Project description:Preimplantational estrogen exposure to pregnant gilts has been associated with implantation failure, embryonic losses and changes in endometrial mRNA expression. Small non-coding RNAs (ncRNA), especially miRNAs, play a key role in regulation of gene expression. Effects of estrogens on endometrial microRNAs (miRNA), however, have not been investigated in this context so far. Thus, we studied the influence of estradiol-17β (E2) on the endometrial expression profile of miRNAs in the pig at gestational day 10. E2 administered early during pregnancy resulted in significantly higher endometrial estrogen concentrations even at a low dose, but did not disrupt the expression profile of endometrial miRNAs.
Project description:To obtain an integrated view of gene regulation in response to environmental and endogenous estrogens on a genome-wide scale, we performed ChIP-seq, to identify estrogen receptor 1 (ER) binding sites, and RNA-seq in endometrial cancer cells exposed to bisphenol A (BPA; found in plastics), genistein (GEN; found in soybean), or 17β-estradiol (E2; an endogenous estrogen). GEN and BPA treatment induces thousands of ER binding sites and >50 gene expression changes, representing a subset of E2‑induced gene regulation changes. Genes affected by E2 were highly enriched for ribosome-associated proteins; however, GEN and BPA failed to regulate most ribosome-associated proteins and instead enriched for transporters of carboxylic acids. Treatment-dependent changes in gene expression were associated with treatment-dependent ER binding sites, with the exception that many genes up-regulated by E2 harbored a BPA-induced ER binding site, but failed to show any expression change after BPA treatment. GEN and BPA exhibited a similar relationship to E2 in the breast cancer line T-47D, where cell type specificity played a much larger role than treatment specificity. Overall, both environmental estrogens clearly regulate gene expression through ER on a genome-wide scale, although with lower potency resulting in less ER binding sites and less gene expression changes compared to the endogenous estrogen, E2. RNA-seq of human cancer cell lines treated with estradiol, bisphenol A, genistein or DMSO (control)
Project description:RNA-seq of estrogen (E2) induced changes of mRNA expression in Sus scrofa male and female blastocysts derived from embryonic day 10
Project description:To obtain an integrated view of gene regulation in response to environmental and endogenous estrogens on a genome-wide scale, we performed ChIP-seq, to identify estrogen receptor 1 (ER) binding sites, and RNA-seq in endometrial cancer cells exposed to bisphenol A (BPA; found in plastics), genistein (GEN; found in soybean), or 17β-estradiol (E2; an endogenous estrogen). GEN and BPA treatment induces thousands of ER binding sites and >50 gene expression changes, representing a subset of E2‑induced gene regulation changes. Genes affected by E2 were highly enriched for ribosome-associated proteins; however, GEN and BPA failed to regulate most ribosome-associated proteins and instead enriched for transporters of carboxylic acids. Treatment-dependent changes in gene expression were associated with treatment-dependent ER binding sites, with the exception that many genes up-regulated by E2 harbored a BPA-induced ER binding site, but failed to show any expression change after BPA treatment. GEN and BPA exhibited a similar relationship to E2 in the breast cancer line T-47D, where cell type specificity played a much larger role than treatment specificity. Overall, both environmental estrogens clearly regulate gene expression through ER on a genome-wide scale, although with lower potency resulting in less ER binding sites and less gene expression changes compared to the endogenous estrogen, E2.
Project description:Estrogen signaling plays important roles in diverse physiological and pathophysiological processes. However, the relationship between estrogen signaling and epigenetic regulation is not fully understood. Here, we explored the effect of estrogen signaling on the expression of Ten-Eleven Translocation (TET) family genes and DNA hydroxylmethylation in estrogen receptor alpha positive (ERα+) breast cancer cells. By analyzing the RNA-seq data, we identified TET2 as an estradiol (E2)-responsive gene in ERα+ MCF7 cells. RT-qPCR and Western blot analyses confirmed that both the mRNA and protein levels of TET2 gene were upregulated in MCF7 cells by E2 treatment. ChIP-seq and qPCR analyses showed that the enrichment of ERα and H3K27ac on the upstream regulatory regions of TET2 gene was increased in MCF7 cells upon E2 treatment. Moreover, E2 treatment also led to a significant increase in the global 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) level, while knockout of TET2 abolished such E2-induced 5hmC increase. Conversely, treatment with ICI 182780, a potent and selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD), inhibited TET2 gene expression and down-regulated the 5hmC level in MCF7 cells. Taken together, our study identified an ERα/TET2/5hmC epigenetic pathway, which may participate in the estrogen-associated physiological and pathophysiological processes.
Project description:We performed mRNA profiling of control and MAF-overexpressing MCF7 cells to assess the transcriptional consequences of estrogen receptor (ER) activation upon metastatic MAF expression. To this end, we cultured MCF7 cells in hormone-deprived (HD) medium for 72 h and then estrogen (E2) or vehicle was added for 6h prior to RNA extraction. Samples were generated in triplicate. We report that MAF supports the expression of genes involved in metastatic functions and that E2 treatment correlates with E2 early and late gene responses and cell cycle regulation. Additionally, a set of MAF and E2-dependent gene responses was identified. Our results show that MAF expression causes an expansion of ER-mediated transcriptional events in MCF7 cells exposed to E2. Additionally, we silenced KDM1A expression in MAF-overexpressing MCF7 cells to test whether this histone demethylase mediates the transcriptional consequences of MAF overexpression. Samples with KDM1A knockdown were generated in duplicates. We report that KDM1A partially regulates MAF/E2-dependent gene responses.
Project description:Chromatin accessibility is central to basal and inducible gene expression. Through ATAC-seq experiments in Estrogen Receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer cell line MCF-7 and integrationvwith multi-omics data, we found that estradiol (E2) induced chromatin accessibility changes in the widely studied E2-regulated genes. As expected, open chromatin regions associated with E2-inducible gene expression showed enrichment of estrogen response element and those associated with E2-repressible gene expression were enriched for PBX1, PBX3, and ERE. Surprisingly, a significant number of E2-inducible genes displayed closed promoters/enhancers and these were enriched for binding for transcription factors such as NF-Y, FOXA1, GRHL2, and BATF, which are known to interact with nucleosomes. While a significant number of open chromatin regions showed FOXA1 occupancy in the absence of E2, E2-treatment further enhanced FOXA1 occupancy suggesting that ER-E2 enhances chromatin occupancy of FOXA1 to a subset of E2-regulated genes. In summation, our results reveal complex mechanisms of ER-E2 interaction with nucleosomes.
Project description:Examination of crosstalk between Aryl hydrocarbonreceptor (AHR) and Estrogen receptor (ER) in the rat uterus on the level of mRNA transcriptome The study was designed to see the overall gene-expression change in the uterus induced by E2, the AHR ligand 3-MC alone and in combination with E2.