Project description:<p> <ol> <li>Implement an efficient, highly reproducible and 'scalable' system for the production of large numbers of sickle cell anemia-specific iPS cells (iPSC).</li> <li>Derive and characterize a novel, in vitro system for the production of an unlimited supply of erythroid lineage cells from the directed differentiation of 'clinical grade' transgene-free iPS cells; use this system to recapitulate erythroid-lineage ontogeny in vitro with the sequential development of primitive and definitive erythropoiesis, accompanied by the appropriate expression of stage-specific globin genes.</li> <li>Identify developmental gene expression profile differences between erythroid precursors that produce primarily HbF and those that produce primarily HbA or HbS.</li> <li>Determine the effects of the three known HbF major quantitative trait loci (QTL) on globin gene expression in disease-specific iPS cells during in vitro erythropoiesis.</li> <li>Search for novel HbF genetic modifiers associated with markedly elevated HbF levels found in sickle cell anemia patients naturally, or in response to hydroxyurea treatment, by examining gene expression profiles and mRNA sequence of their iPSC-derived erythroid cells.</li> <li>Develop and use a CRISPR-based gene editing platform to study the effect of novel HbF genetic modifiers, explore globin switching, and correct the HbS mutation in sickle iPSC lines.</li> </ol> </p>
Project description:Mammalian erythroid cells development can be divided into three period: hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPC), erythroid progenitor (Ery-Pro) and erythroid precursor (Ery-Pre). To better understand human erythropoiesis and its regulation, we performed genome-wide studies of chromatin architecture, enhancer and select transcription factors binding, and transcriptomics profiling utilizing modified strategy to obtain defined progenitor and precursor populations from primary human erythroid cells. Integration and analysis of these data reveals that the TAD structure is stable but promoter - enhancer interactions are highly dynamic in a stage specific manner. Erythroid master regulator - GATA1 involves in the P-E interactions stepwisely. GATA1 binding is largely stable in erythroid progenitor and precursor, but dynamic GATA1 binding during this process regulate a productive erythroid gene expression and local chromatin rewiring. Additionally, we also have showed that dosage of GATA1 control the erythroid progenitor behavior and the erythroid progression. The valuable chromatin architecture and epigenome data will provide more comprehensive insight of human erythropoiesis and dynamic gene regulation of cellular differentiation even more broadly.
Project description:Mammalian erythroid cells development can be divided into three period: hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPC), erythroid progenitor (Ery-Pro) and erythroid precursor (Ery-Pre). To better understand human erythropoiesis and its regulation, we performed genome-wide studies of chromatin architecture, enhancer and select transcription factors binding, and transcriptomics profiling utilizing modified strategy to obtain defined progenitor and precursor populations from primary human erythroid cells. Integration and analysis of these data reveals that the TAD structure is stable but promoter - enhancer interactions are highly dynamic in a stage specific manner. Erythroid master regulator - GATA1 involves in the P-E interactions stepwisely. GATA1 binding is largely stable in erythroid progenitor and precursor, but dynamic GATA1 binding during this process regulate a productive erythroid gene expression and local chromatin rewiring. Additionally, we also have showed that dosage of GATA1 control the erythroid progenitor behavior and the erythroid progression. The valuable chromatin architecture and epigenome data will provide more comprehensive insight of human erythropoiesis and dynamic gene regulation of cellular differentiation even more broadly.
Project description:Mammalian erythroid cells development can be divided into three period: hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPC), erythroid progenitor (Ery-Pro) and erythroid precursor (Ery-Pre). To better understand human erythropoiesis and its regulation, we performed genome-wide studies of chromatin architecture, enhancer and select transcription factors binding, and transcriptomics profiling utilizing modified strategy to obtain defined progenitor and precursor populations from primary human erythroid cells. Integration and analysis of these data reveals that the TAD structure is stable but promoter - enhancer interactions are highly dynamic in a stage specific manner. Erythroid master regulator - GATA1 involves in the P-E interactions stepwisely. GATA1 binding is largely stable in erythroid progenitor and precursor, but dynamic GATA1 binding during this process regulate a productive erythroid gene expression and local chromatin rewiring. Additionally, we also have showed that dosage of GATA1 control the erythroid progenitor behavior and the erythroid progression. The valuable chromatin architecture and epigenome data will provide more comprehensive insight of human erythropoiesis and dynamic gene regulation of cellular differentiation even more broadly.
Project description:Mammalian erythroid cells development can be divided into three period: hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPC), erythroid progenitor (Ery-Pro) and erythroid precursor (Ery-Pre). To better understand human erythropoiesis and its regulation, we performed genome-wide studies of chromatin architecture, enhancer and select transcription factors binding, and transcriptomics profiling utilizing modified strategy to obtain defined progenitor and precursor populations from primary human erythroid cells. Integration and analysis of these data reveals that the TAD structure is stable but promoter - enhancer interactions are highly dynamic in a stage specific manner. Erythroid master regulator - GATA1 involves in the P-E interactions stepwisely. GATA1 binding is largely stable in erythroid progenitor and precursor, but dynamic GATA1 binding during this process regulate a productive erythroid gene expression and local chromatin rewiring. Additionally, we also have showed that dosage of GATA1 control the erythroid progenitor behavior and the erythroid progression. The valuable chromatin architecture and epigenome data will provide more comprehensive insight of human erythropoiesis and dynamic gene regulation of cellular differentiation even more broadly.
Project description:Mammalian erythroid cells development can be divided into three period: hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPC), erythroid progenitor (Ery-Pro) and erythroid precursor (Ery-Pre). To better understand human erythropoiesis and its regulation, we performed genome-wide studies of chromatin architecture, enhancer and select transcription factors binding, and transcriptomics profiling utilizing modified strategy to obtain defined progenitor and precursor populations from primary human erythroid cells. Integration and analysis of these data reveals that the TAD structure is stable but promoter - enhancer interactions are highly dynamic in a stage specific manner. Erythroid master regulator - GATA1 involves in the P-E interactions stepwisely. GATA1 binding is largely stable in erythroid progenitor and precursor, but dynamic GATA1 binding during this process regulate a productive erythroid gene expression and local chromatin rewiring. Additionally, we also have showed that dosage of GATA1 control the erythroid progenitor behavior and the erythroid progression. The valuable chromatin architecture and epigenome data will provide more comprehensive insight of human erythropoiesis and dynamic gene regulation of cellular differentiation even more broadly.