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Project description:Quantitating transcription factor redundancy: The relative roles of the ELT-2 and ELT-7 GATA factors in the C. elegans endoderm
| PRJNA419208 | ENA
Project description:In the past decade, the paradigm which claimed that invertebrate immune systems lack specificity has been reconsidered. Accumulating evidence supports that invertebrate immune systems are able to mount specific responses to the pathogen species-, and even to the pathogen strain-level. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms behind invertebrate immune specificity remain mostly unknown. Studying the molecular basis of invertebrate immune specificity in a genetically tractable model, such as the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, has the potential to reveal insights into the immune systems of other metazoans, including humans. We chose to study the mechanisms of specific immune responses of the worm to two different pathogenic strains of the Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (MYBY18247 and MYBT18679), because there is phenotypic evidence of specific genotype-genotype interactions between this host-pathogen pair. We did an initial RNA-Seq experiment upon pathogen exposure and found that 9% of the differentially expressed genes change their expression in different ways when comparing the two pathogen strains. Through promoter region motif enrichment analysis, we found the GATA transcription factor ELT-2 is responsible for the pathogen strain-specific transcriptomic response. Upon elt-2 knockdown worms exposed to MYBT18679 display lower survival rate coupled with higher intestinal damage than non-infected controls. Additionally, by performing further genetic analysis using gene knockdown and knockout, we found that the p38 MAPK pathway acts likely in parallel to elt-2 and the transcription factor skn-1 cooperates with elt-2 to promote resistance to MYBT18679. On the other hand, elt-2 knockdown leads to a substantially higher survival rate, together with lower intestinal tissue damage compared to control worms, upon exposure to MYBT18247, another pathogenic Bacillus thuringiensis strain. The MYBT18247 pathogen load of elt-2(RNAi) worms compared to control worms remained unchanged, suggesting the elt-2 negatively regulates tolerance towards MYBT18247. We found that tolerance to MYBT18247 was positively regulated by the transcription factors: FOXO daf-16, bZip zip-2, nhr-99 and nhr-193. To identify elt-2 negatively-regulated downstream targets that could promote tolerance to MYBT18247, we performed a second RNA-Seq experiment, this time including elt-2(RNAi) worms exposed to both pathogenic strains. We found four genes negatively regulated by elt-2: cdr-2, poml-3, dhs-30 and tre-3, with putative function in detoxification and lipid metabolism, which can mediate tolerance to MYBT18247. We conclude that ELT-2 coordinates strain-specific immune responses in this invertebrate host and promotes resistance upon exposure to MYBT18679, while it negatively regulates tolerance to MYBT18247. The response is likely to be specific to the crystal pore-forming toxins produced by this pathogen.
2019-12-31 | GSE111797 | GEO
Project description:In the past decade, the paradigm which claimed that invertebrate immune systems lack specificity has been reconsidered. Accumulating evidence supports that invertebrate immune systems are able to mount specific responses to the pathogen species-, and even to the pathogen strain-level. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms behind invertebrate immune specificity remain mostly unknown. Studying the molecular basis of invertebrate immune specificity in a genetically tractable model, such as the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, has the potential to reveal insights into the immune systems of other metazoans, including humans. We chose to study the mechanisms of specific immune responses of the worm to two different pathogenic strains of the Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (MYBY18247 and MYBT18679), because there is phenotypic evidence of specific genotype-genotype interactions between this host-pathogen pair. We did an initial RNA-Seq experiment upon pathogen exposure and found that 9% of the differentially expressed genes change their expression in different ways when comparing the two pathogen strains. Through promoter region motif enrichment analysis, we found the GATA transcription factor ELT-2 is responsible for the pathogen strain-specific transcriptomic response. Upon elt-2 knockdown worms exposed to MYBT18679 display lower survival rate coupled with higher intestinal damage than non-infected controls. Additionally, by performing further genetic analysis using gene knockdown and knockout, we found that the p38 MAPK pathway acts likely in parallel to elt-2 and the transcription factor skn-1 cooperates with elt-2 to promote resistance to MYBT18679. On the other hand, elt-2 knockdown leads to a substantially higher survival rate, together with lower intestinal tissue damage compared to control worms, upon exposure to MYBT18247, another pathogenic Bacillus thuringiensis strain. The MYBT18247 pathogen load of elt-2(RNAi) worms compared to control worms remained unchanged, suggesting the elt-2 negatively regulates tolerance towards MYBT18247. We found that tolerance to MYBT18247 was positively regulated by the transcription factors: FOXO daf-16, bZip zip-2, nhr-99 and nhr-193. To identify elt-2 negatively-regulated downstream targets that could promote tolerance to MYBT18247, we performed a second RNA-Seq experiment, this time including elt-2(RNAi) worms exposed to both pathogenic strains. We found four genes negatively regulated by elt-2: cdr-2, poml-3, dhs-30 and tre-3, with putative function in detoxification and lipid metabolism, which can mediate tolerance to MYBT18247. We conclude that ELT-2 coordinates strain-specific immune responses in this invertebrate host and promotes resistance upon exposure to MYBT18679, while it negatively regulates tolerance to MYBT18247. The response is likely to be specific to the crystal pore-forming toxins produced by this pathogen.
2019-12-31 | GSE136058 | GEO
Project description:We used RNA-seq to assay gene expression changes over time in response to OP50 and PY79 To understand the molecular processes underlying aging, we screened modENCODE ChIP-seq data to identify transcription factors that bind to age-regulated genes in C. elegans. The most significant hit was the GATA transcription factor encoded by elt-2, which is responsible for inducing expression of intestinal genes during embryogenesis. Expression of ELT-2 decreases during aging, beginning in middle age. We identified genes regulated by ELT-2 in the intestine during embryogenesis, and then showed that these developmental genes markedly decrease in expression as worms grow old. Overexpression of elt-2 extends lifespan and slows the rate of gene expression changes that occur during normal aging. Thus, our results identify the developmental regulator ELT-2 as a major driver of normal aging in C. elegans.
2016-03-22 | GSE79415 | GEO
Project description:We used RNA-seq to assay gene expression changes over time in response to OP50 and PY79 To understand the molecular processes underlying aging, we screened modENCODE ChIP-seq data to identify transcription factors that bind to age-regulated genes in C. elegans. The most significant hit was the GATA transcription factor encoded by elt-2, which is responsible for inducing expression of intestinal genes during embryogenesis. Expression of ELT-2 decreases during aging, beginning in middle age. We identified genes regulated by ELT-2 in the intestine during embryogenesis, and then showed that these developmental genes markedly decrease in expression as worms grow old. Overexpression of elt-2 extends lifespan and slows the rate of gene expression changes that occur during normal aging. Thus, our results identify the developmental regulator ELT-2 as a major driver of normal aging in C. elegans. Whole-worm mRNA was sequenced from E. coli- and B.subtilis-fed worms. For each condidtion, one replicate was sequenced at Day 4 and Day 13
2016-03-22 | E-GEOD-79415 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:Two GATA transcription factors, ELT-2 and ELT-7, function in the differentiation of the Caenorhabditis elegans intestine. Though loss of elt-7 causes no discernable phenotype on its own, it significantly enhances intestinal morphology defects in elt-2 loss-of-function mutants. We sought to identify the cohorts of gene targets unique to or shared by ELT-2 and ELT-7 in an effort to determine the logic underlying their differential impact on intestinal development.
2018-02-22 | GSE107175 | GEO
Project description:LIN-35 is the single C. elegans ortholog of the mammalian pocket protein family members, pRb, p107, and p130. To gain insight into the roles of pocket proteins during development, a microarray analysis was performed with lin-35 mutants. Stage-specific regulation patterns were revealed, indicating that LIN-35 plays diverse roles at distinct developmental stages. LIN-35 was found to repress the expression of many genes involved in cell proliferation in larvae, an activity that is carried out in conjunction with E2F. In addition, LIN-35 was found to regulate neuronal genes during embryogenesis and targets of the intestinal-specific GATA transcription factor, ELT-2, at multiple developmental stages. Additional findings suggest that LIN-35 functions in cell cycle regulation in embryos in a manner that is independent of E2F. A comparison of LIN-35-regulated genes with known fly and mammalian pocket-protein targets revealed a high degree of overlap, indicating strong conservation of pocket protein functions in diverse phyla. Based on microarray results and our refinement of the C. elegans E2F consensus sequence, we were able to generate a comprehensive list of putative E2F-regulated genes in C. elegans. These results implicate a large number of genes previously unconnected to cell cycle control as having potential roles in this process. Experiment Overall Design: We compared transcriptom profiles of lin-35 mutants and control N2 worms at 3 developmental stages (embryonic, L1 and L4). Experiment Overall Design: Each comparison was done in triplicate on independently grown and isolated animals.
2008-06-14 | E-GEOD-6547 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:Cellular reprogramming of differentiated tissues within a living animal is a rare and poorly understood phenomenon. In the nematode C. elegans a single transcription factor, the endoderm-specific GATA factor ELT-7, is capable of reprogramming cells of the fully differentiated muscular feeding organ, the pharynx, into intestine-like cells. It can also convert the spermatheca and entire uterus into a secondary intestine-like organ, a phenomenon we have called “transorganogenesis.” To reveal transcriptional changes occurring during these cellular transformations, we performed mRNAseq in animals undergoing this forced reprogramming. This analysis revealed that gene expression characteristic of the post-embryonic pharynx and somatic gonad is dramatically altered within the first few hours following forced expression of ELT-7. Unexpectedly, we found that transcripts associated with a diverse assortment of cell types precipitously decrease in abundance ~6 hours after ELT-7 expression but later recover, implying substantial cell fate elasticity. Further, we observed that ELT-7 expression results in a rapid activation of the innate immune response that is specifically activated following intracellular infection by microsporidia and viruses. These findings raise the possibility that activation of an intracellular innate immunity mechanism may be associated with certain cell fate conversions and can serve as a roadmap for further investigation into the control and maintenance of fully differentiated cell fates.
2020-01-01 | GSE138029 | GEO
Project description:ELT-2 is the major transcription factor required for Caenorhabditis elegans intestinal development. It initiates in embryos to promote development then persists after hatching through larval and adult stages. Though the sites of ELT-2 binding are characterized and the transcriptional changes that result from ELT-2 depletion are described, a major missing piece has been the lack of an intestine-specific transcriptome profile over developmental time. We generated this dataset by Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting (FACS) intestine cells at distinct developmental stages. We analyzed this dataset in conjunction with previously conducted ELT-2 studies to evaluate ELT-2’s role in directing the intestinal regulatory network through development. We found that only 33% of intestine-enriched genes in the embryo were direct targets of ELT-2 but that number increased to 75% by the L3 stage. This suggests additional transcription factors promote intestinal transcription especially in the embryo. Furthermore, only half of ELT-2’s direct target genes were dependent on ELT-2 for their proper expression levels, and an equal proportion of those responded to elt-2 depletion with over-expression as with under-expression. That is, ELT-2 can either activate or repress direct target genes. Indeed, we observed that ELT-2 repressed its own promoter, implicating new models for its autoregulation. Together, our results illustrate that ELT-2 impacts roughly 20 – 50% of intestine-specific genes, that ELT-2 both positively and negatively controls its direct targets, and that our current model of the intestinal regulatory network is incomplete as the factors responsible for directing the expression of many intestinal genes remain unknown.
2023-05-04 | GSE214581 | GEO
Project description:Transcriptional profile of C. elegans following RNAi of elt-2 [L1 stage]
| PRJNA285043 | ENA