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Development of Chromatin Immunoprecipitation for the Analysis of Histone Modifications in Red Macroalga Neopyropia yezoensis (Rhodophyta)

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MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 65, Issue 4, Pages 590-597

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SPRINGERNATURE
DOI: 10.1007/s12033-022-00562-5

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Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP); Epigenetics; Histone modifications; Red algae; Life cycle

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A ChIP method with modifications has been developed in the red macroalga Neopyropia yezoensis, enabling the identification of histone marks in generation-specific genes. The results show that the acetylation of histone H3 remains relatively high even in generation-repressed gene expression.
Epigenetic regulation by histone modification can activate or repress transcription through changes in chromatin dynamics and regulates development and the response to environmental signals in both animals and plants. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) is an indispensable tool to identify histones with specific post-translational modifications. The lack of a ChIP technique for macroalgae has hindered understanding of the role of histone modification in the expression of genes in this organism. In this study, a ChIP method with several modifications, based on existing protocols for plant cells, has been developed for the red macroalga, Neopyropia yezoensis, that consists of a heterogeneous alternation of macroscopic leaf-like gametophytes and microscopic filamentous sporophytes. ChIP method coupled with qPCR enables the identification of a histone mark in generation-specific genes from N. yezoensis. The results indicate that acetylation of histone H3 at lysine 9 in the 5 ' flanking and coding regions from generation-specific genes was maintained at relatively high levels, even in generation-repressed gene expression. The use of this ChIP method will contribute significantly to identify the epigenetic regulatory mechanisms through histone modifications that control a variety of biological processes in red macroalgae.

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