Project description:The circadian clock acts at the genomic level to coordinate internal behavioral and physiologic rhythms via the CLOCK-BMAL transcriptional heterodimer. Although the nuclear receptors REV-ERBα and β have been proposed to contribute to clock function, their precise roles and importance remain unresolved. To establish their regulatory potential we generated comparative cistromes of both Rev-erb isoforms, which revealed shared recognition at over ~50% of their total sites and extensive overlap with the master clock regulator Bmal. While Rev-erbα has been shown to directly regulate Bmal expression, the cistromic analysis reveals a more profound connection between Bmal and Rev-erbα and β regulatory circuits than previously suspected. Genes within the intersection of the Bmal and Rev-erb cistromes are highly enriched for both clock and metabolic functions. As predicted by the cistromic analysis, dual depletion of Rev-erbα/β function by creating double-knockout mice (DKOs) profoundly disrupted circadian expression of core clock and lipid homeostatic genes. As a result, DKOs show strikingly altered circadian wheel-running behavior and deregulated lipid metabolism. These data reveal an integral role of Rev-erbα/β in clock function as well as provide a cistromic basis for the integration of circadian rhythm and metabolism. Identification of Reverb alpha and Reverb beta binding sites in mouse liver at ZT8
Project description:Nuclear receptor Reverb alpha is a component of circadian rythm which could be evolved in cardioprotection strategy. We test if pharmacological modulation of these target could be suitable for cardioprotection after ischemia reperfusion injury We used microarrays to detail the global programme of gene expression
Project description:Nuclear receptor Reverb alpha is a component of circadian rythm which could be evolved in cardioprotection strategy. We test if pharmacological modulation of these target could be suitable for cardioprotection after ischemia reperfusion injury We used microarrays to detail the global programme of gene expression
Project description:Circadian biology regulates inflammatory responses in mice via the clock protein REVERBα, resulting in altered mortality and morbidity. The influence of this immune-modulation pathway in humans is unclear, but may affect outcomes after transplant. We sought to determine whether the circadian clock affects primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation, and the role of the clock protein REVERBα. In this study we investigated the action of a synthetic REVERB ligand, (GSK4112) in human monocyte-derived macrophages.
Project description:Synthetic glucocorticoids are the most potent anti-inflammatory agents known and are widely used therapeutically. However, frequent therapeutic use is accompanied by development of severe side effects notably fat accumulation, hyperglycaemia, and hepatosteatosis. It is known that GC binds glucocorticoid response elements (GREs) in the genome to either enhance, or repress gene transcription. To understand the mechanism of gene regulation by GC in detail RNASeq is used here to study gene expression patterns in either wild or reverb alpha knockout mice at different time point during the day and night, with DEX treatment.