Swart, Estienne Carl; Wilkes, Cyril Denby; Sandoval, Pamela Yohanna de Lourdes; Arambasic, Miroslav; Sperling, Linda; Nowacki, Mariusz (2014). Genome-wide analysis of genetic and epigenetic control of programmed DNA deletion. Nucleic acids research, 42(14), pp. 8970-8983. Oxford University Press 10.1093/nar/gku619
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During the development of the somatic genome from the Paramecium germline genome the bulk of the copies of ∼45 000 unique, internal eliminated sequences (IESs) are deleted. IES targeting is facilitated by two small RNA (sRNA) classes: scnRNAs, which relay epigenetic information from the parental nucleus to the developing nucleus, and iesRNAs, which are produced and used in the developing nucleus. Why only certain IESs require sRNAs for their removal has been enigmatic. By analyzing the silencing effects of three genes: PGM (responsible for DNA excision), DCL2/3 (scnRNA production) and DCL5 (iesRNA production), we identify key properties required for IES elimination. Based on these results, we propose that, depending on the exact combination of their lengths and end bases, some IESs are less efficiently recognized or excised and have a greater requirement for targeting by scnRNAs and iesRNAs. We suggest that the variation in IES retention following silencing of DCL2/3 is not primarily due to scnRNA density, which is comparatively uniform relative to IES retention, but rather the genetic properties of IESs. Taken together, our analyses demonstrate that in Paramecium the underlying genetic properties of developmentally deleted DNA sequences are essential in determining the sensitivity of these sequences to epigenetic control.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
08 Faculty of Science > Department of Biology > Institute of Cell Biology 08 Faculty of Science > Other Institutions > Teaching Staff, Faculty of Science 08 Faculty of Science > Department of Biology > Institute of Cell Biology > Ciliate |
UniBE Contributor: |
Swart, Estienne Carl, Sandoval, Pamela Yohanna de Lourdes, Arambasic, Miroslav, Nowacki, Mariusz |
Subjects: |
500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology |
ISSN: |
0305-1048 |
Publisher: |
Oxford University Press |
Funders: |
[4] Swiss National Science Foundation ; [18] European Research Council |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Mariusz Nowacki |
Date Deposited: |
01 Sep 2014 14:39 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:36 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1093/nar/gku619 |
PubMed ID: |
25016527 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.54637 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/54637 |
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