Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD)is associated with mutations in lipopolysaccharide-binding protein(LBP),but the underlying epigenetic mechanisms remain understudied.Herein,LBP^(-/-)rats with NAFLD were establi...Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD)is associated with mutations in lipopolysaccharide-binding protein(LBP),but the underlying epigenetic mechanisms remain understudied.Herein,LBP^(-/-)rats with NAFLD were established and used to conduct integrative targetingactive enhancer histone H3 lysine 27 acetylation(H3K27ac)chromatin immunoprecipitation coupled with high-throughput and transcriptomic sequencing analysis to explore the potential epigenetic pathomechanisms of active enhancers of NAFLD exacerbation upon LBP deficiency.Notably,LBP^(-/-)reduced the inflammatory response but markedly aggravated high-fat diet(HFD)-induced NAFLD in rats,with pronounced alterations in the histone acetylome and regulatory transcriptome.In total,1128 differential enhancer-target genes significantly enriched in cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism were identified between wild-type(WT)and LBP^(-/-)NAFLD rats.Based on integrative analysis,CCAAT/enhancer-binding proteinβ(C/EBPβ)was identified as a pivotal transcription factor(TF)and contributor to dysregulated histone acetylome H3K27ac,and the lipid metabolism gene SCD was identified as a downstream effector exacerbating NAFLD.This study not only broadens our understanding of the essential role of LBP in the pathogenesis of NAFLD from an epigenetics perspective but also identifies key TF C/EBPβand functional gene SCD as potential regulators and therapeutic targets.展开更多
Bud dormancy facilitates the survival of meristems under harsh environmental conditions.To elucidate how molecular responses to chilling accumulation controlling dormancy in peach buds,chromatin immunoprecipitation se...Bud dormancy facilitates the survival of meristems under harsh environmental conditions.To elucidate how molecular responses to chilling accumulation controlling dormancy in peach buds,chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing to identify the H3K27me3 modifications and RNA sequencing of two peach cultivars with pronounced differences in chilling requirement were carried out,the results showed that genes associated with abscisic acid and gibberellic acid signal pathways play key roles in dormancy regulation.The results demonstrated that peach flower bud differentiation occurred continuously in both cultivars during chilling accumulation,which was correlated with the transcript abundance of key genes involved in phytohormone metabolism and flower bud development under adverse conditions.The more increased strength in high chillingrequirement cultivar along with the chilling accumulation at the genome-wide level.The function of the dormancy-associated MADS-box gene PpDAM6 was identified,which is involved in leaf bud break in peach and flower development in transgenic Nicotiana tabacum(NC89).In addition,PpDAM6 was positively regulated by PpCBF,and the genes of putative dormancy-related and associated with metabolic pathways were proposed.Taken together,these results constituted a theoretical basis for elucidating the regulation of peach bud dormancy transition.展开更多
Flower organ identity in rice is mainly determined by the A-,B-,C-and E-class genes,with the majority encoding MADS-box transcription factors.However,few studies have investigated how the expression of these floral or...Flower organ identity in rice is mainly determined by the A-,B-,C-and E-class genes,with the majority encoding MADS-box transcription factors.However,few studies have investigated how the expression of these floral organ identity genes is regulated during flower development.In this study,we identified a gene named SUPER WOMAN 2(SPW2),which is necessary for spikelet/floret development in rice by participating in the regulation of the expression of pistil identity genes such as OsMADS3,OsMADS13,OsMADS58 and DL.In the spw2 mutant,ectopic stigma/ovary-like tissues were observed in the non-pistil organs,including sterile lemma,lemma,palea,lodicule,and stamen,suggesting that the identities of these organs were severely affected by mutations in SPW2.SPW2 was shown to encode a plant-specific EMF1-like protein that is involved in H3K27me3 modification as an important component of the PRC2 complex.Expression analysis showed that the SPW2 mutation led to the ectopic expression of OsMADS3,OsMADS13,OsMADS58,and DL in non-pistil organs of the spikelet.The ChIP-qPCR results showed significant reductions in the levels of H3K27me3 modification on the chromatin of these genes.Thus,we demonstrated that SPW2 can mediate the process of H3K27me3 modification of pistil-related genes to regulate their expression in non-pistil organs of spikelets in rice.The results of this study expand our understanding of the molecular mechanism by which SPW2 regulates floral organ identity genes through epigenetic regulation.展开更多
卵母细胞成熟过程受组蛋白H3K4me3(trimethylation of lysine 4 on histone 3)和H3K27me3(trimethylation of lysine 27 on histone 3)及其相关的甲基化和去甲基化酶的调控,因此考虑对鸡的卵泡发育也存在一定的影响。选取“苏禽3号”配...卵母细胞成熟过程受组蛋白H3K4me3(trimethylation of lysine 4 on histone 3)和H3K27me3(trimethylation of lysine 27 on histone 3)及其相关的甲基化和去甲基化酶的调控,因此考虑对鸡的卵泡发育也存在一定的影响。选取“苏禽3号”配套系第一母本为研究对象,采用Western blot法探究组蛋白H3K4me3和H3K27me3在鸡卵泡不同发育阶段颗粒层中蛋白的表达模式。结果表明:在苏禽3号卵泡颗粒层中,组蛋白H3K4me3在卵泡发育不同阶段表达模式呈降低→升高→降低→升高的波浪形趋势,波浪变化较为平缓,在F5、F2和F13个表达高点的表达量与SWF(small white follicle)、LWF(large white follicle)、SYF(small yellow follicle)和F34个表达低点的表达差异显著(P<0.05)。组蛋白H3K27me3在不同发育阶段表达模式亦呈波浪形表达趋势,波浪变化起伏较明显,在SWF、SYF和F33个表达高点的表达量与F5、F4、F1和F24个表达低点的表达差异显著(P<0.05)。相关性分析显示,组蛋白H3K4me3与H3K27me3在不同发育阶段卵泡颗粒细胞中的表达呈较强的负线性相关(R=-0.808,P=0.000)。结果提示:组蛋白H3K4me3和H3K27me3在不同发育阶段卵泡颗粒层中的表达具有组织差异性,呈负相关的动态修饰性,可能共同协调卵泡生长过程中各基因的表达与功能,研究结果为鸡繁殖性状调控机理提供了理论依据。展开更多
The fine-tuned expression dynamics of the effector genes are pivotal for the transition from vegetative growth to host colonization of pathogenic filamentous fungi.However,mechanisms underlying the dynamic regulation ...The fine-tuned expression dynamics of the effector genes are pivotal for the transition from vegetative growth to host colonization of pathogenic filamentous fungi.However,mechanisms underlying the dynamic regulation of these genes remain largely unknown.Here,through comparative transcriptome and chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing(ChIP-seq)analyses of the methyltransferase PoKmt6 in rice blast fungus Pyricularia oryzae(syn.Magnaporthe oryzae),we found that PoKmt6-mediated H3K27me3 deposition was enriched mainly at fast-evolving regions and contributed to the silencing of a subset of secreted proteins(SP)and transposable element(TE)families during the vegetative growth of P.oryzae.Intriguingly,we observed that a group of SP genes,which were depleted of H3K27me3 modification,could also be silenced via the H3K27me3-mediated repression of the nearby TEs.In conclusion,our results indicate that H3K27me3 modification mediated by PoKmt6 regulates the expression of some SP genes in fast-evolving regions through the suppression of nearby TEs.展开更多
目的绘制胃黏膜肠上皮化生(intestinal metaplasia,IM)(简称肠化)组织中沉默子(组蛋白H3K27me3修饰为标记)的全基因组分布图谱,揭示肠化发生的表观调控新机制。方法在陆军特色医学中心消化内科收集22例人正常胃窦黏膜及39例人胃窦肠化黏...目的绘制胃黏膜肠上皮化生(intestinal metaplasia,IM)(简称肠化)组织中沉默子(组蛋白H3K27me3修饰为标记)的全基因组分布图谱,揭示肠化发生的表观调控新机制。方法在陆军特色医学中心消化内科收集22例人正常胃窦黏膜及39例人胃窦肠化黏膜,采用低起始量细胞的染色质靶向捕获(Cleavage Under Targets and Tagmentation,CUT&Tag)测序技术检测基因组H3K27me3修饰情况,RNA测序检测转录组特征。利用Ngsplot、ChIPseeker、MAnorm2、ggbiplot、edgeR、Homer等工具分析沉默子信号及其对肠化组织基因表达调控作用。结果H3K27me3的CUT&Tag测序数据质量较好,正常胃黏膜和肠化组织H3K27me3修饰的全基因组分布特征无明显差异。肠化组织沉默子信号强度显著降低(P<0.05)。主成分分析发现,肠化组织的全局性沉默子特征与正常组织差异明显,表现为沉默子重塑。整合分析转录组数据发现,沉默子重塑可能是CDX1等肠化标志性基因表达增加、肠化相关信号通路激活的重要原因之一。沉默子信号丢失可能招募ATOH1(P<0.01)和ONECUT2(P<0.01)等转录因子形成网络,它们在肠化组织高表达,调控CDX1等肠化关键基因表达,影响营养物质代谢等细胞生物学过程。结论表观组、转录组学测序数据整合分析表明沉默子重塑是胃黏膜肠化的一种显著表观遗传特征,沉默子丢失区域可能招募ATOH1及ONECUT2等转录因子形成网络,调控肠化关键基因表达与肠化细胞的多种物质代谢过程。展开更多
目的描绘胃黏膜肠上皮化生(intestinal metaplasia,IM)(肠化)组织增强子标志H3K27ac修饰的全基因组分布图谱,探讨增强子调控肠化的作用机制。方法于本院收集41例肠化胃黏膜与21例正常胃黏膜进行H3K27ac染色质靶向切割和标签化(Cleavage ...目的描绘胃黏膜肠上皮化生(intestinal metaplasia,IM)(肠化)组织增强子标志H3K27ac修饰的全基因组分布图谱,探讨增强子调控肠化的作用机制。方法于本院收集41例肠化胃黏膜与21例正常胃黏膜进行H3K27ac染色质靶向切割和标签化(Cleavage Under Targets and Tagmentation,CUT&Tag)测序与RNA测序,比较两种组织的H3K27ac修饰数量、信号强度差异,分析增强子重编程特征;探讨增强子相关转录因子调控肠化基因表达的分子机制。结果相比正常胃黏膜,肠化组织的H3K27ac修饰数量、信号强度均显著增加,其重编程区域主要位于增强子;在肠化组织的高变异增强子基因座中,活性升高的增强子占92.4%,后者可能上调大量肠上皮细胞相关基因表达,改变肠化细胞表型和生物学特性;肠化增强子区域富集了CDX2等14个转录因子的结合基序,它们在肠化组织表达上调,组成转录因子调控网络,可能在增强子激活肠化相关基因表达中发挥重要作用。结论本研究采用表观组、转录组测序及整合分析,发现全基因组增强子重塑是肠化的一个重要表观修饰特征,增强子可能通过招募CDX2等转录因子形成调控网络,协同上调肠化相关基因表达。展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81971875,82300661)Natural Science Foundation of Anhui province(2308085QH246)+3 种基金Natural Science Foundation of the Anhui Higher Education Institutions(KJ2021A0205)Basic and Clinical Cooperative Research Program of Anhui Medical University(2019xkjT002,2019xkjT022,2022xkjT013)Talent Training Program,School of Basic Medical Sciences,Anhui Medical University(2022YPJH102)National College Students Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program of China(202210366024)。
文摘Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD)is associated with mutations in lipopolysaccharide-binding protein(LBP),but the underlying epigenetic mechanisms remain understudied.Herein,LBP^(-/-)rats with NAFLD were established and used to conduct integrative targetingactive enhancer histone H3 lysine 27 acetylation(H3K27ac)chromatin immunoprecipitation coupled with high-throughput and transcriptomic sequencing analysis to explore the potential epigenetic pathomechanisms of active enhancers of NAFLD exacerbation upon LBP deficiency.Notably,LBP^(-/-)reduced the inflammatory response but markedly aggravated high-fat diet(HFD)-induced NAFLD in rats,with pronounced alterations in the histone acetylome and regulatory transcriptome.In total,1128 differential enhancer-target genes significantly enriched in cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism were identified between wild-type(WT)and LBP^(-/-)NAFLD rats.Based on integrative analysis,CCAAT/enhancer-binding proteinβ(C/EBPβ)was identified as a pivotal transcription factor(TF)and contributor to dysregulated histone acetylome H3K27ac,and the lipid metabolism gene SCD was identified as a downstream effector exacerbating NAFLD.This study not only broadens our understanding of the essential role of LBP in the pathogenesis of NAFLD from an epigenetics perspective but also identifies key TF C/EBPβand functional gene SCD as potential regulators and therapeutic targets.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.32001996)Central Publicinterest Scientific Institution Basal Research Fund(Grant No.Y2022QC23)+2 种基金Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program(Grant No.CAAS-ASTIP-2021-ZFRI-01)the Crop Germplasm Resources Conservation Project(Grant No.2016NWB041)the Science and Technology Major Project of Yunnan(Gene mining and breeding of peach at highaltitude and low-latitude regions)。
文摘Bud dormancy facilitates the survival of meristems under harsh environmental conditions.To elucidate how molecular responses to chilling accumulation controlling dormancy in peach buds,chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing to identify the H3K27me3 modifications and RNA sequencing of two peach cultivars with pronounced differences in chilling requirement were carried out,the results showed that genes associated with abscisic acid and gibberellic acid signal pathways play key roles in dormancy regulation.The results demonstrated that peach flower bud differentiation occurred continuously in both cultivars during chilling accumulation,which was correlated with the transcript abundance of key genes involved in phytohormone metabolism and flower bud development under adverse conditions.The more increased strength in high chillingrequirement cultivar along with the chilling accumulation at the genome-wide level.The function of the dormancy-associated MADS-box gene PpDAM6 was identified,which is involved in leaf bud break in peach and flower development in transgenic Nicotiana tabacum(NC89).In addition,PpDAM6 was positively regulated by PpCBF,and the genes of putative dormancy-related and associated with metabolic pathways were proposed.Taken together,these results constituted a theoretical basis for elucidating the regulation of peach bud dormancy transition.
基金supported by the Chongqing Modern Agricultural Industry Technology System,China(CQMAITS202301)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32100287 and 31971919)+2 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing,China(cstc2020jcyj-jq X0020 and cstc2021ycjh-bgzxm0066)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Funded Project(2020M683219)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China(SWU-XDJH202315)。
文摘Flower organ identity in rice is mainly determined by the A-,B-,C-and E-class genes,with the majority encoding MADS-box transcription factors.However,few studies have investigated how the expression of these floral organ identity genes is regulated during flower development.In this study,we identified a gene named SUPER WOMAN 2(SPW2),which is necessary for spikelet/floret development in rice by participating in the regulation of the expression of pistil identity genes such as OsMADS3,OsMADS13,OsMADS58 and DL.In the spw2 mutant,ectopic stigma/ovary-like tissues were observed in the non-pistil organs,including sterile lemma,lemma,palea,lodicule,and stamen,suggesting that the identities of these organs were severely affected by mutations in SPW2.SPW2 was shown to encode a plant-specific EMF1-like protein that is involved in H3K27me3 modification as an important component of the PRC2 complex.Expression analysis showed that the SPW2 mutation led to the ectopic expression of OsMADS3,OsMADS13,OsMADS58,and DL in non-pistil organs of the spikelet.The ChIP-qPCR results showed significant reductions in the levels of H3K27me3 modification on the chromatin of these genes.Thus,we demonstrated that SPW2 can mediate the process of H3K27me3 modification of pistil-related genes to regulate their expression in non-pistil organs of spikelets in rice.The results of this study expand our understanding of the molecular mechanism by which SPW2 regulates floral organ identity genes through epigenetic regulation.
文摘卵母细胞成熟过程受组蛋白H3K4me3(trimethylation of lysine 4 on histone 3)和H3K27me3(trimethylation of lysine 27 on histone 3)及其相关的甲基化和去甲基化酶的调控,因此考虑对鸡的卵泡发育也存在一定的影响。选取“苏禽3号”配套系第一母本为研究对象,采用Western blot法探究组蛋白H3K4me3和H3K27me3在鸡卵泡不同发育阶段颗粒层中蛋白的表达模式。结果表明:在苏禽3号卵泡颗粒层中,组蛋白H3K4me3在卵泡发育不同阶段表达模式呈降低→升高→降低→升高的波浪形趋势,波浪变化较为平缓,在F5、F2和F13个表达高点的表达量与SWF(small white follicle)、LWF(large white follicle)、SYF(small yellow follicle)和F34个表达低点的表达差异显著(P<0.05)。组蛋白H3K27me3在不同发育阶段表达模式亦呈波浪形表达趋势,波浪变化起伏较明显,在SWF、SYF和F33个表达高点的表达量与F5、F4、F1和F24个表达低点的表达差异显著(P<0.05)。相关性分析显示,组蛋白H3K4me3与H3K27me3在不同发育阶段卵泡颗粒细胞中的表达呈较强的负线性相关(R=-0.808,P=0.000)。结果提示:组蛋白H3K4me3和H3K27me3在不同发育阶段卵泡颗粒层中的表达具有组织差异性,呈负相关的动态修饰性,可能共同协调卵泡生长过程中各基因的表达与功能,研究结果为鸡繁殖性状调控机理提供了理论依据。
基金the grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(U1805232,31770156,and 32172365)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2021M690637)。
文摘The fine-tuned expression dynamics of the effector genes are pivotal for the transition from vegetative growth to host colonization of pathogenic filamentous fungi.However,mechanisms underlying the dynamic regulation of these genes remain largely unknown.Here,through comparative transcriptome and chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing(ChIP-seq)analyses of the methyltransferase PoKmt6 in rice blast fungus Pyricularia oryzae(syn.Magnaporthe oryzae),we found that PoKmt6-mediated H3K27me3 deposition was enriched mainly at fast-evolving regions and contributed to the silencing of a subset of secreted proteins(SP)and transposable element(TE)families during the vegetative growth of P.oryzae.Intriguingly,we observed that a group of SP genes,which were depleted of H3K27me3 modification,could also be silenced via the H3K27me3-mediated repression of the nearby TEs.In conclusion,our results indicate that H3K27me3 modification mediated by PoKmt6 regulates the expression of some SP genes in fast-evolving regions through the suppression of nearby TEs.
文摘目的绘制胃黏膜肠上皮化生(intestinal metaplasia,IM)(简称肠化)组织中沉默子(组蛋白H3K27me3修饰为标记)的全基因组分布图谱,揭示肠化发生的表观调控新机制。方法在陆军特色医学中心消化内科收集22例人正常胃窦黏膜及39例人胃窦肠化黏膜,采用低起始量细胞的染色质靶向捕获(Cleavage Under Targets and Tagmentation,CUT&Tag)测序技术检测基因组H3K27me3修饰情况,RNA测序检测转录组特征。利用Ngsplot、ChIPseeker、MAnorm2、ggbiplot、edgeR、Homer等工具分析沉默子信号及其对肠化组织基因表达调控作用。结果H3K27me3的CUT&Tag测序数据质量较好,正常胃黏膜和肠化组织H3K27me3修饰的全基因组分布特征无明显差异。肠化组织沉默子信号强度显著降低(P<0.05)。主成分分析发现,肠化组织的全局性沉默子特征与正常组织差异明显,表现为沉默子重塑。整合分析转录组数据发现,沉默子重塑可能是CDX1等肠化标志性基因表达增加、肠化相关信号通路激活的重要原因之一。沉默子信号丢失可能招募ATOH1(P<0.01)和ONECUT2(P<0.01)等转录因子形成网络,它们在肠化组织高表达,调控CDX1等肠化关键基因表达,影响营养物质代谢等细胞生物学过程。结论表观组、转录组学测序数据整合分析表明沉默子重塑是胃黏膜肠化的一种显著表观遗传特征,沉默子丢失区域可能招募ATOH1及ONECUT2等转录因子形成网络,调控肠化关键基因表达与肠化细胞的多种物质代谢过程。
文摘目的描绘胃黏膜肠上皮化生(intestinal metaplasia,IM)(肠化)组织增强子标志H3K27ac修饰的全基因组分布图谱,探讨增强子调控肠化的作用机制。方法于本院收集41例肠化胃黏膜与21例正常胃黏膜进行H3K27ac染色质靶向切割和标签化(Cleavage Under Targets and Tagmentation,CUT&Tag)测序与RNA测序,比较两种组织的H3K27ac修饰数量、信号强度差异,分析增强子重编程特征;探讨增强子相关转录因子调控肠化基因表达的分子机制。结果相比正常胃黏膜,肠化组织的H3K27ac修饰数量、信号强度均显著增加,其重编程区域主要位于增强子;在肠化组织的高变异增强子基因座中,活性升高的增强子占92.4%,后者可能上调大量肠上皮细胞相关基因表达,改变肠化细胞表型和生物学特性;肠化增强子区域富集了CDX2等14个转录因子的结合基序,它们在肠化组织表达上调,组成转录因子调控网络,可能在增强子激活肠化相关基因表达中发挥重要作用。结论本研究采用表观组、转录组测序及整合分析,发现全基因组增强子重塑是肠化的一个重要表观修饰特征,增强子可能通过招募CDX2等转录因子形成调控网络,协同上调肠化相关基因表达。
