Inflammatory stress-mediated chromatin changes underlie dysfunction in endothelial cells [preprint]
Liu, Haibo ; Caliz, Amada D ; Learnard, Heather ; Koupenova, Milka ; Keaney, John F ; Kant, Shashi ; Zhu, Lihua Julie ; Vertii, Anastassiia
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Inflammatory stresses underlie endothelial dysfunction and contribute to the development of chronic cardiovascular disorders such as atherosclerosis and vascular fibrosis. The initial transcriptional response of endothelial cells to pro-inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-alpha is well established. However, very few studies uncover the effects of inflammatory stresses on chromatin architecture. We used integrative analysis of ATAC-seq and RNA-seq data to investigate chromatin alterations in human endothelial cells in response to TNF-alpha and febrile-range heat stress exposure. Multi-omics data analysis suggests a correlation between the transcription of stress-related genes and endothelial dysfunction drivers with chromatin regions exhibiting differential accessibility. Moreover, microscopy identified the dynamics in the nuclear organization, specifically, the changes in a subset of heterochromatic nucleoli-associated chromatin domains, the centromeres. Upon inflammatory stress exposure, the centromeres decreased association with nucleoli in a p38-dependent manner and increased the number of transcripts from pericentromeric regions. Overall, we provide two lines of evidence that suggest chromatin alterations in vascular endothelial cells during inflammatory stresses.
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Liu H, Caliz AD, Learnard H, Koupenova M, Keaney JF, Kant S, Zhu LJ, Vertii A. Inflammatory stress-mediated chromatin changes underlie dysfunction in endothelial cells. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2023 Oct 16:2023.10.11.561959. doi: 10.1101/2023.10.11.561959. PMID: 37905100; PMCID: PMC10614786.
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This article is a preprint. Preprints are preliminary reports of work that have not been certified by peer review.