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Abstract
The transcription factor hepatocyte nuclear factor 1β (HNF-1β) is essential for normal development of the kidney and other epithelial organs. In the developing mouse kidney, HNF-1β is required for the differentiation and patterning of immature nephrons and branching morphogenesis of the ureteric bud (UB). Here, we used ChIP-sequencing (ChIP-seq) and RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) to identify genes that are regulated by HNF-1β in embryonic mouse kidneys. ChIP-seq revealed that HNF-1β binds to 8284 sites in chromatin from E14.5 mouse kidneys. Comparison with previous ATAC-seq and histone modification studies showed that HNF-1β binding peaks colocalized with open chromatin and epigenetic marks of transcriptional activation (H3K27 acetylation, H3K4 trimethylation, H3K4 monomethylation), indicating that the binding sites were functional. To investigate the relationship between HNF-1β binding and HNF-1β-dependent gene regulation, RNA-seq was performed on UB cells purified from wild-type and HNF-1β mutant embryonic kidneys. A total of 1632 genes showed reduced expression in HNF-1β-deficient UB cells, and 485 genes contained nearby HNF-1β binding sites indicating that they were directly activated by HNF-1β. Conversely, HNF-1β directly repressed the expression of 526 genes in the UB. Comparison with snATAC-seq analysis of UB-derived cells showed that both HNF-1β-dependent activation and repression correlated with chromatin accessibility. Pathway analysis revealed that HNF-1β binds near 68 axon guidance genes in the developing kidney. RNA-seq analysis showed that Nrp1, Sema3c, Sema3d, Sema6a, and Slit2 were activated by HNF-1β, whereas Efna1, Epha3, Epha4, Epha7, Ntn4, Plxna2, Sema3a, Sema4b, Slit3, Srgap1, Unc5c and Unc5d were repressed by HNF-1β. RNAscope in situ hybridization showed that Nrp1, Sema3c, Sema3d, Sema6a, and Slit2 were expressed in wild-type UB and were dysregulated in HNF-1β mutant UB. These studies show that HNF-1β directly regulates the expression of multiple axon guidance genes in the developing mouse kidney. Dysregulation of axon guidance genes may underlie kidney defects in HNF-1β mutant mice.
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1 University of Minnesota Medical School, Department of Medicine, Minneapolis, USA (GRID:grid.17635.36) (ISNI:0000000419368657); University of Minnesota, Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology and Genetics Graduate Program, Minneapolis, USA (GRID:grid.17635.36) (ISNI:0000000419368657)
2 University of Minnesota, Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, Minneapolis, USA (GRID:grid.17635.36) (ISNI:0000000419368657)
3 University of Minnesota Medical School, Department of Medicine, Minneapolis, USA (GRID:grid.17635.36) (ISNI:0000000419368657)
4 University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Renal, Electrolyte, and Hypertension Division, Department of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA (GRID:grid.25879.31) (ISNI:0000 0004 1936 8972)