Project description:We have characterized the effect of the CEACAM5 targeting monoclonal antibody labetuzumab (2 µg/mL) on the transcriptional response to interleukin-13 (IL-13) treatment (10ng/mL) of air-liquid interface (ALI) cultures generated from primary human bronchial epithelial cells. ALI cultures were treated with IL-13 and labetuzumab during the last 7 days of ALI development and the transcriptomes analyzed by RNA-seq.
Project description:Comparative gene expression profiling analysis of RNA-seq data from CD49f+NGFR+, CD49f-NGFR- cell sorted from differentiated MTEC cultures collected at ALI day 10, and MTEC culture taken at ALI t0
Project description:This study describes the epigenetic profiling of the novel interactors of H3K4me3, H3K36me3 or H3K9me3. The interactors were ChIP-Seq profiled by their GFP tag in stably transfected HeLa (Kyoto) cells. The interactors include GATAD1, Sgf29, BAP18, TRRAP, PHF8, N-PAC and LRWD1 (including replicates), as well as an GFP ChIP-Seq profile on non-transfected HeLa cells (negative control). Also included are the profiles of the histone modifications themselves (H3K4me3, H3K27me3, H3K9me3, H3K36me3, H3K9/14Ac and H3K79me3) ChIP-Seq profiling of 8 proteins by their GFP tag in stably transfected cells HeLa (Kyoto) cells, 6 replicas, as well as ChIP-Seq profiling of 6 histone modifications in wt HeLa (Kyoto) cells
Project description:Although desert dust is known to cause increased respiratory morbidity and mortality, the underlying biological pathways remain unclear. We used RNA-seq on an advanced human alveolar in vitro model to find yet unidentified genes dysregulated by Saharan dust exposure. For comparison, DQ12 quartz dust was used as a well-established pulmonary toxicant. Co-cultures of A549 cells and phorbol 12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA)-differentiated THP-1 cells were cultivated at the air-liquid interface (ALI) for one day before exposure. For exposure, a Vitrocell Cloud 12α system was used. In the exposure chamber, SD or DQ12 suspensions were nebulized onto ALI co-cultures. In parallel, in the control chamber, the vehicle was nebulized onto ALI co-cultures. After exposure for 24 h, RNA was isolated and used for RNA-seq.
Project description:To study the effect of cigarette smoke exposure on Sars-Cov2 infection, we directly exposed mucociliary air-liquid interface (ALI) cultures derived from primary human nonsmoker airway basal stem cells (ABSCs) to short term cigarette smoke and infected them with live SARS-CoV-2. We set out to examine the underlying mechanisms governing the increased susceptibility of cigarette smoke exposed ALI cultures to SARS-CoV-2 infection by usingle cell profiling of the cultures, which showed that interferon response genes were induced in SARS-CoV-2 infected airway epithelial cells in ALI cultures but smoking exposure together with SARS-CoV-2 infection reduced the interferon response.
Project description:Background: Although several studies link high levels of IL-6 and soluble IL-6 receptor (sIL-6R) with asthma severity and decreased lung function, the role of IL-6 trans-signaling (IL-6TS) in asthma is unclear. Objective: To explore the association between epithelial IL-6TS pathway activation and molecular and clinical phenotypes in asthma. Methods: Primary human bronchial epithelial cell (HBEC) air-liquid interface (ALI) cultures were stimulated with IL-6 and sIL-6R to establish an IL-6TS gene signature. Two separate RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) studies were performed: The “IL-6 vs T2 study” compared gene expression after stimulation with control medium, IL-6, IL-6/sIL-6R and IL-4/IL-13, while the “JAK1-inhibition study” addressed the effect of JAK1 inhibition on IL-6TS induced gene expression. The IL-6TS gene signature was used to stratify lung epithelial transcriptomic data obtained from asthmatics (n=103) in the U-BIOPRED cohorts by hierarchical clustering. Molecular phenotyping was based on the transcriptional profiling of epithelial brushings, pathway analysis and immunohistochemistry analysis of bronchial biopsies. Results: Activation of IL-6TS in HBEC ALI cultures reduced epithelial barrier function and induced a specific epithelial gene signature enriched in airway remodeling genes. The IL-6TS signature identified a subset (n=17) of IL-6TS High asthma patients with increased epithelial expression of IL-6TS inducible genes in absence of increased systemic levels of IL-6 and sIL-6R. The IL-6TS High subset had an increased exacerbation frequency (p=0.028), blood (>300/μl; p=0.0028) and sputum (>20%; p=0.007) eosinophilia, and submucosal infiltration of CD4 T cells, CD8 T cells (p<0.001) and macrophages (p=0.001). In bronchial brushings, TLR pathway genes were up-regulated while the expression of epithelial tight junction genes was reduced (all with q<0.05). Sputum sIL-6R levels correlated with sputum markers of remodeling and innate immune activation, in particular YKL-40, MMP3, IL-8 and IL-1β (all with q<0.001). Conclusions: Local lung epithelial IL-6TS activation in absence of type 2 airway inflammation defines a novel subset of asthmatics and may drive airway inflammation and epithelial dysfunction in these patients.
Project description:This study describes the epigenetic profiling of the novel interactors of H3K4me3, H3K36me3 or H3K9me3. The interactors were ChIP-Seq profiled by their GFP tag in stably transfected HeLa (Kyoto) cells. The interactors include GATAD1, Sgf29, BAP18, TRRAP, PHF8, N-PAC and LRWD1 (including replicates), as well as an GFP ChIP-Seq profile on non-transfected HeLa cells (negative control). Also included are the profiles of the histone modifications themselves (H3K4me3, H3K27me3, H3K9me3, H3K36me3, H3K9/14Ac and H3K79me3)
Project description:Transcription is essential for cells to respond to signaling cues and involves factors with multiple distinct activities. One such factor, TRRAP, functions as part of two large complexes, SAGA and TIP60, which have essential roles during transcription activation. Structurally, TRRAP belongs to the family PIKKs but is the only member classified as a pseudokinase. Recent studies established that a dedicated HSP90 co-chaperone, the TTT complex, is essential for PIKK maturation and activity. Here we used endogenous auxin-inducible degron alleles to show that the TTT subunit TELO2 promotes TRRAP assembly into SAGA and TIP60 in human colorectal cancer cells (CRC). Transcriptomic analysis revealed that TELO2 contribute to TRRAP regulatory roles in CRC cells, most notably of MYC target genes. Surprisingly, TELO2 and TRRAP depletion also induced the expression of type I interferon genes. Using a combination of nascent RNA, antibody-targeted chromatin profiling (CUT&RUN) and kinetic analyses, we show that TRRAP directly represses the expression of IRF9, which is a master regulator of interferon stimulated genes. We have therefore uncovered a new, unexpected transcriptional repressor role for TRRAP, suggesting a previously unidentified mechanism by which TRRAP may contribute to tumorigenesis.
Project description:The availability of robust protocols to differentiate induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) into many human cell lineages has transformed research into the origins of human disease. The efficacy of differentiating iPSCs into specific cellular models is influenced by many factors including both intrinsic and extrinsic features. Among the most challenging models is the generation of human bronchial epithelium at air-liquid interface (HBE-ALI), which is the gold standard for many studies of respiratory diseases including cystic fibrosis. Here we perform open chromatin mapping by ATAC-seq and transcriptomics by RNA-seq in parallel, to define the functional genomics of key stages of the definitive endoderm (DE) to HBE-ALI differentiation. Within open chromatin peaks the overrepresented motifs include the architectural protein CTCF at all stages, while motifs for the FOXA and GATA pioneer factors families are only seen at early stages, and those regulating key airway epithelial functions such as EHF are limited to later stages. The RNA seq data illustrate dynamic pathways during the DE to HBE-ALI differentiation and also the marked functional divergence of different iPSC lines at the ALI stages of differentiation. Moreover, a comparison of iPSC-derived and lung donor-derived HBE cultures reveals substantial differences in these culture models.