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Neuroimage ; 254: 119144, 2022 07 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35342003

ABSTRACT

Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM) has lifelong consequences on brain development and cognitive function. We studied the lifelong developmental trajectories of resting-state EEG source activity in 66 individuals with histories of Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM) limited to the first year of life and in 83 matched classmate controls (CON) who are all participants of the 49 years longitudinal Barbados Nutrition Study (BNS). qEEGt source z-spectra measured deviation from normative values of EEG rhythmic activity sources at 5-11 years of age and 40 years later at 45-51 years of age. The PEM group showed qEEGt abnormalities in childhood, including a developmental delay in alpha rhythm maturation and an insufficient decrease in beta activity. These profiles may be correlated with accelerated cognitive decline.


Subject(s)
Cognitive Dysfunction , Protein-Energy Malnutrition , Electroencephalography , Humans , Longitudinal Studies , Nutritional Status
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Cell Rep ; 21(8): 2251-2263, 2017 Nov 21.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29166614

ABSTRACT

A gradual restriction in lineage potential of multipotent stem/progenitor cells is a hallmark of adult hematopoiesis, but the underlying molecular events governing these processes remain incompletely understood. Here, we identified robust expression of the leukemia-associated transcription factor hepatic leukemia factor (Hlf) in normal multipotent hematopoietic progenitors, which was rapidly downregulated upon differentiation. Interference with its normal downregulation revealed Hlf as a strong negative regulator of lymphoid development, while remaining compatible with myeloid fates. Reciprocally, we observed rapid lymphoid commitment upon reduced Hlf activity. The arising phenotypes resulted from Hlf binding to active enhancers of myeloid-competent cells, transcriptional induction of myeloid, and ablation of lymphoid gene programs, with Hlf induction of nuclear factor I C (Nfic) as a functionally relevant target gene. Thereby, our studies establish Hlf as a key regulator of the earliest lineage-commitment events at the transition from multipotency to lineage-restricted progeny, with implications for both normal and malignant hematopoiesis.


Subject(s)
Cell Lineage/physiology , Hematopoiesis/genetics , Hematopoietic Stem Cells/cytology , Leukemia/metabolism , Multipotent Stem Cells/cytology , Animals , Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors/metabolism , Cell Differentiation/physiology , Gene Expression Regulation/physiology , Lymphopoiesis/physiology , Mice , Myeloid Cells/metabolism
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Blood ; 127(13): e12-23, 2016 Mar 31.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26809507

ABSTRACT

Comprehensive study of transcriptional control processes will be required to enhance our understanding of both normal and malignant hematopoiesis. Modern sequencing technologies have revolutionized our ability to generate genome-scale expression and histone modification profiles, transcription factor (TF)-binding maps, and also comprehensive chromatin-looping information. Many of these technologies, however, require large numbers of cells, and therefore cannot be applied to rare hematopoietic stem/progenitor cell (HSPC) populations. The stem cell factor-dependent multipotent progenitor cell line HPC-7 represents a well-recognized cell line model for HSPCs. Here we report genome-wide maps for 17 TFs, 3 histone modifications, DNase I hypersensitive sites, and high-resolution promoter-enhancer interactomes in HPC-7 cells. Integrated analysis of these complementary data sets revealed TF occupancy patterns of genomic regions involved in promoter-anchored loops. Moreover, preferential associations between pairs of TFs bound at either ends of chromatin loops led to the identification of 4 previously unrecognized protein-protein interactions between key blood stem cell regulators. All HPC-7 data sets are freely available both through standard repositories and a user-friendly Web interface. Together with previously generated genome-wide data sets, this study integrates HPC-7 data into a genomic resource on par with ENCODE tier 1 cell lines and, importantly, is the only current model with comprehensive genome-scale data that is relevant to HSPC biology.


Subject(s)
Gene Expression Regulation , Hematopoiesis/genetics , Hematopoietic Stem Cells/metabolism , Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid , Transcription Factors/metabolism , Animals , Binding Sites/genetics , Cells, Cultured , Chromatin Immunoprecipitation , Embryo, Mammalian , Genome , HEK293 Cells , Humans , Mice , Mice, Transgenic , Promoter Regions, Genetic , Protein Binding/genetics , Transcription Factors/genetics
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Cell Stem Cell ; 16(6): 712-24, 2015 Jun 04.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26004780

ABSTRACT

Heterogeneity within the self-renewal durability of adult hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) challenges our understanding of the molecular framework underlying HSC function. Gene expression studies have been hampered by the presence of multiple HSC subtypes and contaminating non-HSCs in bulk HSC populations. To gain deeper insight into the gene expression program of murine HSCs, we combined single-cell functional assays with flow cytometric index sorting and single-cell gene expression assays. Through bioinformatic integration of these datasets, we designed an unbiased sorting strategy that separates non-HSCs away from HSCs, and single-cell transplantation experiments using the enriched population were combined with RNA-seq data to identify key molecules that associate with long-term durable self-renewal, producing a single-cell molecular dataset that is linked to functional stem cell activity. Finally, we demonstrated the broader applicability of this approach for linking key molecules with defined cellular functions in another stem cell system.


Subject(s)
Gene Expression Regulation , Hematopoietic Stem Cells/cytology , Hematopoietic Stem Cells/metabolism , Single-Cell Analysis/methods , Animals , Cell Differentiation/genetics , Cell Lineage/genetics , Cell Proliferation , Clone Cells , Gene Expression Profiling , Genome , Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation , Humans , Mice, Inbred C57BL
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Nucleic Acids Res ; 43(Database issue): D1117-23, 2015 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25270877

ABSTRACT

CODEX (http://codex.stemcells.cam.ac.uk/) is a user-friendly database for the direct access and interrogation of publicly available next-generation sequencing (NGS) data, specifically aimed at experimental biologists. In an era of multi-centre genomic dataset generation, CODEX provides a single database where these samples are collected, uniformly processed and vetted. The main drive of CODEX is to provide the wider scientific community with instant access to high-quality NGS data, which, irrespective of the publishing laboratory, is directly comparable. CODEX allows users to immediately visualize or download processed datasets, or compare user-generated data against the database's cumulative knowledge-base. CODEX contains four types of NGS experiments: transcription factor chromatin immunoprecipitation coupled to high-throughput sequencing (ChIP-Seq), histone modification ChIP-Seq, DNase-Seq and RNA-Seq. These are largely encompassed within two specialized repositories, HAEMCODE and ESCODE, which are focused on haematopoiesis and embryonic stem cell samples, respectively. To date, CODEX contains over 1000 samples, including 221 unique TFs and 93 unique cell types. CODEX therefore provides one of the most complete resources of publicly available NGS data for the direct interrogation of transcriptional programmes that regulate cellular identity and fate in the context of mammalian development, homeostasis and disease.


Subject(s)
Databases, Genetic , Embryonic Stem Cells/metabolism , Hematopoietic Stem Cells/metabolism , High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing , Animals , Chromatin Immunoprecipitation , Hematopoiesis/genetics , Histones/metabolism , Humans , Internet , Mice , Sequence Analysis, DNA , Sequence Analysis, RNA , Software
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