Project description:Diminishing potential to replace damaged tissues is a hallmark for aging of somatic stem cells, but the mechanisms leading to aging remain elusive. We performed a proteome-wide analysis of human hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (CD34+) along with five other cell types that constitute the bone marrow niche, namely, lymphocytes and precursors; monocytes/macrophages and precursors; granulocytic precursors and erythroid precursors, as well as mesenchymal stem/stromal cells. In total, we analyzed 270 samples from 59 human subjects. The data represents a valuable resource for further in-depth mechanistic analyses, and for validation of knowledge gained from animal models.
2018-07-20 | PXD007048 | Pride
Project description:Epigenetic anatomical programming of perivascular mesenchymal stem cell precursors
Project description:H3K4me3 ChIP-Seq profiling of a directed differentiation time course converting human embryonic stem cells (hES) into immature pancreatic beta cell precursors. CyT49, a Viacyte proprietary male hESC line with normal karyotype was used.
Project description:The variation among induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) in their differentiation capacity to specific lineages is frequently attributed to somatic memory. In this study, we compared hematopoietic differentiation capacity of 35 human iPSC lines derived from four different tissues and four embryonic stem cell lines. The analysis revealed that hematopoietic commitment capacity (PSCs to hematopoietic precursors) is correlated with the expression level of the IGF2 gene independent of the iPSC origins. In contrast, maturation capacity (hematopoietic precursors to mature blood) is affected by iPSC origin; blood-derived iPSCs showed the highest capacity. However, some fibroblast-derived iPSCs showed higher capacity than blood-derived clones. Tracking of DNA methylation changes during reprogramming reveals that maturation capacity is highly associated with aberrant DNA methylation acquired during reprogramming, rather than the types of iPSC origins. These data demonstrated that variations in the hematopoietic differentiation capacity of iPSCs are not attributable to somatic memories of their origins. Methyl-seq analysis for undifferentiated induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines (n = 21), human dermal fibroblast (HDF, n = 1), human peripheral blood (n = 1), and human keratinocyte (n = 1), and ATAC-seq analysis for 2 iPSC lines and an embryonic stem cell (ESC) line with two different culture conditions. CTCF-ChIP-seq analysis for an ESC line.
Project description:The RNA methyltransferase METTL1 catalyzes the N7-methylguanosine (m7G) modification of certain tRNAs, mRNAs, and miRNA precursors. However, the role of METTL1 and its cofactor WDR4 in cancer remains largely unexplored. Here we reveal the oncogenic role of METTL1/WDR4. METTL1 is frequently amplified and overexpressed in cancers and correlates with poor patient survival. METTL1 depletion in human cancer cells causes decreased abundance of m7G-modified tRNAs, altered cell cycle, and inhibits oncogenicity. Strikingly, METTL1/WDR4 overexpression induces oncogenic transformation and carcinogenesis. Mechanistically, we find increased abundance of a subset of m7G-modified tRNAs including tRNA-Arg(TCT), and increased translation of mRNAs enriched in the corresponding AGA codon including cell cycle regulators. Accordingly, expression of tRNA-Arg(TCT) is significantly elevated in many cancer types, correlates with patient survival, and overexpression of this tRNA enhances reporter gene expression and cell transformation. Thus, METTL1/WDR4-mediated m7G tRNA modification drives oncogenic transformation, thereby highlighting METTL1 as a promising cancer therapeutic target.
Project description:Embryonically established osteoclast precursors expressing tdTomato reporter gene were analyzed by single cell RNA-sequencing. Data showed that hematopoietic stem cell independent yolk-sac erythromyeloid progenitors produced embryonic osteoclast precursors.