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Series GSE197867 Query DataSets for GSE197867
Status Public on Jan 26, 2023
Title Super-sized clustered loops anchored at transposon Helitrons in Xenopus tropicalis sperm associate with late gene expression during embryogenesis [ATAC-Seq]
Organism Xenopus tropicalis
Experiment type Genome binding/occupancy profiling by high throughput sequencing
Summary Vertebrate sperm genome differs from somatic cells and undergoes dramatic transformation after fertilization. However, the functional implications of the sperm genome structures have not been fully investigated. Here we show, in the sperms of Xenopus tropicalis, tens of genomic regions harbor multi-megabases, super-sized clustered loops (SSCLs) whose anchors are enriched with Helitrons, the only group of rolling-circle transposons. SSCL anchors are inaccessible and absent of active histone modifications, implying that SSCLs are repressive in nature. Moreover, genes associated with SSCL anchors express late during development, suggesting 3D structure in sperm may associate with gene expression control during embryo development. The absence of CTCF and RNAPII at SSCL anchors argues against CTCF-mediated or transcription-related looping for the SSCLs establishment. Furthermore, our molecular simulation excludes looping and supports a phase separation model through which SSCLs may form. Taken together, our work reveals a previously undiscovered, repressive 3D structure in sperm that may mediate intergenerational gene regulation.
 
Overall design Xenopus tropicalis sperm and Xenopus tropicalis x Xenopus laevis hybrid staged embryos were obtained. Hi-C, ChIP-seq, ATAC-seq and RNA-seq were performed in these cells.
 
Contributor(s) Hou C, Li L, Niu L, Xu J
Citation(s) 36827186
Submission date Mar 03, 2022
Last update date Oct 28, 2024
Contact name Chuihui Hou
E-mail(s) houch@sustech.edu.cn
Organization name Southern University of Science and Technology
Street address Xueyuan Avenue
City Shenzhen
State/province Guangdong
ZIP/Postal code 518055
Country China
 
Platforms (1)
GPL30213 HiSeq X Ten (Xenopus tropicalis)
Samples (3)
GSM5931493 xenopus tropicalis sperm-ATAC_rep1
GSM5931494 xenopus tropicalis sperm-ATAC_rep2
GSM5931495 xenopus tropicalis sperm-ATAC_rep3
This SubSeries is part of SuperSeries:
GSE197877 Super-sized clustered loops anchored at transposon Helitrons in Xenopus tropicalis sperm associate with late gene expression during embryogenesis
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BioProject PRJNA812537

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