Project description:Gata2, a zinc finger TF, is essential for the generation and survival of HSCs in the embryo and has been implicated in the pathogenesis of AML, yet the requirement for Gata2 in adult HSCs and LSCs remains unclear. Using a conditional mouse model where Gata2 was deleted specifically in hematopoietic cells, we show that knockout of Gata2 leads to a rapid and complete cell-autonomous loss of adult HSCs. We then performed RNA-seq in sorted HSCs (LSK CD48- CD150+) from control and Gata2+/fl;Vav-iCre+ 8-to-10-week old mice.
Project description:Gata2, a zinc finger TF, is essential for the generation and survival of HSCs in the embryo and has been implicated in the pathogenesis of AML, yet the requirement for Gata2 in adult HSCs and LSCs remains unclear. Using a conditional mouse model where Gata2 was deleted specifically in hematopoietic cells, we show that knockout of Gata2 leads to a rapid and complete cell-autonomous loss of adult HSCs. In Meis1a/Hoxa9 driven AML, deletion of Gata2 impedes maintenance and self-renewal of LSCs. We then performed RNA-seq from sorted control and Gata2 KO LSCs (CD45.2+ c-Kit+) after pIpC treatment in transplanted mice.
Project description:Purpose: Next-generation sequencing (NGS) has revolutionized systems-based analysis of cellular pathways. To determine the molecular mechanism of severe cytopenia in NHD13+ Tg mice, we purified Lin-Sca-1+c-Kit+CD34-Flt3-CD150+ HSCs from WT and NHD13+Tg mice at 4 month of age and perform the RNA-seq analysis. Methods: Trizol was used to extract RNA from FACS sorted CD150+CD34–Flt3–LSK viable cells. Total RNA was used for quality controls and for normalization of starting material. cDNA-libraries were generated with 10 ng of total RNA using the SMARTer Ultra Low RNA Kit for Illumina Sequencing according to the manufacturer’s indications. Sequencing was done using the Illumina Next-Gen Sequencing HiSeq platform with 30-45 million 75bp, paired-end reads. Results: We found 597 genes with significantly differential expression in NHD13+ HSCs, compared to WT controls (p<0.001). The expression of NUP98-HOXD13 up-regulated the expression of HOX genes, including Hoxa3, Hoxa5, Hoxa7, Hoxa9, Hoxb6, Hoxc5, Hoxc6, Hoxc8, Hoxc9 and Hoxd3, the important myeloid transcription factor Pbx3, cell cycle regulators, Cdk6 and Cdc25C, as well as the transcripts encoding the Ly6d surface membrane protein. We then performed pathway analyses, which showed that DNA duplication, DNA damage response and cell cycle-related genes, were more highly expressed in NHD13+ HSCs than WT HSCs, while multiple metabolic process-related gene pathways were downregulated. Conclusions: Our analyses demonstrate that the gene expression signature defined in murine NHD13+ MDS HSCs displays robust similarities with the gene expression profiles of human MDS cells, strongly suggesting that this murine MDS model can be used to accurately model human MDS.
Project description:Purpose: Next-generation sequencing (NGS) has revolutionized systems-based analysis of cellular pathways. The goals of this study are to compare AR binding activity in LNCaP cells with and without knockdown of GATA2. Methods: LNCaP cells between passage number 32-34 were used for assay. Cells are transfected with GATA2 specific or nonspecific siRNA and ChIP was performed, the ChIP producted was further used to generate library with illumina ChIP-seq kit. Hi-seq 2500 was used for sequencing and the data was analyzed by MACs for peaks. Results: GATA2 knockdown lead to changes of AR binding activity , in most AR binding sites, AR shows decreased bindig activity. Only small percent sites show increased binding. Conclusions: Our study represents the first detailed analysis of the relationship between GATA2 and AR binding in whole genomic DNA.These results demostrate GATA2 play a critical role in AR activity in prostate cancer. LNCaP cells was used as cell model were treated with specific GATA2 siRNA.Library was sequenced using Illumina HI-seq 2500.
Project description:Zeb1, a zinc finger E-box binding homeobox epithelial-mesenchymal (EMT) transcription factor, confers properties of ‘stemness’, such as self-renewal, in cancer. Yet little is known about the function of Zeb1 in adult stem cells. Here, we used the hematopoietic system, as a well-established paradigm of stem cell biology, to evaluate Zeb1 mediated regulation of adult stem cells. We employed a conditional genetic approach using the Mx1-Cre system to specifically knockout (KO) Zeb1 in adult hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and their downstream progeny. Acute genetic deletion of Zeb1 led to rapid onset thymic atrophy and apoptosis driven loss of thymocytes and T cells. A profound cell-autonomous self-renewal defect and multi-lineage differentiation block was observed in Zeb1 KO HSCs. Loss of Zeb1 in HSCs activated transcriptional programs of deregulated HSC maintenance and multi-lineage differentiation genes, and of cell polarity, consisting of cytoskeleton, lipid metabolism/lipid membrane and cell adhesion related genes. Notably, Epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) expression was prodigiously upregulated in Zeb1 KO HSCs, which correlated with their enhanced cell survival capacity and diminished differentiation in transplantation. Thus, Zeb1 acts as a crucial transcriptional regulator in hematopoiesis, co-ordinating HSC self-renewal and multi-lineage differentiation fates, in part, via EpCAM repression.
Project description:To investigate the molecular mechanism of Uhrf1 in controlling the self-renewal versus differentiation of FL-HSCs, high-throughput sequencing was performed to analyze the transcriptomes of WT and Uhrf1-deficient FL-HSCs.Consistent with the erythroid-biased differentiation of Uhrf1-deficient FL-HSCs, genes involved in erythrocyte differentiation were significantly enriched in Uhrf1-deficient FL-HSCs according to the Gene Ontology (GO) enrichment analysis. We generated gene signatures specific for stemness of HSCs (stem signature) or myeloerythroid progenitors (MEP signature) by subtracting the genes expressed in WT HPC(LK)s from those expressed in WT FL-HSCs or vice versa. Of the stem signature genes, 71.28% showed lower expression and 28.72% showed higher expression in Uhrf1-deficient FL-HSCs compared with WT FL-HSCs. Interestingly, among the MEP signature genes, genes enriched in erythroid differentiation (27.54%) were up-regulated in the absence of Uhrf1, whereas the remaining genes enriched in myeloid-specific genes (72.46%) were suppressed consistent with previous research. Particularly, in comparison to the WT control, Uhrf1-deficient FL-HSCs up-regulated certain erythrocyte differentiation-related genes (e.g., Gata1, Gata2, Gfi1b, Car1, Zfpm1 and Itga2b), most of which were physiologically up-regulated in HPC(LK)s, whereas some genes (Id2, Satb1, Hmga2) that play critical roles in HSC maintenance were down-regulated. These results suggested that Uhrf1 controls the self-renewal versus differentiation of FL-HSCs by suppressing the expression of the erythroid-specific genes and maintaining the expression of HSC stemness genes.