ZNF416 is a pivotal transcriptional regulator of fibroblast mechano-activation [ATAC-seq]
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Project description:ZNF416 is a pivotal transcriptional regulator of fibroblast mechano-activation
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Project description:Matrix stiffness is a central regulator of fibroblast function. However, the transcriptional mechanisms linking matrix stiffness to changes in fibroblast phenotype are incompletely understood. Here, we evaluated the effect of matrix stiffness on genome-wide chromatin accessibility in freshly-isolated lung fibroblasts using ATAC-seq. We found higher matrix stiffness profoundly increased global chromatin accessibility relative to lower matrix stiffness, and these alterations were in close genomic proximity to known pro-fibrotic gene programs. Motif analysis of these regulated genomic loci identified ZNF416 as a putative mediator of fibroblast stiffness responses. Genome occupancy analysis using ChIP-seq confirmed that ZNF416 occupies a broad range of genes implicated in fibroblast activation and tissue-fibrosis, with relatively little overlap in genomic occupancy with other mechanoresponsive and pro-fibrotic transcriptional regulators. Using loss and gain of function studies we demonstrated that ZNF416 plays a critical role in fibroblast proliferation, extracellular matrix synthesis and contractile function. Together these observations identify ZNF416 as novel mechano-activated transcriptional regulator of fibroblast biology.
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