Open chromatin and transcriptional regulation of dermal myofibroblasts in SSc
Open chromatin and transcriptional regulation of dermal myofibroblasts in SSc
批准号:
9912525
负责人:
ROBERT A. LAFYATIS
金额:
$38.77万
依托单位国家:
美国
项目类别:
财政年份:
2019
资助国家:
美国
项目状态:
已结题
起止时间:
2019-09-19 至 2021-02-28
关键词:
AddressAutomobile DrivingBindingBinding SitesBiological AssayBiologyBiopsyCRISPR interferenceCause of DeathCell NucleusCellsCellular AssayChromatinCicatrixCompanionsComplexComplicationComputing MethodologiesContractureCutaneousDNADataDermalDetectionDiffuseEncapsulatedEpigenetic ProcessFOSL2 geneFOXP1 geneFibroblastsFibrosisGene ExpressionGene Expression ProfileGene Expression RegulationGenesGenetic TranscriptionGoalsGuide RNAHSF1Hyperactive behaviorIn VitroInterstitial Lung DiseasesJointsLungMADH2 geneMADH3 geneMethodologyModelingMolecularMorbidity - disease rateMusMyofibroblastNuclearOrganPainPathogenesisPathologyPathway interactionsPatientsPharmaceutical PreparationsPhasePhenotypePlasmidsPopulationPredictive FactorRegulationRegulonRheumatismRoleSFRP4 geneSamplingSequence AnalysisSignal TransductionSkinSourceSystemic SclerodermaTHBS1 geneTechnologyTestingTn5 transposaseTranscriptional RegulationTransforming Growth Factor betaTransposaseWorkactivating transcription factorcDNA Librarycell typechromatin remodelingcytokineinsightmortalitymouse modeloverexpressionprogenitorsingle-cell RNA sequencingskin fibrosissystemic autoimmune diseasetranscription factortranscriptome
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英文摘要
The leading cause of death in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is the fibrotic complication, interstitial lung
disease (ILD), but skin fibrosis is a leading cause for morbidity resulting in disfiguring, painful and itchy
skin, and joint contractures. The emergence and expansion of myofibroblasts as the main profibrotic cell
underlies the pathogenesis of both SSc skin and ILD. Although much is understood about myofibroblast
biology in vitro and in murine models of fibrosis, the cell source and molecular signals driving
myofibroblast differentiation in SSc remain obscure. We have recently identified SSc dermal
myofibroblasts, SFRP2-‐expressing myofibroblast progenitors and the associated altered transcriptome
by single cell RNA-‐sequencing (scRNA-‐seq). In order to understand the underlying drivers of
myofibroblast differentiation we will examine the epigenetic and transcriptional control of genes
regulated in SSc skin myofibroblasts. We have analyzed our scRNA-‐seq transcriptome data using SCENIC,
a computational method developed for detecting transcription factor (TF)-‐associated regulatory
networks (regulons). In scRNA-‐seq analysis of SSc myofibroblasts, we saw upregulated regulons
associated with the TFs: FOXP1, NPDC1, IRF7, ZEB1, HSF1 and FOSL2. In the first aim of the R61 phase
we will test the role of predicted TFs in regulating myofibroblast transcriptome in dermal fibroblasts.
Primary fibroblast cultures from SSc and healthy skin biopsies will be transfected with dCas9-‐CRISPRa or
dCas9-‐CRISPRi and single guide RNAs (sgRNAs) targeting FOXP1, NPDC1, IRF7, ZEB1, HSF1 or FOSL2, or
SMAD2 or SMAD3 as positive controls for the canonical TGFβ regulated pathway. Cells will then be
analyzed by scRNA-‐seq, cDNA libraries prepared, sequenced, and analyzed for alterations in gene
expression (PERTURB-‐seq). Gene expression by TF-‐perturbed cells will be compared to unperturbed
cells of the same SFRP2+ fibroblast phenotype. Recent technological advances have also provided
methodology for single cell Assay for Transposase Accessible Chromatin by Sequencing (scATAC-‐seq)
permitting assessment of epigenetic changes in DNA that reflect regions of TF binding to DNA. In the
second aim of the R61 phase we will analyze open chromatin in cells from skin biopsies from healthy
and SSc patients by scATAC-‐seq. Peaks of open chromatin in myofibroblasts will be identified and
compared to open chromatin in myofibroblast progenitor, SFRP2-‐expressing fibroblasts. We will focus on
analyzing chromatin remodeling of genes, such as SFRP4 and WIF1 that show altered expression by SSc
myofibroblasts. We will correlate predicted TF binding sites in open chromatin with TF regulation of
myofibroblast associated genes identified in aim 1. In the R33 phase we will confirm the results in the
R61 phase by overexpressing TFs shown to regulate myofibroblast genes, singly or in combination, and
analyzing the effects on chromatin remodeling, and on myofibroblast differentiation.
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Administrative Core
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批准号:10404140
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$15.9万
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财政年份:2022
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负责人:ROBERT A. LAFYATIS
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依托单位:
Cell epigenetics & communication in systemic sclerosis and localized scleroderma skin disease
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批准号:10404143
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$30.21万
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财政年份:2022
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负责人:ROBERT A. LAFYATIS
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依托单位:
Cell epigenetics & communication in systemic sclerosis and localized scleroderma skin disease
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批准号:10705648
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$30.21万
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财政年份:2022
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负责人:ROBERT A. LAFYATIS
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依托单位:
Clinical-Translational Studies in Skin, Lung, and Vascular Complications in Systemic Sclerosis
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批准号:10705585
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$156.58万
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财政年份:2022
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负责人:ROBERT A. LAFYATIS
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依托单位:
Clinical-Translational Studies in Skin, Lung, and Vascular Complications in Systemic Sclerosis
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批准号:10404139
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$153.48万
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财政年份:2022
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负责人:ROBERT A. LAFYATIS
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依托单位:
Administrative Core
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批准号:10705623
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$19.08万
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财政年份:2022
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负责人:ROBERT A. LAFYATIS
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依托单位:
NIAMS: Center for Research Translation (CORT)
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批准号:10317277
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$1.42万
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财政年份:2011
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负责人:ROBERT A. LAFYATIS
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依托单位:
NIAMS: CORT
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批准号:8924900
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$162.3万
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财政年份:2011
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负责人:ROBERT A. LAFYATIS
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依托单位:
NIAMS: CORT
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批准号:8089903
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$165.26万
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财政年份:2011
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负责人:ROBERT A. LAFYATIS
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依托单位:
Translational studies for identifying and targeting novel pathways in systemic sclerosis pathogenesis
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批准号:9370321
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$130.93万
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财政年份:2011
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负责人:ROBERT A. LAFYATIS
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依托单位:
NIAMS: CORT
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批准号:8326628
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$162.33万
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财政年份:2011
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负责人:ROBERT A. LAFYATIS
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依托单位:
NIAMS: CORT
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批准号:8531154
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$154.19万
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财政年份:2011
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负责人:ROBERT A. LAFYATIS
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依托单位:
Project 1: Systemic Sclerosis Skin Biomarkers & Therapeutics
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批准号:10022107
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$22.15万
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财政年份:2011
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负责人:ROBERT A. LAFYATIS
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依托单位:
Translational studies for identifying and targeting novel pathways in systemic sclerosis pathogenesis
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批准号:10022096
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$130.02万
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财政年份:2011
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负责人:ROBERT A. LAFYATIS
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依托单位:
Rheumatic Diseases Research Core Centers
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批准号:8326651
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$63.01万
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财政年份:2011
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负责人:ROBERT A. LAFYATIS
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依托单位:
Translational studies for identifying and targeting novel pathways in systemic sclerosis pathogenesis
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批准号:10476752
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$6.94万
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财政年份:2011
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负责人:ROBERT A. LAFYATIS
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依托单位:
Translational studies for identifying and targeting novel pathways in systemic sclerosis pathogenesis
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批准号:10262930
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$135.63万
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财政年份:2011
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负责人:ROBERT A. LAFYATIS
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依托单位:
Administrative Core
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批准号:10262931
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$15.82万
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财政年份:2011
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负责人:ROBERT A. LAFYATIS
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依托单位:
Project 1 Biomarkers of disease activity and progression in systemic sclerosis
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批准号:8135919
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$30.34万
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财政年份:2011
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负责人:ROBERT A. LAFYATIS
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依托单位:
Rheumatic Diseases Research Core Centers
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批准号:8136385
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$67.73万
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财政年份:2011
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负责人:ROBERT A. LAFYATIS
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依托单位:
海外基金