Transcriptome analysis reveals hybridization-induced genome shock in an interspecific F1 hybrid from Camellia

Genome ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 61 (7) ◽  
pp. 477-485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Zhang ◽  
Xin-Kai Liu ◽  
Wen Fan ◽  
Dan-Feng Yan ◽  
Nai-Sheng Zhong ◽  
...  

The combination of two divergent genomes during hybridization can result in “genome shock”. Although genome shock has been reported in the hybrids of some herbaceous plants, the pattern and the principle it follows are far from understood, especially in woody plants. Here, the gene expression patterns were remodeled in the F1 hybrid from the crossing of Camellia azalea × Camellia amplexicaulis compared with the parents as revealed by RNA-seq. About 54.5% of all unigenes were differentially expressed between the F1 hybrid and at least one of the parents, including 6404 unigenes with the highest expression level in the F1 hybrid. A series of genes, related to flower development, essential for RNA-directed DNA methylation and histone methylation, as well as 223 transposable elements, were enriched; and most of them exhibited a higher level of expression in the F1 hybrid. These results indicated that the genome shock induced by interspecific hybridization in Camellia could indeed result in changes of gene expression patterns, potentially through regulating DNA methylation and histone methylation which may be helpful for the maintaining of genome stability and even related to the unique phenotype of the F1 hybrid.

2016 ◽  
Vol 311 (6) ◽  
pp. L1245-L1258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isaac K. Sundar ◽  
Irfan Rahman

Chromatin-modifying enzymes mediate DNA methylation and histone modifications on recruitment to specific target gene loci in response to various stimuli. The key enzymes that regulate chromatin accessibility for maintenance of modifications in DNA and histones, and for modulation of gene expression patterns in response to cigarette smoke (CS), are not known. We hypothesize that CS exposure alters the gene expression patterns of chromatin-modifying enzymes, which then affects multiple downstream pathways involved in the response to CS. We have, therefore, analyzed chromatin-modifying enzyme profiles and validated by quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR). We also performed immunoblot analysis of targeted histone marks in C57BL/6J mice exposed to acute and subchronic CS, and of lungs from nonsmokers, smokers, and patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We found a significant increase in expression of several chromatin modification enzymes, including DNA methyltransferases, histone acetyltransferases, histone methyltransferases, and SET domain proteins, histone kinases, and ubiquitinases. Our qPCR validation data revealed a significant downregulation of Dnmt1, Dnmt3a, Dnmt3b, Hdac2, Hdac4, Hat1, Prmt1, and Aurkb. We identified targeted chromatin histone marks (H3K56ac and H4K12ac), which are induced by CS. Thus CS-induced genotoxic stress differentially affects the expression of epigenetic modulators that regulate transcription of target genes via DNA methylation and site-specific histone modifications. This may have implications in devising epigenetic-based therapies for COPD and lung cancer.


2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nisar Wani ◽  
Khalid Raza

AbstractGene expression patterns determine the manner whereby organisms regulate various cellular processes and therefore their organ functions.These patterns do not emerge on their own, but as a result of diverse regulatory factors such as, DNA binding proteins known as transcription factors (TF), chromatin structure and various other environmental factors. TFs play a pivotal role in gene regulation by binding to different locations on the genome and influencing the expression of their target genes. Therefore, predicting target genes and their regulation becomes an important task for understanding mechanisms that control cellular processes governing both healthy and diseased cells.In this paper, we propose an integrated inference pipeline for predicting target genes and their regulatory effects for a specific TF using next-generation data analysis tools.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy J. Durham ◽  
Riza M. Daza ◽  
Louis Gevirtzman ◽  
Darren A. Cusanovich ◽  
William Stafford Noble ◽  
...  

AbstractRecently developed single cell technologies allow researchers to characterize cell states at ever greater resolution and scale. C. elegans is a particularly tractable system for studying development, and recent single cell RNA-seq studies characterized the gene expression patterns for nearly every cell type in the embryo and at the second larval stage (L2). Gene expression patterns are useful for learning about gene function and give insight into the biochemical state of different cell types; however, in order to understand these cell types, we must also determine how these gene expression levels are regulated. We present the first single cell ATAC-seq study in C. elegans. We collected data in L2 larvae to match the available single cell RNA-seq data set, and we identify tissue-specific chromatin accessibility patterns that align well with existing data, including the L2 single cell RNA-seq results. Using a novel implementation of the latent Dirichlet allocation algorithm, we leverage the single-cell resolution of the sci-ATAC-seq data to identify accessible loci at the level of individual cell types, providing new maps of putative cell type-specific gene regulatory sites, with promise for better understanding of cellular differentiation and gene regulation in the worm.


Genes ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zheng Jiang ◽  
Liyong Sun ◽  
Qiang Wei ◽  
Ye Ju ◽  
Xuan Zou ◽  
...  

Magnolia × soulangeana ‘Changchun’ are trees that bloom in spring and summer respectively after flower bud differentiation. Here, we use phenological and morphological observation and RNA-seq technology to study the molecular basis of flowering initiation in ‘Changchun’. During the process of flowering initiation in spring and summer, the growth of expanded flower buds increased significantly, and their shape was obviously enlarged, which indicated that flowering was initiated. A total of 168,120 expressed genes were identified in spring and summer dormant and expanded flower buds, of which 11,687 genes showed significantly differential expression between spring and summer dormant and expanded flower buds. These differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were mainly involved in plant hormone signal transduction, metabolic processes, cellular components, binding, and catalytic activity. Analysis of differential gene expression patterns revealed that gibberellin signaling, and some transcription factors were closely involved in the regulation of spring and summer flowering initiation in ‘Changchun’. A qRT-PCR (quantitative Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction) analysis showed that BGISEQ-500 sequencing platform could truly reflect gene expression patterns. It also verified that GID1B (GIBBERELLIN INSENSITIVE DWARF1 B), GID1C, SPL8 (SQUAMOSA PROMOTER BINDING PROTEIN-LIKE 8), and GASA (GIBBERELLIC ACID-STIMULATED ARABIDOPSIS) family genes were expressed at high levels, while the expression of SPY (SPINDLY) was low during spring and summer flowering initiation. Meanwhile, the up- and down-regulated expression of, respectively, AGL6 (AGAMOUS-LIKE 6) and DREB3 (DEHYDRATION-RESPONSIVE ELEMENT-BINDING PROTEIN 3), AG15, and CDF1 (CYCLIC DOF FACTOR 1) might also be involved in the specific regulation of spring and summer flowering initiation. Obviously, flowering initiation is an important stage of the flowering process in woody plants, involving the specific regulation of relevant genes and transcription factors. This study provides a new perspective for the regulation of the flowering process in perennial woody plants.


Gene ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 146090
Author(s):  
Karolina Wiśniewska ◽  
Lidia Gaffke ◽  
Karolina Krzelowska ◽  
Grzegorz Węgrzyn ◽  
Karolina Pierzynowska

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