Histone ChIP-seq of primary mouse aortic endothelial cells treated with TNFα against untreated controls. Histone ChIP-seq of primary mouse aortic endothelial cells treated with TNFα against untreated controls

TNFα is a potent cytokine to mediate inflammatory response by activation of the master transcription factor NF-kB. Endothelial cells are important participants in inflammatory responses in animals. NF-kB is a major mediator to activate endothelial cells by inducing multiple pro-inflammatory genes in response to TNFα. NF-kB mediated gene transcription is known to accompany rapid changes in epigenetic states. However, the epigenetic landscape in response to the cytokine challenge TNFα in mouse endothelial cells has not been described. Our approach characterized the epigenetic profiles on a genome-wide scale and mapped putative active enhancers in primary mouse aortic endothelial cells.