The IRE1a-XBP1 pathway promotes T helper cell differentiation by resolving secretory stress and accelerating proliferation (ChIP-seq)
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ABSTRACT: The IRE1a-XBP1 pathway, a conserved adaptive response to the unfolded protein response, is indispensable for development of the secretory cells. It maintains endoplasmic reticulum homeostasis by enhancing protein folding and the secretory capacity of the cells. Here, we used a modified ChIP-seq protocol (ChIPmentation) to investigate the genome-wide binding events of the transcription factor XBP1 in differentiated mouse Th2 cells.
Project description:Dermal fibroblasts from human, rhesus macaque, mouse and rat with and without dsRNA (poly I:C) stimulation (1ug/mL for 4 hours).<br>The innate immune response - the expression programme that is initiated once a pathogen is sensed - is known to be variable among responding cells, as well as to rapidly evolve in the course of mammal evolution. To study the transcriptional divergence and cell-to-cell variability of this response, we stimulated dermal fibroblast cells from two primates (human and macaque) and two rodents (mouse and rat) with dsRNA - a mimic of viral RNA that elicits a rapid innate immune response. Subsequently, we profiled the response using bulk RNA-seq, scRNA-seq and ChIP-seq across the four species and across different time points.
Project description:CD4+ T cells were extracted from mouse and human. They were activated in vitro with CD3/28 and cultured with Il4. ChIPmentation was then performed
Project description:CD4+ T cells were extracted from mouse and human. They were activated in vitro with CD3/28 and cultured with Il4. ATAC-seq was then performed at different time points
Project description:Plasmodium-specific CD4+ T cells from mice infected with Plasmodium chabaudi chabaudi AS parasites were recovered at Days 0, 4, 7, and 32 to undergo processing and to generate scATAC-seq dataset. At Day 7, CXCR5+ and CXCR6+ cells were recovered separately. At Day 32, mice were administered with either saline or artesunate (intermittent artesunate therapy - IAT). scATAC-seq dataset was analysed to investigate epigenomic landscapes of CD4+ T cells from effector to memory states.
Project description:Investigations of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) in biologically and clinically samples and models with low cell numbers have been hampered by the low sensitivity and reproducibility using current 5hmC mapping approaches. Here, we develop a selective 5hmC chemical labeling approach using tagmentation-based library preparation in order to profile nanogram levels of 5hmC isolated from ~1,000 cells (nano-hmC-Seal). Using this technology, we profiled the dynamics of 5hmC across different stages of mouse hematopoietic differentiation. Additionally, applying nano-hmC-Seal to the hematopoietic multipotent progenitor cells in an acute myeloid leukemia (AML) mouse model, we identified leukemia-specific, differentially hydroxymethylated regions that harbor previously reported and as-yet-unidentified functionally relevant factors. The change of 5hmC patterns in AML strongly correlates with the altered gene expression on a global scale. Together, our new approach offers a highly sensitive and robust method to study and detect DNA methylation dynamics from in vivo model and clinical samples. Selective 5hmC chemical labeling approach using tagmentation-based library preparation in order to profile nanogram levels of 5hmC isolated from ~1,000 cells
Project description:The assay for transposase-accessible chromatin using sequencing (ATAC-seq) is widely used to identify regulatory regions throughout the genome. However, only a few studies have been done at the single cell level (scATAC-seq) due to technical difficulties. Here we developed a simple and robust plate-based scATAC-seq method, combining upfront bulk tagmentation with single-nuclei sorting, to investigate open chromatin regions. We applied this method on mouse splenocytes and unbiasedly revealed key regulatory regions and transcription factors that define each cell (sub)type.
Project description:HNF1A and UTX are putative tumor suppressors in pancreatic cancer. In this study, we have combined mouse genetics, transcriptomics and genome binding studies to link HNF1A and UTX in a molecular mechanism that suppresses pancreatic cancer. In this session, we have profiled UTX, HNF1A, H3K27me3 and H3K27ac in normal and UTX- or HNF1A-deficient mouse pancreas by ChIP-seq experiments. We show that HNF1A recruits UTX to its genomic targets in pancreatic acinar cells, which results in remodeling of the chromatin landscape and activation of a broad transcriptional program of differentiated acinar cells, which in turn indirectly suppresses tumor suppressor pathways.
Project description:The experiment was designed to look into chromatin accessibility changes during cell cycle progression in human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). For this, FUCCI hESCs are sorted in Early G1 (EG1), Late G1 (LG1), G1/S transition and S/G2/M phases in duplicates. 100,000 were used per sample, as described in 2.4. Library preparation and sequencing were performed at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute next-generation sequencing facility. 8 ATAC-seq libraries were prepared with one of i5 and i7 Nextera tags combination (see 2.4), and pooled equimolarly. Sequencing was performed on Illumina HiSeq 2000, 2 X 75bp paired-end reads obtaining more than 60M mapped reads per library.