Project description:The glucocorticoid receptor (GR) is a nuclear hormone receptor critical to the regulation of energy metabolism and the inflammatory response. The actions of GR are highly dependent on cell type and environmental context. Here, we demonstrate the necessity for liver lineage-determining factor hepatocyte nuclear factor 4A (HNF4A) in defining liver-specificity of GR action. In normal mouse liver, the HNF4 motif lies adjacent to the glucocorticoid response element (GRE) at GR binding sites found within regions of open chromatin. In the absence of HNF4A, the liver GR cistrome is remodelled, with both loss and gain of GR recruitment evident. Loss of chromatin accessibility at HNF4A-marked sites leads to loss of GR binding at weak GRE motifs. GR binding is gained at sites characterised by strong GRE motifs, which typically show GR recruitment in non-liver tissues. The functional importance of these HNF4A-regulated GR sites is further demonstrated by evidence of an altered transcriptional response to glucocorticoid treatment in the Hnf4a-null liver.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of neuroblastoma cell line expressing the PML1 isoform. Two-condition experiment: PML1 IMR32 vs empty vector IMR32. Two biological replicates, dye-swapped.
Project description:We generated a genome-wide map of candidate enhancers from the maxillary arch (primordium for the upper jaw) of mouse embryos Examination of histone modification H3K27ac (distinguishes active enhancers from inactive enhancer elements) in the maxillary arch tissue
Project description:To understand whether hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) take part in emergency granulopoiesis, WT C57BL6 mice were treated intraperitoneally with 35 ug of lipopolysacharide (LPS) to induce emergency granulopoiesis, or PBS control. Mice were sacrificed 4 hours after the treatment and HSCs (Lin-c-Kit+Sca-1+CD48-CD150+) were sorted and subjected to bulk ATACseq.