人NFE2基因上游增强子lncRNA调控NFE2基因转录和K562细胞增殖

目的 转录因子NFE2的异常表达在许多骨髓增殖性肿瘤患者中被观察到,然而造成这种异常的转录调控机制尚不明确,本研究旨在探究参与NFE2转录调控的元件和分子机制。方法 首先通过公共数据库中ChIP-seq数据和ATAC-seq数据预测NFE2基因的潜在增强子元件,并通过双荧光素酶报告实验进行体外验证。随后,通过PRO-seq和GRO-seq数据结合RACE技术克隆这些增强子RNA转录本,经在线编码潜能预测工具分析认为其为lncRNA,通过RT-qPCR检测该lncRNA在不同白血病细胞系中和这些细胞诱导分化前后的表达变化及其亚细胞定位。最后,通过慢病毒系统在K562细胞中过表达和敲降该lncRNA以探究其功能。结果 鉴定出调控NFE2转录的3个增强子元件,分别位于NFE2转录起始位点-3.6k,-6.2k和+6.3k区域,这些元件插入NFE2启动子上游均能增强下游萤火虫荧光素酶的表达。克隆出-3.6k增强子负链方向的转录本,将其鉴定为-3.6k-lncRNA。本研究发现,该lncRNA在K562、U937和HL-60这3种白血病细胞系中均有一定程度的表达,且均定位于细胞核内。当该lncRNA在K562细胞中过表达,NFE2水平随之提高,细胞增殖和细胞迁移能力受到抑制;当其被敲降时,NFE2水平相应降低而K562细胞增殖能力随之升高。结论 本文鉴定了调控人NFE2基因转录的3个增强子元件和一条增强子lncRNA转录本,并验证了该lncRNA对NFE2转录的正调控作用以及对K562细胞增殖能力具有抑制作用。     

A SINE-Derived Element Constitutes a Unique Modular Enhancer for Mammalian Diencephalic Fgf8

Transposable elements, including short interspersed repetitive elements (SINEs), comprise nearly half the mammalian genome. Moreover, they are a major source of conserved non-coding elements (CNEs), which play important functional roles in regulating development-related genes, such as enhancing and silencing, serving for the diversification of morphological and physiological features among species. We previously reported a novel SINE family, AmnSINE1, as part of mammalian-specific CNEs. One AmnSINE1 locus, named AS071, showed an enhancer property in the developing mouse diencephalon. Indeed, AS071 appears to recapitulate the expression of diencephalic fibroblast growth factor 8 (Fgf8). Here we established three independent lines of AS071-transgenic mice and performed detailed expression profiling of AS071-enhanced lacZ in comparison with that of Fgf8 across embryonic stages. We demonstrate that AS071 is a distal enhancer that directs Fgf8 expression in the developing diencephalon. Furthermore, enhancer assays with constructs encoding partially deleted AS071 sequence revealed a unique modular organization in which AS071 contains at least three functionally distinct sub-elements that cooperatively direct the enhancer activity in three diencephalic domains, namely the dorsal midline and the lateral wall of the diencephalon, and the ventral midline of the hypothalamus. Interestingly, the AmnSINE1-derived sub-element was found to specify the enhancer activity to the ventral midline of the hypothalamus. To our knowledge, this is the first discovery of an enhancer element that could be separated into respective sub-elements that determine regional specificity and/or the core enhancing activity. These results potentiate our understanding of the evolution of retroposon-derived cis-regulatory elements as well as the basis for future studies of the molecular mechanism underlying the determination of domain-specificity of an enhancer.     

A Novel Pzg-NURF Complex Regulates Notch Target Gene Activity

Drosophila putzig was identified as a member of the TRF2–DREF complex that is involved in core promoter selection. Additionally, putzig regulates Notch signaling, however independently of DREF. Here, we show that Putzig associates with the NURF complex. Loss of any NURF component including the NURF-specific subunit Nurf 301 impedes binding of Putzig to Notch target genes, suggesting that NURF recruits Putzig to these sites. Accordingly, Putzig can be copurified with any NURF member. Moreover, Nurf 301 mutants show reduced Notch target gene activity and enhance Notch mutant phenotypes. These data suggest a novel Putzig–NURF chromatin complex required for epigenetic activation of Notch targets.     

A Molecular Clock Regulates Angiopoietin-Like Protein 2 Expression

Various physiological and behavioral processes exhibit circadian rhythmicity. These rhythms are usually maintained by negative feedback loops of core clock genes, namely, CLOCK, BMAL, PER, and CRY. Recently, dysfunction in the circadian clock has been recognized as an important foundation for the pathophysiology of lifestyle-related diseases, such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, and some cancers. We have reported that angiopoietin-like protein 2 (ANGPTL2) contributes to the pathogenesis of these lifestyle-related diseases by inducing chronic inflammation. However, molecular mechanisms underlying regulation of ANGPTL2 expression are poorly understood. Here, we assess circadian rhythmicity of ANGPTL2 expression in various mouse tissues. We observed that ANGPTL2 rhythmicity was similar to that of the PER2 gene, which is regulated by the CLOCK/BMAL1 complex. Promoter activity of the human ANGPTL2 gene was significantly induced by CLOCK and BMAL1, an induction markedly attenuated by CRY co-expression. We also identified functional E-boxes in the ANGPTL2 promoter and observed occupancy of these sites by endogenous CLOCK in human osteosarcoma cells. Furthermore, Cry-deficient mice exhibited arrhythmic Angptl2 expression. Taken together, these data suggest that periodic expression of ANGPTL2 is regulated by a molecular clock.     

Nodal基因的第一内含子中存在着顺式调控增强子元件

小鼠ｎｏｄａｌ基因是在胚胎发育时期表达的一个基因,它在原肠期起着重要作用,并且参与左－右体轴的决定,４１３－ｄ小鼠胚胎干细胞系３５６３在ｎｏｄａｌ基因的第一内含子中含有单拷贝逆转录病毒的插入。采用定量ＲＮａｓｅ保护法比较了该细胞系及其母源ＥＳ细胞ＣＣＥ中ｎｏｄａｌ基因的表达量,ＣＣＥ细胞中ｎｏｄａｌ ｍＲＮＡ的含量是３５６３ＥＳ细胞含量的２．３倍。这一结果提示原病毒在ｎｏｄａｌ基因第一内含子中的整     

含翻译增强子的表达载体pSC34的构建及初步应用

１９８８年Ｏｌｉｎｓ［１］发现Ｔ７噬菌体基因１０的先导序列（Ｔ７ｇ１０Ｌ）具有明显的促进基因翻译的作用．本文构建了含Ｔ７ｇ１０Ｌ的表达载体ｐＳＣ３４,并尝试表达了几个不同类型的基因．１材料与方法１．１菌株大肠杆菌菌株ＴＡＰ１０６为本室储存．ＴＡＰ１０...     

A Novel Gene Controls a New Structure: PiggyBac Transposable Element-Derived 1, Unique to Mammals,Controls Mammal-Specific Neuronal Paraspeckles

Although new genes can arrive from modes other than duplication, few examples are well characterized. Given high expression in some human brain subregions and a putative link to psychological disorders [e.g., schizophrenia (SCZ)], suggestive of brain functionality, here we characterize piggyBac transposable element-derived 1 (PGBD1). PGBD1 is nonmonotreme mammal-specific and under purifying selection, consistent with functionality. The gene body of human PGBD1 retains much of the original DNA transposon but has additionally captured SCAN and KRAB domains. Despite gene body retention, PGBD1 has lost transposition abilities, thus transposase functionality is absent. PGBD1 no longer recognizes piggyBac transposon-like inverted repeats, nonetheless PGBD1 has DNA binding activity. Genome scale analysis identifies enrichment of binding sites in and around genes involved in neuronal development, with association with both histone activating and repressing marks. We focus on one of the repressed genes, the long noncoding RNA NEAT1, also dysregulated in SCZ, the core structural RNA of paraspeckles. DNA binding assays confirm specific binding of PGBD1 both in the NEAT1 promoter and in the gene body. Depletion of PGBD1 in neuronal progenitor cells (NPCs) results in increased NEAT1/paraspeckles and differentiation. We conclude that PGBD1 has evolved core regulatory functionality for the maintenance of NPCs. As paraspeckles are a mammal-specific structure, the results presented here show a rare example of the evolution of a novel gene coupled to the evolution of a contemporaneous new structure.