BmNPV interacts with super-enhancer regions of the host chromatin to hijack cellular transcription machinery
Nucleic Acids Research,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
53(6)
Published: March 20, 2025
Abstract
Effective
transcriptional
activation
relies
on
the
spatial
interaction
between
specific
DNA
elements.
interactions
have
also
been
observed
viruses
and
their
hosts,
with
limited
understanding
of
involved
details.
Baculovirus
is
a
representative
species
virus
has
reported
to
interact
host
genome
in
our
previous
study.
However,
biological
significance
baculovirus-host
trans-species
its
underlying
mechanisms
remain
elusive.
Here,
using
Bombyx
mori
nucleopolyhedrovirus
(BmNPV)
as
model
virus,
we
combine
epigenome,
transcriptome,
biochemical
assays
investigate
interaction.
Our
data
show
that
BmNPV
hijacks
regulatory
capacity
super-enhancers
(SEs)
by
physically
interacting
these
regions
genome.
This
results
usurpation
activating
an
SE-binding
transcription
factor
GATA
thereby
impairing
SE-induced
target
antiviral
genes.
Moreover,
hijacked
spread
through
cis-interaction
viral
DNA,
leading
enhanced
gene
expression.
Overall,
provide
novel
insights
into
intricate
interplay
expression
networks
broaden
vision
exploitation
cellular
machinery.
Language: Английский
Effects of poly (ADP‐ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP1) on silk proteins in the silkworm, Bombyx mori
Mingke Wu,
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Hao Sun,
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Aoming Wang
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et al.
Insect Molecular Biology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
33(6), P. 732 - 743
Published: July 3, 2024
Abstract
Animal
silk
is
economically
important,
while
secretion
a
complex
and
subtle
mechanism
regulated
by
many
genes.
We
identified
the
poly
(ADP‐ribose)
polymerase
(
PARP1
)
gene
of
silkworm
successfully
cloned
its
coding
sequence
(CDS)
sequence.
Using
clustered
regularly
interspaced
short
palindromic
repeat
(CRISPR/Cas9)
technology,
we
screened
single
guide
RNA
(sgRNA)
with
high
knockout
efficiency
cellular
experiments
obtained
mutants
knocking
out
at
individual
level.
found
that
mainly
exhibited
phenotypes
such
as
smaller
cocoon
size
reduced
shell
rate
than
wild
type.
also
detected
expression
protein
genes
in
mutant
quantitative
real‐time
PCR
(qPCR)
some
was
slightly
down‐regulated.
Meanwhile,
together
results
transcriptomic
analysis,
hypothesized
may
affect
synthesis
proteins,
resulting
their
failure
to
function
properly.
Our
study
provide
an
important
reference
for
future
in‐depth
refinement
molecular
silk‐producing
animals,
well
potential
idea
development
breeding
lines
silkworms
improve
production.
Language: Английский