E-MTAB-1669
Mapping of MLE and MSL2 using iCLIP
Dosage compensation in Drosophila is an epigenetic phenomenon utilizing proteins and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) for transcriptional up-regulation of the entire X-chromosome. Here, UV cross-linking followed by deep sequencing (iCLIP) show that two enzymes in the Male-Specific Lethal complex, MLE RNA helicase and MSL2 ubiquitin ligase, bind evolutionarily conserved domains containing tandem stem-loops in roX1 and roX2 RNAs in vivo.
Dosage compensation in Drosophila is an epigenetic phenomenon utilizing proteins and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) for transcriptional up-regulation of the entire X-chromosome. Here, UV cross-linking followed by deep sequencing (iCLIP) show that two enzymes in the Male-Specific Lethal complex, MLE RNA helicase and MSL2 ubiquitin ligase, bind evolutionarily conserved domains containing tandem stem-loops in roX1 and roX2 RNAs in vivo.