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Laskowski AI, Neems DS, Laster K, Strojny-Okyere C, Rice EL, Konieczna IM, Voss JH, Mathew JM, Leventhal JR, Ramsey-Goldman R, Smith ED, Kosak ST. Varying levels of X chromosome coalescence in female somatic cells alters the balance of X-linked dosage compensation and is implicated in female-dominant systemic lupus erythematosus. Sci Rep 2019; 9:8011. [PMID: 31142749 PMCID: PMC6541617 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-44229-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2018] [Accepted: 05/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
The three-dimensional organization of the genome in mammalian interphase nuclei is intrinsically linked to the regulation of gene expression. Whole chromosome territories and their encoded gene loci occupy preferential positions within the nucleus that changes according to the expression profile of a given cell lineage or stage. To further illuminate the relationship between chromosome organization, epigenetic environment, and gene expression, here we examine the functional organization of chromosome X and corresponding X-linked genes in a variety of healthy human and disease state X diploid (XX) cells. We observe high frequencies of homologous chromosome X colocalization (or coalescence), typically associated with initiation of X-chromosome inactivation, occurring in XX cells outside of early embryogenesis. Moreover, during chromosome X coalescence significant changes in Xist, H3K27me3, and X-linked gene expression occur, suggesting the potential exchange of gene regulatory information between the active and inactive X chromosomes. We also observe significant differences in chromosome X coalescence in disease-implicated lymphocytes isolated from systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients compared to healthy controls. These results demonstrate that X chromosomes can functionally interact outside of embryogenesis when X inactivation is initiated and suggest a potential gene regulatory mechanism aberration underlying the increased frequency of autoimmunity in XX individuals.
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Affiliation(s)
- Agnieszka I Laskowski
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Comprehensive Transplant Center, Department of Medicine, Surgery Division, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Comprehensive Transplant Center, Department of Medicine, Surgery Division, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Comprehensive Transplant Center, Department of Medicine, Surgery Division, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Comprehensive Transplant Center, Department of Medicine, Surgery Division, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Deparment of Medicine, Rheumatology Division, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
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Condensin II Regulates Interphase Chromatin Organization Through the Mrg-Binding Motif of Cap-H2. G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS 2015; 5:803-17. [PMID: 25758823 PMCID: PMC4426367 DOI: 10.1534/g3.115.016634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The spatial organization of the genome within the eukaryotic nucleus is a dynamic process that plays a central role in cellular processes such as gene expression, DNA replication, and chromosome segregation. Condensins are conserved multi-subunit protein complexes that contribute to chromosome organization by regulating chromosome compaction and homolog pairing. Previous work in our laboratory has shown that the Cap-H2 subunit of condensin II physically and genetically interacts with the Drosophila homolog of human MORF4-related gene on chromosome 15 (MRG15). Like Cap-H2, Mrg15 is required for interphase chromosome compaction and homolog pairing. However, the mechanism by which Mrg15 and Cap-H2 cooperate to maintain interphase chromatin organization remains unclear. Here, we show that Cap-H2 localizes to interband regions on polytene chromosomes and co-localizes with Mrg15 at regions of active transcription across the genome. We show that co-localization of Cap-H2 on polytene chromosomes is partially dependent on Mrg15. We have identified a binding motif within Cap-H2 that is essential for its interaction with Mrg15, and have found that mutation of this motif results in loss of localization of Cap-H2 on polytene chromosomes and results in partial suppression of Cap-H2-mediated compaction and homolog unpairing. Our data are consistent with a model in which Mrg15 acts as a loading factor to facilitate Cap-H2 binding to chromatin and mediate changes in chromatin organization.
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Wood AM, Garza-Gongora AG, Kosak ST. A Crowdsourced nucleus: understanding nuclear organization in terms of dynamically networked protein function. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2014; 1839:178-90. [PMID: 24412853 PMCID: PMC3954575 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2014.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2013] [Revised: 12/30/2013] [Accepted: 01/02/2014] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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The spatial organization of the nucleus results in a compartmentalized structure that affects all aspects of nuclear function. This compartmentalization involves genome organization as well as the formation of nuclear bodies and plays a role in many functions, including gene regulation, genome stability, replication, and RNA processing. Here we review the recent findings associated with the spatial organization of the nucleus and reveal that a common theme for nuclear proteins is their ability to participate in a variety of functions and pathways. We consider this multiplicity of function in terms of Crowdsourcing, a recent phenomenon in the world of information technology, and suggest that this model provides a novel way to synthesize the many intersections between nuclear organization and function. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Chromatin and epigenetic regulation of animal development.
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- Ashley M Wood
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
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Buster DW, Daniel SG, Nguyen HQ, Windler SL, Skwarek LC, Peterson M, Roberts M, Meserve JH, Hartl T, Klebba JE, Bilder D, Bosco G, Rogers GC. SCFSlimb ubiquitin ligase suppresses condensin II-mediated nuclear reorganization by degrading Cap-H2. J Cell Biol 2013; 201:49-63. [PMID: 23530065 PMCID: PMC3613687 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201207183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2012] [Accepted: 03/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Condensin complexes play vital roles in chromosome condensation during mitosis and meiosis. Condensin II uniquely localizes to chromatin throughout the cell cycle and, in addition to its mitotic duties, modulates chromosome organization and gene expression during interphase. Mitotic condensin activity is regulated by phosphorylation, but mechanisms that regulate condensin II during interphase are unclear. Here, we report that condensin II is inactivated when its subunit Cap-H2 is targeted for degradation by the SCF(Slimb) ubiquitin ligase complex and that disruption of this process dramatically changed interphase chromatin organization. Inhibition of SCF(Slimb) function reorganized interphase chromosomes into dense, compact domains and disrupted homologue pairing in both cultured Drosophila cells and in vivo, but these effects were rescued by condensin II inactivation. Furthermore, Cap-H2 stabilization distorted nuclear envelopes and dispersed Cid/CENP-A on interphase chromosomes. Therefore, SCF(Slimb)-mediated down-regulation of condensin II is required to maintain proper organization and morphology of the interphase nucleus.
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- Daniel W. Buster
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Arizona Cancer Center, and Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Arizona Cancer Center, and Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Arizona Cancer Center, and Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
- Department of Genetics, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH 03755
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Arizona Cancer Center, and Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
- Department of Genetics, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH 03755
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Arizona Cancer Center, and Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Arizona Cancer Center, and Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Arizona Cancer Center, and Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Arizona Cancer Center, and Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Arizona Cancer Center, and Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
- Department of Genetics, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH 03755
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Arizona Cancer Center, and Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
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Kawamura R, Tanabe H, Wada T, Saitoh S, Fukushima Y, Wakui K. Visualization of the spatial positioning of the SNRPN, UBE3A, and GABRB3 genes in the normal human nucleus by three-color 3D fluorescence in situ hybridization. Chromosome Res 2012; 20:659-72. [PMID: 22801776 PMCID: PMC3481056 DOI: 10.1007/s10577-012-9300-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2012] [Revised: 06/14/2012] [Accepted: 06/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The three-dimensional (3D) structure of the genome is organized non-randomly and plays a role in genomic function via epigenetic mechanisms in the eukaryotic nucleus. Here, we analyzed the spatial positioning of three target regions; the SNRPN, UBE3A, and GABRB3 genes on human chromosome 15q11.2–q12, a representative cluster of imprinted regions, in the interphase nuclei of B lymphoblastoid cell lines, peripheral blood cells, and skin fibroblasts derived from normal individuals to look for evidence of genomic organization and function. The positions of these genes were simultaneously visualized, and all inter-gene distances were calculated for each homologous chromosome in each nucleus after three-color 3D fluorescence in situ hybridization. None of the target genes were arranged linearly in most cells analyzed, and GABRB3 was positioned closer to SNRPN than UBE3A in a high proportion of cells in all cell types. This was in contrast to the genomic map in which GABRB3 was positioned closer to UBE3A than SNRPN. We compared the distances from SNRPN to UBE3A (SU) and from UBE3A to GABRB3 (UG) between alleles in each nucleus, 50 cells per subject. The results revealed that the gene-to-gene distance of one allele was longer than that of the other and that the SU ratio (longer/shorter SU distance between alleles) was larger than the UG ratio (longer/shorter UG distance between alleles). The UG distance was relatively stable between alleles; in contrast, the SU distance of one allele was obviously longer than the distance indicated by the genome size. The results therefore indicate that SNRPN, UBE3A, and GABRB3 have non-linear and non-random curved spatial positioning in the normal nucleus, with differences in the SU distance between alleles possibly representing epigenetic evidence of nuclear organization and gene expression.
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- Rie Kawamura
- Department of Medical Genetics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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Udagawa K, Kimura H, Tanabe H, Ohyama T. Nuclear localization of reporter genes activated by curved DNA. J Biosci Bioeng 2011; 113:431-7. [PMID: 22197431 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2011.11.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2011] [Revised: 11/17/2011] [Accepted: 11/18/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Curved DNA structures with a left-handed superhelical conformation can activate eukaryotic transcription. Mechanistically, these structures favor binding to histone cores and can function as a docking site for sliding nucleosomes. Thus, promoters with this kind of curved DNA can adopt a more open structure, facilitating transcription initiation. However, whether the curved DNA segment can affect localization of a reporter gene is an open question. Localization of a gene in the nucleus often plays an important role in its expression and this phenomenon may also have a curved DNA-dependent mechanism. We examined this issue in transient and stable assay systems using a 180-bp synthetic curved DNA with a left-handed superhelical conformation. The results clearly showed that curved DNA of this kind does not have a property to deliver reporter constructs to nuclear positions that are preferable for transcription. We also identify the spatial location to which electroporation delivers a reporter plasmid in the nucleus.
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- Koji Udagawa
- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 2-2 Wakamatsu-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8480, Japan
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Gilbert DM. Cell fate transitions and the replication timing decision point. J Cell Biol 2010; 191:899-903. [PMID: 21115801 PMCID: PMC2995162 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201007125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2010] [Accepted: 11/03/2010] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Recent findings suggest that large-scale remodeling of three dimensional (3D) chromatin architecture occurs during a brief period in early G1 phase termed the replication timing decision point (TDP). In this speculative article, I suggest that the TDP may represent an as yet unappreciated window of opportunity for extracellular cues to influence 3D architecture during stem cell fate decisions. I also describe several testable predictions of this hypothesis.
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- David M Gilbert
- Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA.
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