ChIP-seq and RNA-seq for complex and low-abundance tree buds reveal chromatin and expression co-dynamics during sweet cherry bud dormancy

Chromatin immunoprecipitation-sequencing (ChIP-seq) is a robust technique to study interactions between proteins, such as histones or transcription factors and DNA. This technique in combination with RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) is a powerful tool to better understand biological processes in eukaryotes....

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Published in:Tree genetics & genomes 2020-02, Vol.16 (1), Article 9
Main Authors: Vimont, Noémie, Quah, Fu Xiang, Schöepfer, David Guillaume, Roudier, François, Dirlewanger, Elisabeth, Wigge, Philip A., Wenden, Bénédicte, Cortijo, Sandra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biotechnology
Buds
Chromatin
Dormancy
Epigenetics
Forestry
Freezing
Gene expression
Life Sciences
Original Article
Phenols
Plant Breeding/Biotechnology
Plant Genetics and Genomics
Prunus avium
Ribonucleic acid
RNA
Tree Biology
Vegetal Biology
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Summary:Chromatin immunoprecipitation-sequencing (ChIP-seq) is a robust technique to study interactions between proteins, such as histones or transcription factors and DNA. This technique in combination with RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) is a powerful tool to better understand biological processes in eukaryotes. We developed a combined ChIP-seq and RNA-seq protocol for tree buds ( Prunus avium L., Prunus persica L Batch, Malus x domestica Borkh . ) that has also been successfully tested on Arabidopsis thaliana and Saccharomyces cerevisiae . Tree buds contain phenolic compounds that negatively interfere with ChIP and RNA extraction. In addition to solving this problem, our protocol is optimised to work on small amounts of material. Furthermore, one of the advantages of this protocol is that samples for ChIP-seq are cross-linked after flash freezing, making it possible to work on trees growing in the field and to perform ChIP-seq and RNA-seq on the same starting material. Focusing on dormant buds in sweet cherry, we explored the link between expression level and H3K4me3 enrichment for all genes, including a strong correlation between H3K4me3 enrichment at the DORMANCY-ASSOCIATED MADS-BOX 5 ( PavDAM5 ) loci and its expression pattern. This protocol will allow analysis of chromatin and transcriptomic dynamics in tree buds, notably during its development and response to the environment.
ISSN:1614-2942
1614-2950
DOI:10.1007/s11295-019-1395-9