Project description:Primary objectives: Characterization of the macrophage population subset that is modulated by enteric neurons
Primary endpoints: Characterization of the macrophage population subset that is modulated by enteric neurons via RNA sequencing
Project description:Exosomes are important mediators for cell-cell communication. In previous study, the clearance of exosomes were markedly delayed in systemic circulation of macrophage-depleted mice. To reveal the possible molecular regulation involved in exosome clearance, we performed exosomal proteomic analysis on MP-Exo from macrophage depleted mice and control ones.
Project description:Macrophage activation is associated with profound transcriptional reprogramming. Although much progress has been made in the understanding of macrophage activation, polarization and function, the transcriptional programs regulating these processes remain poorly characterized. We stimulated human macrophages with diverse activation signals, acquiring a dataset of 299 macrophage transcriptomes. Analysis of this dataset revealed a spectrum of macrophage activation states extending the current M1 versus M2-polarization model. Network analyses identified central transcriptional regulators associated with all macrophage activation complemented by regulators related to stimulus-specific programs. Applying these transcriptional programs to human alveolar macrophages from smokers and patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) revealed an unexpected loss of inflammatory signatures in COPD patients. Finally, by integrating murine data from the ImmGen project we propose a refined, activation-independent core signature for human and murine macrophages. This resource serves as a framework for future research into regulation of macrophage activation in health and disease. To better understand active gene regulation in human macrophages during activation and differentiation in vitro with different stimuli ChIP-sequencing experiments were performed. Enrichment patterns of the permissive histone modification mark trimetylation of histone protein 3 (H3K4me3) and macrophage lineage-specific transcription factor PU.1 were analyzed.
Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series: GSE30971: The Histone Methyltransferase Wbp7 Controls Macrophage Function through GPI Glycolipid Anchor Synthesis. [Expression Profile] GSE30972: The Histone Methyltransferase Wbp7 Controls Macrophage Function through GPI Glycolipid Anchor Synthesis. [ChIP_seq] Refer to individual Series