Project description:Transcriptome analysis of leukemic granulocyte/macrophage progenitors (L-GMPs) from MLL-AF9-transduced Jmjd3+/+ and Jmjd3-/- cells (Jmjd3-/- L-GMPs vs Jmjd3+/+ L-GMPs)
Project description:To understand the role of the H3K27me3 demethylases, UTX and JMJD3, in B cell differentiation. CUT&Tag for H3K27me3 was performed on CreCtrl and dKO (UTX and JMJD3-deficient) PC at day three post in vivo stimulation with LPS.
Project description:We performed mouse single oocyte RNA-seq and bulk oocyte CUT&Tag assays in the current project. In details, SMART-seq based single oocyte RNA-seq was performed at adult GV stage, GV3h stage and MII stage, using control and Dis3 oocyte-speicfic knockout (cKO) oocytes. RiboMinus-seq based single oocyte RNA-seq was performed at adult GV stage using control and Dis3 cKO oocytes, and at p20 GV stage using control, Dis3 cKO, Exosc10 cKO and Dis3/Exosc10 double cKO (dcKO) oocytes. Bulk CUT&Tag of anti-H3K27me3 was done in WT and Dis3 cKO oocytes at adult GV stage, and in WT and Dis3/Exosc10 dcKO oocytes at p20 stage. In addition, CUT&Tag of anti-RNA polymerase II (Ser2+Ser5) was performed in WT and Dis3 cKO oocytes at GV stage. All CUT&Tag experiments share the same rabbit-Igg negative control. All p20 stage oocytes were specified as p20. The non-specified GV oocytes were all adult GV oocytes.
Project description:Epigenetic factors have been implicated in the regulation of CD4(+) T-cell differentiation. Jmjd3 plays a role in many biological processes, but its in vivo function in T-cell differentiation remains unknown. Here we report that Jmjd3 ablation promotes CD4(+) T-cell differentiation into Th2 and Th17 cells in the small intestine and colon, and inhibits T-cell differentiation into Th1 cells under different cytokine-polarizing conditions and in a Th1-dependent colitis model. Jmjd3 deficiency also restrains the plasticity of the conversion of Th2, Th17 or Treg cells to Th1 cells. The skewing of T-cell differentiation is concomitant with changes in the expression of key transcription factors and cytokines. H3K27me3 and H3K4me3 levels in Jmjd3-deficient cells are correlated with altered gene expression through interactions with specific transcription factors. Our results identify Jmjd3 as an epigenetic factor in T-cell differentiation via changes in histone methylation and target gene expression. ChIP-seq of histone modification marks H3K4me3 and H3K27me3 in WT and JMJD3 cKO mouse CD4+ T-cells
Project description:Introgressed variants from other species can be an important source of genetic variation because they may arise rapidly, can include multiple mutations on a single haplotype, and have often been pretested by selection in the species of origin. Although introgressed alleles are generally deleterious, several studies have reported introgression as the source of adaptive alleles-including the rodenticide-resistant variant of Vkorc1 that introgressed from Mus spretus into European populations of Mus musculus domesticus. Here, we conducted bidirectional genome scans to characterize introgressed regions into one wild population of M. spretus from Spain and three wild populations of M. m. domesticus from France, Germany, and Iran. Despite the fact that these species show considerable intrinsic postzygotic reproductive isolation, introgression was observed in all individuals, including in the M. musculus reference genome (GRCm38). Mus spretus individuals had a greater proportion of introgression compared with M. m. domesticus, and within M. m. domesticus, the proportion of introgression decreased with geographic distance from the area of sympatry. Introgression was observed on all autosomes for both species, but not on the X-chromosome in M. m. domesticus, consistent with known X-linked hybrid sterility and inviability genes that have been mapped to the M. spretus X-chromosome. Tract lengths were generally short with a few outliers of up to 2.7 Mb. Interestingly, the longest introgressed tracts were in olfactory receptor regions, and introgressed tracts were significantly enriched for olfactory receptor genes in both species, suggesting that introgression may be a source of functional novelty even between species with high barriers to gene flow.
Project description:Transcriptome analysis of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPCs) from control and Jmjd3 cKI mice (Jmjd3 cKI HSPCs vs control HSPCs)
Project description:We collected whole genome testis expression data from hybrid zone mice. We integrated GWAS mapping of testis expression traits and low testis weight to gain insight into the genetic basis of hybrid male sterility.