Dual Roles for Ikaros in Regulation of Macrophage Chromatin State and Inflammatory Gene Expression.

ABSTRACT: Macrophage activation by bacterial LPS leads to induction of a complex inflammatory gene program dependent on numerous transcription factor families. The transcription factor Ikaros has been shown to play a critical role in lymphoid cell development and differentiation; however, its function in myeloid cells and innate immune responses is less appreciated. Using comprehensive genomic analysis of Ikaros-dependent transcription, DNA binding, and chromatin accessibility, we describe unexpected dual repressor and activator functions for Ikaros in the LPS response of murine macrophages. Consistent with the described function of Ikaros as transcriptional repressor, Ikzf1^-/- macrophages showed enhanced induction for select responses. In contrast, we observed a dramatic defect in

SUBMITTER: Oh KS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6069956 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature