Genome-wide identification of Grainy head targets in Drosophila reveals regulatory interactions with the POU domain transcription factor Vvl Journal Article
| Authors: | Yao, L.; Wang, S.; Westholm, J. O.; Dai, Q.; Matsuda, R.; Hosono, C.; Bray, S.; Lai, E. C.; Samakovlis, C. |
| Article Title: | Genome-wide identification of Grainy head targets in Drosophila reveals regulatory interactions with the POU domain transcription factor Vvl |
| Abstract: | Grainy head (Grh) is a conserved transcription factor (TF) controlling epithelial differentiation and regeneration. To elucidate Grh functions we identified embryonic Grh targets by ChIP-seq and gene expression analysis. We show that Grh controls hundreds of target genes. Repression or activation correlates with the distance of Grh-binding sites to the transcription start sites of its targets. Analysis of 54 Grhresponsive enhancers during development and upon wounding suggests cooperation with distinct TFs in different contexts. In the airways, Grh-repressed genes encode key TFs involved in branching and cell differentiation. Reduction of the POU domain TF Ventral veins lacking (Vvl) largely ameliorates the airway morphogenesis defects of grh mutants. Vvl and Grh proteins additionally interact with each other and regulate a set of common enhancers during epithelial morphogenesis. We conclude that Grh and Vvl participate in a regulatory network controlling epithelial maturation. © 2017. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd. |
| Keywords: | drosophila; microarray; airway; chip-seq; epithelial maturation; grainy head |
| Journal Title: | Development |
| Volume: | 144 |
| Issue: | 17 |
| ISSN: | 0950-1991 |
| Publisher: | Company of Biologists |
| Date Published: | 2017-09-01 |
| Start Page: | 3145 |
| End Page: | 3155 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1242/dev.143297 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PUBMED: | 28760809 |
| PMCID: | PMC5627367 |
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| Notes: | Article -- Export Date: 2 October 2017 -- Source: Scopus |
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