Dr. M.E. (Maike) Stam
- Science Park 904
- Kamernummer: C2.106
- Postbus 1210
1000 BE Amsterdam
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Profile
Epigenetic and chromatin regulation of gene expression
Eukaryotic gene regulation is a very complex process in which a wide range of molecules and mechanisms come together, such as different types of DNA sequences, proteins and RNAs, genetic and epigenetic mechanisms. The tremendously rapid advances in high-throughput sequencing, but also advances in other techniques have enabled many exciting new discoveries in the field of gene regulation. Research in my team focuses on gene regulation through cis-regulatory sequences, and epigenetic and chromatin-based mechanisms. We use plants (maize, tomato, Arabidopsis, and oilseed rape) as a model system and mainly focus on two research lines: 1) Regulation by epigenetic mechanisms & chromatin structure, 2) Control of gene expression by cis-regulatory sequences.
Regulation by epigenetic mechanisms & chromatin structure
Plant and animal breeding has been done for thousands of years and forms the basis of food production and other human activities. It is based on the heritability of desirable traits and the reiterated process of crossing and selection. Most differences in heritable traits are due to genetic variation, which are DNA sequence differences between individuals. In addition, epigenetic variation can result in trait variation and contribute to the diversity we know of today. Epigenetic variation refers to mitotically and/or meiotically heritable changes in genome function based on chromatin modifications instead of changes in the DNA sequence. Examples of such modifications are DNA methylation and histone modifications. Epigenetic modifications are heritable, but not as stable as the genetic code. At particular DNA sequences the epigenetic information can be remodeled, among others under the influence of homologous DNA sequences carrying different epigenetic marks. The latter is well known to occur between individual alleles in a process called paramutation, but has also been indicated to occur at a genome-wide scale in heterosis, a phenomenon extensively exploited in agricultural breeding in which F1 hybrids between two parents display superior phenotypes compared to that of their parents. Currently, the contribution of epigenetic variation to beneficial traits displayed by crop plants and livestock, as well as the molecular basis underlying heterosis are still largely unknown. The aim of this research line is to unravel the mechanisms underlying the transfer of epigenetic information, both between specific alleles as genome-wide.
Control of gene expression by cis-regulatory sequences.
The differentiation of cells and their response to external signals such as light, temperature and pathogens is largely accomplished through the activation and repression of regulatory DNA sequences such as transcriptional enhancers at the correct moment in time and space (Schmitz et al, 2022). Enhancers are non-coding DNA sequences that activate the transcription of genes located up to several Mb away. Knowledge on the transcriptional regulatory code is crucial for the functional annotation of the genome and the selection of desirable traits for plant breeding. The regulatory code of plants, especially that of crop plants, is however still largely unknown. Genome-wide approaches have identified thousands of enhancers in animals, but are only very recently being applied to plants. This line of research is focused on unravelling the regulatory code of crop plants in general, and that of Zea mays in particular. Current and future work is focused on the identification and characterization of regulatory sequences and their target genes. This work contributes to a better understanding of the regulatory code in plants, and will enlarge the toolbox for the functional annotation and characterization of complex genomes, and promises new targets for informed breeding in crop plants.
Figure 1. Paramutation, the transfer of heritable silencing information between two alleles, results in silencing of susceptible alleles by inducing alleles. Paramutation requires multiple components of the RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM) pathway, which is characterized by 24nt siRNAs and CHH methylation. With paramutation at the maize b1 gene, affecting plant pigmentation, the low expressed B’ epiallele heritably changes the high expressed B-I epiallele into B’ with 100% frequency. Seven 853 bp tandem repeats (hepta-repeat) 100kb upstream of b1 are required for paramutation and high b1 expression. SILSStudent Projects
There are possibilities for students to do an internship in my group. Please enquire for the projects currently available. Every internship will involve a range of techniques. Techniques to be used are amongst others recombinant DNA technology, regular and quantitative PCR, RT-qPCR, protoplast transformation, plant transformation, etc.
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Publications until 2007
22. Louwers, M., Splinter, E., de Laat, W., Haring, M., Bader, R., van Driel, R., Stam, M.(2007) Long-distance chromatin looping within the maize b1 locus. Chromosome Research 12, Suppl 2, 19.
21. Haring M, Offermann S, Danker T, Horst I, Peterhaensel C, Stam M. (2007) Chromatin immunoprecipitation: optimization, quantitative analysis and data normalization. Plant Methods, 3, 11.
20. Louwers, M., Haring, M. and Stam, M. (2005) When alleles meet: Paramutation. In P. Meyer, ed, Plant Epigenetics. Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford, UK, 134-173.
19. Stam M., Mittelsten Scheid O. (2005) Paramutation: an encounter leaving a lasting impression. TIPS 10, 283-290.
18. Chandler V.L., Stam M. (2004) Chromatin conversations: mechanisms and implications of paramutation. Nat Rev Genet. 5, 532-44.
17. Chandler, V.L., Stam, M. and Sidorenko, L.V. (2002) Long distance cis and trans interactions mediate paramutation. In: Advances in Genetics, Vol. 46. J.C. Dunlap and C.-ting Wu. Academic Press, San Diego, USA, pp. 215-234.
16. Stam, M., Belele, C., Ramakrishna, W., Dorweiler, J., Bennetzen, J. and Chandler, V.L. (2002) The regulatory regions required for B’ paramutation and expression are located far upstream of the maize b1 transcribed sequences. Genetics 162, 917-930.
15. Stam, M., Belele, C., Dorweiler, J and Chandler, V.L. (2002) Differential chromatin structure within a tandem array 100 kb upstream of the maize b1 locus is associated with paramutation. Genes and Development 16, 1906-1918.
14. Stam, M., T. Lavin and V. Chandler (2000) Npi402 and ncsu1 are identical; inra1 (tmp) maps upstream of the b promoter. Maize Genetics Coop Newsl. 74: p. 66-67.
13. Stam, M., de Bruin, R., Van Blokland, R., Van der Hoorn, R.A.L., Mol, J.N.M. and Kooter, J. (2000) Distinct features of post-transcriptional gene silencing by antisense transgenes in single copy and inverted T-DNA repeat loci. Plant J. 21, 27-42.
12. Jorgensen, R. A., Que, Qiudeng and Stam, M. (1999) Do unintended antisense transcripts contribute to sense co-suppression in plants? Trends in Genet. 15, 11-12.
11. Stam, M., Viterbo, A., Mol, J. N.M. and Kooter, J.M. (1998) Position-dependent methylation and transcriptional silencing of transgenes in inverted T-DNA repeats. Implications for posttranscriptional silencing of homologous host genes in plants. Mol Cell Biol 18, 6165-6177.
10. Stam, M., de Bruin, R., Kenter, S., van der Hoorn, R.A.L., van Blokland, R., Mol, J N.M. and Kooter, J.M. (1997) Post-transcriptional silencing of endogenous genes in Petunia by inverted transgene repeats. Plant J. 12, 63-82.
9. Stam, M., Mol, J.N.M and Kooter, J.M. (1997) The silence of genes in transgenic plants. Annals of Botany 79, 3-12.
8. Van Blokland, R., Van der Geest, N., De Lange, P., Stam, M., Mol, J.N.M. and Kooter, J.M. (1996) Post-transcriptional suppression of chalcone synthase genes in Petunia hybrida and the accumulation of unspliced pre-mRNAs. In: Mechanisms and Applications of Gene Silencing. D. Grierson, G.W. Lycett and G.A. Tucker. Nottingham: Nottingham University Press, pp. 57-69. 7. Kunz, C., Schöb, H., Stam, M., Kooter, J.M. and Meins, Jr. (1996) Developmentally regulated silencing and reactivation of tobacco chitinase transgene expression. Plant J. 10, 437-450.
6. Fransz, P.F., Stam, M., Montijn, B., TenHoopen, R., Wiegant, J., Kooter, J.M/, Oud, O. and Nanninga, N (1996) Detection of single copy genes and chromosome rearrangements in Petunia hybrida by fluorescence in situ hybridization. Plant J. 9, 767-774.
5. Van Aarssen, R., Soetaert, P., Stam, M., Dockx, J., Gosselé, V., Seurinck, J, Reynearts, A. and Cornelissen (1995) cry IA(b) transcript formation in tobacco is inefficient. Plant Mol. Biol. 28, 513-524.
4. Mol, J.N.M., van Blokland, R., de Lange, P., Stam, M. and Kooter, J.M. (1994) Post-transcriptional inhibition of gene expression: sense and antisense genes. In J Paszkowski, ed, Homologous Recombination and Gene silencing in Plants. Kluwer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, pp 309-334.
3. Kooter, J.M., Van Blokland, R., de Lange, P., Stam, M. and Mol, J.N.M. (1993). The use of antisense and sense genes to generate mutant phenotypes: Suppression of flower pigmentation in Petunia. Proceedings XVI Journées Internationales du Groupe Polyphenols.
2. Van der Meer, I.M., Stam, M.E., van Tunen, A.J., Mol, J.N.M. and Stuitje, A.R. (1992) Inhibition of flavonoid biosynthesis in Petunia anthers by antisense RNA: a novel way to engineer nuclear male sterility. In: Angiosperm pollen and ovules, basic and applied aspects. E. Ottaviano, D.L. Mulcahy, M. Sari Gorla and G. Bergamini Mulcahy, eds. Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010, USA, pp 22-27.
1. Van der Meer, I.M., Stam, M.E., van Tunen, A.J., Mol, J.N.M. and Stuitje, A.R. (1992) Antisense inhibition of flavonoid biosynthesis in petunia anthers results in male sterility. Plant Cell 4, 253-262.
Patent application
"MODIFIED BT GENE II"- Invention: Cornelissen, Soetaert, Stam, Dockx- Plant Genetic Systems n.v., filed in USA and Canada, PCT/EP 91/00733; EP 91402920.2; EP 92400820.4; PCT/EP92/02547; PCT/EP92/02547.
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Group
Rechien Bader, research technician
Title Project: Unraveling the mechanisms underlying paramutation at the maize B-I and B' alleles
r.bader@uva.nl
Iris Hövel, PhD student
Title Project: Quantitative relationships between chromatin looping and gene activity
Systems Biology Project University of Amsterdam
I.Hovel@uva.nl
Kathrin Lauss, PhD student
Title project: The role of Epigenetic regulation and chromosomal interactions in hybrid vigour
CIPY project, http://www.cipy.nl
K.Lauss@uva.nl
Mariliis Tark-Dame, Post-doc
Title project: Epigenetics meets targeted mutagenesis
Open Technology Program of STW, project in close collaboration with KeyGene (Wageningen, The Netherlands)
m.tark@uva.nl
Damar Anggoro, Research Technician
Title project: Epigenetics meets targeted mutagenesis
Open Technology Program of STW, project in close collaboration with KeyGene (Wageningen, The Netherlands)
D.T.Anggoro@uva.nl
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Blaise Weber, PhD student (starts March 1, 2013)
Title project: Epigenetic regulation of economically important plant traits
EU-FP7 Marie Curie ITN EpiTRAITS
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Former PhD students
Max Haring
Marieke LouwersFormer MSc Students
Joke van Bemmel (2004-2005)
Yan Yang (2005)
Mara de Sain (2007-2008)
Gerben Marsman (2008)
Michael Ignarski (2008-2009)
Pegah Poorfaraj (2009-2010)
Bas Jansen (2011)Former HLO students
Erica Geers (2005-2006)
Elisa Teunissen (2006)
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Publicaties
2022
- Martinho, C., Wang, Z., Ghigi, A., Buddle, S., Barbour, F., Yarur, A., Gouil, Q., Müller, S., Stam, M., Liu, C., & Baulcombe, D. C. (2022). CHROMOMETHYLTRANSFERASE3/KRYPTONITE maintains the sulfurea paramutation in Solanum lycopersicum. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 119(13), e2112240119. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2112240119
- Schmitz, R. J., Grotewold, E., & Stam, M. (2022). Cis-regulatory sequences in plants: Their importance, discovery, and future challenges. The Plant Cell, 34(2), 718-741. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab281
2021
- Fagny, M., Kuijjer, M. L., Stam, M., Joets, J., Turc, O., Rozière, J., Pateyron, S., Venon, A., & Vitte, C. (2021). Identification of Key Tissue-Specific, Biological Processes by Integrating Enhancer Information in Maize Gene Regulatory Networks. Frontiers in Genetics, 11, 606285. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2020.606285
2020
- Sánchez-Camargo, V. A., Suárez-Espinoza, C., Romero-Rodríguez, S., Garza-Aguilar, S. M., Stam, M., García-Ramírez, E., Lara-Núñez, A., & Vázquez-Ramos, J. M. (2020). Maize E2F transcription factors. Expression, association to promoters of S-phase genes and interaction with the RBR1 protein in chromatin during seed germination. Plant Science, 296, [110491]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2020.110491 [details]
- Zisis, D., Krajewski, P., Stam, M., Weber, B., & Hövel, I. (2020). Analysis of 4C-seq data: A comparison of methods. Journal of bioinformatics and computational biology, 18(1), [2050001]. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219720020500018 [details]
2019
- Stam, M., Tark-Dame, M., & Fransz, P. (2019). 3D genome organization: a role for phase separation and loop extrusion? Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 48, 36-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2019.03.008 [details]
2018
- Chouaref, J., de Boer, E., Fransz, P., & Stam, M. (2018). Protocol for Chromatin Immunoprecipitation of Meiotic-Stage-Specific Tomato Anthers. Current protocols in plant biology, 3(3), [e20074]. https://doi.org/10.1002/cppb.20074 [details]
- Lauss, K., Wardenaar, R., Oka, R., van Hulten, M. H. A., Guryev, V., Keurentjes, J. J. B., ... Johannes, F. (2018). Parental DNA methylation states are associated with heterosis in epigenetic hybrids. Plant Physiology, 176(2), 1627–1645. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01054 [details]
- Tark-Dame, M., Weber, B., de Sain, M., Anggoro, D. T., Bader, R., Walmsley, A., ... Stam, M. (2018). Generating Transgenic Plants with Single-copy Insertions Using BIBAC-GW Binary Vector. Journal of Visualized Experiments, 133, [e57295]. https://doi.org/10.3791/57295 [details]
- Weber, B., Jamge, S., & Stam, M. (2018). 3C in Maize and Arabidopsis. In M. Bemer, & C. Baroux (Eds.), Plant Chromatin Dynamics: Methods and Protocols (pp. 247-270). (Methods in Molecular Biology; Vol. 1675). New York: Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7318-7_15 [details]
van Hulten, M. H. A., Paulo, M-J., Kruijer, W., Blankestijn-De Vries, H., Kemperman, B., Becker, F. F. M., ... Keurentjes, J. J. B. (2018). Assessment of heterosis in two Arabidopsis thaliana common-reference mapping populations. PLoS ONE, 13(10), [e0205564]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0205564 [details]
2017
- Anggoro, D. T., Tark-Dame, M., Walmsley, A., Oka, R., de Sain, M., & Stam, M. (2017). BIBAC-GW-based vectors for generating reporter lines for site-specific genome editing in planta. Plasmid, 89, 27-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plasmid.2016.12.002 [details]
- Jamge, S., Stam, M., Angenent, G. C., & Immink, R. G. H. (2017). A cautionary note on the use of chromosome conformation capture in plants. Plant Methods, 13, [101]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13007-017-0251-x [details]
- Oka, R., Zicola, J., Weber, B., Anderson, S. N., Hodgman, C., Gent, J. I., Wesselink, J-J., Springer, N. M., Hoefsloot, H. C. J., Turck, F., & Stam, M. (2017). Genome-wide mapping of transcriptional enhancer candidates using DNA and chromatin features in maize. Genome Biology, 18, [137]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-017-1273-4 [details]
2016
- Weber, B., Zicola, J., Oka, R., & Stam, M. (2016). Plant Enhancers: A Call for Discovery. Trends in Plant Science, 21(11), 974-987. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2016.07.013 [details]
2015
- Hövel, I., Pearson, N. A., & Stam, M. (2015). Cis-acting determinants of paramutation. Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology, 44, 22-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semcdb.2015.08.012 [details]
2014
- van Gent, J. I., Madzima, T. F., Bader, R., Kent, M. R., Zhang, X., Stam, M., ... Dawe, R. K. (2014). Accessible DNA and Relative Depletion of H3K9me2 at Maize Loci Undergoing RNA-Directed DNA Methylation. The Plant Cell, 26(12), 4903-4917. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.114.130427 [details]
2013
- Belele, C. L., Sidorenko, L., Stam, M., Bader, R., Arteaga-Vazquez, M. A., & Chandler, V. L. (2013). Specific tandem repeats are sufficient for paramutation-induced trans-generational silencing. PLOS Genetics, 9(10), e1003773. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1003773 [details]
2012
- Hövel, I., Louwers, M., & Stam, M. (2012). 3C technologies in plants. Methods, 58(3), 204-211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymeth.2012.06.010 [details]
2010
- Haring, M., Bader, R., Louwers, M., Schwabe, A., van Driel, R., & Stam, M. (2010). The role of DNA methylation, nucleosome occupancy and histone modifications in paramutation. Plant Journal, 63(3), 366-378. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-313X.2010.04245.x [details]
2009
- Louwers, M., Bader, R., Haring, M., van Driel, R., de Laat, W., & Stam, M. (2009). Tissue- and expression level-specific chromatin looping at maize b1 epialleles. The Plant Cell, 21(3), 832-842. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.108.064329 [details]
- Louwers, M., Splinter, E., van Driel, R., de Laat, W., & Stam, M. (2009). Studying physical chromatin interactions in plants using Chromosome Conformation Capture (3C). Nature Protocols, 4(8), 1216-1229. https://doi.org/10.1038/nprot.2009.113 [details]
- Stam, M. (2009). Paramutation: a heritable change in gene expression by allelic interactions in trans. Molecular Plant, 2(4), 578-588. https://doi.org/10.1093/mp/ssp020 [details]
- Stam, M., & Louwers, M. (2009). Paramutation: Heritable in trans effects. In J. L. Bennetzen, & S. Hake (Eds.), Handbook of maize: Genetics and genomics (pp. 405-427). New York: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-77863-1_20 [details]
2007
- Haring, M., Offermann, S., Danker, T., Horst, I., Peterhansel, C., & Stam, M. (2007). Chromatin immunoprecipitation: optimization, quantitative analysis and data normalization. Plant Methods, 3, [11]. https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-4811-3-11 [details]
2005
- Louwers, M. L. D., Haring, M., & Stam, M. (2005). When alleles meet: Paramutation. In P. Meyer (Ed.), Plant Epigenetics (pp. 134-173). Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publ. Ltd.. [details]
- Stam, M., & Scheid, O. M. (2005). Paramutation: an encounter leaving a lasting impression. Trends in Plant Science, 10, 283-290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2005.04.009 [details]
2004
- Chandler, V. L., & Stam, M. (2004). Chromatin conversations: Mechanisms and implications of paramutation. Nature Reviews Genetics, 5, 532-544. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrg1378 [details]
2002
- Chandler, V. L., Stam, M., & Sidorenko, L. V. (2002). Long-distance cis and trans interactions mediate paramutation. Advances in Genetics Incorporating Molecular Genetic Medicine, 46, 215-234. [details]
- Stam, M., Belele, C., Dorweiler, J. E., & Chandler, V. L. (2002). Differential chromatin structure within a tandem array 100 kb upstream of the maize b1 locus is associated with paramutation. Genes & Development, 16, 1906-1918. https://doi.org/10.1101/gad.1006702 [details]
- Stam, M., Belele, C., Ramakrishna, W., Dorweiler, J. E., Bennetzen, J. L., & Chandler, V. L. (2002). The regulatory regions required for B' paramutation and expression are located far upstream of the maize b1 trascribed sequences. Genetics, 162, 917-930. [details]
2000
- Stam, M., Lavin, T., & Chandler, V. L. (2000). Npi402 and ncsu1 are identical; inra1 (tmp) maps upstream of the b promoter. Maize Genetics Coop Newsl., 74, 66-67. [details]
- Stam, M., de Bruin, R., van Blokland, R., van der Hoorn, R. A. L., Mol, J. N. M., & Kooter, J. M. (2000). Distinct features of post-transcriptional gene silencing by antisense transgenes in single copy and inverted T-DNA repeat loci. Plant Journal, 21(1), 27-42. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-313x.2000.00650.x [details]
Spreker
- Stam, M. E. (invited speaker) (18-5-2016). Gene regulation by epigenetics and distant enhancers, European Maize Meeting in Hamburg , Hamburg .
- Stam, M. E. (invited speaker) (4-5-2016). Gene regulation by epigenetics and distant enhancers, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, UK.
- Stam, M. E. (invited speaker) (16-3-2016). Gene regulation by epigenetics and distant enhancers, University of Georgia.
- Stam, M. E. (speaker) (7-4-2011). Epigenetics for plant breeding managers, RijkZwaan, De Lier, the Netherlands.
- Stam, M. E. (speaker) (25-3-2011). Gene regulation by epigenetics and chromosomal in cis and in trans interactions & implications for plant breeding, Monsanto multinational, the Netherlands.
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van Hulten, M. H. A., Paulo, M-J., Kruijer, W., Blankestijn-De Vries, H., Kemperman, B., Becker, F. F. M., ... Keurentjes, J. J. B. (2018). Assessment of heterosis in two Arabidopsis thaliana common-reference mapping populations. PLoS ONE, 13(10), [e0205564].