Transcription profiling of mouse wild type and Nkx2.2 mutant embryos at E12.5 and E13.5 to identify a transcripional program that Nkx2.2 regulation in the pancreas
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ABSTRACT: The goal of this experiment was to analyze expression changes in the pancreas at embryonic days 12.5 and 13.5 between wild type and Nkx2.2 null mice. We know that Nkx2.2 is essential for pancreatic endocrine differentiation and development. At these early time points which are critical for endocrine cell specification, we would like to identify a transcriptional program that Nkx2.2 regulates. We would also like to identify direct and functional transcriptional targets of Nkx2.2.
Project description:The experiment consist of 16 one channel assays for analyzing embryonic pancreas at E13. There are four replicates per condition. We are looking at differential gene expression across four mouse lines: WT, Nkx2.2, NeuroD and Nkx2.2/NeuroD double mutants at E13.5.
Project description:The goal: Investigate the genes differentlly expressed during pancreas development. The model: The Nkx2.2 null allele was generated using standard homologous recombination in ES cells. The Pgk:NeoR cassette was inserted into a 4.4 Kb deletion of the Nkx2.2 genomic locus, effectively deleting both coding exons. The mice are maintained on a Swiss Black strain background.
Project description:The experiment consists of 7 one channel assays for analyzing embryonic pancreas at E16.5. There are three or four replicates per condition. At E16.5, we are looking at differential gene expression across two mouse lines, WT vs Nkx2.2 SD mutants.
Project description:Aim: Transcriptional analysis of E15.5 whole pancreas of Nkx2.2-LacZ/LacZ embryos versus control and Ngn3-Cre; Nkx2.2-flox/flox embryos versus control Methods: Embryonic pancreata were isolated at E15.5 from Nkx2.2 mutant mice and controls. Total RNA was extracted. Libraries were prepared from total RNA (RIN>8) with the TruSeq RNA prep kit (Illumina) and sequenced using the HiSeq2000 (Illumina) instrument. More than 20 million reads were mapped to the mouse genome (UCSC/mm9) using Tophat (version 2.0.4) with 4 mismatches and 10 maximum multiple hits. Significantly differentially expressed genes were calculated using DEseq. Results: There is significant overlap between the differentially expressed genes of whole body Nkx2.2 mutant embryos and endocrine progenitor specific Nkx2.2 mutant embryos; many of the downregulated genes (p-value < 0.05) are genes involved in beta cell function. Conclusion: Nkx2.2 functions within the endocrine progenitor lineage to activate beta cell genes
Project description:Transcription factors (TF) are indispensable for maintaining cell identity through regulating cell specific gene expression. Distinct cell identities derived from a common progenitor are frequently perpetuated by shared TFs; yet the mechanisms that facilitate their cell specific regulatory targets are poorly characterized. We report that the TF NKX2.2 is critical for the identity of pancreatic islet α cells by directly activating α cell genes and repressing alternate islet cell fate genes. When compared to the known role of NKX2.2 in islet β cells, we demonstrate that NKX2.2 regulates novel α cell target genes, facilitated in part by α cell specific DNA binding at gene promoters. Furthermore, we have identified the reprogramming factor KLF4 as having enriched expression in α cells, where it co-occupies NKX2.2-bound α cell promoters and is necessary for NKX2.2 binding in α cells to co-regulate many NKX2.2 α cell transcriptional targets. Misexpression of Klf4 in β cells is sufficient to manipulate chromatin accessibility, increase binding of NKX2.2 at α cell specific promoters sites, and alter expression of NKX2.2-regulated cell specific targets. This study identifies KLF4 is a novel α cell identity factor that cooperates with NKX2.2 to regulate α cell identity.
Project description:Transcription factors (TF) are indispensable for maintaining cell identity through regulating cell specific gene expression. Distinct cell identities derived from a common progenitor are frequently perpetuated by shared TFs; yet the mechanisms that facilitate their cell specific regulatory targets are poorly characterized. We report that the TF NKX2.2 is critical for the identity of pancreatic islet α cells by directly activating α cell genes and repressing alternate islet cell fate genes. When compared to the known role of NKX2.2 in islet β cells, we demonstrate that NKX2.2 regulates novel α cell target genes, facilitated in part by α cell specific DNA binding at gene promoters. Furthermore, we have identified the reprogramming factor KLF4 as having enriched expression in α cells, where it co-occupies NKX2.2-bound α cell promoters and is necessary for NKX2.2 binding in α cells to co-regulate many NKX2.2 α cell transcriptional targets. Misexpression of Klf4 in β cells is sufficient to manipulate chromatin accessibility, increase binding of NKX2.2 at α cell specific promoters sites, and alter expression of NKX2.2-regulated cell specific targets. This study identifies KLF4 is a novel α cell identity factor that cooperates with NKX2.2 to regulate α cell identity.
Project description:Transcription factors (TF) are indispensable for maintaining cell identity through regulating cell specific gene expression. Distinct cell identities derived from a common progenitor are frequently perpetuated by shared TFs; yet the mechanisms that facilitate their cell specific regulatory targets are poorly characterized. We report that the TF NKX2.2 is critical for the identity of pancreatic islet α cells by directly activating α cell genes and repressing alternate islet cell fate genes. When compared to the known role of NKX2.2 in islet β cells, we demonstrate that NKX2.2 regulates novel α cell target genes, facilitated in part by α cell specific DNA binding at gene promoters. Furthermore, we have identified the reprogramming factor KLF4 as having enriched expression in α cells, where it co-occupies NKX2.2-bound α cell promoters and is necessary for NKX2.2 binding in α cells to co-regulate many NKX2.2 α cell transcriptional targets. Misexpression of Klf4 in β cells is sufficient to manipulate chromatin accessibility, increase binding of NKX2.2 at α cell specific promoters sites, and alter expression of NKX2.2-regulated cell specific targets. This study identifies KLF4 is a novel α cell identity factor that cooperates with NKX2.2 to regulate α cell identity.
Project description:Transcription factors (TF) are indispensable for maintaining cell identity through regulating cell specific gene expression. Distinct cell identities derived from a common progenitor are frequently perpetuated by shared TFs; yet the mechanisms that facilitate their cell specific regulatory targets are poorly characterized. We report that the TF NKX2.2 is critical for the identity of pancreatic islet α cells by directly activating α cell genes and repressing alternate islet cell fate genes. When compared to the known role of NKX2.2 in islet β cells, we demonstrate that NKX2.2 regulates novel α cell target genes, facilitated in part by α cell specific DNA binding at gene promoters. Furthermore, we have identified the reprogramming factor KLF4 as having enriched expression in α cells, where it co-occupies NKX2.2-bound α cell promoters and is necessary for NKX2.2 binding in α cells to co-regulate many NKX2.2 α cell transcriptional targets. Misexpression of Klf4 in β cells is sufficient to manipulate chromatin accessibility, increase binding of NKX2.2 at α cell specific promoters sites, and alter expression of NKX2.2-regulated cell specific targets. This study identifies KLF4 is a novel α cell identity factor that cooperates with NKX2.2 to regulate α cell identity.
Project description:Transcription factors (TF) are indispensable for maintaining cell identity through regulating cell specific gene expression. Distinct cell identities derived from a common progenitor are frequently perpetuated by shared TFs; yet the mechanisms that facilitate their cell specific regulatory targets are poorly characterized. We report that the TF NKX2.2 is critical for the identity of pancreatic islet α cells by directly activating α cell genes and repressing alternate islet cell fate genes. When compared to the known role of NKX2.2 in islet β cells, we demonstrate that NKX2.2 regulates novel α cell target genes, facilitated in part by α cell specific DNA binding at gene promoters. Furthermore, we have identified the reprogramming factor KLF4 as having enriched expression in α cells, where it co-occupies NKX2.2-bound α cell promoters and is necessary for NKX2.2 binding in α cells to co-regulate many NKX2.2 α cell transcriptional targets. Misexpression of Klf4 in β cells is sufficient to manipulate chromatin accessibility, increase binding of NKX2.2 at α cell specific promoters sites, and alter expression of NKX2.2-regulated cell specific targets. This study identifies KLF4 is a novel α cell identity factor that cooperates with NKX2.2 to regulate α cell identity.