Project description:To explore genome-wide alteration of BRD4, MED1, p65 and H3K27Ac during BET inhibition, we performed chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing (ChIP-seq) of SCC1 cells to examine genome-wide recruitment of the MED1, BRD4, p65 and H3K27ac following JQ1 treatment. BET inhibition by JQ1 led to dramatically loss of the recruitment of MED1, BRD4 and p65 at a cohort of key oncogenes associate with tumorigenesis and metastasis. Suggesting BET inhibition is effective strategy to suppress the tumorigenesis and metastasis of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Project description:SKBR-3 and BT474m1 HER2+ breast cancer cell lines were treated with lapatinib, JQ1, or lapatinib and JQ1 or (for SKBR-3) treated with siRNA pools (non-targeting control or FOXA1) prior to drug treatment before being used for ChIPseq (BRD4, MED1, H3K27Ac, or FOXA1 (for SKBR-3))
Project description:To explore genome-wide alteration MED1 and FOSL1 after depletion of FOSL1, we performed chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing (ChIP-seq) of SCC1 cells to examine genome-wide recruitment of MED1 and FOSL1 following FOSL1 knockdown. Depletion of FOSL1 led to dramatically loss of the recruitment of MED1 and FOSL1 at a cohort of key oncogenes associate with tumorigenesis and metastasis.
Project description:In order to examine how BET inhibition affects the gene transcriptome in HNSCC cells, we performed RNA-sequencing in SCC1 cells treated with JQ1, I-BET, and/or INF-r.
Project description:We analyzed anti-proliferative dominant-negative Brd4 mutants that compete with the function of distinct Brd4 domains. We used these Brd4 mutants to compare the Brd4-specific transcriptome with the transcriptome of JQ1 treated cells.
Project description:MM1.S cells are an aggressive dexamethasone sensitive multiple myeloma cell line whose transcritional program is driven by deregulated c-Myc activity. We present ChIP-seq analysis of key transcritional regulators that are implicated the c-Myc transcriptional network in MM1.S cells treated with vehicle or 500nM JQ1. Brd4, Cdk9, cMyc, Max, Med1, RNA Pol II, and the chromatin modifications H3K4me3 and H3K27Ac were profiled in MM1.S cells treated with 500nM JQ1 for 24hr
Project description:The bromodomain and extra terminal domain (BET) family of proteins, including BRD2, BRD3, and BRD4, play a key role in many cellular processes, including inflammatory gene expression, mitosis, and viral/host interaction by controlling the assembly of histone acetylation-dependent chromatin complexes. Previous studies have shown that multiple BET inhibitors (BETi), including JQ1, have therapeutic effects in cancer and cardiovascular diseases. Some BETi have entered different phases of clinical trials. Pharmacologically, JQ1 functions by displacing BET proteins from chromatin by competitively binding to the acetyl-lysine recognition pocket of BET bromodomains. JQ1 has been used as a chemical probe to investigate the role of BET bromodomains in the transcriptional regulation of cardiovascular diseases. For example, JQ1 has been shown to attenuates inflammation and experimental atherosclerosis (Mol Cell. 2014 Oct 23; 56(2): 219–231.). JQ1 has also recently been shown to reduce EndoMT and cardiac fibrosis (J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2019 Feb;127:83-96.). However, the molecular targets of JQ1 dependent or independent of BRD4 remains unknown. To depict the transcriptomic signature of JQ1 in human endothelial cells, we observed a vasoprotective and atheroprotective transcriptome by JQ1 treatment using genome-wide RNA-seq based transcriptomic profiling. JQ1 is a magic bullet in cardiovascular disease prevention. Further elucidation of new molecular targets of JQ1 will lead to the identification of potentially new therapeutic targets to treat cardiovascular diseases.
Project description:We are reporting here genome wide distribution of BRD4 in bone marrow derived macrophages at steady state level and in reponse to LPS stimulation. In both condition, BRD4 distribution was found to be widespread in intragenic as well as intergenic regions with enrichment specifically near TSS. Characteristically BRD4 signal were highly enriched on enhancers of some active genes and hence were classified as BRD4 rich super-enhancers (>12kb long stretches). Super-enhancers are formed, in some instances by redistribution of BRD4 on LPS stimulated genes. BRD4 binding well correlated PolII binding at the chromatin acetylated at H3K27, H3K9 and H4tetraK. Interestingly many LPS induced BRD4 independent genes, despite BRD4 loss in the KO, maintained PolII binding at the chromatin enriched with acetylated lysines at H3K27, H3K9 and H4tetraK. Additionally among some BRD4 independent LPS inducible genes we detected stronger p65 enrichment in the KO. In contrast, P65 binding was not detected in BRD4 dependent genes. These observations provided evidence of plasticity of epigenetic changes in retaining inflammatory reponses in macrophages.
Project description:Inhibition of Brd4 with Jq1 in neurons with or without BDNF stimulation Examination of the effects of Jq1 treatment on primary mouse cortical neurons