| Experiment Id | E-GEOD-74278 | Series Id | GSE74278 |
| Name | Transposable elements and their KRAB-ZFP controllers regulate gene expression in adult tissues | Experiment Type | RNA-Seq |
| Study Type | WT vs. Mutant | Source | ArrayExpress |
| Curation Date | 2019-03-01 |
| description | The tetrapod-restricted KRAB-containing zinc finger proteins (KRAB-ZFPs) are essential early embryonic controllers of transposable elements (TEs), which they repress via their cofactor KAP1 and associated effectors through histone and DNA methylation, a process thought to result in irreversible silencing. Using a target-centered functional screen, we matched several murine TEs with their cognate KRAB-ZFP. This revealed an unexpected level of granularity in their interactions, with KRAB-ZFPs recognizing TEs from more than one subfamily, TEs recruiting more than one KRAB-ZFP, and spatially and temporally differential KRAB-ZFP-mediated regulation of TEs and nearby genes. Most importantly, we discovered that the KRAB/KAP1 system controls TEs in adult tissues, in cell culture and in vivo, where they partner up to regulate the expression of cellular genes. Therefore, TEs and KRAB-ZFPs establish widely active transcription networks that regulate not only development but probably also many physiological events. Given the high degree of species-specificity of both TEs and KRAB-ZFPs, these results have important implications for studying and understanding the biology of higher vertebrates, including humans. Analysis of transcriptional profiles of KAP1 or ZFP932/Gm15446 KO cells or tissues, and ZFP932 and Gm15446 ChIPseq in murine ES and C2C12 cells. |
