Project description:To understand the role of the H3K27me3 demethylases, UTX and JMJD3, in B cell differentiation. Naïve B cells were cultures ex vivo with LPS, IL-2,IL-5 in the presence of DMSO or GSK-J4, UTX/JMJD3 inhibitor. Plasmablasts and activated B cells were magnetically enriched after 3 days of culture.
Project description:H3K27me3 demethylases UTX and JMJD3 play vital roles in development and disease, including cancer. Therefore, we systematically investigated the impact of inhibition of these two demethylases using a small molecule inhibitor in colon cancer cells.
Project description:H3K27me3 demethylases UTX and JMJD3 play vital roles in development and disease, including cancer. Therefore, we systematically investigated the impact of inhibition of these two demethylases using a small molecule inhibitor in colon cancer cells.
Project description:While histone H3 lysine 27 trimethylation (H3K27Me3) is associated with gene silencing, whether H3K27Me3 demethylation affects transcription and cell differentiation in vivo has remained elusive. To investigate this, we conditionally inactivated the two H3K27Me3 demethylases, Jmjd3 and Utx, in non-dividing intrathymic CD4+ T cell precursors. We show that both enzymes redundantly promote H3K27Me3 removal at, and expression of, a specific subset of genes involved in terminal thymocyte differentiation, especially S1pr1, encoding a sphingosine-phosphate receptor required for thymocyte egress.
Project description:While histone H3 lysine 27 trimethylation (H3K27Me3) is associated with gene silencing, whether H3K27Me3 demethylation affects transcription and cell differentiation in vivo has remained elusive. To investigate this, we conditionally inactivated the two H3K27Me3 demethylases, Jmjd3 and Utx, in non-dividing intrathymic CD4+ T cell precursors. We show that both enzymes redundantly promote H3K27Me3 removal at, and expression of, a specific subset of genes involved in terminal thymocyte differentiation, especially S1pr1, encoding a sphingosine-phosphate receptor required for thymocyte egress. Floxed alleles of the genes encoding Utx and Jmjd3 (Kdm6a and Kdm6b, respectively) were deleted in double positive (DP) thymocytes carrying a CD4 Cre transgene. Genome-wide H3K27Me3 ChipSeq was performed on (i) pre-selection (CD69lo) DP thymocytes from wild-type mice carrying an endogenous polyclonal TCR repertoire, (ii) mature (TCRhi CD24lo) CD4 SP thymocytes from wild type (Wt), Jmjd3KO, UtxKO and dKO mice carrying an endogenous polyclonal TCR repertoire and (iii) mature (Va2hi CD24lo) CD4 SP thymocytes from wild type and dKO mice carrying the OTII TCR transgene.
Project description:To determine the contribution of H3K27me3 demethylases to intestinal homeostasis, an inducible mouse model was used to simultaneously ablate Kdm6a and Kdm6b expression from the intestinal epithelium. We then performed RNA-Seq gene expression analysis at two timepoints (7 days and 5 months) following induction of Kdm6a and Kdm6b ablation. Differential H3K27me3 regions were also identified using ChIP-Seq at one time point (7 days) following gene ablation.
Project description:To determine the contribution of H3K27me3 demethylases to intestinal homeostasis, an inducible mouse model was used to simultaneously ablate Kdm6a and Kdm6b expression from the intestinal epithelium. We then performed RNA-Seq gene expression analysis at two timepoints (7 days and 5 months) following induction of Kdm6a and Kdm6b ablation. Differential H3K27me3 regions were also identified using ChIP-Seq at one time point (7 days) following gene ablation.
Project description:How artificial environmental cues are biologically integrated and transgenerationally inherited is still poorly understood. Here, we investigate the mechanisms of inheritance of reproductive outcomes elicited by the model environmental chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) in C. elegans. We show that BPA exposure causes the derepression of an epigenetically silenced transgene in the germline for 5 generations, regardless of ancestral response. ChIP-seq, histone modifications quantitation, and immunofluorescence assays revealed that this effect is associated with a reduction of the repressive marks H3K9me3 and H3K27me3 in whole worms and in germline nuclei in the F3 as well as with reproductive dysfunctions including germline apoptosis and embryonic lethality. Furthermore, targeting of the Jumonji demethylases JMJD-2 and JMJD-3/UTX-1 restores H3K9me3 and H3K27me3 levels, respectively, and fully alleviates the BPA-induced transgenerational effects. Together, our results demonstrate the central role of repressive histone modifications in the inheritance of reproductive defects elicited by a common environmental chemical exposure.
Project description:How artificial environmental cues are biologically integrated and transgenerationally inherited is still poorly understood. Here, we investigate the mechanisms of inheritance of reproductive outcomes elicited by the model environmental chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) in C. elegans. We show that BPA exposure causes the derepression of an epigenetically silenced transgene in the germline for 5 generations, regardless of ancestral response. ChIP-seq, histone modifications quantitation, and immunofluorescence assays revealed that this effect is associated with a reduction of the repressive marks H3K9me3 and H3K27me3 in whole worms and in germline nuclei in the F3 as well as with reproductive dysfunctions including germline apoptosis and embryonic lethality. Furthermore, targeting of the Jumonji demethylases JMJD-2 and JMJD-3/UTX-1 restores H3K9me3 and H3K27me3 levels, respectively, and fully alleviates the BPA-induced transgenerational effects. Together, our results demonstrate the central role of repressive histone modifications in the inheritance of reproductive defects elicited by a common environmental chemical exposure.