Project description:We used chromatin immunoprecipitation-coupled to deep sequencing (ChIP-seq) to profile genome-wide locations of H3K4 trimethylation (H3K4me3) and H3K27 trimethylation (H3K27me3) epigenetic marks in SATB1-depleted MDA-MB-231 aggressive breast cells.
Project description:Human embryonic stem (HUES) cells are derived from early individual embryos with unique genetic properties. However, how their epigenetic status might affect their potential to differentiate toward specific lineages remains a puzzling question. Using ChIP-on-chip, the status of bivalent domains on gene promoters (i.e. H3K4 and H3K27 trimethylation) was monitored for both undifferentiated and BMP2 induced cardiac committed cells. A marked difference in the epigenetic profile of HUES cell lines was observed and this was correlated to the pattern of gene expression induced by BMP2 as well as to their potential to generate cardiac progenitors and differentiated myocytes. Thus, the epigenetic H3trimeK4 and H3trimeK27 prints generating bivalent domains on promoters, could be used to predict a preference in their differentiation toward a specific lineage. Using ChIP-on-chip, the status of bivalent domains on gene promoters (i.e. H3K4 and H3K27 trimethylation) was monitored for both undifferentiated and BMP2 induced cardiac committed cells.
Project description:Identification of the genome-wide binding sites of Hoxa9 and C/EBPα in a murine myeloblastic cell line transformed by Hoxa9/Meis1. Over 50% of Hoxa9 binding sites are co-bound by C/EBPα, providing mechanistic insight into the requirement of C/EBPα for Hoxa9-mediated leukemogenesis. Additionally, genome-wide occupancy of H3K4 monomethylation and H3K27 trimethylation provide additional information on the functionality of Hoxa9/C/EBPα cobound loci. Examination of two transcription factor binding sites and two histone modifications in a transformed cell line.
Project description:The histone variant H2A.Z has been implicated in nucleosome exchange, transcriptional activation and Polycomb repression. However, the relationships among these seemingly disparate functions remain obscure. We mapped H2A.Z genome-wide in mammalian ES cells and neural progenitors. H2A.Z is deposited promiscuously at promoters and enhancers, and correlates strongly with H3K4 methylation. Accordingly, H2A.Z is present at poised promoters with bivalent chromatin and at active promoters with H3K4 methylation, but is absent from stably repressed promoters that are specifically enriched for H3K27 trimethylation. We also characterized post-translational modification states of H2A.Z, including a novel species dually-modified by ubiquitination and acetylation that is enriched at bivalent chromatin. Our findings associate H2A.Z with functionally distinct genomic elements, and suggest that post-translational modifications may reconcile its contrasting locations and roles. Examination of histone variant, histone modifications and transcription machinery in 3 cell types
Project description:In higher eukaryotes, histone methylation is involved in the maintenance of cellular identity during somatic development. During spermatogenesis, Since most nucleosomes are replaced by protamines during spermatogenesis . Iit is therefore unclear whether if histone modifications function in paternal transmission of epigenetic information. Here we show that H3K4 di-methylation (H3K4me2) and H3K27 tri-methylation (H3K27me3), two modifications important for Trithorax and Polycomb-mediated gene regulation, display methylation-specific distributions at regulatory regions in human spermatozoa. H3K4 dimethylation H3K4me2-marksed promoters of genes relevant control gene functions in spermatogenesis and cellular homeostasis suggesting that this mark reflects germline transcription. In contrast, H3K27 trimethylation (H3K27me3) marks promoters of key developmental regulators in sperm like in somatic cells. Promoters of orthologous genes are similarly modified in mouse spermatozoa. Further, particularly genes with extensive H3K27me3 coverage around transcriptional start sites are never expressed during male and female gametogenesis, nor in pre-implantation embryos. These data are compatible with a function for Polycomb in repressing somatic determinants across generations. Importantly, however, we observe only modest selective retention of nucleosomes at regulatory regions in human sperm suggesting that paternal transmission of H3K27me3-encoded epigenetic information may be subjected to variegation. Identification of nucleosome containing regions in 6 human sperm samples
Project description:Multipotential naïve CD4+ T cells differentiate into distinct lineages including Th1, Th2, Th17, and inducible T regulatory (iTreg) cells. The remarkable diversity of CD4+ T cells begs the question whether the observed changes reflect terminal differentiation with heritable epigenetic modifications or plasticity in T cell responses. We generated genome-wide histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) and lysine 27 (H3K27) trimethylation maps in naïve, Th1, Th2, Th17, iTreg, and natural (n)Treg cells. We find that while modifications of signature cytokine genes (Ifng, Il4, and Il17) partially conform to the expectation of lineage commitment, critical transcription factors such as Tbx21 exhibit a broad spectrum of epigenetic states, consistent with our demonstration of T-bet and IFN-γ induction in nTreg cells. Our data suggest an epigenetic mechanism underlying the specificity and plasticity of effector and regulatory T cells and also provide a framework for understanding complexity of CD4+ T helper cell differentiation. genome-wide analysis of histone H3 K4 and K27 trimethylation in different sub-lineages of mouse CD4+ T cells. (12 samples in total)
Project description:Identification of the genome-wide binding sites of Hoxa9 and C/EBPα in a murine myeloblastic cell line transformed by Hoxa9/Meis1. Over 50% of Hoxa9 binding sites are co-bound by C/EBPα, providing mechanistic insight into the requirement of C/EBPα for Hoxa9-mediated leukemogenesis. Additionally, genome-wide occupancy of H3K4 monomethylation and H3K27 trimethylation provide additional information on the functionality of Hoxa9/C/EBPα cobound loci.