YY1TargetDB: an integral information resource for Yin Yang 1 target loci

Database (Oxford). 2013 Feb 14:2013:bat007. doi: 10.1093/database/bat007. Print 2013.

Abstract

Yin Yang 1 (YY1), a ubiquitously expressed transcription factor, plays a critical role in regulating cell development, differentiation, cellular proliferation and tumorigenesis. Previous studies identified many YY1-regulated target genes in both human and mouse. Emerging global mapping by Chromatin ImmnoPrecipitation (ChIP)-based high-throughput experiments indicate that YY1 binds to a vast number of loci genome-wide. However, the information is widely scattered in many disparate poorly cross-indexed literatures; a large portion was only published recently by the ENCODE consortium with limited annotation. A centralized database, which annotates and organizes YY1-binding loci and target motifs in a systematic way with easy access, will be valuable resources for the research community. We therefore implemented a web-based YY1 Target loci Database (YY1TargetDB). This database contains YY1-binding loci (binding peaks) from ChIP-seq and ChIP-on-chip experiments, computationally predicated YY1 and cofactor motifs within each locus. It also collects the experimentally verified YY1-binding motifs from individual researchers. The current version of YY1TargetDB contains 92 314 binding loci identified by ChIP-based experiments; 157 200 YY1-binding motifs in which 42 are experimentally verified and 157 158 are computationally predicted; and 130 759 binding motifs for 47 cofactors. Database URL: http://www.myogenesisdb.org/YY1TargetDB.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Chromatin Immunoprecipitation
  • Databases, Genetic*
  • Genetic Loci / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Internet
  • Mice
  • Molecular Sequence Annotation
  • Protein Binding / genetics
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • User-Computer Interface
  • YY1 Transcription Factor / metabolism*

Substances

  • YY1 Transcription Factor