CPEB4-mediated translational regulation of LPS response in BMDMs
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ABSTRACT: Here we show that the RNA-binding protein CPEB4 sustains the expression of anti-inflammatory factors in LPS-stimulated BMDMs, by binding to the corresponding mRNAs and promoting their stabilization. in macrophages.
Project description:Erythropoiesis is essential to mammals and is regulated at multiple steps by both extracellular and intracellular factors. Many transcriptional regulatory networks in erythroid differentiation have been well characterized. However, our understanding of post-transcriptional regulatory circuitries in this developmental process is still limited. Using genomic approaches, we identified a sequence-specific RNA-binding protein, Cpeb4, which is dramatically induced in terminal erythroid differentiation (TED) by two erythroid important transcription factors, Gata1/Tal1. Cpeb4 belongs to the cytoplasmic polyadenylation element binding (CPEB) protein family that regulates translation of target mRNAs in early embryonic development, neuronal synapse, and cancer. Using primary mouse fetal liver erythroblasts, we found that Cpeb4 is required for terminal erythropoiesis by repressing the translation of a set of mRNAs highly expressed in progenitor cells. This translational repression occurs by the interaction with a general translational initiation factor, eIF3. Interestingly, Cpeb4 also binds its own mRNA and represses its translation, thus forming a negative regulatory circuitry to limit Cpeb4 protein level. This mechanism ensures that the translation repressor, Cpeb4, does not interfere with the translation of other mRNAs in differentiating erythroblasts. Our study characterized a translational regulatorycircuitry that controls TED and revealed that Cpeb4 is required for somatic cell differentiation. We used microarray to identify mRNAs associated with Cpeb4 in mouse fetal liver erythroblasts. Cpeb4 associated mRNAs were isolated from mouse fetal liver erythroblasts using anti-Cpeb4 antibody for immunoprecipitation followed by RNA extraction. Then Affymetrix microarrays were used to identify and quantify the mRNAs associated with Cpeb4.
Project description:Erythropoiesis is essential to mammals and is regulated at multiple steps by both extracellular and intracellular factors. Many transcriptional regulatory networks in erythroid differentiation have been well characterized. However, our understanding of post-transcriptional regulatory circuitries in this developmental process is still limited. Using genomic approaches, we identified a sequence-specific RNA-binding protein, Cpeb4, which is dramatically induced in terminal erythroid differentiation (TED) by two erythroid important transcription factors, Gata1/Tal1. Cpeb4 belongs to the cytoplasmic polyadenylation element binding (CPEB) protein family that regulates translation of target mRNAs in early embryonic development, neuronal synapse, and cancer. Using primary mouse fetal liver erythroblasts, we found that Cpeb4 is required for terminal erythropoiesis by repressing the translation of a set of mRNAs highly expressed in progenitor cells. This translational repression occurs by the interaction with a general translational initiation factor, eIF3. Interestingly, Cpeb4 also binds its own mRNA and represses its translation, thus forming a negative regulatory circuitry to limit Cpeb4 protein level. This mechanism ensures that the translation repressor, Cpeb4, does not interfere with the translation of other mRNAs in differentiating erythroblasts. Our study characterized a translational regulatorycircuitry that controls TED and revealed that Cpeb4 is required for somatic cell differentiation. We used microarray to identify mRNAs associated with Cpeb4 in mouse fetal liver erythroblasts.
Project description:Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the BMDMs transcriptome in the control LPS and LPS plus BHB group in order to identify the critical pathway that contributed to the inhibiton of BHB on M1 polarization. Methods: 1× 106 BMDMs were pre-treated with PBS or BHB for 1 hours before LPS administration. Four hours later, BMDMs were harvested for RNA preparation. Results: Among 16650 mapped genes, 7325 differentially expressed genes were identified, including 244 LPS inducible BHB down regulated named class A and 537 LPS repressed BHB up regulated genes named class B. The genes in class A were mainly TLR4 and TNF signaling pathway, while genes in class B were associated with negative regulation of transcription and NF-KB signaling. The GSEA showed that BHB have the similar profiles chnage on BMDMs with TSA. Conclusions: Our study revealed that BHB down regulated TLR4 and NF-KB pathway related genes to inhibited M1 polarization, and BHB have a similar effect on BMDMs with TSA through comparing the genetic changes of two substance caused in cells.
Project description:Bone marrow was extracted from mice that are COP1-wt Rosa26-CreERT2 or COP1-floxed Rosa26-CreERT2 BMDMs were obtained by culturing bone marrow precursors in media containing 20% of supernatant from L929 cells. At day 4 of differentiation 4-OHT was added at 1uM to induce deletion of COP1 in BMDMs derived from COP1-floxed mice. At day 7 of differentiation, BMDMs were treated with 100 ng/ml of LPS or not. BMDMs were directly harvested in lysis buffer (from Qiagen RNeasy mini kit) at different time points (0h, 2.5h, 2.5h, 4h, 6h, 9h and 13h) following LPS stimulation. Three BMDMs preparations per group: G1: BMDMs from COP1-wt mice (expressing the wt allele of COP1) CRE positive. G2: BMDMs from COP1-floxed mice (expressing the floxed allele of COP1) CRE positive
Project description:Bone marrow was harvested from Rosa26CreER; Stk40+/+ (WT; n = 3) and Rosa26CreER; Stk40loxp/loxp (Stk40 KO; n = 3) mice and differentiated for 6 days in the presence of 100 nM 4-OHT to generate WT and Stk40 KO bone-marrow derived macrophages (BMDMs). 2. On day 7 following differentiation BMDMs were treated with 100 ng x ml-1 LPS and harvested at 0 hrs, 6 hrs, 16 hrs, and 32 hrs following LPS exposure. 3. The cells were snap-frozen at the time of harvest. RNA was extracted using the Qiagen RNeasy mini kit as per manufacturer’s protocol including the on-column DNase digestion. Groups: There are cells from 3 mice x 2 genotypes x 4 time points G1: WT 0 hr LPS G2: WT 6 hr LPS G3: WT 16 hr LPS G4: WT 32 hr LPS G5: Stk40 KO 0 hr LPS G6: Stk40 KO 6 hr LPS G7: Stk40 KO 16 hr LPS G8: Stk40 KO 32 hr LPS
Project description:Immediate early genes (IEGs) represent a unique class of genes with rapid induction kinetics and transient expression patterns, which requires IEG mRNAs to be short-lived. Here, we establish cytoplasmic polyadenylation element-binding protein 4 (CPEB4) as a major determinant of IEG mRNA instability. We identified human CPEB4 as an RNA-binding protein (RBP) with enhanced association to poly(A) RNA upon inhibition of class I histone deacetylases (HDACs), which is known to cause widespread degradation of poly(A)-containing mRNA. Photoactivatable ribonucleoside-enhanced crosslinking and immunoprecipitation (PAR-CLIP) analysis using endogenously tagged CBEP4 in HeLa cells revealed that CPEB4 preferentially binds to the 3' untranslated region (UTR) of IEG mRNAs, at U-rich sequence motifs located in close proximity to the poly(A) site. By transcriptome-wide mRNA decay measurements, we found that the strength of CPEB4 binding correlates with short mRNA half-lives, and that loss of CBEP4 expression leads to the stabilization of IEG mRNAs. Further, we demonstrate that CPEB4 mediates mRNA degradation by recruitment of the evolutionarily conserved CCR4-NOT complex, the major eukaryotic deadenylase. While CPEB4 is primarily known for its ability to stimulate cytoplasmic polyadenylation, our findings establish an additional function for CPEB4 as an RBP that enhances the degradation of short-lived IEG mRNAs.
Project description:Immediate early genes (IEGs) represent a unique class of transcription units with rapid induction kinetics and transient expression patterns, which require IEG mRNAs to be short-lived. Here, we establish cytoplasmic polyadenylation element-binding protein 4 (CPEB4) as a major determinant of IEG mRNA instability. We identified human CPEB4 as an RNA-binding protein (RBP) with enhanced association to poly(A) RNA upon inhibition of class I histone deacetylases (HDACs), which is known to cause widespread degradation of poly(A)-containing mRNA. Photoactivatable ribonucleoside-enhanced crosslinking and immunoprecipitation (PAR-CLIP) analysis using endogenously tagged CBEP4 in HeLa cells revealed that CPEB4 preferentially binds to the 3' untranslated region (UTR) of IEG mRNAs, at U-rich sequence motifs located in close proximity to the poly(A) site. By transcriptome-wide mRNA decay measurements, we found that the strength of CPEB4 binding correlates with short mRNA half-lives, and that loss of CPEB4 expression leads to the stabilization of IEG mRNAs. Further, we demonstrate that CPEB4 mediates mRNA degradation by recruitment of the evolutionarily conserved CCR4-NOT complex, the major eukaryotic deadenylase. While CPEB4 is primarily known for its ability to stimulate cytoplasmic polyadenylation, our findings establish an additional function for CPEB4 as an RBP that enhances the degradation of short-lived IEG mRNAs.