Imperial College London

DrPierangelaSabbattini

Faculty of MedicineDepartment of Immunology and Inflammation

Research Associate
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 3313 8237pierangela.sabbattini

 
 
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Clinical Sciences Centre- Room 4002Hammersmith HospitalHammersmith Campus

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Thomsen I, Kunowska N, de Souza R, Moody A-M, Crawford G, Wang Y-F, Khadayate S, Whilding C, Strid J, Karimi MM, Barr AR, Dillon N, Sabbattini Pet al., 2021, RUNX1 regulates a transcription program that affects the dynamics of cell cycle entry of naive resting B cells, Journal of Immunology, Vol: 207, Pages: 2976-2991, ISSN: 0022-1767

RUNX1 is a transcription factor that plays key roles in hematopoietic development and in hematopoiesis and lymphopoiesis. In this article, we report that RUNX1 regulates a gene expression program in naive mouse B cells that affects the dynamics of cell cycle entry in response to stimulation of the BCR. Conditional knockout of Runx1 in mouse resting B cells resulted in accelerated entry into S-phase after BCR engagement. Our results indicate that Runx1 regulates the cyclin D2 (Ccnd2) gene, the immediate early genes Fosl2, Atf3, and Egr2, and the Notch pathway gene Rbpj in mouse B cells, reducing the rate at which transcription of these genes increases after BCR stimulation. RUNX1 interacts with the chromatin remodeler SNF-2-related CREB-binding protein activator protein (SRCAP), recruiting it to promoter and enhancer regions of the Ccnd2 gene. BCR-mediated activation triggers switching between binding of RUNX1 and its paralog RUNX3 and between SRCAP and the switch/SNF remodeling complex member BRG1. Binding of BRG1 is increased at the Ccnd2 and Rbpj promoters in the Runx1 knockout cells after BCR stimulation. We also find that RUNX1 exerts positive or negative effects on a number of genes that affect the activation response of mouse resting B cells. These include Cd22 and Bank1, which act as negative regulators of the BCR, and the IFN receptor subunit gene Ifnar1 The hyperresponsiveness of the Runx1 knockout B cells to BCR stimulation and its role in regulating genes that are associated with immune regulation suggest that RUNX1 could be involved in regulating B cell tolerance.

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Bond J, Domaschenz R, Roman-Trufero M, Sabbattini P, Ferreiros-Vidal I, Gerrard G, Asnafi V, Macintyre E, Merkenschlager M, Dillon Net al., 2016, Direct interaction of Ikaros and Foxp1 modulates expression of the G protein-coupled receptor G2A in B-lymphocytes and acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Oncotarget, Vol: 7, Pages: 65923-65936, ISSN: 1949-2553

Ikaros and Foxp1 are transcription factors that play key roles in normal lymphopoiesis and lymphoid malignancies. We describe a novel physical and functional interaction between the proteins, which requires the central zinc finger domain of Ikaros. The Ikaros-Foxp1 interaction is abolished by deletion of this region, which corresponds to the IK6 isoform that is commonly associated with high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). We also identify the Gpr132 gene, which encodes the orphan G protein-coupled receptor G2A, as a novel target for Foxp1. Increased expression of Foxp1 enhanced Gpr132 transcription and caused cell cycle changes, including G2 arrest. Co-expression of wild-type Ikaros, but not IK6, displaced Foxp1 binding from the Gpr132 gene, reversed the increase in Gpr132 expression and inhibited G2 arrest. Analysis of primary ALL samples revealed a significant increase in GPR132 expression in IKZF1-deleted BCR-ABL negative patients, suggesting that levels of wild-type Ikaros may influence the regulation of G2A in B-ALL. Our results reveal a novel effect of Ikaros haploinsufficiency on Foxp1 functioning, and identify G2A as a potential modulator of the cell cycle in Ikaros-deleted B-ALL.

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Sabbattini P, Sjoberg M, Nikic S, Frangini A, Holmqvist P-H, Kunowska N, Carroll T, Brookes E, Arthur SJ, Pombo A, Dillon Net al., 2014, An H3K9/S10 methyl-phospho switch modulates Polycomb and Pol II binding at repressed genes during differentiation, MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL, Vol: 25, Pages: 904-915, ISSN: 1059-1524

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Auner HW, Beham-Schmid C, Dillon N, Sabbattini Pet al., 2010, The life span of short-lived plasma cells is partly determined by a block on activation of apoptotic caspases acting in combination with endoplasmic reticulum stress, BLOOD, Vol: 116, Pages: 3445-3455, ISSN: 0006-4971

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Sabbattini P, Canzonetta C, Sjoberg M, Nikic S, Georgiou A, Kemball-Cook G, Auner HW, Dillon Net al., 2007, Novel role for the Aurora B kinase in epigenetic marking of silent chromatin in differentiated postmitotic cells, EMBO JOURNAL, Vol: 26, Pages: 4657-4669, ISSN: 0261-4189

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Thompson EC, Cobb BS, Sabbattini P, Meixlsperger S, Parelho V, Liberg D, Taylor B, Dillon N, Georgopoulos K, Jumaa H, Smale ST, Fisher AG, Merkenschlager Met al., 2007, Ikaros DNA-binding proteins as integral components of B cell developmental-stage-specific regulatory circuits., Immunity, Vol: 26, Pages: 335-344, ISSN: 1074-7613

Ikaros DNA-binding proteins are critical for the development of lymphocytes and other hematopoietic lineages, but it remains unclear how they cooperate with other regulators of signaling and transcription to achieve ordered gene expression during development. Here, we show that Ikaros proteins regulate the pre-BCR component lambda5 in a stage-specific manner. In pre-BI cells, Ikaros modulated lambda5 expression in competition with the transcriptional activator EBF. This required Ikaros binding to the Igll1 (lambda5) promoter and was abolished either by mutation of the Ikaros DNA-binding domain or by deletion of a single Ikaros site from the Igll1 promoter. At the transition from the pre-BI to pre-BII stage, the expression of the Ikaros family member Aiolos was upregulated and required for the efficient silencing of Igll1. Aiolos expression was controlled by pre-BCR signals via the adaptor protein SLP-65. Thus, pre-BCR signaling regulates Aiolos and the silencing of Igll1 via a developmental-stage-specific feedback loop.

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Minaee S, Farmer D, Georgiou A, Sabbattini P, Webster Z, Chow CM, Dillon Net al., 2005, Mapping and functional analysis of regulatory sequences in the mouse lambda 5-VpreB1 domain, MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY, Vol: 42, Pages: 1283-1292, ISSN: 0161-5890

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Sabbattini P, Dillon N, 2005, The lambda 5-VpreB1 locus - a model system for studying gene regulation during early B cell development, SEMINARS IN IMMUNOLOGY, Vol: 17, Pages: 121-127, ISSN: 1044-5323

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Sabbattini P, Lundgren M, Georgiou A, Chow C, Warnes G, Dillon Net al., 2001, Binding of Ikaros to the lambda 5 promoter silences transcription through a mechanism that does not require heterochromatin formation, EMBO JOURNAL, Vol: 20, Pages: 2812-2822, ISSN: 0261-4189

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Lundgren M, Chow CM, Sabbattini P, Georgiou A, Minaee S, Dillon Net al., 2000, Transcription factor dosage affects changes in higher order chromatin structure associated with activation of a heterochromatic gene, CELL, Vol: 103, Pages: 733-743, ISSN: 0092-8674

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Dillon N, Sabbattini P, 2000, Functional gene expression domains: defining the functional unit of eukaryotic gene regulation, BIOESSAYS, Vol: 22, Pages: 657-665, ISSN: 0265-9247

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Sabbattini P, Georgiou A, Sinclair C, Dillon Net al., 1999, Analysis of mice with single and multiple copies of transgenes reveals a novel arrangement for the lambda 5-V-preB1 locus control region, MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY, Vol: 19, Pages: 671-679, ISSN: 0270-7306

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Sabbattini P, Six E, Zangrossi S, Briani F, Ghisotti D, Deho Get al., 1996, Immunity specificity determinants in the P4-like retronphage phi R73, Virology, Vol: 216, Pages: 389-396

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