A regulatory role for CHD4 in maintenance of the spermatogonial stem cell pool
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE163027 | GEO | 2021/05/06
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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Project description:Maintenance and self-renewal of the spermatogonial stem cell (SSC) population is the cornerstone of male fertility. In this manuscript we have identified a key role for the nucleosome remodelling protein Chromodomain Helicase DNA binding protein 4 (CHD4) in regulating SSC function. Gene expression analyses revealed that CHD4 expression is largely restricted to spermatogonia in the mouse testis, and is particularly enriched in SSCs. Using spermatogonial transplantation techniques and RNAi mediated knockdown it was established that loss of Chd4 expression significantly impairs SSC regenerative capacity, resulting in a ~50% reduction in colonisation of recipient testes. A single cell RNA-seq comparison depicted reduced expression of ‘self-renewal’ genes such as Gfra1 and Pten following Chd4 knockdown, along with increased expression of signature progenitor genes, Neurog3 and Dazl. Co-immunoprecipitation analyses demonstrated that CHD4 regulates gene expression in spermatogonia not only though its traditional association with the remodelling complex NuRD, but also via interaction with the GDNF-responsive transcription factor SALL4. Cumulatively, the results of this study depict a previously unappreciated fundamental role for CHD4 in controlling fate decisions in the spermatogonial pool.
2021-06-17 | PXD022066 | Pride
Project description:Male spermatogenesis is sustained by homeostatic balance between the self-renewal and differentiation of spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs), which is dependent on the strict regulation of transcriptional factor and chromatin modulator gene expression. Chromodomain helicase DNA-binding protein 4 (CHD4) is highly expressed in SSCs but roles in mouse spermatogenesis are unexplored. Here, we report that the germ-cell-specific deletion of Chd4 resulted in complete infertility in male mice, with rapid loss of SSCs and excessive germ cell apoptosis. Chd4-knockdown in cultured SSCs also promoted the expression of apoptosis-related genes and thereby activated the tumor necrosis factor signaling pathway. Mechanistically, CHD4 occupies the genomic regulatory region of key apoptosis-related genes including Jun and Nfkb1. Together, our findings reveal the determinant role of CHD4 in SSCs survival in vivo, which will offer insight into the pathogenesis of male sterility and potential novel therapeutic targets.
2022-01-08 | GSE193070 | GEO
Project description:Male spermatogenesis is sustained by homeostatic balance between the self-renewal and differentiation of spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs), which is dependent on the strict regulation of transcriptional factor and chromatin modulator gene expression. Chromodomain helicase DNA-binding protein 4 (CHD4) is highly expressed in SSCs but roles in mouse spermatogenesis are unexplored. Here, we report that the germ-cell-specific deletion of Chd4 resulted in complete infertility in male mice, with rapid loss of SSCs and excessive germ cell apoptosis. Chd4-knockdown in cultured SSCs also promoted the expression of apoptosis-related genes and thereby activated the tumor necrosis factor signaling pathway. Mechanistically, CHD4 occupies the genomic regulatory region of key apoptosis-related genes including Jun and Nfkb1. Together, our findings reveal the determinant role of CHD4 in SSCs survival in vivo, which will offer insight into the pathogenesis of male sterility and potential novel therapeutic targets.
2022-01-08 | GSE193069 | GEO
Project description:To reveal distinct transcriptomes associated with spermatogonial stem cell renewal vs. initiation of differentiation, single-cell transcriptomes from Adult ID4-EGFP+ spermatogonia were subdivided into subpopulations that displayed distinct fates when assayed by transplantation, with ID4-EGFPbright cells highly enriched for SSCs, and ID4-EGFPdim cells enriched for progenitors. We used the Fluidigm C1 instrument to capture individual spermatogonia for SMART-Seq2 single-cell RNA-seq.
2018-11-06 | GSE108974 | GEO
Project description:To reveal distinct transcriptomes associated with spermatogonial stem cell renewal vs. initiation of differentiation, single-cell transcriptomes from P6 ID4-EGFP+ spermatogonia were subdivided into subpopulations that displayed distinct fates when assayed by transplantation, with ID4-EGFPbright cells highly enriched for SSCs, and ID4-EGFPdim cells enriched for progenitors. We used the Fluidigm C1 instrument to capture individual spermatogonia for SMART-Seq2 single-cell RNA-seq.
2018-11-06 | GSE108970 | GEO
Project description:To reveal distinct transcriptomes associated with spermatogonial stem cell renewal vs. initiation of differentiation, single-cell transcriptomes from Adult Human spermatogonia were subdivided into subpopulations based on the levels of ID4 mRNA (determined in this experiment). This correlates with distinct fates of corresponding mouse spermatogonia when assayed by transplantation, with ID4-EGFPbright cells highly enriched for SSCs, and ID4-EGFPdim cells enriched for progenitors. We used the Fluidigm C1 instrument to capture individual spermatogonia for SMART-Seq2 single-cell RNA-seq.
2018-11-06 | GSE108977 | GEO
Project description:Background: Spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) sustain the process of steady-state spermatogenesis in the mammalian testis, which is critical to the ongoing production of sperm and male fertility. SSCs can both self-renew to perpetuate the SSC population, and give rise to progenitors to propel the spermatogenic differentiation pathway. SSCs are detectable as a small subpopulation of undifferentiated spermatogonia that demonstrate regenerative capacity in a transplantation assay, and can be selectively recovered on the basis of expression of an Id4-eGfp sortable marker transgene. Enriched populations of SSCs and progenitors display consistent differences in gene expression patterns suggesting they represent discrete spermatogonial subtypes. Results: Here we describe distinct spermatogonial subtype-specific epigenetic programming profiles associated with subtype-specific differential gene expression on the basis of genome-wide patterns of six different histone modifications, chromatin accessibility, and DNA methylation. We find that similarly expressed genes show no differences in epigenetic programming, whereas differentially expressed genes show distinct histone modification patterns as well as subtype-specific differences in patterns of distal intergenic low-methylated regions. Motif-enrichment analysis of differentially programmed elements predicts a set of transcription factors that may regulate this spermatogonial subtype-specific epigenetic programming, and gene-specific chromatin immunoprecipitation analyses confirm subtype-specific differences in binding of a subset of these factors to target genes. Conclusions: Taken together, these results indicate that SSCs and progenitors are discrete spermatogonial subtypes that appear to be differentially programmed to carry out mutually exclusive functions including self-renewal and maintenance of regenerative capacity in SSCs and lineage commitment and loss of regenerative capacity in progenitors.
2019-05-23 | GSE131656 | GEO
Project description:Background: Spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) sustain the process of steady-state spermatogenesis in the mammalian testis, which is critical to the ongoing production of sperm and male fertility. SSCs can both self-renew to perpetuate the SSC population, and give rise to progenitors to propel the spermatogenic differentiation pathway. SSCs are detectable as a small subpopulation of undifferentiated spermatogonia that demonstrate regenerative capacity in a transplantation assay, and can be selectively recovered on the basis of expression of an Id4-eGfp sortable marker transgene. Enriched populations of SSCs and progenitors display consistent differences in gene expression patterns suggesting they represent discrete spermatogonial subtypes. Results: Here we describe distinct spermatogonial subtype-specific epigenetic programming profiles associated with subtype-specific differential gene expression on the basis of genome-wide patterns of six different histone modifications, chromatin accessibility, and DNA methylation. We find that similarly expressed genes show no differences in epigenetic programming, whereas differentially expressed genes show distinct histone modification patterns as well as subtype-specific differences in patterns of distal intergenic low-methylated regions. Motif-enrichment analysis of differentially programmed elements predicts a set of transcription factors that may regulate this spermatogonial subtype-specific epigenetic programming, and gene-specific chromatin immunoprecipitation analyses confirm subtype-specific differences in binding of a subset of these factors to target genes. Conclusions: Taken together, these results indicate that SSCs and progenitors are discrete spermatogonial subtypes that appear to be differentially programmed to carry out mutually exclusive functions including self-renewal and maintenance of regenerative capacity in SSCs and lineage commitment and loss of regenerative capacity in progenitors.
2019-05-23 | GSE131655 | GEO
Project description:Background: Spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) sustain the process of steady-state spermatogenesis in the mammalian testis, which is critical to the ongoing production of sperm and male fertility. SSCs can both self-renew to perpetuate the SSC population, and give rise to progenitors to propel the spermatogenic differentiation pathway. SSCs are detectable as a small subpopulation of undifferentiated spermatogonia that demonstrate regenerative capacity in a transplantation assay, and can be selectively recovered on the basis of expression of an Id4-eGfp sortable marker transgene. Enriched populations of SSCs and progenitors display consistent differences in gene expression patterns suggesting they represent discrete spermatogonial subtypes. Results: Here we describe distinct spermatogonial subtype-specific epigenetic programming profiles associated with subtype-specific differential gene expression on the basis of genome-wide patterns of six different histone modifications, chromatin accessibility, and DNA methylation. We find that similarly expressed genes show no differences in epigenetic programming, whereas differentially expressed genes show distinct histone modification patterns as well as subtype-specific differences in patterns of distal intergenic low-methylated regions. Motif-enrichment analysis of differentially programmed elements predicts a set of transcription factors that may regulate this spermatogonial subtype-specific epigenetic programming, and gene-specific chromatin immunoprecipitation analyses confirm subtype-specific differences in binding of a subset of these factors to target genes. Conclusions: Taken together, these results indicate that SSCs and progenitors are discrete spermatogonial subtypes that appear to be differentially programmed to carry out mutually exclusive functions including self-renewal and maintenance of regenerative capacity in SSCs and lineage commitment and loss of regenerative capacity in progenitors.
2019-05-23 | GSE131654 | GEO
Project description:Background: Spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) sustain the process of steady-state spermatogenesis in the mammalian testis, which is critical to the ongoing production of sperm and male fertility. SSCs can both self-renew to perpetuate the SSC population, and give rise to progenitors to propel the spermatogenic differentiation pathway. SSCs are detectable as a small subpopulation of undifferentiated spermatogonia that demonstrate regenerative capacity in a transplantation assay, and can be selectively recovered on the basis of expression of an Id4-eGfp sortable marker transgene. Enriched populations of SSCs and progenitors display consistent differences in gene expression patterns suggesting they represent discrete spermatogonial subtypes. Results: Here we describe distinct spermatogonial subtype-specific epigenetic programming profiles associated with subtype-specific differential gene expression on the basis of genome-wide patterns of six different histone modifications, chromatin accessibility, and DNA methylation. We find that similarly expressed genes show no differences in epigenetic programming, whereas differentially expressed genes show distinct histone modification patterns as well as subtype-specific differences in patterns of distal intergenic low-methylated regions. Motif-enrichment analysis of differentially programmed elements predicts a set of transcription factors that may regulate this spermatogonial subtype-specific epigenetic programming, and gene-specific chromatin immunoprecipitation analyses confirm subtype-specific differences in binding of a subset of these factors to target genes. Conclusions: Taken together, these results indicate that SSCs and progenitors are discrete spermatogonial subtypes that appear to be differentially programmed to carry out mutually exclusive functions including self-renewal and maintenance of regenerative capacity in SSCs and lineage commitment and loss of regenerative capacity in progenitors.
2019-05-23 | GSE131653 | GEO