Project description:In the preimplantation mouse embryo TEAD4 is critical to establishing the trophectoderm (TE)-specific transcriptional program and segregating TE from the inner cell mass (ICM). However, TEAD4 is expressed both in the TE and the ICM. Thus, differential function of TEAD4 rather than expression itself regulates specification of the first two cell lineages. We used ChIP-seq to define genome-wide TEAD4 target genes and asked how transcription of TEAD4 target genes is specifically maintained in the TE. Our analyses revealed an evolutionarily conserved mechanism, in which lack of nuclear localization of TEAD4 impairs the TE-specific transcriptional program in inner blastomeres, thereby allowing their maturation towards the ICM lineage. Restoration of TEAD4 nuclear localization maintains the TE-specific transcriptional program in the inner blastomeres and prevents segregation of the TE and ICM lineages and blastocyst formation. We propose that altered subcellular localization of TEAD4 in blastomeres dictates first mammalian cell fate specification. ChIPseq profiles of TEAD4, IgG, Input in Mouse trophoblast stem cells using Illumina HiSeq 2000 and Illumina Genome Analyzer IIx
Project description:To access target binding sites of TEAD4 in gastric cancer, TEAD4 binding was investigated using MKN28 and SNU216 cell lines by ChIP-seq. MKN28 and SNU216 cell lines were cross-linked with formaldehyde, fractionated by sonication and immunoprecipitated by TEAD4 antibody. Immunoprecipitated DNA was prepared by generating libraries and sequenced by massive parallel sequencing.
Project description:The TEAD (1-4) transcription factors comprise the conserved TEA/ATTS DNA binding domain recognising the MCAT element in the promoters of muscle-specific genes. Despite extensive genetic analysis, the function of TEAD factors in muscle differentiation has proved elusive due to redundancy amongst the family members. Expression of the TEA/ATTS DNA binding domain that acts a dominant negative repressor of TEAD factors in C2C12 myoblasts inhibits their differentiation, while selective shRNA knockdown of TEAD4 results in abnormal differentiation characterised by the formation of shortened myotubes. Chromatin immunoprecipitation coupled to array hybridisation (ChIP-chip) shows that TEAD4 occupies 867 promoters including those of myogenic miRNAs. We show that TEAD factors cooperate with MYOD1 to directly induce Myogenin, CDKN1A and Caveolin 3 expression to promote myoblast differentiation and fusion. RNA-seq identifies a novel set of TEAD4 target genes encoding muscle structural and regulatory proteins and those required for the unfolded protein response. In contrast, TEAD4 represses expression of the growth factor CTGF and Cyclin D1 to promote differentiation. Together these results show that TEAD factor activity is essential for C2C12 cell differentiation and define a novel and nonredundant role for TEAD4 in regulating the unfolded protein response. C2C12 cells were infected with retrotiviral vector expressing Flag-HA-Tagged TEAD4 or with empty control vector and selected in the continouos presence of puromycin. Infected cell populations were then differentiated for 5 days in DMEM medium with 2% horse serum and fixed in 0.4% formaldehyde.
Project description:We have identified TEAD4 as a key prognosis factor in colorectal cancer. To elucidate the potentail mechanism and function of TEAD4 in colorectal caner, we generated two stable cell lines expressing different shRNA targeting TEAD4 in the mesenchymal-like LoVo cells and the differential genes were detected by microarray. LoVo colorectal cancer cells stably expressing pLKO.1 control shRNA or sh1_shTEAD4 or sh2_shTEAD4
Project description:To access oncogenic roles of TEAD4 in gastric cancer, TEAD4-regulated genes were investigated using a SNU216 cell line in which TEAD4 expression was knockdown by shRNA. To compare control to TEAD4 knockdown cell, total RNA was extracted from two cell lines generated by non-silencing shRNA control and TEAD4 knockdown.
Project description:The TEAD (1-4) transcription factors comprise the conserved TEA/ATTS DNA binding domain recognising the MCAT element in the promoters of muscle-specific genes. Despite extensive genetic analysis, the function of TEAD factors in muscle differentiation has proved elusive due to redundancy amongst the family members. Expression of the TEA/ATTS DNA binding domain that acts a dominant negative repressor of TEAD factors in C2C12 myoblasts inhibits their differentiation, while selective shRNA knockdown of TEAD4 results in abnormal differentiation characterised by the formation of shortened myotubes. Chromatin immunoprecipitation coupled to array hybridisation (ChIP-chip) shows that TEAD4 occupies 867 promoters including those of myogenic miRNAs. We show that TEAD factors cooperate with MYOD1 to directly induce Myogenin, CDKN1A and Caveolin 3 expression to promote myoblast differentiation and fusion. RNA-seq identifies a novel set of TEAD4 target genes encoding muscle structural and regulatory proteins and those required for the unfolded protein response. In contrast, TEAD4 represses expression of the growth factor CTGF and Cyclin D1 to promote differentiation. Together these results show that TEAD factor activity is essential for C2C12 cell differentiation and define a novel and nonredundant role for TEAD4 in regulating the unfolded protein response.
Project description:Splicing dysregulations extensively occur in cancers, yet the biological consequences of such alterations are mostly undefined. Here we report that the Hippo-YAP signaling, a key pathway that regulates cell proliferation and organ size, is under control of a new splicing switch. We show that TEAD4, the transcription factor that mediates Hippo-YAP signaling, undergoes alternative splicing facilitated by the tumor suppressor RBM4, producing a truncated isoform, TEAD4-S, which lacks N-terminal DNA-binding domain but maintains YAP-interaction domain. TEAD4-S is located in both nucleus and cytoplasm, acting as a dominant negative isoform to YAP activity. Consistently, TEAD4-S is reduced in cancer cells, and its re-expression suppresses cancer cell proliferation and migration, inhibiting tumor growth in xenograft mouse model. Furthermore, TEAD4-S is reduced in human cancers, and patients with elevated TEAD4-S levels have improved survival. Altogether these data reveal a novel RBM4-mediated splicing switch that serves to fine-tune Hippo-YAP pathway. Cell lines stably expressing YAP, YAP/TEAD4-S, YAP/TEAD4-FL, YAP/RBM4 and control vector were created, and the total RNA was purified from the cells using TRIzol reagents. The polyadenylated RNAs were purified for construction of sequencing library using kapa TruSeq Total RNA Sample Prep kits (UNC High Throughput Sequencing Facility).
Project description:In the preimplantation mouse embryo TEAD4 is critical to establishing the trophectoderm (TE)-specific transcriptional program and segregating TE from the inner cell mass (ICM). However, TEAD4 is expressed both in the TE and the ICM. Thus, differential function of TEAD4 rather than expression itself regulates specification of the first two cell lineages. We used ChIP-seq to define genome-wide TEAD4 target genes and asked how transcription of TEAD4 target genes is specifically maintained in the TE. Our analyses revealed an evolutionarily conserved mechanism, in which lack of nuclear localization of TEAD4 impairs the TE-specific transcriptional program in inner blastomeres, thereby allowing their maturation towards the ICM lineage. Restoration of TEAD4 nuclear localization maintains the TE-specific transcriptional program in the inner blastomeres and prevents segregation of the TE and ICM lineages and blastocyst formation. We propose that altered subcellular localization of TEAD4 in blastomeres dictates first mammalian cell fate specification.
Project description:To access target binding sites of TEAD4 in gastric cancer, TEAD4 binding was investigated using MKN28 and SNU216 cell lines by ChIP-seq.
Project description:Transcription factor TEAD4 is overexpressed in CRC. To explore the potential new pro-tumorigenic function of TEAD4 in CRC, we performed RNA-seq analysis to identify new target genes of TEAD4 in HCT116 and SW620 cells