Project description:The study of the compond PIP-RBPJ-1‘ function on neural stem cell. Synthetic DNA-binding inhibitors capable of gaining precise control over neurogenesis factors could obviate the current clinical barriers associated with small molecule use in regenerative medicine. Here, we show the design and bio-efficacy of a synthetic ligand PIP-RBPJ-1 to cause promoter-specific suppression of neurogenesis-associated HES1, and its downstream genes. Furthermore, PIP-RBPJ-1 alone could alter the neural system-associated notch signaling factors and remarkably induce neurogenesis with an efficiency that is comparable to a conventional approach. Here is one day treatment of the PIP-RBPJ-1 on neural stem cells.
Project description:Here we performed a ChIP-seq experiment on a sample of adherent cultures of mouse neural stem cells (NS5 cell line) under normal growth conditions. This resulted in the generation of a genome-wide map of RBPJ binding to chromatin.
Project description:Background The PIP (prolactin-inducible protein) gene has been shown to be expressed in breast cancers, with contradictory results concerning its implication. As both the physiological role and the molecular pathways in which PIP is involved are poorly understood, we conducted a combined gene expression profiling and network analysis studies on selected breast cancer cell lines presenting distinct PIP expression levels and hormonal receptor status, to explore the functional and regulatory network of PIP co-modulated genes. Results Microarray analysis allowed identification of genes co-modulated with PIP independently of modulations resulting from hormonal treatment or cell line heterogeneity. Relevant clusters of genes that can discriminate between [PIP+] and [PIP-] cells were identified. Functional and regulatory network analyses based on knowledge database revealed a master network of PIP co-modulated genes, including many interconnecting oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes, half of which were detected as differentially expressed through high-precision measurements. The networks identified appear associated with an inhibition of proliferation coupled with an increase of apoptosis and an enhancement of cell adhesion in breast cancer cell lines. Finally, the STAT5 motif was identified in promoters of an important part of genes belonging to the PIP networks. Conclusion Our global exploratory approach was found to be an effective strategy to identify the biological pathways modulated along with the PIP expression, thus supporting good prognostic value of disease-free survival time in breast cancer based on previous reports focusing on PIP’s favorable signature. Moreover, our data allowed us to provide the first insight in its regulatory subnetwork in which STAT5 appears as a potential key regulator.
Project description:The transcriptional regulator Rbpj is involved in T-helper (TH) subset polarization, but its function in Treg cells remains unclear. Here we show that Treg-specific Rbpj deletion leads to splenomegaly and lymphadenopathy despite increased numbers of Treg cells with a polyclonal TCR repertoire. A specific defect of Rbpj-deficient Treg cells in controlling TH2 polarization and B cell responses was observed, leading to the spontaneous formation of germinal centers and a TH2-associated immunoglobulin class switch as well as T-cell polarization into TH2 effector cells. The observed phenotype was environment-dependent and could be induced by infection with parasitic nematodes. Rbpj-deficient Treg cells adopted open chromatin landscapes and gene expression profiles reminiscent of tissue-derived TH2-polarized Treg cells, with a prevailing footprint of transcription factor Gata-3. The over-expression of Ilt3 rendered Rbpj-deficient Treg cells incompatible to specifically restrain TH2 responses, finally leading to severe and fatal lymphoproliferative disease.
Project description:We achieved local recombination of striatal astrocytes and silenced Notch signalling activity through Rbpj-K depletion. Recombined astrocytes and neural progenitors generated from the striaral glia were FAC sorted and their molecular profile investigated in a scRNAseq experiment performed 5 wpi.
Project description:From the cell-based investigation, RBPJ is one of the few proteins retained on chromatin during cell division. ChIP-seq experiments were performed to understand the binding pattern of RBPJ between interphase and mitosis and to identify the genes requiring RBPJ binding for the maintenance of transcriptional memory. Our results indicate that ~60% of RBPJ occupancy in interphase is retained on mitotic chromatin, and that accounts for 80% of RBPJ in mitosis. The gene ontology analysis reveals that the genes involved in stem cell maintenance, development and differentiation-related pathways correlated with sites of RBPJ occupancy. GO analysis also suggests that RBPJ plays a role in the metabolism and processing of non-coding RNAs. Motif analysis of RBPJ binding sites reveals that not only RBPJ motif but also CTCF motif are enriched around RBPJ binding sites. From these results, we propose that RBPJ can function as a mitotic bookmark, marking genes for efficient transcriptional activation or repression upon exit from mitosis, and may play a role in higher order chromatin structure by collaborating with CTCF. To compare the genomic RBPJ localization in mitotic and interphase cells, mouse F9 cells were harvested and labeled as cycling cells (containing 95% interphase and 5% mitosis cells); nocodazole treated F9 cells were harvested and labeled as mitotic cells. Cell samples were proceeded to ChIP-seq experiments, and each of the experiment contains a set of ChIP DNA product: input as the background control and IP as the RBPJ binding product. Background noise was substracted and the obtained signal was used for the comparison of interphase and mitosis by statistical analysis. Please note that processed data (*bed) was generated from *rep1 sample (i.e. no processed-data for rep2 sample).
Project description:To overview compound-responsive genes in fibroblast, we performed microarray analysis of ~63,000 genes in compound-treated fibroblast of LSND3
Project description:Dysregulation of the Notch-RBPJ signaling pathway has been found associated with various human diseases including cancers; however, precisely how this key signaling pathway is fine-tuned via its interactors and modifications is still largely unknown. In this study, using a proteomic approach, we identified FBXO42 as a novel RBPJ interactor. FBXO42 promotes RBPJ polyubiquitination on lysine (K) 175 via K63 linkage, which enhances the association of RBPJ with chromatin remodeling complexes and induces a global chromatin relaxation. Genetically depleting FBXO42 or pharmacologically targeting its E3 ligase activity attenuates the Notch signaling-related leukemia development in vivo. Taken together, our findings not only revealed FBXO42 as a critical regulator of the Notch pathway by modulating RBPJ-dependent global chromatin landscape changes, but also provide insights into the therapeutic intervention of the Notch pathway for leukemia treatment.