Project description:The type 2 cytokines, interleukin (IL)-4, IL-5 and IL-13 reside within a multi-gene cluster in mammals. These cytokines represent the hallmark of type 2 immune responses controlling parasites and promoting tissue repair, as well as causing allergic diseases. Both innate and adaptive lymphocytes secrete type 2 cytokines with discordant production spectra. We took a holistic structural and functional view of the type 2 cytokine locus before and after activation, comparing innate (ILC2) and adaptive (Th2) lymphocytes to understand mechanisms underlying their distinctive programs. Rapid induction of IL-5 dominates in ILC2, whereas IL-4 does so in Th2 cells. Using high-resolution chromatin conformation capture we found that global cellular chromatin architecture remained constant, whereas the type 2 cytokine locus rapidly remodeled. In ILC2, Il13 and Il5 loci were aligned in proximity whereas Il4 locus was insulated. In Th2 cells, Il4 and Il13 positioned in proximity while the Il5 locus remained distal. Select REs were individually deleted in mice to confirm cell-type specific and activation-dependent roles in type 2 responses in vivo. Thus, contrary to the premise that chromatin architecture plays a minimal role in steady-state gene induction, signal-dependent remodeling of 3D configuration underlies the discordant cytokine outputs in ILC2s versus Th2 cells.
Project description:The type 2 cytokines, interleukin (IL)-4, IL-5 and IL-13 reside within a multi-gene cluster in mammals. These cytokines represent the hallmark of type 2 immune responses controlling parasites and promoting tissue repair, as well as causing allergic diseases. Both innate and adaptive lymphocytes secrete type 2 cytokines with discordant production spectra. We took a holistic structural and functional view of the type 2 cytokine locus before and after activation, comparing innate (ILC2) and adaptive (Th2) lymphocytes to understand mechanisms underlying their distinctive programs. Rapid induction of IL-5 dominates in ILC2, whereas IL-4 does so in Th2 cells. Using high-resolution chromatin conformation capture we found that global cellular chromatin architecture remained constant, whereas the type 2 cytokine locus rapidly remodeled. In ILC2, Il13 and Il5 loci were aligned in proximity whereas Il4 locus was insulated. In Th2 cells, Il4 and Il13 positioned in proximity while the Il5 locus remained distal. Select REs were individually deleted in mice to confirm cell-type specific and activation-dependent roles in type 2 responses in vivo. Thus, contrary to the premise that chromatin architecture plays a minimal role in steady-state gene induction, signal-dependent remodeling of 3D configuration underlies the discordant cytokine outputs in ILC2s versus Th2 cells.
Project description:RNA-seq of the 4 eosinophil maturation stages in the murine bone marrow during Interleukin-33 induced eosinophilia combined with Anti-IL5 or Control isotype injections.
Project description:The type 2 cytokines, interleukin (IL)-4, IL-5 and IL-13 reside within a multi-gene cluster in mammals. These cytokines represent the hallmark of type 2 immune responses controlling parasites and promoting tissue repair, as well as causing allergic diseases. Both innate and adaptive lymphocytes secrete type 2 cytokines with discordant production spectra. We took a holistic structural and functional view of the type 2 cytokine locus before and after activation, comparing innate (ILC2) and adaptive (Th2) lymphocytes to understand mechanisms underlying their distinctive programs. Rapid induction of IL-5 dominates in ILC2, whereas IL-4 does so in Th2 cells. Using high-resolution chromatin conformation capture we found that global cellular chromatin architecture remained constant, whereas the type 2 cytokine locus rapidly remodeled. In ILC2, Il13 and Il5 loci were aligned in proximity whereas Il4 locus was insulated. In Th2 cells, Il4 and Il13 positioned in proximity while the Il5 locus remained distal. Select REs were individually deleted in mice to confirm cell-type specific and activation-dependent roles in type 2 responses in vivo. Thus, contrary to the premise that chromatin architecture plays a minimal role in steady-state gene induction, signal-dependent remodeling of 3D configuration underlies the discordant cytokine outputs in ILC2s versus Th2 cells.
Project description:The type 2 cytokines, interleukin (IL)-4, IL-5 and IL-13 reside within a multi-gene cluster in mammals. These cytokines represent the hallmark of type 2 immune responses controlling parasites and promoting tissue repair, as well as causing allergic diseases. Both innate and adaptive lymphocytes secrete type 2 cytokines with discordant production spectra. We took a holistic structural and functional view of the type 2 cytokine locus before and after activation, comparing innate (ILC2) and adaptive (Th2) lymphocytes to understand mechanisms underlying their distinctive programs. Rapid induction of IL-5 dominates in ILC2, whereas IL-4 does so in Th2 cells. Using high-resolution chromatin conformation capture we found that global cellular chromatin architecture remained constant, whereas the type 2 cytokine locus rapidly remodeled. In ILC2, Il13 and Il5 loci were aligned in proximity whereas Il4 locus was insulated. In Th2 cells, Il4 and Il13 positioned in proximity while the Il5 locus remained distal. Select REs were individually deleted in mice to confirm cell-type specific and activation-dependent roles in type 2 responses in vivo. Thus, contrary to the premise that chromatin architecture plays a minimal role in steady-state gene induction, signal-dependent remodeling of 3D configuration underlies the discordant cytokine outputs in ILC2s versus Th2 cells.
Project description:The type 2 cytokines, interleukin (IL)-4, IL-5 and IL-13 reside within a multi-gene cluster in mammals. These cytokines represent the hallmark of type 2 immune responses controlling parasites and promoting tissue repair, as well as causing allergic diseases. Both innate and adaptive lymphocytes secrete type 2 cytokines with discordant production spectra. We took a holistic structural and functional view of the type 2 cytokine locus before and after activation, comparing innate (ILC2) and adaptive (Th2) lymphocytes to understand mechanisms underlying their distinctive programs. Rapid induction of IL-5 dominates in ILC2, whereas IL-4 does so in Th2 cells. Using high-resolution chromatin conformation capture we found that global cellular chromatin architecture remained constant, whereas the type 2 cytokine locus rapidly remodeled. In ILC2, Il13 and Il5 loci were aligned in proximity whereas Il4 locus was insulated. In Th2 cells, Il4 and Il13 positioned in proximity while the Il5 locus remained distal. Select REs were individually deleted in mice to confirm cell-type specific and activation-dependent roles in type 2 responses in vivo. Thus, contrary to the premise that chromatin architecture plays a minimal role in steady-state gene induction, signal-dependent remodeling of 3D configuration underlies the discordant cytokine outputs in ILC2s versus Th2 cells.
Project description:IL-5 is a key cytokine that plays an important role in the development of pathological conditions in chronic allergic inflammation. Identification of a strategy to inhibit IL-5 production is important for establishment of new therapies for allergic inflammation. We found that SH-2251, a novel thioamide-related compound, selectively inhibits the differentiation of IL-5-producing Th2 cells. SH-2251 inhibited the formation of the active histone modifications (H3K4me3, H3K9ac, H3K27ac) at the Il5 gene locus during Th2 cell differentiation. The recruitment of RNA polymerase II and the induction of Th2 cell-specific intergenic transcription between the Rad50 and Il5 gene locus was also inhibited. Furthermore, Th2 cell-driven airway inflammation in mice was suppressed by oral administration of SH-2251. We identified Gfi1 as a downstream target molecule of SH-2251 treatment. The expression of Gfi1 was dramatically decreased in SH-2251-treated Th2 cells. SH-2251-mediated inhibition of the IL-5-producing Th2 cell generation was restored by transduction of Gfi1. Thus, our study unearths SH-2251 as a novel therapeutic candidate for allergic inflammation that selectively inhibits IL-5 production. Gene expression in SH-2251-treated and untreated Th2 cells
Project description:Azole resistance was induced in vitro by growth of a susceptible C. parapsilosis isolate in the presence of voriconazole. Whole genome microarrays were used to compare the transcriptional response of the voriconizole-resistant and susceptible isolates.