期刊
ENDOCRINOLOGY
卷 162, 期 11, 页码 -出版社
ENDOCRINE SOC
DOI: 10.1210/endocr/bqab181
关键词
pancreatic islets; transcriptome; histone modification; epigenetics; transcription factor binding motif; bivalent gene
资金
- NIDDK [R01 DK055704, R01 DK114054]
- Novo Nordisk Foundation [NNF17CC0027852]
The critical pathways for mature islet function include nutrient sensing, neuronal function, immune function, cell replication, and extracellular matrix. The study found that histone marks were enriched at critical transcription factor-binding motifs, such as Hoxa9, C/EBP-beta, Gata1, Foxo1, E2f1, E2f3, and Mafb.
Islet function is critical for normal glucose homeostasis. Unlike adult f cells, fetal and neonatal islets are more proliferative and have decreased insulin secretion in response to stimuli. However, the underlying mechanisms governing functional maturity of islets have not been completely elucidated. Pancreatic islets comprise different cell types. The microenvironment of islets and interactions between these cell types are critical for beta-cell development and maturation.Thus, the study of intact islets is optimal to identify novel molecular mechanisms controlling islet functional development. Transcriptomes and genome-wide histone landscapes of H3K4me3, H3K27me3, and H3K27Ac from intact islets isolated from 2- and 10-week-old Sprague-Dawley rats were integrated to elucidate genes and pathways modulating islet development, as well as the contribution of epigenetic regulation. A total of 4489 differentially expressed genes were identified; 2289 and 2200 of them were up- and down-regulated in 10-week islets, respectively. Ingenuity Pathway Analysis revealed critical pathways regulating functional maturation of islets, including nutrient sensing, neuronal function, immune function, cell replication, and extracellular matrix. Furthermore, we identified significant changes in enrichment of H3K4me3, H3K27me3, and H3K27Ac marks, which correlated with expression changes of genes critical for islet function.These histone marks were enriched at critical transcription factor-binding motifs, such as Hoxa9, C/EBP-beta, Gata1, Foxo1, E2f1, E2f3, and Mafb. In addition, our chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing data revealed multiple potential bivalent genes whose poised states changed with maturation. Collectively, our current study identified critical novel pathways for mature islet function and suggested a role for histone modifications in regulating islet development and maturation.
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