Heterochromatin-dependent gene silencing pathways control CD4 T cell susceptibility to regulatory T cell-mediated suppression [RNAtreg]
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Project description:Heterochromatin-dependent gene silencing pathways control CD4 T cell susceptibility to regulatory T cell-mediated suppression [RNAnaivetconv]
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Project description:The integrity of the organism depends on close and dynamic interactions between conventional and regulatory (Treg) T cells. The extracellular signals and signaling events that regulate this crosstalk have been extensively characterized. However, how conventional T cells translate Treg-dependent immunosuppressive signals at the chromatin level remains largely unknown. In differentiating CD4+ T helper (Th) cells, we and others previously reported that transcriptional specificity is largely controlled by heterochromatin-dependent gene silencing. We therefore hypothesized that Treg-mediated T cell suppression could also involve the repressive mark H3K9me3 and the histone-binding factor heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1). Using a bone marrow allograft model, in which graft rejection is coordinated by adoptively-transferred naive CD4+ T cells and can be inhibited by Treg, we show that Treg-dependent suppressive signals indeed mobilize HP1a to repress Th-cell effector genes. Unexpectedly, our screen also revealed that T cells deficient for HP1g or the lysine methyltransferase SUV39H1 are better tolerized than their wild-type counterparts. Mechanistically, our transcriptional and epigenetic profiling identified HP1g as a negative regulator of a network of genes functionally associated with T-cell anergy and exhaustion, including those encoding the transcription factor TOX and the inhibitory receptors PD-1, TIM-3 and LAG-3. In response to T cell receptor engagement, the expression of these immune checkpoints is deregulated in HP1g-deficient cells, thus promoting their better inhibition by Treg. Therefore, we demonstrate that H3K9me3-dependent epigenetic pathways critically regulate Th cell susceptibility to Treg-mediated suppression, and we identify HP1a and HP1g as new epigenetic players whose expression may be manipulated to restore protective immune responses or correct immunopathology, respectively.
2024-11-25 | GSE246829 | GEO
Project description:The integrity of the organism depends on close and dynamic interactions between conventional and regulatory (Treg) T cells. The extracellular signals and signaling events that regulate this crosstalk have been extensively characterized. However, how conventional T cells translate Treg-dependent immunosuppressive signals at the chromatin level remains largely unknown. In differentiating CD4+ T helper (Th) cells, we and others previously reported that transcriptional specificity is largely controlled by heterochromatin-dependent gene silencing. We therefore hypothesized that Treg-mediated T cell suppression could also involve the repressive mark H3K9me3 and the histone-binding factor heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1). Using a bone marrow allograft model, in which graft rejection is coordinated by adoptively-transferred naive CD4+ T cells and can be inhibited by Treg, we show that Treg-dependent suppressive signals indeed mobilize HP1a to repress Th-cell effector genes. Unexpectedly, our screen also revealed that T cells deficient for HP1g or the lysine methyltransferase SUV39H1 are better tolerized than their wild-type counterparts. Mechanistically, our transcriptional and epigenetic profiling identified HP1g as a negative regulator of a network of genes functionally associated with T-cell anergy and exhaustion, including those encoding the transcription factor TOX and the inhibitory receptors PD-1, TIM-3 and LAG-3. In response to T cell receptor engagement, the expression of these immune checkpoints is deregulated in HP1g-deficient cells, thus promoting their better inhibition by Treg. Therefore, we demonstrate that H3K9me3-dependent epigenetic pathways critically regulate Th cell susceptibility to Treg-mediated suppression, and we identify HP1a and HP1g as new epigenetic players whose expression may be manipulated to restore protective immune responses or correct immunopathology, respectively.
2024-11-25 | GSE246828 | GEO
Project description:Heterochromatin-dependent gene silencing controls CD4 T cell response to Treg-mediated suppression.
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Project description:The integrity of the organism depends on close and dynamic interactions between conventional and regulatory (Treg) T cells. The extracellular signals and signaling events that regulate this crosstalk have been extensively characterized. However, how conventional T cells translate Treg-dependent immunosuppressive signals at the chromatin level remains largely unknown. In differentiating CD4+ T helper (Th) cells, we and others previously reported that transcriptional specificity is largely controlled by heterochromatin-dependent gene silencing. We therefore hypothesized that Treg-mediated T cell suppression could also involve the repressive mark H3K9me3 and the histone-binding factor heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1). Using a bone marrow allograft model, in which graft rejection is coordinated by adoptively-transferred naive CD4+ T cells and can be inhibited by Treg, we show that Treg-dependent suppressive signals indeed mobilize HP1a to repress Th-cell effector genes. Unexpectedly, our screen also revealed that T cells deficient for HP1g or the lysine methyltransferase SUV39H1 are better tolerized than their wild-type counterparts. Mechanistically, our transcriptional and epigenetic profiling identified HP1g as a negative regulator of a network of genes functionally associated with T-cell anergy and exhaustion, including those encoding the transcription factor TOX and the inhibitory receptors PD-1, TIM-3 and LAG-3. In response to T cell receptor engagement, the expression of these immune checkpoints is deregulated in HP1g-deficient cells, thus promoting their better inhibition by Treg. Therefore, we demonstrate that H3K9me3-dependent epigenetic pathways critically regulate Th cell susceptibility to Treg-mediated suppression, and we identify HP1a and HP1g as new epigenetic players whose expression may be manipulated to restore protective immune responses or correct immunopathology, respectively.
2024-11-25 | GSE275355 | GEO
Project description:The integrity of the organism depends on close and dynamic interactions between conventional and regulatory (Treg) T cells. The extracellular signals and signaling events that regulate this crosstalk have been extensively characterized. However, how conventional T cells translate Treg-dependent immunosuppressive signals at the chromatin level remains largely unknown. In differentiating CD4+ T helper (Th) cells, we and others previously reported that transcriptional specificity is largely controlled by heterochromatin-dependent gene silencing. We therefore hypothesized that Treg-mediated T cell suppression could also involve the repressive mark H3K9me3 and the histone-binding factor heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1). Using a bone marrow allograft model, in which graft rejection is coordinated by adoptively-transferred naive CD4+ T cells and can be inhibited by Treg, we show that Treg-dependent suppressive signals indeed mobilize HP1a to repress Th-cell effector genes. Unexpectedly, our screen also revealed that T cells deficient for HP1g or the lysine methyltransferase SUV39H1 are better tolerized than their wild-type counterparts. Mechanistically, our transcriptional and epigenetic profiling identified HP1g as a negative regulator of a network of genes functionally associated with T-cell anergy and exhaustion, including those encoding the transcription factor TOX and the inhibitory receptors PD-1, TIM-3 and LAG-3. In response to T cell receptor engagement, the expression of these immune checkpoints is deregulated in HP1g-deficient cells, thus promoting their better inhibition by Treg. Therefore, we demonstrate that H3K9me3-dependent epigenetic pathways critically regulate Th cell susceptibility to Treg-mediated suppression, and we identify HP1a and HP1g as new epigenetic players whose expression may be manipulated to restore protective immune responses or correct immunopathology, respectively.
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2019-11-28 | PXD015484 | Pride
Project description:Genes embedded in H3 lysine 9 methylation (H3K9me)-dependent heterochromatin are transcriptionally silenced. In fission yeast, Schizosaccharomyces pombe, H3K9me-mediated heterochromatin silencing can be transmitted through cell division provided the counteracting demethylase Epe1 is absent. It is possible that under certain conditions wild-type cells might utilize heterochromatin heritability to form epimutations, phenotypes mediated by unstable silencing rather than DNA changes. Here we show that resistant heterochromatin-dependent epimutants are formed in response to threshold levels of caffeine. Unstable resistant isolates exhibit distinct heterochromatin islands, which reduce the expression of underlying genes, one of which is known to confer resistance when deleted. Targeting synthetic heterochromatin to implicated loci confirms that resistance results from heterochromatin-mediated silencing. Our analyses reveal that epigenetic processes promote phenotypic plasticity, allowing wild-type fission yeast to adapt to non-favorable environments without altering their genotype. In some isolates, subsequent or co-occurring gene amplification events enhance resistance. Caffeine impacts two anti-silencing factors: levels of Epe1 are downregulated, reducing its chromatin association; and expression of the Mst2 histone acetyltransferase is switched to a shortened isoform. Thus, heterochromatin-dependent epimutant formation provides a bet-hedging strategy that allows cells to remain genetically wild-type but transiently adapt to external insults. As unstable caffeine-resistant isolates show cross-resistance to fungicides it is likely that related heterochromatin-dependent processes contribute to anti-fungal resistance in both plant and human pathogenic fungi.
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