding. Linking regulatory elements to specific promoters genome-wide is currently impeded by the limited resolution of high-throughput chromatin interaction assays. Here we apply a sequence capture approach to enrich Hi-C libraries for >22,000 annotated mouse promoters to identify statistically significant, long-range interactions at restriction fragment resolution, assigning long-range interacting elements to their target genes genome-wide in embryonic stem cells and fetal liver cells. The distal sites contacting active genes are enriched in active histone modifications and transcription factor occupancy, whereas inactive genes contact distal sites with repressive histone marks, demonstrating the regulatory potential of the distal elements identified. Furthermore, we find that coregulated genes cluster nonrandomly in spatial interaction networks correlated with their biological function and expression level. Interestingly, we find the strongest gene clustering in ES cells between transcription factor genes that control key developmental processes in embryogenesis. The results provide the first genome-wide catalog linking gene promoters to their long-range interacting elements and highlight the complex spatial regulatory circuitry controlling mammalian gene expression.


Subject(s)
Binding Sites/genetics , Enhancer Elements, Genetic/genetics , Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental/genetics , Promoter Regions, Genetic/genetics , Animals , Chromatin/genetics , Embryonic Stem Cells/cytology , Epigenesis, Genetic , Histones/genetics , Liver/cytology , Liver/embryology , Mice , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Transcription Factors/genetics , Transcription Factors/metabolism
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Genes Dev ; 28(24): 2699-711, 2014 Dec 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25512558

ABSTRACT

The Sox2 transcription factor must be robustly transcribed in embryonic stem (ES) cells to maintain pluripotency. Two gene-proximal enhancers, Sox2 regulatory region 1 (SRR1) and SRR2, display activity in reporter assays, but deleting SRR1 has no effect on pluripotency. We identified and functionally validated the sequences required for Sox2 transcription based on a computational model that predicted transcriptional enhancer elements within 130 kb of Sox2. Our reporter assays revealed three novel enhancers--SRR18, SRR107, and SRR111--that, through the formation of chromatin loops, form a chromatin complex with the Sox2 promoter in ES cells. Using the CRISPR/Cas9 system and F1 ES cells (Mus musculus(129) × Mus castaneus), we generated heterozygous deletions of each enhancer region, revealing that only the distal cluster containing SRR107 and SRR111, located >100 kb downstream from Sox2, is required for cis-regulation of Sox2 in ES cells. Furthermore, homozygous deletion of this distal Sox2 control region (SCR) caused significant reduction in Sox2 mRNA and protein levels, loss of ES cell colony morphology, genome-wide changes in gene expression, and impaired neuroectodermal formation upon spontaneous differentiation to embryoid bodies. Together, these data identify a distal control region essential for Sox2 transcription in ES cells.


Subject(s)
Cell Differentiation , Chromatin/metabolism , Embryonic Stem Cells/cytology , Enhancer Elements, Genetic/genetics , Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental , SOXB1 Transcription Factors/genetics , SOXB1 Transcription Factors/metabolism , Animals , Cells, Cultured , Mice , Multigene Family/genetics , Neural Plate/cytology , Promoter Regions, Genetic/genetics , Sequence Deletion/genetics
3.
Infect Genet Evol ; 24: 177-82, 2014 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24681262

ABSTRACT

The filarial-specific protein abundant larval transcript-2 (ALT-2) is expressed exclusively in the infective larval stage (L3) and is a crucial protein for establishing immunopathogenesis in human hosts. The alt-2 gene has a conserved minisatellite repeat (29 or 27bp) in intron 2 (IR2) whose significance within lymphatic filarial species is unknown. Here, we report the role of IR2 in the regulation of alt-2 gene expression using an in vitro model. Using electrophoretic mobility shift assays, we identified the presence of a putative nuclear protein binding region within IR2. Subsequent transient expression experiments in eukaryotic cell lines demonstrated that the IR2 downregulated the expression of a downstream luciferase reporter gene, which was further validated with RT-PCR. We therefore identify IR2 as a suppressor element that regulates L3 stage-specific expression of alt-2.


Subject(s)
Antigens, Helminth/genetics , Brugia malayi/genetics , Elephantiasis, Filarial/parasitology , Introns/genetics , Recombinant Proteins/genetics , Wuchereria bancrofti/genetics , Animals , Antigens, Helminth/biosynthesis , Antigens, Helminth/immunology , Brugia malayi/immunology , CHO Cells , Cell Line , Cricetulus , DNA, Helminth/genetics , Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay , Gene Expression Regulation , Genes, Reporter/genetics , Helminth Proteins/genetics , Hep G2 Cells , Humans , Immune Evasion , Larva/genetics , Luciferases/genetics , Minisatellite Repeats/genetics , Nuclear Proteins/metabolism , Protein Binding , Protein Structure, Tertiary , Recombinant Proteins/biosynthesis , Recombinant Proteins/immunology , Sf9 Cells , Silencer Elements, Transcriptional/genetics , Spodoptera , Wuchereria bancrofti/immunology
4.
Mol Biochem Parasitol ; 192(1-2): 10-20, 2013.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24188745

ABSTRACT

Wuchereria bancrofti glutathione S-transferase (Wb-GST) is referred as a promising chemotherapeutic target for lymphatic filariasis. GST represents the major class of detoxifying enzymes of the tissue dwelling parasitic helminths. Though many inhibition studies were carried out for Wb-GST, understanding its genetic distribution in parasite population is necessary to develop ideal inhibitor. Our genetic polymorphic studies exposed the existence of three variant Wb-GST alleles in the four endemic regions of India. Moreover, it also revealed the variability in the distribution of Wb-GST alleles in the studied population. Therefore we cloned, expressed and purified the recombinant variant Wb-GST proteins to study the mutation impact on its structure and hence on its catalysis. Among the studied mutations, the I60F/G78S substitutions in the N-terminal domain and loop region connecting the two domains of Wb-GST lowered the affinity for glutathione and its analog, S-hexyl glutathione. Moreover, molecular modeling and docking studies revealed that the I60F/G78S mutations affected the proximity of Trp38 and Arg95 in glutathione binding site resulting in weaker interaction with S-hexyl glutathione. Besides, the variants also had lower affinity (Ki) and higher IC50 values for well-known GST inhibitors. Interestingly, the Wb-GST variant proteins showed enhanced catalytic efficiency for lipid peroxidation products which are produced due to oxidative stress. Thus, our study provides evidence for the functional impact of mutations on Wb-GST protein and also spotlights the mechanisms of parasite survival against the host oxidative stress environment.


Subject(s)
Glutathione Transferase/genetics , Glutathione Transferase/metabolism , Polymorphism, Genetic , Wuchereria bancrofti/enzymology , Wuchereria bancrofti/genetics , Amino Acid Sequence , Animals , Binding Sites , Catalysis , Enzyme Stability , Glutathione Transferase/antagonists & inhibitors , Glutathione Transferase/chemistry , India , Kinetics , Lipid Peroxidation , Models, Molecular , Molecular Sequence Data , Mutation , Protein Conformation , Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs/genetics , Sequence Alignment , Thermodynamics
5.
Infect Genet Evol ; 10(4): 591-4, 2010 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20132908

ABSTRACT

Polymerase chain reaction based methods are promising tools for the monitoring and evaluation of the Global Program for the Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis. The currently available PCR methods do not differentiate the DNA of Wuchereria bancrofti or Brugia malayi by a single PCR and hence are cumbersome. Therefore, we designed a single step PCR strategy for differentiating Bancroftian infection from Brugian infection based on a newly identified gene from the W. bancrofti genome, abundant larval transcript-2 (alt-2), which is abundantly expressed. The difference in PCR product sizes generated from the presence or absence of evolutionarily altered tandem repeats in alt-2 intron-3 differentiated W. bancrofti from B. malayi. The analysis was performed on the genomic DNA of microfilariae from a number of patient blood samples or microfilariae positive slides from different Indian geographical regions. The assay gave consistent results, differentiating the two filarial parasite species accurately. This alt-2 intron-3 based PCR assay can be a potential tool for the diagnosis and differentiation of co-infections by lymphatic filarial parasites.


Subject(s)
Brugia malayi/genetics , Elephantiasis, Filarial/parasitology , Genetic Markers/genetics , Tandem Repeat Sequences , Wuchereria bancrofti/genetics , Animals , Antigens, Helminth/genetics , DNA, Helminth/genetics , Diagnosis, Differential , Elephantiasis, Filarial/diagnosis , Introns/genetics , Models, Genetic , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Recombinant Proteins/genetics , Species Specificity
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