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A Poisson mixture model to identify changes in RNA polymerase II binding quantity using high-throughput sequencing

Weixing Feng1, Yunlong Liu, Jiejun Wu

  • 1Division of Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. wfeng@compbio.iupui.edu

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We developed a Poisson mixture model to analyze RNA polymerase II (Pol II) binding changes using ChIP-seq data. This method identified significantly fewer Pol II binding changes in antiestrogen-resistant breast cancer cells compared to hormone-dependent cells.

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Area of Science:

  • Genomics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Bioinformatics

Background:

  • RNA polymerase II (Pol II) dynamics are crucial for gene regulation.
  • ChIP-seq is a key technology for mapping protein-DNA interactions.
  • Analyzing differential Pol II binding requires robust statistical methods.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a novel statistical model for identifying differential Pol II binding.
  • To apply the model to ChIP-seq data from breast cancer cell lines with varying hormone sensitivity.
  • To investigate the impact of estrogen treatment on Pol II distribution in these cell lines.

Main Methods:

  • A mixture model-based analysis was employed, assuming Poisson distribution for Pol II-targeted sequences.
  • An expectation-maximization (EM) algorithm was used for parameter estimation and inference.
  • Particle swarm optimization (PSO) was implemented to ensure global maximum convergence in the M-step.

Main Results:

  • The Poisson mixture model successfully identified significant Pol II binding changes in transcribed regions.
  • In hormone-dependent MCF7 cells, 9.9% of genes showed altered Pol II binding after 17beta-estradiol (E2) treatment.
  • In contrast, only 0.7% of genes exhibited significant Pol II binding changes in E2-treated antiestrogen-resistant MCF7 cells.

Conclusions:

  • A Poisson mixture model provides an effective approach for analyzing ChIP-seq data to detect differential Pol II binding.
  • Estrogen treatment elicits a more pronounced response in Pol II binding in hormone-dependent breast cancer cells than in resistant cells.
  • The model aids in understanding gene regulation differences in cancer cells with distinct hormone sensitivities.