Project description:Identification of nuclear CSF-1R, H3K4me1 and H3K4me3 localization on chromatin in human primary monocytes and modification of this localization during monocyte differentiation into macrophage induced by 100ng/mL CSF-1 during 6 hours (1 donor) or 72h (3 donors). Identification of EGR1 chromatin localization in human primary monocytes (3 donors) Comparison of nuclear CSF-1R chromatin localization in monocytes from 1 healthy donor and 2 chronic myelomonocytic leukemia patients.
Project description:Uterine NK cells (uNK cells) form a distinct immune cell population in the endometrium and decidua. Here, we FACS-sorted KIR-CD39-,KIR+CD39- and KIR+CD39+ uNK cells from decidual samples.
Project description:Identification of EGR1 chromatin localization in human primary monocytes (2 donors), in human primary monocytes from 2 CMML patients with TET2 truncating mutations (high VAF) and in human primary monocytes from 1 CMML patients with TET2 truncating mutations with low VAF.
Project description:Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are part of the innate immune cell family. Three different subsets of ILCs, ILC1s, ILC2s and ILCPs can be identified in human peripheral blood. Based on their expression of transcription factors and cytokines, they are considered as being the innate counterparts of CD4 T helper subsets, namely Th1s, Th2s and Th17s. However, ILCs and Th cells have different roles in immunity. Therefore, we compared the transcriptomes of sorted ILC1s, ILC2s, ILCPs, Th1s, Th2s and Th17s from the peripheral blood of three different donors. RNA sequencing of ILC and Th subsets revealed differences in the expression of tens to hundreds of genes. These genes are involved in cell trafficking, innate activation and inhibitory functions. ILC and Th cell subsets also differ in their expressions of long-non coding RNAs.
Project description:Embryonic cardiomyocytes possess the plasticity to choose between atrial and ventricular fates. For a limited window of time, the transcription factor COUP-TFII (Nr2f2) sufficiently and essentially confers the atrial identity through direct and indirect regulation of nearly half of chamber specific genes. Examination of COUP-TFII binding sites in embryonic artia
Project description:Analysis of the RNA-seq data performed in IR vs NIR hematopoietic stem cells show the loss of the TNF_via_NFKB signature. We showed that the loss of this signature could be associated with H3K9me3 loss at specific retrotransposable elements . To validate this association, we tested if TNFa treatment before irradiation was able to prevent IR-effect on H3K9me3 loss at retrotransposable elements. For this purpose, we treated mice with TNFa 1h before irradiation (IR_TNF) and performed H3K9me3 cut&tag experiments on hematopoietic stem cells 1 month after irradiation and compared them to hematopoietic stem cells sorted from non irradiated mice (NIR) and from non-treated irradiated mice (IR).
Project description:CSF-1R is recruited on EGR1 motifs in monocytes where it colocalizes with EGR1. To address if EGR1 required for CSF-1R recruitment on chromatin, THP-1 monocytic cell line has been deleted for EGR1 by CRISPR-Cas9 approach. 3 clones were generated by single cell cloning and CSF-1R localization on chromatin was compared to two unmodified THP-1 clones by ChIP-sequencing. Since the read number was strongly decreased in the EGR1-deleted clones, the three clones were pooled for the comparison with wild-type clones. ChIPseq of CSF-1R (Nter Antibody) in monocytes of two CMML patients (CMML2130 and CMML2609)
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:Monocytes were isolated from healthy donors PBMC and sorted for classical and non-classical monocyte subsets. RNA-seq was performed on unstimulated monocytes.