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Zaytseva OO, Gunbin KV, Mglinets AV, Kosterin OE. Divergence and population traits in evolution of the genus Pisum L. as reconstructed using genes of two histone H1 subtypes showing different phylogenetic resolution. Gene 2015; 556:235-44. [PMID: 25476028 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2014.11.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2014] [Revised: 11/07/2014] [Accepted: 11/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Two histone H1 subtype genes, His7 and His5, were sequenced in a set of 56 pea accessions. Phylogenetic reconstruction based on concatenated His5 and His7 sequences had three main clades. First clade corresponded to Pisum fulvum, the next divergence separated a clade inside Pisum sativum in the broad sense that did not correspond strictly to any proposed taxonomical subdivisions. According to our estimations, the earliest divergence separating P. fulvum occurred 1.7±0.4MYA. The other divergence with high bootstrap support that separated two P. sativum groups took place approximately 1.3±0.3MYA. Thus, the main divergences in the genus took place either in late Pliocene or in early Pleistocene, the time of onset of the profound climate cooling in the northern hemisphere. The ω=K(a)/K(s) ratio was 2.5 times higher for His5 sequences than for His7. Thus, His7 gene, coding for a unique subtype specific for actively growing tissues, might have evolved under stricter evolutionary constraints than His5, that codes for a minor H1 subtype with less specific expression pattern. For this reason phylogenetic reconstructions separately obtained from His5 sequences resolved tree topology much better than those obtained from His7 sequences. Computational estimation of population dynamic parameters in the genus Pisum L. from His5-His7 sequences using IMa2 software revealed a decrease of effective population size on the early stage of Pisum evolution.
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- Olga O Zaytseva
- Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS, Acad. Lavrentyev ave. 10, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova str. 2, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS, Acad. Lavrentyev ave. 10, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova str. 2, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS, Acad. Lavrentyev ave. 10, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS, Acad. Lavrentyev ave. 10, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova str. 2, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia.
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Mayor R, Izquierdo-Bouldstridge A, Millán-Ariño L, Bustillos A, Sampaio C, Luque N, Jordan A. Genome distribution of replication-independent histone H1 variants shows H1.0 associated with nucleolar domains and H1X associated with RNA polymerase II-enriched regions. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:7474-91. [PMID: 25645921 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.617324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Unlike core histones, the linker histone H1 family is more evolutionarily diverse, and many organisms have multiple H1 variants or subtypes. In mammals, the H1 family includes seven somatic H1 variants; H1.1 to H1.5 are expressed in a replication-dependent manner, whereas H1.0 and H1X are replication-independent. Using ChIP-sequencing data and cell fractionation, we have compared the genomic distribution of H1.0 and H1X in human breast cancer cells, in which we previously observed differential distribution of H1.2 compared with the other subtypes. We have found H1.0 to be enriched at nucleolus-associated DNA repeats and chromatin domains, whereas H1X is associated with coding regions, RNA polymerase II-enriched regions, and hypomethylated CpG islands. Further, H1X accumulates within constitutive or included exons and retained introns and toward the 3' end of expressed genes. Inducible H1X knockdown does not affect cell proliferation but dysregulates a subset of genes related to cell movement and transport. In H1X-depleted cells, the promoters of up-regulated genes are not occupied specifically by this variant, have a lower than average H1 content, and, unexpectedly, do not form an H1 valley upon induction. We conclude that H1 variants are not distributed evenly across the genome and may participate with some specificity in chromatin domain organization or gene regulation.
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- Regina Mayor
- From the Institut de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Barcelona, Catalonia 08028 Spain
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- From the Institut de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Barcelona, Catalonia 08028 Spain
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- From the Institut de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Barcelona, Catalonia 08028 Spain
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- From the Institut de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Barcelona, Catalonia 08028 Spain
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- From the Institut de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Barcelona, Catalonia 08028 Spain
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- From the Institut de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Barcelona, Catalonia 08028 Spain
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- From the Institut de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Barcelona, Catalonia 08028 Spain
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Sekar TV, Foygel K, Gelovani JG, Paulmurugan R. Genetically encoded molecular biosensors to image histone methylation in living animals. Anal Chem 2014; 87:892-9. [PMID: 25506787 PMCID: PMC4303335 DOI: 10.1021/ac502629r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Post-translational addition of methyl
groups to the amino terminal
tails of histone proteins regulates cellular gene expression at various
stages of development and the pathogenesis of cellular diseases, including
cancer. Several enzymes that modulate these post-translational modifications
of histones are promising targets for development of small molecule
drugs. However, there is no promising real-time histone methylation
detection tool currently available to screen and validate potential
small molecule histone methylation modulators in small animal models.
With this in mind, we developed genetically encoded molecular biosensors
based on the split-enzyme complementation approach for in vitro and
in vivo imaging of lysine 9 (H3–K9 sensor) and lysine 27 (H3–K27
sensor) methylation marks of histone 3. These methylation sensors
were validated in vitro in HEK293T, HepG2, and HeLa cells. The efficiency
of the histone methylation sensor was assessed by employing methyltransferase
inhibitors (Bix01294 and UNC0638), demethylase inhibitor (JIB-04),
and siRNA silencing at the endogenous histone K9-methyltransferase
enzyme level. Furthermore, noninvasive bioluminescence imaging of
histone methylation sensors confirmed the potential of these sensors
in monitoring histone methylation status in response to histone methyltransferase
inhibitors in living animals. Experimental results confirmed that
the developed H3–K9 and H3–K27 sensors are specific
and sensitive to image the drug-induced histone methylation changes
in living animals. These novel histone methylation sensors can facilitate
the in vitro screening and in vivo characterization of new histone
methyltransferase inhibitors and accelerate the pace of introduction
of epigenetic therapies into the clinic.
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- Thillai V Sekar
- Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Bio-X Program, Stanford University School of Medicine , 318 Campus Drive, East Wing, 1st Floor, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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Terme JM, Millán-Ariño L, Mayor R, Luque N, Izquierdo-Bouldstridge A, Bustillos A, Sampaio C, Canes J, Font I, Sima N, Sancho M, Torrente L, Forcales S, Roque A, Suau P, Jordan A. Dynamics and dispensability of variant-specific histone H1 Lys-26/Ser-27 and Thr-165 post-translational modifications. FEBS Lett 2014; 588:2353-62. [PMID: 24873882 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2014.05.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2014] [Revised: 05/14/2014] [Accepted: 05/15/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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In mammals, the linker histone H1, involved in DNA packaging into chromatin, is represented by a family of variants. H1 tails undergo post-translational modifications (PTMs) that can be detected by mass spectrometry. We developed antibodies to analyze several of these as yet unexplored PTMs including the combination of H1.4 K26 acetylation or trimethylation and S27 phosphorylation. H1.2-T165 phosphorylation was detected at S and G2/M phases of the cell cycle and was dispensable for chromatin binding and cell proliferation; while the H1.4-K26 residue was essential for proper cell cycle progression. We conclude that histone H1 PTMs are dynamic over the cell cycle and that the recognition of modified lysines may be affected by phosphorylation of adjacent residues.
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- Jean-Michel Terme
- Institut de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona (IBMB-CSIC), Parc Científic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Institut de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona (IBMB-CSIC), Parc Científic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Institut de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona (IBMB-CSIC), Parc Científic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Institut de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona (IBMB-CSIC), Parc Científic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Institut de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona (IBMB-CSIC), Parc Científic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Institut de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona (IBMB-CSIC), Parc Científic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Institut de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona (IBMB-CSIC), Parc Científic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Institut de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona (IBMB-CSIC), Parc Científic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Institut de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona (IBMB-CSIC), Parc Científic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe, Valencia, Spain
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- Institut de Medecina Predictiva i Personalitzada del Cancer, Badalona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Institut de Medecina Predictiva i Personalitzada del Cancer, Badalona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain
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- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain
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- Institut de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona (IBMB-CSIC), Parc Científic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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Moore KE, Gozani O. An unexpected journey: lysine methylation across the proteome. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2014; 1839:1395-403. [PMID: 24561874 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2014.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2013] [Accepted: 02/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The dynamic modification of histone proteins by lysine methylation has emerged over the last decade as a key regulator of chromatin functions. In contrast, our understanding of the biological roles for lysine methylation of non-histone proteins has progressed more slowly. Though recently it has attracted less attention, ε-methyl-lysine in non-histone proteins was first observed over 50 years ago. In that time, it has become clear that, like the case for histones, non-histone methylation represents a key and common signaling process within the cell. Recent work suggests that non-histone methylation occurs on hundreds of proteins found in both the nucleus and the cytoplasm, and with important biomedical implications. Technological advances that allow us to identify lysine methylation on a proteomic scale are opening new avenues in the non-histone methylation field, which is poised for dramatic growth. Here, we review historical and recent findings in non-histone lysine methylation signaling, highlight new methods that are expanding opportunities in the field, and discuss outstanding questions and future challenges about the role of this fundamental post-translational modification (PTM).
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- Kaitlyn E Moore
- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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Millán-Ariño L, Islam ABMMK, Izquierdo-Bouldstridge A, Mayor R, Terme JM, Luque N, Sancho M, López-Bigas N, Jordan A. Mapping of six somatic linker histone H1 variants in human breast cancer cells uncovers specific features of H1.2. Nucleic Acids Res 2014; 42:4474-93. [PMID: 24476918 PMCID: PMC3985652 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gku079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Seven linker histone H1 variants are present in human somatic cells with distinct prevalence across cell types. Despite being key structural components of chromatin, it is not known whether the different variants have specific roles in the regulation of nuclear processes or are differentially distributed throughout the genome. Using variant-specific antibodies to H1 and hemagglutinin (HA)-tagged recombinant H1 variants expressed in breast cancer cells, we have investigated the distribution of six H1 variants in promoters and genome-wide. H1 is depleted at promoters depending on its transcriptional status and differs between variants. Notably, H1.2 is less abundant than other variants at the transcription start sites of inactive genes, and promoters enriched in H1.2 are different from those enriched in other variants and tend to be repressed. Additionally, H1.2 is enriched at chromosomal domains characterized by low guanine–cytosine (GC) content and is associated with lamina-associated domains. Meanwhile, other variants are associated with higher GC content, CpG islands and gene-rich domains. For instance, H1.0 and H1X are enriched at gene-rich chromosomes, whereas H1.2 is depleted. In short, histone H1 is not uniformly distributed along the genome and there are differences between variants, H1.2 being the one showing the most specific pattern and strongest correlation with low gene expression.
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- Lluís Millán-Ariño
- Department of Molecular Genomics, Institut de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona (IBMB-CSIC), Barcelona, E-08028 Spain, Research Programme on Biomedical Informatics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, E-08003 Spain, Department of Genetic Engineering, Biotechnology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh, Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe, Valencia, E-46012 Spain and Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, E-08010 Spain
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Berry WL, Kim TD, Janknecht R. Stimulation of β-catenin and colon cancer cell growth by the KDM4B histone demethylase. Int J Oncol 2014; 44:1341-8. [PMID: 24481461 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2014.2279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2013] [Accepted: 12/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The linchpin of colorectal cancer is the oncoprotein and transcriptional cofactor β-catenin, whose overexpression is causative for the neoplastic transformation of colon cells. However, the molecular details of β-catenin dependent gene transcription in cancer cells are still not comprehensively explored. Here, we show that the histone demethylase KDM4B was upregulated in colon and rectal adenocarcinomas and required for efficient growth and clonogenic activity of human HT-29 colon cancer cells. Moreover, KDM4B formed complexes with β-catenin in vitro and in vivo, which involved its central amino acids 353-740. In addition, KDM4B also interacted with the DNA-binding protein TCF4, which is the main factor recruiting β-catenin to chromatin in the intestine. KDM4B downregulation resulted in reduced expression of the β-catenin/TCF4 target genes JUN, MYC and Cyclin D1, all of which encode for oncoproteins. Collectively, our data indicate that KDM4B overexpression supports β-catenin mediated gene transcription and thereby contributes to the genesis of colorectal tumors. Accordingly, inhibition of the KDM4B histone demethylase may represent a novel avenue of fighting colorectal cancer, one of the major causes of cancer death throughout the world.
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- William L Berry
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
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Substrate specificity analysis and novel substrates of the protein lysine methyltransferase NSD1. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 21:226-37. [PMID: 24412544 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2013.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2013] [Revised: 10/14/2013] [Accepted: 10/21/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The nuclear receptor binding SET [su(var) 3-9, enhancer of zeste, trithorax] domain-containing protein 1 (NSD1) protein lysine methyltransferase (PKMT) was known to methylate histone H3 lysine 36 (H3K36). We show here that NSD1 prefers aromatic, hydrophobic, and basic residues at the -2, -1 and +2, and +1 sites of its substrate peptide, respectively. We show methylation of 25 nonhistone peptide substrates by NSD1, two of which were (weakly) methylated at the protein level, suggesting that unstructured protein regions are preferred NSD1 substrates. Methylation of H4K20 and p65 was not observed. We discovered strong methylation of H1.5 K168, which represents the best NSD1 substrate protein identified so far, and methylation of H4K44 which was weaker than H3K36. Furthermore, we show that Sotos mutations in the SET domain of NSD1 inactivate the enzyme. Our results illustrate the importance of specificity analyses of PKMTs for understanding protein lysine methylation signaling pathways.
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Herz HM, Garruss A, Shilatifard A. SET for life: biochemical activities and biological functions of SET domain-containing proteins. Trends Biochem Sci 2013; 38:621-39. [PMID: 24148750 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2013.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 219] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2013] [Revised: 09/06/2013] [Accepted: 09/12/2013] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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- Hans-Martin Herz
- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, 1000 East 50th Street, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA
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Harshman SW, Young NL, Parthun MR, Freitas MA. H1 histones: current perspectives and challenges. Nucleic Acids Res 2013; 41:9593-609. [PMID: 23945933 PMCID: PMC3834806 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkt700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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H1 and related linker histones are important both for maintenance of higher-order chromatin structure and for the regulation of gene expression. The biology of the linker histones is complex, as they are evolutionarily variable, exist in multiple isoforms and undergo a large variety of posttranslational modifications in their long, unstructured, NH2- and COOH-terminal tails. We review recent progress in understanding the structure, genetics and posttranslational modifications of linker histones, with an emphasis on the dynamic interactions of these proteins with DNA and transcriptional regulators. We also discuss various experimental challenges to the study of H1 and related proteins, including limitations of immunological reagents and practical difficulties in the analysis of posttranslational modifications by mass spectrometry.
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- Sean W Harshman
- Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA, College of Medicine and Arthur G. James Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA and Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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The genomic landscape of the somatic linker histone subtypes H1.1 to H1.5 in human cells. Cell Rep 2013; 3:2142-54. [PMID: 23746450 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2013.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2012] [Revised: 02/19/2013] [Accepted: 05/03/2013] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Human cells contain five canonical, replication-dependent somatic histone H1 subtypes (H1.1, H1.2, H1.3, H1.4, and H1.5). Although they are key chromatin components, the genomic distribution of the H1 subtypes is still unknown, and their role in chromatin processes has thus far remained elusive. Here, we map the genomic localization of all somatic replication-dependent H1 subtypes in human lung fibroblasts using an integrative DNA adenine methyltransferase identification (DamID) analysis. We find in general that H1.2 to H1.5 are depleted from CpG-dense regions and active regulatory regions. H1.1 shows a DamID binding profile distinct from the other subtypes, suggesting a unique function. H1 subtypes can mark specific domains and repressive regions, pointing toward a role for H1 in three-dimensional genome organization. Our work integrates H1 subtypes into the epigenome maps of human cells and provides a valuable resource to refine our understanding of the significance of H1 and its heterogeneity in the control of genome function.
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Mujtaba S, Winer BY, Jaganathan A, Patel J, Sgobba M, Schuch R, Gupta YK, Haider S, Wang R, Fischetti VA. Anthrax SET protein: a potential virulence determinant that epigenetically represses NF-κB activation in infected macrophages. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:23458-72. [PMID: 23720780 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.467696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Toxins play a major role in the pathogenesis of Bacillus anthracis by subverting the host defenses. However, besides toxins, B. anthracis expresses effector proteins, whose role in pathogenesis are yet to be investigated. Here we present that suppressor-of-variegation, enhancer-of-zeste, trithorax protein from B. anthracis (BaSET) methylates human histone H1, resulting in repression of NF-κB functions. Notably, BaSET is secreted and undergoes nuclear translocation to enhance H1 methylation in B. anthracis-infected macrophages. Compared with wild type Sterne, delayed growth kinetics and altered septum formation were observed in the BaSET knock-out (BaΔSET) bacilli. Uncontrolled BaSET expression during complementation of the BaSET gene in BaΔSET partially restored growth during stationary phase but resulted in substantially shorter bacilli throughout the growth cycle. Importantly, in contrast to Sterne, the BaΔSET B. anthracis is avirulent in a lethal murine bacteremia model of infection. Collectively, BaSET is required for repression of host transcription as well as proper B. anthracis growth, making it a potentially unique virulence determinant.
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- Shiraz Mujtaba
- Department of Structural and Chemical, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA.
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Li SF, Guo L, Qian SW, Liu Y, Zhang YY, Zhang ZC, Zhao Y, Shou JY, Tang QQ, Li X. G9a is transactivated by C/EBPβ to facilitate mitotic clonal expansion during 3T3-L1 preadipocyte differentiation. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2013; 304:E990-8. [PMID: 23512806 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00608.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In 3T3-L1 preadipocyte differentiation, the CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein-β (C/EBPβ) is an important early transcription factor that activates cell cycle genes during mitotic clonal expansion (MCE), sequentially activating peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ) and C/EBPα during terminal differentiation. Although C/EBPβ acquires its DNA binding activity via dual phosphorylation at about 12-16 h postinduction, the expression of PPARγ and C/EBPα is not induced until 36-72 h. The delayed expression of PPARγ and C/EBPα ensures the progression of MCE, but the mechanism responsible for the delay remains elusive. We provide evidence that G9a, a major euchromatic methyltransferase, is transactivated by C/EBPβ and represses PPARγ and C/EBPα through H3K9 dimethylation of their promoters during MCE. Inhibitor- or siRNA-mediated G9a downregulation modestly enhances PPARγ and C/EBPα expression and adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. Conversely, forced expression of G9a impairs the accumulation of triglycerides. Thus, this study elucidates an epigenetic mechanism for the delayed expression of PPARγ and C/EBPα.
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- Shu-Fen Li
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Ministry of Education, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fudan University Shanghai Medical College, Shanghai, China
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Mass spectrometry-based proteomics for the analysis of chromatin structure and dynamics. Int J Mol Sci 2013; 14:5402-31. [PMID: 23466885 PMCID: PMC3634404 DOI: 10.3390/ijms14035402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2012] [Revised: 01/24/2013] [Accepted: 02/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Chromatin is a highly structured nucleoprotein complex made of histone proteins and DNA that controls nearly all DNA-dependent processes. Chromatin plasticity is regulated by different associated proteins, post-translational modifications on histones (hPTMs) and DNA methylation, which act in a concerted manner to enforce a specific "chromatin landscape", with a regulatory effect on gene expression. Mass Spectrometry (MS) has emerged as a powerful analytical strategy to detect histone PTMs, revealing interplays between neighbouring PTMs and enabling screens for their readers in a comprehensive and quantitative fashion. Here we provide an overview of the recent achievements of state-of-the-art mass spectrometry-based proteomics for the detailed qualitative and quantitative characterization of histone post-translational modifications, histone variants, and global interactomes at specific chromatin regions. This synopsis emphasizes how the advances in high resolution MS, from "Bottom Up" to "Top Down" analysis, together with the uptake of quantitative proteomics methods by chromatin biologists, have made MS a well-established method in the epigenetics field, enabling the acquisition of original information, highly complementary to that offered by more conventional, antibody-based, assays.
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Kassner I, Barandun M, Fey M, Rosenthal F, Hottiger MO. Crosstalk between SET7/9-dependent methylation and ARTD1-mediated ADP-ribosylation of histone H1.4. Epigenetics Chromatin 2013; 6:1. [PMID: 23289424 PMCID: PMC3554541 DOI: 10.1186/1756-8935-6-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2012] [Accepted: 12/14/2012] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Background Different histone post-translational modifications (PTMs) fine-tune and integrate different cellular signaling pathways at the chromatin level. ADP-ribose modification of histones by cellular ADP-ribosyltransferases such as ARTD1 (PARP1) is one of the many elements of the histone code. All 5 histone proteins were described to be ADP-ribosylated in vitro and in vivo. However, the crosstalk between ADP-ribosylation and other modifications is little understood. Results In experiments with isolated histones, it was found that ADP-ribosylation of H3 by ARTD1 prevents H3 methylation by SET7/9. However, poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation (PARylation) of histone H3 surprisingly allowed subsequent methylation of H1 by SET7/9. Histone H1 was thus identified as a new target for SET7/9. The SET7/9 methylation sites in H1.4 were pinpointed to the last lysine residues of the six KAK motifs in the C-terminal domain (K121, K129, K159, K171, K177 and K192). Interestingly, H1 and the known SET7/9 target protein H3 competed with each other for SET7/9-dependent methylation. Conclusions The results presented here identify H1.4 as a novel SET7/9 target protein, and document an intricate crosstalk between H3 and H1 methylation and PARylation, thus implying substrate competition as a regulatory mechanism. Thereby, these results underline the role of ADP-ribosylation as an element of the histone code.
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- Ingrid Kassner
- Institute of Veterinary Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, Zurich, 8057, Switzerland.
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Rietjens IMCM, Sotoca AM, Vervoort J, Louisse J. Mechanisms underlying the dualistic mode of action of major soy isoflavones in relation to cell proliferation and cancer risks. Mol Nutr Food Res 2013; 57:100-13. [PMID: 23175102 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201200439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2012] [Revised: 09/25/2012] [Accepted: 10/08/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Isoflavones are phytoestrogens that have been linked to both beneficial as well as adverse effects in relation to cell proliferation and cancer risks. The present article presents an overview of these seemingly contradicting health effects and of mechanisms that could be involved in this dualistic mode of action. One mechanism relates to the different ultimate cellular effects of activation of estrogen receptor (ER) α, promoting cell proliferation, and of ERβ, promoting apoptosis, with the major soy isoflavones genistein and daidzein activating especially ERβ. A second mode of action includes the role of epigenetics, including effects of isoflavones on DNA methylation, histone modification and miRNA expression patterns. The overview presented reveals that we are only at the start of unraveling the complex underlying mode of action for effects of isoflavones, both beneficial or adverse, on cell proliferation and cancer risks. It is evident that whatever model system will be applied, its relevance to human tissues with respect to ERα and ERβ levels, co-repressor and co-activator characteristics as well as its relevance to human exposure regimens, needs to be considered and defined.
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Poly (ADP-Ribose) Glycohydrolase Regulates Retinoic Acid Receptor-Mediated Gene Expression. Mol Cell 2012; 48:785-98. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2012.09.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2012] [Revised: 06/29/2012] [Accepted: 09/18/2012] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Mazzio EA, Soliman KFA. Basic concepts of epigenetics: impact of environmental signals on gene expression. Epigenetics 2012; 7:119-30. [PMID: 22395460 DOI: 10.4161/epi.7.2.18764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Through epigenetic modifications, specific long-term phenotypic consequences can arise from environmental influence on slowly evolving genomic DNA. Heritable epigenetic information regulates nucleosomal arrangement around DNA and determines patterns of gene silencing or active transcription. One of the greatest challenges in the study of epigenetics as it relates to disease is the enormous diversity of proteins, histone modifications and DNA methylation patterns associated with each unique maladaptive phenotype. This is further complicated by a limitless combination of environmental cues that could alter the epigenome of specific cell types, tissues, organs and systems. In addition, complexities arise from the interpretation of studies describing analogous but not identical processes in flies, plants, worms, yeast, ciliated protozoans, tumor cells and mammals. This review integrates fundamental basic concepts of epigenetics with specific focus on how the epigenetic machinery interacts and operates in continuity to silence or activate gene expression. Topics covered include the connection between DNA methylation, methyl-CpG-binding proteins, transcriptional repression complexes, histone residues, histone modifications that mediate gene repression or relaxation, histone core variant stability, H1 histone linker flexibility, FACT complex, nucleosomal remodeling complexes, HP1 and nuclear lamins.
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- Elizabeth A Mazzio
- College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, FL USA
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Bothwell IR, Islam K, Chen Y, Zheng W, Blum G, Deng H, Luo M. Se-adenosyl-L-selenomethionine cofactor analogue as a reporter of protein methylation. J Am Chem Soc 2012; 134:14905-12. [PMID: 22917021 PMCID: PMC3458307 DOI: 10.1021/ja304782r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Posttranslational methylation by S-adenosyl-L-methionine(SAM)-dependent methyltransferases plays essential roles in modulating protein function in both normal and disease states. As such, there is a growing need to develop chemical reporters to examine the physiological and pathological roles of protein methyltransferases. Several sterically bulky SAM analogues have previously been used to label substrates of specific protein methyltransferases. However, broad application of these compounds has been limited by their general incompatibility with native enzymes. Here we report a SAM surrogate, ProSeAM (propargylic Se-adenosyl-l-selenomethionine), as a reporter of methyltransferases. ProSeAM can be processed by multiple protein methyltransferases for substrate labeling. In contrast, sulfur-based propargylic SAM undergoes rapid decomposition at physiological pH, likely via an allene intermediate. In conjunction with fluorescent/affinity-based azide probes, copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition chemistry, in-gel fluorescence visualization and proteomic analysis, we further demonstrated ProSeAM's utility to profile substrates of endogenous methyltransferases in diverse cellular contexts. These results thus feature ProSeAM as a convenient probe to study the activities of endogenous protein methyltransferases.
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- Ian R. Bothwell
- Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065
- Tri-Institutional Training Program in Chemical Biology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065
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- Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065
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- School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China 100084
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- Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065
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- Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065
- Tri-Institutional Training Program in Chemical Biology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065
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- School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China 100084
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- Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065
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Berry WL, Shin S, Lightfoot SA, Janknecht R. Oncogenic features of the JMJD2A histone demethylase in breast cancer. Int J Oncol 2012; 41:1701-6. [PMID: 22948256 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2012.1618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2012] [Accepted: 07/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Estrogen receptor α (ERα) plays a pivotal role in the genesis of the majority of breast tumors. Consequently, endocrine therapy is now routinely utilized in the clinic for the treatment of ERα-positive breast cancer patients. However, how ERα activity becomes dysregulated in breast cancer cells remains to be elucidated. The aim of this study was to show that the histone demethylase JMJD2A, also known as KDM4A, is capable of forming a complex with ERα in vivo. Moreover, wild-type JMJD2A, but not a catalytically impaired mutant, was able to strongly coactivate ERα-mediated transcription. Consistently, the downregulation of JMJD2A in human T47D breast cancer cells led to a decreased expression of cyclin D1, a prominent ERα target gene and cell cycle regulator. The downregulation of JMJD2A induced a reduction in the growth of T47D cells. In addition, we found that JMJD2A is overexpressed in human breast tumors both at the mRNA and protein level. Taken together, these data indicate that the overexpression of JMJD2A may contribute to breast tumor formation by stimulating ERα activity and that JMJD2A may be a breast-relevant oncoprotein. As such, small molecule drugs targeting the catalytic center of JMJD2A might be useful in breast cancer adjuvant therapy.
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- William L Berry
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
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Kabesch M, Adcock IM. Epigenetics in asthma and COPD. Biochimie 2012; 94:2231-41. [PMID: 22874820 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2012.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2012] [Accepted: 07/20/2012] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Epigenetic mechanisms are likely to play a role in many complex diseases, the extent of which we only beginning to understand. COPD and asthma are two respiratory diseases subject to strong environmental influences depending on underlying genetic susceptibility. Epigenetic mechanisms such as DNA methylation, histone modification and microRNA may be involved in these processes by modulating environmental effects to influence disease development. Given their demonstrated modifiable nature, epigenetic mechanisms may open new possibilities for therapeutic intervention. Here we give an overview of recent developments in the field of respiratory epigenetics in relation to asthma and COPD in the context of our current understanding of mechanisms leading to such diseases.
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- Michael Kabesch
- Department of Pediatric Pneumology, Hannover Medical School, Allergy and Neonatology, Hannover, Germany.
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Öberg C, Izzo A, Schneider R, Wrange Ö, Belikov S. Linker Histone Subtypes Differ in Their Effect on Nucleosomal Spacing In Vivo. J Mol Biol 2012; 419:183-97. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2012.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2011] [Revised: 02/17/2012] [Accepted: 03/12/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Regulation of tumor suppressor p53 and HCT116 cell physiology by histone demethylase JMJD2D/KDM4D. PLoS One 2012; 7:e34618. [PMID: 22514644 PMCID: PMC3326058 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2011] [Accepted: 03/02/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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JMJD2D, also known as KDM4D, is a histone demethylase that removes methyl moieties from lysine 9 on histone 3 and from lysine 26 on histone 1.4. Here, we demonstrate that JMJD2D forms a complex with the p53 tumor suppressor in vivo and interacts with the DNA binding domain of p53 in vitro. A luciferase reporter plasmid driven by the promoter of p21, a cell cycle inhibitor and prominent target gene of p53, was synergistically activated by p53 and JMJD2D, which was dependent on JMJD2D catalytic activity. Likewise, overexpression of JMJD2D induced p21 expression in U2OS osteosarcoma cells in the absence and presence of adriamycin, an agent that induces DNA damage. Furthermore, downregulation of JMJD2D inhibited cell proliferation in wild-type and even more so in p53−/− HCT116 colon cancer cells, suggesting that JMJD2D is a pro-proliferative molecule. JMJD2D depletion also induced more strongly apoptosis in p53−/− compared to wild-type HCT116 cells. Collectively, our results demonstrate that JMJD2D can stimulate cell proliferation and survival, suggesting that its inhibition may be helpful in the fight against cancer. Furthermore, our data imply that activation of p53 may represent a mechanism by which the pro-oncogenic functions of JMJD2D become dampened.
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Islam K, Bothwell I, Chen Y, Sengelaub C, Wang R, Deng H, Luo M. Bioorthogonal profiling of protein methylation using azido derivative of S-adenosyl-L-methionine. J Am Chem Soc 2012; 134:5909-15. [PMID: 22404544 PMCID: PMC3336210 DOI: 10.1021/ja2118333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Protein methyltransferases (PMTs) play critical roles in multiple biological processes. Because PMTs often function in vivo through forming multimeric protein complexes, dissecting their activities in the native contexts is challenging but relevant. To address such a need, we envisioned a Bioorthogonal Profiling of Protein Methylation (BPPM) technology, in which a SAM analogue cofactor can be utilized by multiple rationally engineered PMTs to label substrates of the corresponding native PMTs. Here, 4-azidobut-2-enyl derivative of S-adenosyl-L-methionine (Ab-SAM) was reported as a suitable BPPM cofactor. The resultant cofactor-enzyme pairs were implemented to label specifically the substrates of closely related PMTs (e.g., EuHMT1 and EuHMT2) in a complex cellular mixture. The BPPM approach, coupled with mass spectrometric analysis, enables the identification of the nonhistone targets of EuHMT1/2. Comparison of EuHMT1/2's methylomes indicates that the two human PMTs, although similar in terms of their primary sequences, can act on the distinct sets of nonhistone targets. Given the conserved active sites of PMTs, Ab-SAM and its use in BPPM are expected to be transferable to other PMTs for target identification.
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- Kabirul Islam
- Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- School of Life Sciences, Tshinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- School of Life Sciences, Tshinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- Proteomic Resource Center, Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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Yu Y, Song C, Zhang Q, DiMaggio PA, Garcia BA, York A, Carey MF, Grunstein M. Histone H3 lysine 56 methylation regulates DNA replication through its interaction with PCNA. Mol Cell 2012; 46:7-17. [PMID: 22387026 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2012.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2011] [Revised: 11/28/2011] [Accepted: 01/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Histone modifications play important roles in regulating DNA-based biological processes. Of the modified sites, histone H3 lysine 56 (H3K56) is unique in that it lies within the globular core domain near the entry-exit sites of the nucleosomal DNA superhelix and its acetylation state in yeast is a marker for newly synthesized histones in transcription, DNA repair, and DNA replication. We now report the presence of H3K56 monomethylation (H3K56me1) in mammalian cells and find that the histone lysine methytransferase G9a/KMT1C is required for H3K56me1 both in vivo and in vitro. We also find that disruption of G9a or H3K56 impairs DNA replication. Furthermore, H3K56me1 associates with the replication processivity factor PCNA primarily in G1 phase of the cell cycle and, directly, in vitro. These results find H3K56me1 in mammals and indicate a role for H3K56me1 as a chromatin docking site for PCNA prior to its function in DNA replication.
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- Yongxin Yu
- Molecular Biology Institute and Department of Biological Chemistry, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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Britton LMP, Gonzales-Cope M, Zee BM, Garcia BA. Breaking the histone code with quantitative mass spectrometry. Expert Rev Proteomics 2012; 8:631-43. [PMID: 21999833 DOI: 10.1586/epr.11.47] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Histone post-translational modifications (PTMs) comprise one of the most intricate nuclear signaling networks that govern gene expression in a long-term and dynamic fashion. These PTMs are considered to be 'epigenetic' or heritable from one cell generation to the next and help establish genomic expression patterns. While much of the analyses of histones have historically been performed using site-specific antibodies, these methods are replete with technical obstacles (i.e., cross-reactivity and epitope occlusion). Mass spectrometry-based proteomics has begun to play a significant role in the interrogation of histone PTMs, revealing many new aspects of these modifications that cannot be easily determined with standard biological approaches. Here, we review the accomplishments of mass spectrometry in the histone field, and outline the future roadblocks that must be overcome for mass spectrometry-based proteomics to become the method of choice for chromatin biologists.
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- Laura-Mae P Britton
- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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Novel roles of Caenorhabditis elegans heterochromatin protein HP1 and linker histone in the regulation of innate immune gene expression. Mol Cell Biol 2011; 32:251-65. [PMID: 22083954 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.05229-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Linker histone (H1) and heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1) are essential components of heterochromatin which contribute to the transcriptional repression of genes. It has been shown that the methylation mark of vertebrate histone H1 is specifically recognized by the chromodomain of HP1. However, the exact biological role of linker histone binding to HP1 has not been determined. Here, we investigate the function of the Caenorhabditis elegans H1 variant HIS-24 and the HP1-like proteins HPL-1 and HPL-2 in the cooperative transcriptional regulation of immune-relevant genes. We provide the first evidence that HPL-1 interacts with HIS-24 monomethylated at lysine 14 (HIS-24K14me1) and associates in vivo with promoters of genes involved in antimicrobial response. We also report an increase in overall cellular levels and alterations in the distribution of HIS-24K14me1 after infection with pathogenic bacteria. HIS-24K14me1 localization changes from being mostly nuclear to both nuclear and cytoplasmic in the intestinal cells of infected animals. Our results highlight an antimicrobial role of HIS-24K14me1 and suggest a functional link between epigenetic regulation by an HP1/H1 complex and the innate immune system in C. elegans.
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Cohen I, Poręba E, Kamieniarz K, Schneider R. Histone modifiers in cancer: friends or foes? Genes Cancer 2011; 2:631-47. [PMID: 21941619 DOI: 10.1177/1947601911417176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Covalent modifications of histones can regulate all DNA-dependent processes. In the last few years, it has become more and more evident that histone modifications are key players in the regulation of chromatin states and dynamics as well as in gene expression. Therefore, histone modifications and the enzymatic machineries that set them are crucial regulators that can control cellular proliferation, differentiation, plasticity, and malignancy processes. This review discusses the biology and biochemistry of covalent histone posttranslational modifications (PTMs) and evaluates the dual role of their modifiers in cancer: as oncogenes that can initiate and amplify tumorigenesis or as tumor suppressors.
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- Idan Cohen
- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany
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Arnaudo AM, Molden RC, Garcia BA. Revealing histone variant induced changes via quantitative proteomics. Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol 2011; 46:284-94. [PMID: 21526979 DOI: 10.3109/10409238.2011.577052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Histone variants are isoforms of linker and core histone proteins that differ in their amino acid sequences. These variants have distinct genomic locations and posttranslational modifications, thus increasing the complexity of the chromatin architecture. Biological studies of histone variants indicate that they play a role in many processes including transcription, DNA damage response, and the cell cycle. The small differences in amino acid sequence and the diverse posttranslational modification states that exist between histone variants make traditional analysis using immunoassay methods challenging. In recent years, a number of mass spectrometric techniques have been developed to identify and quantify histones at the whole protein or peptide levels. In this review, we discuss the biology of histone variants and methods to characterize them using mass spectrometry-based proteomics.
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- Anna M Arnaudo
- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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Shinkai Y, Tachibana M. H3K9 methyltransferase G9a and the related molecule GLP. Genes Dev 2011; 25:781-8. [PMID: 21498567 DOI: 10.1101/gad.2027411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 402] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The discovery of Suv39h1, the first SET domain-containing histone lysine methyltransferase (HKMT), was reported in 2000. Since then, research on histone methylation has progressed rapidly. Among the identified HKMTs in mammals, G9a and GLP are the primary enzymes for mono- and dimethylation at Lys 9 of histone H3 (H3K9me1 and H3K9me2), and exist predominantly as a G9a-GLP heteromeric complex that appears to be a functional H3K9 methyltransferase in vivo. Recently, many important studies have reported that G9a and GLP play critical roles in various biological processes. The physiological relevance of G9a/GLP-mediated epigenetic gene regulation is discussed.
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- Yoichi Shinkai
- Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, Kawara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan.
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Hergeth SP, Dundr M, Tropberger P, Zee BM, Garcia BA, Daujat S, Schneider R. Isoform-specific phosphorylation of human linker histone H1.4 in mitosis by the kinase Aurora B. J Cell Sci 2011; 124:1623-8. [DOI: 10.1242/jcs.084947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The linker histone H1 plays an essential role in maintaining and establishing higher-order chromatin structure. As with core histones, histone H1 is also extensively covalently modified. We showed previously that phosphorylation of S27 in human histone H1.4 (H1.4S27-P), prevents binding of heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1) family members (officially known as chromobox protein homologs) to the neighboring dimethylated K26. Here, we present the first functional characterization of H1.4S27-P in vivo and in vitro. We show that H1.4S27 phosphorylation is cell-cycle-regulated and its levels peak on metaphase chromosomes. We identify further Aurora B as the kinase phosphorylating H1.4S27. We demonstrate that histone H1.4 is the only somatic linker histone variant targeted by Aurora B and that Aurora B exclusively phosphorylates S27. Adjacent K26 dimethylation can regulate Aurora B activity towards S27, uncovering a crosstalk between these modifications. Finally, our fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) analysis on histone H1.4 mutants suggests a role of S27 phosphorylation in the regulation of histone H1.4 mobility and chromatin binding in mitosis.
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- Sonja P. Hergeth
- Max-Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Stübeweg 51, 79108 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Cell Biology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, 3333 Green Bay Road, North Chicago IL 60064, USA
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- Max-Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Stübeweg 51, 79108 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton NJ 08544, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton NJ 08544, USA
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- Max-Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Stübeweg 51, 79108 Freiburg, Germany
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- Max-Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Stübeweg 51, 79108 Freiburg, Germany
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Chromatin higher-order structures and gene regulation. Curr Opin Genet Dev 2011; 21:175-86. [PMID: 21342762 DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2011.01.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 293] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2010] [Accepted: 01/18/2011] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Genomic DNA in the eukaryotic nucleus is hierarchically packaged by histones into chromatin to fit inside the nucleus. The dynamics of higher-order chromatin compaction play a crucial role in transcription and other biological processes inherent to DNA. Many factors, including histone variants, histone modifications, DNA methylation, and the binding of non-histone architectural proteins regulate the structure of chromatin. Although the structure of nucleosomes, the fundamental repeating unit of chromatin, is clear, there is still much discussion on the higher-order levels of chromatin structure. In this review, we focus on the recent progress in elucidating the structure of the 30-nm chromatin fiber. We also discuss the structural plasticity/dynamics and epigenetic inheritance of higher-order chromatin and the roles of chromatin higher-order organization in eukaryotic gene regulation.
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Dhayalan A, Kudithipudi S, Rathert P, Jeltsch A. Specificity Analysis-Based Identification of New Methylation Targets of the SET7/9 Protein Lysine Methyltransferase. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 18:111-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2010.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2010] [Revised: 11/17/2010] [Accepted: 11/18/2010] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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