H3K18la marks active tissue-specific enhancers [Cut & Tag human]
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ABSTRACT: We profiled the genome-wide distribution of H3K18la in samples originating from 6 different in vitro and in vivo mouse samples, representing 3 tissues: embryonic stem cells, macrophages and skeletal muscle as well as in human skeletal muscle and compared them to the profiles of other well-established histone modifications as well as gene expression patterns. Globally, we found that H3K18la profiles resemble H3K27ac profiles better than any other investigated hPTM, including H3K4me3, but that they do not copy them. For all samples, H3K18la marked active CGI promoters of highly expressed genes which were remarkably shared across the different mouse tissues and which contained many housekeeping genes. Promoter H3K18la levels correlated positively to both H3K27ac and H3K4me3 levels as well as to gene expression levels. In addition, we found that H3K18la is enriched at tissue-type specific, active enhancers, which are particularly tissue-type-specific, especially when compared to the H3K18la-marked promoter regions. Accordingly, enhancer H3K18la levels correlate positively to the expression of their nearest genes. Additionally, genes closest to enhancers with high H3K18la levels predominantly consist of tissue-type specific marker genes. Overall, we showed that H3K18la is not only a marker for active promoters, but that it also marks active enhancers, and this both in embryonic tissues and differentiated tissues, and both in mouse and in human.
Project description:We profiled the genome-wide distribution of H3K18la in samples originating from 6 different in vitro and in vivo mouse samples, representing 3 tissues: embryonic stem cells, macrophages and skeletal muscle as well as in human skeletal muscle and compared them to the profiles of other well-established histone modifications as well as gene expression patterns. Globally, we found that H3K18la profiles resemble H3K27ac profiles better than any other investigated hPTM, including H3K4me3, but that they do not copy them. For all samples, H3K18la marked active CGI promoters of highly expressed genes which were remarkably shared across the different mouse tissues and which contained many housekeeping genes. Promoter H3K18la levels correlated positively to both H3K27ac and H3K4me3 levels as well as to gene expression levels. In addition, we found that H3K18la is enriched at tissue-type specific, active enhancers, which are particularly tissue-type-specific, especially when compared to the H3K18la-marked promoter regions. Accordingly, enhancer H3K18la levels correlate positively to the expression of their nearest genes. Additionally, genes closest to enhancers with high H3K18la levels predominantly consist of tissue-type specific marker genes. Overall, we showed that H3K18la is not only a marker for active promoters, but that it also marks active enhancers, and this both in embryonic tissues and differentiated tissues, and both in mouse and in human.
Project description:We profiled the genome-wide distribution of H3K18la in samples originating from 6 different in vitro and in vivo mouse samples, representing 3 tissues: embryonic stem cells, macrophages and skeletal muscle as well as in human skeletal muscle and compared them to the profiles of other well-established histone modifications as well as gene expression patterns. Globally, we found that H3K18la profiles resemble H3K27ac profiles better than any other investigated hPTM, including H3K4me3, but that they do not copy them. For all samples, H3K18la marked active CGI promoters of highly expressed genes which were remarkably shared across the different mouse tissues and which contained many housekeeping genes. Promoter H3K18la levels correlated positively to both H3K27ac and H3K4me3 levels as well as to gene expression levels. In addition, we found that H3K18la is enriched at tissue-type specific, active enhancers, which are particularly tissue-type-specific, especially when compared to the H3K18la-marked promoter regions. Accordingly, enhancer H3K18la levels correlate positively to the expression of their nearest genes. Additionally, genes closest to enhancers with high H3K18la levels predominantly consist of tissue-type specific marker genes. Overall, we showed that H3K18la is not only a marker for active promoters, but that it also marks active enhancers, and this both in embryonic tissues and differentiated tissues, and both in mouse and in human.
Project description:ChIP-seq was performed using Drosophila Kc167 cells using antibodies against H3K4me3 to identify active promoters and H3K4me1 to identify active enhancers. H3K27ac ChIPseq was performed to identify active promoters and enhancers. Once enhancers and promoters were identified, JIL-1 and histone phosphorylation, H3K9acS10ph and H3K27acS28ph, ChIP-seq was performed to look at binding trends. JIL-1 and phosphoacetlation is found at low levels at inactive enhancers and shows increase at active enhancers and promoters. Here we examine histone phosphorylation by JIL-1 and acetylation of H3K27ac by CBP at transcriptionally active vs. inactive promoters and enhancers. ChIP-seq is performed in Kc167 Drosophila cells using antibodies against JIL-1, H3K27acS28ph, H3K9acS10ph, H3K4me3, H3K4me1, and H3K27ac.
Project description:Tumor cells are known for excessive lactate production, due to Warburg effect, and transcriptional dysregulation. However, how lactate influences the epigenetic modifications at a genome-wide level and its impact on gene transcription in tumor cell remains unclear. Addressing this gap, we analyzed genome-wide modification of H3K18 lactylation (H3K18la) in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL). Integrated analysis with histone modifications with established functions show the H3K18la is mainly involved in active regulation of gene transcription. We report increased lactate and H3K18la modification levels in T-ALL as compared to normal T cells. We observe clusters of H3K18la modifications in patterns reminiscent of super-enhancers. We show a notable shift of genome-wide H3K18la modification from T cell immunity in normal T cells to leukemogenesis in T-ALL, correlating with altered gene transcription profiles. By disrupting H3K18la modification, we uncover both synergetic and divergent changes between H3K18la and H3K27ac modifications, suggesting the H3K18la and H3K27ac modifications may have specific regulation mechanisms correspondingly. These findings expand our understanding of metabolic disruptions involvement in transcription dysregulation through epigenetic changes in T-ALL, and emphasize the collective importance of histone modifications in maintaining oncogenic epigenetic stability.
Project description:Tumor cells are known for excessive lactate production, due to Warburg effect, and transcriptional dysregulation. However, how lactate influences the epigenetic modifications at a genome-wide level and its impact on gene transcription in tumor cell remains unclear. Addressing this gap, we analyzed genome-wide modification of H3K18 lactylation (H3K18la) in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL). Integrated analysis with histone modifications with established functions show the H3K18la is mainly involved in active regulation of gene transcription. We report increased lactate and H3K18la modification levels in T-ALL as compared to normal T cells. We observe clusters of H3K18la modifications in patterns reminiscent of super-enhancers. We show a notable shift of genome-wide H3K18la modification from T cell immunity in normal T cells to leukemogenesis in T-ALL, correlating with altered gene transcription profiles. By disrupting H3K18la modification, we uncover both synergetic and divergent changes between H3K18la and H3K27ac modifications, suggesting the H3K18la and H3K27ac modifications may have specific regulation mechanisms correspondingly. These findings expand our understanding of metabolic disruptions involvement in transcription dysregulation through epigenetic changes in T-ALL, and emphasize the collective importance of histone modifications in maintaining oncogenic epigenetic stability.
Project description:The regulatory elements that direct tissue-specific gene expression in the developing mammalian embryo remain largely unknown. Although chromatin profiling has proven to be a powerful method for mapping regulatory sequences in cultured cells, chromatin states characteristic of active developmental enhancers have not been directly identified in embryonic tissues. Here we use whole transcriptome analysis coupled with genome-wide profiling of H3K27ac and H3K27me3 to map chromatin states and enhancers in mouse embryonic forelimb and hindlimb. We show that gene expression differences between forelimb and hindlimb, and between limb and other embryonic cell types, are correlated with tissue-specific H3K27ac signatures at promoters and distal sites. Using H3K27ac profiles, we identified 28,377 putative enhancers, many of which are likely to be limb-specific based on strong enrichment near genes highly expressed in the limb and comparisons with tissue-specific p300 sites and known enhancers. We describe a chromatin state signature associated with active developmental enhancers, defined by high levels of H3K27ac marking, nucleosome displacement, hypersensitivity to sonication, and strong depletion of H3K27me3. We also find that developmental enhancers exhibit components of this signature, including hypersensitivity, H3K27ac enrichment and H3K27me3 depletion, at lower levels in tissues in which they are not active. Our results establish histone modification profiling as a tool for developmental enhancer discovery, and suggest that enhancers maintain an open chromatin state in multiple embryonic tissues independent of their activity level. Examination of genome wide H3K27ac and H3K27me3 histone modifications and gene expression in early mouse embryonic limb tissue.
Project description:Super-enhancers comprise of dense transcription factor platforms highly enriched for active chromatin marks. A paucity of functional data led us to investigate their role in the mammary gland, an organ characterized by exceptional gene regulatory dynamics during pregnancy. ChIP-Seq for the master regulator STAT5, the glucocorticoid receptor, H3K27ac and MED1, identified 440 mammary-specific super-enhancers, half of which were associated with genes activated during pregnancy. We interrogated the Wap super-enhancer, generating mice carrying mutations in STAT5 binding sites within its three constituent enhancers. Individually, only the most distal site displayed significant enhancer activity. However, combinatorial mutations showed that the 1,000-fold gene induction relied on all enhancers. Disabling the binding sites of STAT5, NFIB and ELF5 in the proximal enhancer incapacitated the entire super-enhancer, suggesting an enhancer hierarchy. The identification of mammary-specific super-enhancers and the mechanistic exploration of the Wap locus provide insight into the complexity of cell-specific and hormone-regulated genes. ChIP-Seq for STAT5A, GR, H3K27ac, MED1, NFIB, ELF5, RNA Pol II, and H3K4me3 in wild type (WT) mammary tissues at day one of lactation (L1), and ChIP-Seq for STAT5A, GR, H3K27ac, MED1, NFIB, ELF5, and H3K4me3 in WT mammary tissues at day 13 of pregnancy (p13). ChIP-Seq for STAT5A, GR, H3K27a in Wap-delE1a, -delE1b, -delE1c, -delE2 and -delE3 mutant mammary tissues at L1, and ChIP-Seq for NFIB and ELF5 in Wap-delE1b and -delE1c mutant mammary tissues at L1. ChIP-Seq for H3K4me3 in mammary-epthelial cells at p13 and L1. DNase-seq in WT mammary tissues at L1 and DNase-seq in Wap-delE1a, -delE1c, and -delE3 mutant mammary tissues at L1.
Project description:The discovery of TET proteins, enzymes that oxidize 5-methylcytosine (5mC) in DNA, has revealed novel mechanisms for the regulation of DNA methylation. We have mapped 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) at different stages of T cell development in the thymus and T cell differentiation in the periphery. We show that 5hmC is enriched in the gene body of highly expressed genes at all developmental stages, and that its presence correlates positively with gene expression. Further emphasizing the connection with gene expression, we find that 5hmC is enriched in active thymus-specific enhancers, and that genes encoding key transcriptional regulators display high intragenic 5hmC levels in precursor cells at those developmental stages where they exert a positive effect. Our data constitute a valuable resource that will facilitate detailed analysis of the role of 5hmC in T cell development and differentiation. Examine the distribution of the H3K27Ac in DP T cells. The presence of H3K27Ac in enhancers enable us to distinguish poised(H3Kme1 enriched, but devoid of H3K27Ac) versus active enhancers (enriched for H3K4me1 and H3K27Ac).
Project description:ChIP-seq was performed using Drosophila Kc167 cells using antibodies against H3K4me3 to identify active promoters and H3K4me1 to identify active enhancers. H3K27ac ChIPseq was performed to identify active promoters and enhancers. Once enhancers and promoters were identified, JIL-1 and histone phosphorylation, H3K9acS10ph and H3K27acS28ph, ChIP-seq was performed to look at binding trends. JIL-1 and phosphoacetlation is found at low levels at inactive enhancers and shows increase at active enhancers and promoters.