Hepatic pyruvate kinase muscle isoform 2 (Pkm2) induction in response to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD)-elicited oxidative stress is independent of NRF2 (ChIP-Seq)
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ABSTRACT: Hepatic pyruvate kinase muscle isoform 2 (Pkm2) induction in response to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD)-elicited oxidative stress is independent of NRF2 (ChIP-Seq)
Project description:Exposure to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) induces hepatic oxidative stress following activation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR). Our recent studies revealed induction of pyruvate kinase muscle isoform 2 (Pkm2) as a novel antioxidant response in normal differentiated hepatocytes. To investigate cooperative regulation between nuclear factor, erythroid derived 2, like 2 (Nrf2) and the AhR, hepatic ChIP-seq analyses were integrated with RNA-seq time course data from mice treated with TCDD for 2 - 168h. ChIP-seq analysis 2h following TCDD treatment revealed genome-wide changes in NRF2 binding. 842 NRF2 enriched regions were in the regulatory region of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) while 579 DEGs showed both NRF2 and AhR enrichment. Sequence analysis showed over-representation of AhR and NRF2 binding motifs in these regions, though presence of motifs were largely independent. NRF2 was negligibly enriched within the Pkm gene loci in a closed chromatin region despite its role in antioxidant defenses. Furthermore, TCDD induced Pkm2 in primary hepatocytes from wild-type and Nrf2 null mice, indicating NRF2 is not required. Although NRF2 and AhR cooperate in the regulation of gene expression associated with antioxidant responses, the induction of Pkm2 by TCDD is not dependent on ROS-mediated activation of NRF2.
Project description:Exposure to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) induces hepatic oxidative stress following activation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR). Our recent studies revealed induction of pyruvate kinase muscle isoform 2 (Pkm2) as a novel antioxidant response in normal differentiated hepatocytes. To investigate cooperative regulation between nuclear factor, erythroid derived 2, like 2 (Nrf2) and the AhR, hepatic ChIP-seq analyses were integrated with RNA-seq time course data from mice treated with TCDD for 2 - 168h. ChIP-seq analysis 2h following TCDD treatment revealed genome-wide changes in NRF2 binding. 842 NRF2 enriched regions were in the regulatory region of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) while 579 DEGs showed both NRF2 and AhR enrichment. Sequence analysis showed over-representation of AhR and NRF2 binding motifs in these regions, though presence of motifs were largely independent. NRF2 was negligibly enriched within the Pkm gene loci in a closed chromatin region despite its role in antioxidant defenses. Furthermore, TCDD induced Pkm2 in primary hepatocytes from wild-type and Nrf2 null mice, indicating NRF2 is not required. Although NRF2 and AhR cooperate in the regulation of gene expression associated with antioxidant responses, the induction of Pkm2 by TCDD is not dependent on ROS-mediated activation of NRF2.
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Project description:A toxicogenomics approach was used to qualitatively and quantitatively compare the gene expression changes in human and rat primary hepatocytes exposed to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD). Hepatocytes from five individual rats and five individual humans were exposed for 24 hours to 11 concentrations of TCDD ranging from 0.00001 nM to 100 nM and a vehicle control. Gene expression changes were analyzed using whole genome microarrays.