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SRX485444: GSM1347011: Ptf1a_ChIP_Ctrl; Mus musculus; ChIP-Seq
1 ILLUMINA (Illumina Genome Analyzer IIx) run: 29.3M spots, 1.1G bases, 504Mb downloads

Submitted by: Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO)
Study: Transcription Factor Network Specifying Inhibitory versus Excitatory Neurons in the Dorsal Spinal Cord [ChIP-Seq]
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The proper balance of excitatory and inhibitory neurons is crucial to normal processing of somatosensory information in the dorsal spinal cord. Two neural basic helix-loop-helix transcription factors, Ascl1 and Ptf1a, are essential for generating the correct number and sub-type of neurons in multiple regions of the nervous system.   In the dorsal spinal cord, Ascl1 and Ptf1a have contrasting functions in specifying inhibitory versus excitatory neurons. To understand how Ascl1 and Ptf1a function in these processes, we identified their direct transcriptional targets genome-wide in the embryonic mouse neural tube using ChIP-Seq and RNA-Seq. We show that Ascl1 and Ptf1a regulate the specification of excitatory and inhibitory neurons in the dorsal spinal cord through direct regulation of distinct homeodomain transcription factors known for their function in neuronal sub-type specification. Besides their roles in regulating these homeodomain factors, Ascl1 and Ptf1a each function differently during neuronal development with Ascl1 directly regulating genes with roles in several steps of the neurogenic program including, Notch signaling, neuronal differentiation, axon guidance, and synapse formation. In contrast, Ptf1a directly regulates genes encoding components of the neurotransmitter machinery in inhibitory neurons, and other later aspects of neural development distinct from those regulated by Ascl1. Moreover, Ptf1a represses the excitatory neuronal fate by directly repressing several targets of Ascl1. Examination of the Ascl1 and Ptf1a bound sequences shows they are enriched for a common E-Box with a GC core and with additional motifs used by Sox, Rfx, Pou, and Homeodomain factors. Ptf1a bound sequences are uniquely enriched in an E-Box with a GA/TC core and in the binding motif for its co-factor Rbpj, providing two keys to specificity of Ptf1a binding. The direct transcriptional targets identified for Ascl1 and Ptf1a provide a molecular understanding for how they function in neuronal development, particularly as key regulators of homeodomain transcription factors required for neuronal sub-type specification. Overall design: Examination of Ascl1 and Ptf1a genome-wide binding in developing neural tube.
Sample: Ptf1a_ChIP_Ctrl
SAMN02688170 • SRS569576 • All experiments • All runs
Organism: Mus musculus
Library:
Instrument: Illumina Genome Analyzer IIx
Strategy: ChIP-Seq
Source: GENOMIC
Selection: ChIP
Layout: SINGLE
Construction protocol: For Ptf1a and Rbpj E12.5 neural tube mouse embryos placed in Buffer A (15 mM HEPES pH 7.6, 60 mM KCl, 15 mM NaCl, 0.2 mM EDTA, 0.5 mM EGTA, 0.34 M sucrose) on ice. Nuclei were liberated by Dounce homogenization and purified by centrifugation through a sucrose gradient (15 mM HEPES pH 7.6, 60 mM KCl, 15 mM NaCl, 0.1 mM EDTA, 0.25 mM EGTA, 1.25 M sucrose). Nuclei were then fixed in 1% formaldehyde for 10 minutes at 30°C, and fixation was terminated by adding glycine to a final concentration of 0.125 M. After centrifuging through another sucrose gradient, fixed nuclei were lysed in sonication buffer (1% Triton, 0.1% sodium deoxycholate, 150 mM NaCl, 50 mM Tris, 5 mM EDTA). Chromatin was sheared using a Diagenode Bioruptor for 30 minutes on high power with 30 second on:off cycles. For Ascl1, ChIP E12.5 mouse neural tubes were dissected into PBS then fixed in 1% formaldehyde for 15 min and lysed in 1% SDS, 10 mM EDTA, and 50 mM Tris. Sonication was performed using a Bioruptor (Diagenode) at high power settings for 45 cycles (30 sec on/30 sec off). All libraries were made according to Illumina’s ChIP-seq DNA sample prep protocol
Experiment attributes:
GEO Accession: GSM1347011
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Runs: 1 run, 29.3M spots, 1.1G bases, 504Mb
Run# of Spots# of BasesSizePublished
SRR118832929,315,0221.1G504Mb2015-07-22

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675517

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