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Analysis of Genetically Diverse Macrophages Reveals Local and Domain-wide Mechanisms that Control Transcription Factor Binding and Function

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Link, Verena M., Duttke, Sascha H., Chun, Hyun B., Holtman, Inge R., Westin, Emma, Hoeksema, Marten A., Abe, Yohei, Skola, Dylan +13 more·2018·Cell

Abstract

Non-coding genetic variation is a major driver of phenotypic diversity and allows the investigation of mechanisms that control gene expression. Here, we systematically investigated the effects of >50 million variations from five strains of mice on mRNA, nascent transcription, transcription start sites, and transcription factor binding in resting and activated macrophages. We observed substantial differences associated with distinct molecular pathways. Evaluating genetic variation provided evidence for roles of ∼100 TFs in shaping lineage-determining factor binding. Unexpectedly, a substantial fraction of strain-specific factor binding could not be explained by local mutations. Integration of genomic features with chromatin interaction data provided evidence for hundreds of connected cis-regulatory domains associated with differences in transcription factor binding and gene expression. This system and the >250 datasets establish a substantial new resource for investigation of how genetic variation affects cellular phenotypes.

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Link, V. M., Duttke, S. H., Chun, H. B., Holtman, I. R., Westin, E., Hoeksema, M. A., Abe, Y., Skola, D., Romanoski, C. E., Tao, J., Fonseca, G. J., Troutman, T. D., Spann, N. J., Strid, T., Sakai, M., Yu, M., Hu, R., Fang, R., Metzler, D., Ren, B., & Glass, C. K.
Affiliations
  • University of California San Diego (US)
  • University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
  • University of Arizona (US)
  • Ludwig Cancer Research (US)
  • Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
  • Ludwig Cancer Research (BE)
Corresponding author
Glass, Christopher K.
Venue
Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2018-06
Volume
173
Issue
7
Pages
1796-1809.e17
ISSN
0092-8674 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2803237856
Cited by
182
References
67
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 19 · 2024: 23 · 2023: 19 · 2022: 23 · 2021: 34 · 2020: 30 · 2019: 19 · 2018: 6
FWCI
7.91
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Cell (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Pure Amsterdam UMC (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
  • University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • NIH (DK091183, CA17390, GM085764, DK063491, T32DK007541, T32DK007044, T32CA009523)
  • Leducq Transatlantic Network
  • CRI-Irvington
  • German Research Council
  • Collaborative Research Center 1243 (project A16)
  • Swedish Society for Medical Research
  • Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation
  • Dutch MS Research Foundation
  • Gemmy and Mibeth Tichelaar Foundation
  • NIH-NHLBI (R00123485)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Chromatin Remodeling and Cancer
Keywords
macrophages, genetic variation, transcription factor binding, nascent transcription, transcription start sites, mouse strains, chromatin interactions, gene expression regulation, macrophage activation
MeSH terms
Proto-Oncogene Protein Spi-1, Animals, Binding Sites, Bone Marrow Cells, Enhancer Elements, Genetic, Female, Gene Expression Regulation, Lipopolysaccharides, Macrophages, Male, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Promoter Regions, Genetic, Protein Binding, Proto-Oncogene Proteins, Transcription Factors, Genetic Variation, Trans-Activators, Cluster Analysis, Mice, Inbred NOD, CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-beta, Mice

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