Project description:We have determined the cistrome and transcriptome for the nuclear receptor liver receptor homolog-1 (LRH-1) in the exocrine pancreas. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP)-seq and RNA-seq analyses reveal that LRH-1 directly induces expression of genes encoding digestive enzymes and secretory and mitochrondrial proteins. LRH-1 cooperates with the pancreas transcription factor 1-L complex (PTF1-L) in regulationg exocrine pancreas-specific gene expression. Elimination of LRH-1 in adult mice reduced the concentration of several lipases and proteases in pancreatic fluid and impaired pancreatic fluid secretion in response to cholecystokinin. Thus, LRH-1 is a key regulator of the exocrine pancreas-specific transcriptional network required for the production and secretion of pancreatic fluid. input and Lrh1 ChIP
Project description:Early postnatal overnutrition causes persistent dysregulation of endocrine pancreas function. We used genome-scale DNA methylation profiling in the suckling-period small litter (SL) mouse model to test whether this occurs via persistent epigenetic changes in pancreatic islets. Although SL islets showed DNA methylation changes directly after weaning and in adulthood, few of these were present at both ages, contrary to our hypothesis. Most interestingly, we discovered that genomic regions that are hypermethylated in exocrine relative to endocrine pancreas tend to gain methylation in islets during aging. Focusing on a subset of genes relevant to β cell function, we showed that these methylation differences are strongly correlated with expression. Together, our results provide the novel insight that DNA methylation changes that occur as islets age indicate an overall epigenetic drift toward the exocrine pancreas epigenome. These concerted shifts in the islet methylome could contribute to the age-associated decline in endocrine pancreas function. Pancreatic islets were isolated from P21/P180 SL or C mice. To ensure purity of islets, 3 rounds of manual picking were performed in each samples. Whole pancreas samples, ~98% of which is exocrine pancreas, were used as exocrine pancreas. There are 5 mice per group.
Project description:Pancreatic endocrine-exocrine crosstalk plays a key role in normal physiology and disease and can be altered by host metabolic states, such as obesity. Classically, endocrine islet beta (β) cell secretion of insulin is thought to promote the development of obesity-associated pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC), an exocrine cell-derived tumor. Here, we show that β cell expression of the peptide hormone cholecystokinin (CCK) is necessary and sufficient for obesity-associated PDAC progression in mice and that CCK expression – rather than insulin – correlates strongly with enhanced tumorigenesis. Single-cell RNA-sequencing, in silico latent-space archetypal and trajectory analysis, and experimental lineage tracing in vivo reveal that obesity induces the expansion of postnatal immature β cells, which adapt to express CCK via stress-responsive JNK/cJun signaling. Finally, obesity perturbs CCK-dependent peri-islet exocrine cell transcriptional states and enhances islet-proximal tumor formation. These results define endocrine-exocrine CCK signaling as a bona fide driver of obesity-associated PDAC development and uncover new avenues to target the endocrine pancreas to subvert exocrine tumorigenesis.
2026-01-20 | GSE280947 | GEO
Project description:Diversification of crop rotation systems shift rhizobiomes to facilitate crop performance
Project description:During embryogenesis, exocrine and endocrine pancreatic tissues are formed in distinct regions within the branched ductal structure in mice. We previously reported that exocrine-specific inactivation of Pdx1, an indispensable gene for pancreatogenesis, by Elastase-Cre caused not only hypoplastic exocrine formation but also substantial endocrine defects resulting in diabetic phenotype, indicating the existence of exocrine-driven factor(s) that regulate proper endocrine development. We obtained pancreata from control and mutant mice at P1 and subjected to microarray analysis.
Project description:We have determined the cistrome and transcriptome for the nuclear receptor liver receptor homolog-1 (LRH-1) in the exocrine pancreas. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP)-seq and RNA-seq analyses reveal that LRH-1 directly induces expression of genes encoding digestive enzymes and secretory and mitochrondrial proteins. LRH-1 cooperates with the pancreas transcription factor 1-L complex (PTF1-L) in regulationg exocrine pancreas-specific gene expression. Elimination of LRH-1 in adult mice reduced the concentration of several lipases and proteases in pancreatic fluid and impaired pancreatic fluid secretion in response to cholecystokinin. Thus, LRH-1 is a key regulator of the exocrine pancreas-specific transcriptional network required for the production and secretion of pancreatic fluid.
Project description:MADD is a multifunctional protein regulating activation and localization of small GTP-binding proteins RAB3 and RAB27, MAPK-signaling and cell survival. Polymorphisms in MADD locus have been associated with glycemic traits, but patients with bi-allelic variants in MADD manifest complex syndrome affecting nervous, endocrine, exocrine and hematological systems. We created relevant cell lines for AP-MS and BioID to examine the protein interactome of MADD to clarify how this mutation could leading the syndrome.
2023-12-06 | MSV000093584 | MassIVE
Project description:Cropping System Diversification Influences Soil Microbial Diversity in Subtropical Dryland Farming systems
Project description:Genetic risk variants identified in genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of complex disease are primarily non-coding, and translating risk variants into mechanistic insight requires detailed gene regulatory maps in disease-relevant cell types. Here, we combined a GWAS of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in 520,580 samples with candidate cis-regulatory elements (cCREs) in pancreas and peripheral blood mononuclear cell types defined using single nucleus ATAC-seq (snATAC-seq) of 131,554 nuclei. T1D risk variants were enriched in cCREs active in T cells and additional cell types, including acinar and ductal cells of the exocrine pancreas. Risk variants at multiple T1D signals overlapped exocrine-specific cCREs linked to genes with exocrine-specific expression. At the CFTR locus, T1D risk variant rs7795896 mapped in a ductal-specific cCRE which regulated CFTR, and the risk allele reduced transcription factor binding, enhancer activity and CFTR expression in ductal cells. These findings support a role for the exocrine pancreas in T1D pathogenesis and highlight the power of large-scale GWAS and single cell epigenomics for understanding the cellular origins of complex disease.
Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series: GSE34030: LRH-1 and PTF1-L coregulate an exocrine pancreas-specific transcriptional network for digestive function [RNA-Seq] GSE34295: LRH-1 and PTF1-L coregulate an exocrine pancreas-specific transcriptional network for digestive function [ChIP-Seq] Refer to individual Series