Project description:Purpose: Zinc Finger MIZ-Type Containing 1 (Zmiz1) is a member of the PIAS family of protein and function as a transcriptional coactivator of Notch, Androgen Receptor (AR), p53, Estrogen Receptor (ER), and Smad3/4 . Despite Zmiz1 critical role in angiogenesis, its role in lymphatic vasculature is unknown. Here, we use HDLECs cell line to profileepigenetic changes upon Zmiz1 knockdown using siRNA. Methods: ATAC sequencing library was prepared as per manufacturer instruction (Active Motif, 53150). Briefly, intact nuclei were isolated from control and Zmiz1 siRNA transfected HDLECs. Samples were treated with a hyperactive Tn5 transposase which tag the target DNA with sequencing adapters and fragment the DNA simultaneously. Library was then quantified using Qubit dsDNA High Sensitivity Assay Kit (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Q32851) and verified using the Bioanalyzer DNA High Sensitivity Assay Kit (Agilent, 5067-4626). Validated samples were sequenced using the NextSeq1000/2000 P2 Reagents (100 Cycles) v3 (Illumina, 20046811) on a Nextseq1000/2000. Resulting sequencing data were analyzed using basepairtech ATAC-Seq pipeline (www.basepairtech.com). Briefly, sequenced reads were aligned to the human (hg19) reference genome using Bowtie2. ATAC-Seq peaks and differentially accessible regions were quantified using MACS2 and DESeq2. Results: ATAC seq peaks analysis using MACS2 identified 576 peaks of which are mostly located in intergenic regions followed by introns. We found significantly reduced open chromatin near Prox1 loci upol loss of Zmiz1. Conclusions: We identify Zmiz1 regulates chromatin accessibility near Prox1 genomic loci in lymphatic endothelial cells
Project description:Purpose: Zinc Finger MIZ-Type Containing 1 (Zmiz1) is a member of the PIAS family of protein and function as a transcriptional coactivator of Notch, Androgen Receptor (AR), p53, Estrogen Receptor (ER), and Smad3/4 . Despite Zmiz1 critical role in angiogenesis, its role in lymphatic vasculature is unknown. Here, we use HDLECs cell line to profile transcriptional changes upon Zmiz1 knockdown using siRNA. Methods: Total RNA was extracted from control and Zmiz1 siRNA transfected HDLECs using GeneJET RNA Purification Kit (Thermo Fisher Scientific, K0732) following the manufacturer instructions. RNA concentration and RNA integrity (RIN) number were determined using Qubit RNA High Sensitivity Assay Kit (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Q32852) and Bioanalyzer RNA 6000 Nano assay kit (Agilent, 5067-1511) respectively. RNA library was prepared using TruSeq RNA Library Prep Kit v2 (Illumina, RS-122-2001) according to the manufacturer instructions. mRNA library was quantified using Qubit dsDNA High Sensitivity Assay Kit (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Q32851) and verified using the Bioanalyzer DNA1000 assay kit (Agilent, 5067-1505). Verified samples were sequenced using the NextSeq1000/2000 P2 Reagents (200 Cycles) v3 (Illumina, 20046812) on a Nextseq1000/2000. Sequenced reads were aligned to the human (hg19) reference genome with RNA-Seq alignment tool (STAR aligner). The aligned reads were used to quantify mRNA expression and determine differentially expressed genes using the RNA-Seq Differential Expression tool (version 1.0.1). Both alignment and differential expression analysis were performed using the tools in the illumina BaseSpace Sequence Hub. Results: We found 2,228 differentially expressed genes of which 1,115 genes were upregulated while 1,113 genes were downregulated. Downregulated genes were enriched in biological processes such as lymph vessel development, cell migration and heart valve development. Conclusions: We identify Zmiz1 regulates Prox1 in lymphatic endothelial cells
Project description:Gene expression analysis of WT and IL-2Ra-deficient CTL (P14) isolated 8 days after inffection with LCMV. The goals of the study are to assess the impact of IL-2 signals on effector and memory CTL differentiation.