ChIP-seq of primary human macrophages uninfected or infected with Yersinia enterocolitica strains. ChIP-seq of primary human macrophages uninfected or infected with Yersinia enterocolitica strains

Pathogenic bacteria Yersinia enterocolitica injects virulence plasmid-encoded effectors through the type three secretion system into macrophages to modulate gene expression. At this point it is not known whether epigenetic modifications play a role in Yersinia regulation of gene expression. To answer this question primary human macrophages were infected with mock, WAC (virulence plasmid-cured strain) or WA314 (wild type) and samples were subjected to ChIP-seq for H3K4me3, H3K4me1, H3K27ac and H3K27me3. The effect of effector proteins YopM and YopP on histone modifications in macrophages was analyzed using a wild type strain lacking either YopM or YopP and subsequent ChIP-seq analysis.