Project description:We used the dTAG protein degradation system to rapidly deplete transcription factor EBF1 in the B cell culture. After treatment with dTAG-13 for 6 hours, we performed ChIP-seq, ATAC-seq, and RNA-seq. After the treatment, EBF1 is completely absent from the chromatin. This leads to the closure of EBF1 binding sites and changes in the target gene expression. This approach allowed us to identify direct targets of EBF1 and show the importance of EBF1 for open chromatin maintenance.
Project description:We used the dTAG protein degradation system to rapidly deplete transcription factor EBF1 in the B cell culture. After treatment with dTAG-13 for 6 hours, we performed ChIP-seq, ATAC-seq, and RNA-seq. After the treatment, EBF1 is completely absent from the chromatin. This leads to the closure of EBF1 binding sites and changes in the target gene expression. This approach allowed us to identify direct targets of EBF1 and show the importance of EBF1 for open chromatin maintenance.
Project description:We used the dTAG protein degradation system to rapidly deplete transcription factor EBF1 in the B cell culture. After treatment with dTAG-13 for 6 hours, we performed ChIP-seq, ATAC-seq, and RNA-seq. After the treatment, EBF1 is completely absent from the chromatin. This leads to the closure of EBF1 binding sites and changes in the target gene expression. This approach allowed us to identify direct targets of EBF1 and show the importance of EBF1 for open chromatin maintenance.
Project description:To study the function of EBF1-H240 residue, a gain-of function microarray analysis was performed by transducing Empty, Ebf1-wt and Ebf1-H240A expressing vectors into Ebf1-/- progenitor cells.
Project description:Ebf1 deficient pre-pro B-cells (Fraction A) can be cultured in the presence of stromal feeders and cytokines. The retroviral transduction of these cells with Ebf1 was used as gain-of-function experiment for the analysis of direct and functional target genes of Ebf1. Ebf1 deficient pre-pro B-cells were retrovirally transduced with an Ebf1-expressing or control retrovirus. 24h after transduction the infected cells were isolated and their gene expression profile was compared.
Project description:Early B cell factor 1 (EBF1) is one of the key transcription factors required for orchestrating B-cell lineage development. Although studies have shown that Ebf1 haploinsufficiency is involved in the development of leukemia, no study has been conducted that characterizes the global effect of Ebf1 heterozygosity on the proteome of pro-B lymphocytes. Here, we employ both DIA (Data Independent Acquisition) and shotgun DDA (Data Dependent Acquisition) workflows for profiling proteins that are differently expressed between Ebf1+/+ and Ebf1+/- cells. Both DDA and DIA were able to reveal the downregulation of the EBF1 transcription factor in Ebf1+/- pro-B lymphocytes. Further examination of differentially expressed proteins by DIA revealed that, similar to EBF1, the expression of other B-cell lineage regulators, such as TCF3 and Pax5, is also down-regulated in Ebf1 heterozygous cells. Functional DIA analysis of differentially expressed proteins showed that EBF1 heterozygosity resulted in the deregulation of at least 8 transcription factors involved in lymphopoiesis, and to the deregulation of key proteins playing crucial roles in survival, development and differentiation of pro-B lymphocytes.
Project description:An assessment of a role of Ebf1 in committed B lineage cells. In this study, we adopted the strategy of deleting Ebf1 after reconstitution of Rag2-/-Il2rg-/- mice and found that committed pre-B cells could be converted into T cells and ILCs upon deletion of Ebf1. We used µ-arrays to gain insight into changes in gene expression of CD19+ Ebf1-deficient cells. The dataset was compared with microarray data available for different hematopoietic developmental stages (GSE15907). The complete dataset is linked below as a supplementary file.