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Xiang C, Gao L, Tao Q, Chen Z, Zhao S, Liu W. TET2 regulates extranodal NK/T cell lymphoma progression through regulation of DNA methylation. Hematol Oncol 2024; 42:e3295. [PMID: 38979860 DOI: 10.1002/hon.3295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2024] [Revised: 05/21/2024] [Accepted: 05/31/2024] [Indexed: 07/10/2024]
Abstract
The biological role of Ten-11 translocation 2 (TET2) and the conversion of 5-methylcytosine (5mC) to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) in the development of extra-nodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma (ENKTL) remains unclear. The level of 5mC and 5hmC was detected in 112 cases of ENKTL tissue specimens by immunohistochemical (IHC) staining. Subsequently, TET2 knockdown and the overexpression cell models were constructed in ENKTL cell lines. Biochemical analyses were used to assess proliferation, apoptosis, cell cycle and monoclonal formation in cells treated or untreated with L-Ascorbic acid sodium salt (LAASS). Dot-Blots were used to detect levels of genome 5mC and 5hmC. Additionally, the ILLUMINA 850k methylation chip was used to analyze the changes of TET2 regulatory genes. RNA-Seq was used to profile differentially expressed genes regulated by TET2. The global level of 5hmC was significantly decreased, while 5mC was highly expressed in ENKTL tissue. TET2 protein expression was negatively correlated with the ratio of 5mC/5hmC (p < 0.0001). The 5mC/5hmC status were related to the site of disease, clinical stage, PINK score and Ki-67 index, as well as the 5-year OS. TET2 knockdown prolonged the DNA synthesis period, increased the cloning ability of tumor cells, increased the level of 5mC and decreased the level of 5hmC in ENKTL cells. While overexpression of TET2 presented the opposite effect. Furthermore, treatment of ENKTL cells with LAASS significantly induced ENKTL cell apoptosis. These results suggest that TET2 plays an important role in ENKTL development via regulation of 5mC and 5hmC and may serve as a novel therapeutic target for ENKTL.
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- Chunxiang Xiang
- Department of Pathology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Department of Pathology, Xiangyang Central Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, Hubei, China
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- Department of Pathology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Pathology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Pathology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Pathology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Pathology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Zhang J, Zhao K, Zhou W, Kang R, Wei S, Shu Y, Yu C, Ku Y, Mao Y, Luo H, Yang J, Mei J, Pu Q, Deng S, Zha Z, Yuan G, Shen S, Chen Y, Liu L. Tet methylcytosine dioxygenase 2 (TET2) deficiency elicits EGFR-TKI (tyrosine kinase inhibitors) resistance in non-small cell lung cancer. Signal Transduct Target Ther 2024; 9:65. [PMID: 38461173 PMCID: PMC10924974 DOI: 10.1038/s41392-024-01778-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2023] [Revised: 01/28/2024] [Accepted: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 03/11/2024] Open
Abstract
Despite epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) have shown remarkable efficacy in patients with EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), acquired resistance inevitably develops, limiting clinical efficacy. We found that TET2 was poly-ubiquitinated by E3 ligase CUL7FBXW11 and degraded in EGFR-TKI resistant NSCLC cells. Genetic perturbation of TET2 rendered parental cells more tolerant to TKI treatment. TET2 was stabilized by MEK1 phosphorylation at Ser 1107, while MEK1 inactivation promoted its proteasome degradation by enhancing the recruitment of CUL7FBXW11. Loss of TET2 resulted in the upregulation of TNF/NF-κB signaling that confers the EGFR-TKI resistance. Genetic or pharmacological inhibition of NF-κB attenuate the TKI resistance both in vitro and in vivo. Our findings exemplified how a cell growth controlling kinase MEK1 leveraged the epigenetic homeostasis by regulating TET2, and demonstrated an alternative path of non-mutational acquired EGFR-TKI resistance modulated by TET2 deficiency. Therefore, combined strategy exploiting EGFR-TKI and inhibitors of TET2/NF-κB axis holds therapeutic potential for treating NSCLC patients who suffered from this resistance.
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- Jian Zhang
- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Institute of Thoracic Oncology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610097, China
- Western China Collaborative Innovation Center for Early Diagnosis and Multidisciplinary Therapy of Lung Cancer, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610097, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Institute of Thoracic Oncology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610097, China
- Western China Collaborative Innovation Center for Early Diagnosis and Multidisciplinary Therapy of Lung Cancer, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610097, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Institute of Thoracic Oncology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610097, China
- Western China Collaborative Innovation Center for Early Diagnosis and Multidisciplinary Therapy of Lung Cancer, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610097, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Institute of Thoracic Oncology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610097, China
- Western China Collaborative Innovation Center for Early Diagnosis and Multidisciplinary Therapy of Lung Cancer, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610097, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Institute of Thoracic Oncology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610097, China
- Western China Collaborative Innovation Center for Early Diagnosis and Multidisciplinary Therapy of Lung Cancer, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610097, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Institute of Thoracic Oncology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610097, China
- Western China Collaborative Innovation Center for Early Diagnosis and Multidisciplinary Therapy of Lung Cancer, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610097, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Institute of Thoracic Oncology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610097, China
- Western China Collaborative Innovation Center for Early Diagnosis and Multidisciplinary Therapy of Lung Cancer, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610097, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Institute of Thoracic Oncology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610097, China
- Western China Collaborative Innovation Center for Early Diagnosis and Multidisciplinary Therapy of Lung Cancer, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610097, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Institute of Thoracic Oncology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610097, China
- Western China Collaborative Innovation Center for Early Diagnosis and Multidisciplinary Therapy of Lung Cancer, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610097, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Institute of Thoracic Oncology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610097, China
- Western China Collaborative Innovation Center for Early Diagnosis and Multidisciplinary Therapy of Lung Cancer, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610097, China
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- Biobank of West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Institute of Thoracic Oncology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610097, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Institute of Thoracic Oncology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610097, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Institute of Thoracic Oncology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610097, China
- Western China Collaborative Innovation Center for Early Diagnosis and Multidisciplinary Therapy of Lung Cancer, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610097, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Institute of Thoracic Oncology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610097, China
- Western China Collaborative Innovation Center for Early Diagnosis and Multidisciplinary Therapy of Lung Cancer, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610097, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Institute of Thoracic Oncology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610097, China
- Western China Collaborative Innovation Center for Early Diagnosis and Multidisciplinary Therapy of Lung Cancer, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610097, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Institute of Thoracic Oncology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610097, China
- Western China Collaborative Innovation Center for Early Diagnosis and Multidisciplinary Therapy of Lung Cancer, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610097, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Institute of Thoracic Oncology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610097, China.
- Western China Collaborative Innovation Center for Early Diagnosis and Multidisciplinary Therapy of Lung Cancer, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610097, China.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Institute of Thoracic Oncology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610097, China.
- Western China Collaborative Innovation Center for Early Diagnosis and Multidisciplinary Therapy of Lung Cancer, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610097, China.
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Kim H, Jung I, Lee CH, An J, Ko M. Development of Novel Epigenetic Anti-Cancer Therapy Targeting TET Proteins. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:16375. [PMID: 38003566 PMCID: PMC10671484 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242216375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Revised: 11/12/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Epigenetic dysregulation, particularly alterations in DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation, plays a pivotal role in cancer initiation and progression. Ten-eleven translocation (TET) proteins catalyze the successive oxidation of 5-methylcytosine (5mC) to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) and further oxidized methylcytosines in DNA, thereby serving as central modulators of DNA methylation-demethylation dynamics. TET loss of function is causally related to neoplastic transformation across various cell types while its genetic or pharmacological activation exhibits anti-cancer effects, making TET proteins promising targets for epigenetic cancer therapy. Here, we developed a robust cell-based screening system to identify novel TET activators and evaluated their potential as anti-cancer agents. Using a carefully curated library of 4533 compounds provided by the National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA, we identified mitoxantrone as a potent TET agonist. Through rigorous validation employing various assays, including immunohistochemistry and dot blot studies, we demonstrated that mitoxantrone significantly elevated 5hmC levels. Notably, this elevation manifested only in wild-type (WT) but not TET-deficient mouse embryonic fibroblasts, primary bone marrow-derived macrophages, and leukemia cell lines. Furthermore, mitoxantrone-induced cell death in leukemia cell lines occurred in a TET-dependent manner, indicating the critical role of TET proteins in mediating its anti-cancer effects. Our findings highlight mitoxantrone's potential to induce tumor cell death via a novel mechanism involving the restoration of TET activity, paving the way for targeted epigenetic therapies in cancer treatment.
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- Hyejin Kim
- Department of Biological Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea; (H.K.); (I.J.)
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea; (H.K.); (I.J.)
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- Department of Life Sciences, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea;
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- Department of Life Sciences, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea;
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea; (H.K.); (I.J.)
- Center for Genomic Integrity, Institute for Basic Science, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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Wu KK. Extracellular Succinate: A Physiological Messenger and a Pathological Trigger. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:11165. [PMID: 37446354 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241311165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Revised: 07/01/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
Abstract
When tissues are under physiological stresses, such as vigorous exercise and cold exposure, skeletal muscle cells secrete succinate into the extracellular space for adaptation and survival. By contrast, environmental toxins and injurious agents induce cellular secretion of succinate to damage tissues, trigger inflammation, and induce tissue fibrosis. Extracellular succinate induces cellular changes and tissue adaptation or damage by ligating cell surface succinate receptor-1 (SUCNR-1) and activating downstream signaling pathways and transcriptional programs. Since SUCNR-1 mediates not only pathological processes but also physiological functions, targeting it for drug development is hampered by incomplete knowledge about the characteristics of its physiological vs. pathological actions. This review summarizes the current status of extracellular succinate in health and disease and discusses the underlying mechanisms and therapeutic implications.
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- Kenneth K Wu
- Institute of Cellular and System Medicine, National Health Research Institutes, 35 Keyan Road, Zhunan, Miaoli County 35053, Taiwan
- Institute of Biotechnology, College of Life Science, National Tsing-Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan
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Liu N, Zhang J, Yan M, Chen L, Wu J, Tao Q, Yan B, Chen X, Peng C. Supplementation with α-ketoglutarate improved the efficacy of anti-PD1 melanoma treatment through epigenetic modulation of PD-L1. Cell Death Dis 2023; 14:170. [PMID: 36854755 PMCID: PMC9974984 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-023-05692-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2022] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2023]
Abstract
Patients with advanced melanoma have shown an improved outlook after anti-PD1 therapy, but the low response rate restricts clinical benefit; therefore, enhancing anti-PD1 therapeutic efficacy remains a major challenge. Here, our findings showed a significantly increased abundance of α-KG in healthy controls, anti-PD1-sensitive melanoma-bearing mice, and anti-PD1-sensitive melanoma patients; moreover, supplementation with α-KG enhanced the efficacy of anti-PD1 immunotherapy and increased PD-L1 expression in melanoma tumors via STAT1/3. We also found that supplementation with α-KG significantly increased the activity of the methylcytosine dioxygenases TET2/3, which led to an increased 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5-hmC) level in the PD-L1 promoter. As a consequence, STAT1/3 binding to the PD-L1 promoter was stabilized to upregulate PD-L1 expression. Importantly, single-cell sequencing of preclinical samples and analysis of clinical data revealed that TET2/3-STAT1/3-CD274 signaling was associated with sensitivity to anti-PD1 treatment in melanoma. Taken together, our results provide novel insight into α-KG's function in anti-PD1 treatment of melanoma and suggest supplementation with α-KG as a novel promising strategy to improve the efficacy of anti-PD1 therapy.
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- Nian Liu
- Department of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Furong Laboratory, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Skin Cancer and Psoriasis, Human Engineering Research Center of Skin Health and Disease, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Dermatology, 2nd Clinical Medical College of Jinan University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Furong Laboratory, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Skin Cancer and Psoriasis, Human Engineering Research Center of Skin Health and Disease, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Furong Laboratory, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Skin Cancer and Psoriasis, Human Engineering Research Center of Skin Health and Disease, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Furong Laboratory, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Skin Cancer and Psoriasis, Human Engineering Research Center of Skin Health and Disease, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
- Furong Laboratory, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Skin Cancer and Psoriasis, Human Engineering Research Center of Skin Health and Disease, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
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- Department of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
- Furong Laboratory, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Skin Cancer and Psoriasis, Human Engineering Research Center of Skin Health and Disease, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
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Yuita H, López-Moyado IF, Jeong H, Cheng AX, Scott-Browne J, An J, Nakayama T, Onodera A, Ko M, Rao A. Inducible disruption of Tet genes results in myeloid malignancy, readthrough transcription, and a heterochromatin-to-euchromatin switch. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2023; 120:e2214824120. [PMID: 37406303 PMCID: PMC9963276 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2214824120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/29/2022] [Indexed: 08/03/2023] Open
Abstract
The three mammalian TET dioxygenases oxidize the methyl group of 5-methylcytosine in DNA, and the oxidized methylcytosines are essential intermediates in all known pathways of DNA demethylation. To define the in vivo consequences of complete TET deficiency, we inducibly deleted all three Tet genes in the mouse genome. Tet1/2/3-inducible TKO (iTKO) mice succumbed to acute myeloid leukemia (AML) by 4 to 5 wk. Single-cell RNA sequencing of Tet iTKO bone marrow cells revealed the appearance of new myeloid cell populations characterized by a striking increase in expression of all members of the stefin/cystatin gene cluster on mouse chromosome 16. In patients with AML, high stefin/cystatin gene expression correlates with poor clinical outcomes. Increased expression of the clustered stefin/cystatin genes was associated with a heterochromatin-to-euchromatin compartment switch with readthrough transcription downstream of the clustered stefin/cystatin genes as well as other highly expressed genes, but only minor changes in DNA methylation. Our data highlight roles for TET enzymes that are distinct from their established function in DNA demethylation and instead involve increased transcriptional readthrough and changes in three-dimensional genome organization.
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- Hiroshi Yuita
- Division of Signaling and Gene Expression, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, La Jolla, CA92037
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- Division of Signaling and Gene Expression, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, La Jolla, CA92037
- Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, La Jolla, CA92093
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan44919, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Signaling and Gene Expression, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, La Jolla, CA92037
- Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, La Jolla, CA92093
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- Department of Immunology and Genomic Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO80206
- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO80045
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- Department of Life Sciences, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju54896, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba260-8670, Japan
- Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED), Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST), Chiba260-8670, Japan
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- Division of Signaling and Gene Expression, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, La Jolla, CA92037
- Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba260-8670, Japan
- Institute for Advanced Academic Research, Chiba University, Inage-ku, Chiba263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan44919, Republic of Korea
- Center for Genomic Integrity, Institute for Basic Science, Ulsan44919, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Signaling and Gene Expression, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, La Jolla, CA92037
- Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, La Jolla, CA92093
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Epigenetic Modification of Cytosines in Hematopoietic Differentiation and Malignant Transformation. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24021727. [PMID: 36675240 PMCID: PMC9863985 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24021727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2022] [Revised: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
Abstract
The mammalian DNA methylation landscape is established and maintained by the combined activities of the two key epigenetic modifiers, DNA methyltransferases (DNMT) and Ten-eleven-translocation (TET) enzymes. Once DNMTs produce 5-methylcytosine (5mC), TET proteins fine-tune the DNA methylation status by consecutively oxidizing 5mC to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) and further oxidized derivatives. The 5mC and oxidized methylcytosines are essential for the maintenance of cellular identity and function during differentiation. Cytosine modifications with DNMT and TET enzymes exert pleiotropic effects on various aspects of hematopoiesis, including self-renewal of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPCs), lineage determination, differentiation, and function. Under pathological conditions, these enzymes are frequently dysregulated, leading to loss of function. In particular, the loss of DNMT3A and TET2 function is conspicuous in diverse hematological disorders, including myeloid and lymphoid malignancies, and causally related to clonal hematopoiesis and malignant transformation. Here, we update recent advances in understanding how the maintenance of DNA methylation homeostasis by DNMT and TET proteins influences normal hematopoiesis and malignant transformation, highlighting the potential impact of DNMT3A and TET2 dysregulation on clonal dominance and evolution of pre-leukemic stem cells to full-blown malignancies. Clarification of the normal and pathological functions of DNA-modifying epigenetic regulators will be crucial to future innovations in epigenetic therapies for treating hematological disorders.
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George S, Cassidy RN, Saintilnord WN, Fondufe-Mittendorf Y. Epigenomic reprogramming in iAs-mediated carcinogenesis. ADVANCES IN PHARMACOLOGY (SAN DIEGO, CALIF.) 2022; 96:319-365. [PMID: 36858778 DOI: 10.1016/bs.apha.2022.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/03/2023]
Abstract
Arsenic is a naturally occurring metal carcinogen found in the Earth's crust. Millions of people worldwide are chronically exposed to arsenic through drinking water and food. Exposure to inorganic arsenic has been implicated in many diseases ranging from acute toxicities to malignant transformations. Despite the well-known deleterious health effects of arsenic exposure, the molecular mechanisms in arsenic-mediated carcinogenesis are not fully understood. Since arsenic is non-mutagenic, the mechanism by which arsenic causes carcinogenesis is via alterations in epigenetic-regulated gene expression. There are two possible ways by which arsenic may modify the epigenome-indirectly through an arsenic-induced generation of reactive oxygen species which then impacts chromatin remodelers, or directly through interaction and modulation of chromatin remodelers. Whether directly or indirectly, arsenic modulates epigenetic gene regulation and our understanding of the direct effect of this modulation on chromatin structure is limited. In this chapter we will discuss the various ways by which inorganic arsenic affects the epigenome with consequences in health and disease.
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- Smitha George
- Department of Epigenetics, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, United States
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- Department of Epigenetics, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, United States
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- Department of Epigenetics, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, United States; Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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Georges RO, Sepulveda H, Angel JC, Johnson E, Palomino S, Nowak RB, Desai A, López-Moyado IF, Rao A. Acute deletion of TET enzymes results in aneuploidy in mouse embryonic stem cells through decreased expression of Khdc3. Nat Commun 2022; 13:6230. [PMID: 36266342 PMCID: PMC9584922 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33742-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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: 11/28/2021] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
TET (Ten-Eleven Translocation) dioxygenases effect DNA demethylation through successive oxidation of the methyl group of 5-methylcytosine (5mC) in DNA. In humans and in mouse models, TET loss-of-function has been linked to DNA damage, genome instability and oncogenesis. Here we show that acute deletion of all three Tet genes, after brief exposure of triple-floxed, Cre-ERT2-expressing mouse embryonic stem cells (mESC) to 4-hydroxytamoxifen, results in chromosome mis-segregation and aneuploidy; moreover, embryos lacking all three TET proteins showed striking variation in blastomere numbers and nuclear morphology at the 8-cell stage. Transcriptional profiling revealed that mRNA encoding a KH-domain protein, Khdc3 (Filia), was downregulated in triple TET-deficient mESC, concomitantly with increased methylation of CpG dinucleotides in the vicinity of the Khdc3 gene. Restoring KHDC3 levels in triple Tet-deficient mESC prevented aneuploidy. Thus, TET proteins regulate Khdc3 gene expression, and TET deficiency results in mitotic infidelity and genome instability in mESC at least partly through decreased expression of KHDC3.
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- Romain O Georges
- Division of Signaling and Gene Expression, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, 9420 Athena Circle, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- Division of Signaling and Gene Expression, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, 9420 Athena Circle, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- Division of Signaling and Gene Expression, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, 9420 Athena Circle, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- Division of Signaling and Gene Expression, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, 9420 Athena Circle, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- Division of Signaling and Gene Expression, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, 9420 Athena Circle, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- Division of Signaling and Gene Expression, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, 9420 Athena Circle, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Division of Signaling and Gene Expression, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, 9420 Athena Circle, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
- Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, 2880 Torrey Pines Scenic Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- Division of Signaling and Gene Expression, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, 9420 Athena Circle, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.
- Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, 2880 Torrey Pines Scenic Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.
- Department of Pharmacology and Moores Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego; 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
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Wu S, Yin Y, Wang X. The epigenetic regulation of the germinal center response. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2022; 1865:194828. [PMID: 35643396 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2022.194828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In response to T-cell-dependent antigens, antigen-experienced B cells migrate to the center of the B-cell follicle to seed the germinal center (GC) response after cognate interactions with CD4+ T cells. These GC B cells eventually mature into memory and long-lived antibody-secreting plasma cells, thus generating long-lived humoral immunity. Within GC, B cells undergo somatic hypermutation of their B cell receptors (BCR) and positive selection for the emergence of high-affinity antigen-specific B-cell clones. However, this process may be dangerous, as the accumulation of aberrant mutations could result in malignant transformation of GC B cells or give rise to autoreactive B cell clones that can cause autoimmunity. Because of this, better understanding of GC development provides diagnostic and therapeutic clues to the underlying pathologic process. A productive GC response is orchestrated by multiple mechanisms. An emerging important regulator of GC reaction is epigenetic modulation, which has key transcriptional regulatory properties. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge on the biology of epigenetic mechanisms in the regulation of GC reaction and outline its importance in identification of immunotherapy decision making.
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- Shusheng Wu
- Department of Immunology, State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, NHC Key Laboratory of Antibody Technique, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Immunology, State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, NHC Key Laboratory of Antibody Technique, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Immunology, State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, NHC Key Laboratory of Antibody Technique, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
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Houghton BC, Panchal N, Haas SA, Chmielewski KO, Hildenbeutel M, Whittaker T, Mussolino C, Cathomen T, Thrasher AJ, Booth C. Genome Editing With TALEN, CRISPR-Cas9 and CRISPR-Cas12a in Combination With AAV6 Homology Donor Restores T Cell Function for XLP. Front Genome Ed 2022; 4:828489. [PMID: 35677600 PMCID: PMC9168036 DOI: 10.3389/fgeed.2022.828489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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X-linked lymphoproliferative disease is a rare inherited immune disorder, caused by mutations or deletions in the SH2D1A gene that encodes an intracellular adapter protein SAP (Slam-associated protein). SAP is essential for mediating several key immune processes and the immune system - T cells in particular - are dysregulated in its absence. Patients present with a spectrum of clinical manifestations, including haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), dysgammaglobulinemia, lymphoma and autoimmunity. Treatment options are limited, and patients rarely survive to adulthood without an allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). However, this procedure can have poor outcomes in the mismatched donor setting or in the presence of active HLH, leaving an unmet clinical need. Autologous haematopoeitic stem cell or T cell therapy may offer alternative treatment options, removing the need to find a suitable donor for HSCT and any risk of alloreactivity. SAP has a tightly controlled expression profile that a conventional lentiviral gene delivery platform may not be able to fully replicate. A gene editing approach could preserve more of the endogenous regulatory elements that govern SAP expression, potentially providing a more optimum therapy. Here, we assessed the ability of TALEN, CRISPR-Cas9 and CRISPR-Cas12a nucleases to drive targeted insertion of SAP cDNA at the first exon of the SH2D1A locus using an adeno-associated virus serotype 6 (AAV6)-based vector containing the donor template. All nuclease platforms were capable of high efficiency gene editing, which was optimised using a serum-free AAV6 transduction protocol. We show that T cells from XLP patients corrected by gene editing tools have restored physiological levels of SAP gene expression and restore SAP-dependent immune functions, indicating a new therapeutic opportunity for XLP patients.
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- Benjamin C. Houghton
- Molecular and Cellular Immunology, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
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- Molecular and Cellular Immunology, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Transfusion Medicine and Gene Therapy, Medical Center – University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute for Transfusion Medicine and Gene Therapy, Medical Center – University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute for Transfusion Medicine and Gene Therapy, Medical Center – University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Molecular and Cellular Immunology, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Transfusion Medicine and Gene Therapy, Medical Center – University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute for Transfusion Medicine and Gene Therapy, Medical Center – University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Molecular and Cellular Immunology, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
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- Molecular and Cellular Immunology, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
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Nakauchi Y, Azizi A, Thomas D, Corces MR, Reinisch A, Sharma R, Cruz Hernandez D, Kohnke T, Karigane D, Fan A, Martinez-Krams D, Stafford M, Kaur S, Dutta R, Phan P, Ediriwickrema A, McCarthy E, Ning Y, Phillips T, Ellison CK, Guler GD, Bergamaschi A, Ku CJ, Levy S, Majeti R. The cell type specific 5hmC landscape and dynamics of healthy human hematopoiesis and TET2-mutant pre-leukemia. Blood Cancer Discov 2022; 3:346-367. [DOI: 10.1158/2643-3230.bcd-21-0143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2021] [Revised: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The conversion of 5-methylcytosine (5mC) to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) is a key step in DNA demethylation that is mediated by ten-eleven-translocation (TET) enzymes, which require ascorbate/vitamin C. Here, we report the 5hmC landscape of normal hematopoiesis and identify cell type-specific 5hmC profiles associated with active transcription and chromatin accessibility of key hematopoietic regulators. We utilized CRISPR/Cas9 to model TET2 loss-of-function mutations in primary human HSPCs. Disrupted cells exhibited increased colonies in serial replating, defective erythroid/megakaryocytic differentiation, and in vivo competitive advantage and myeloid skewing coupled with reduction of 5hmC at erythroid-associated gene loci. Azacitidine and ascorbate restored 5hmC abundance and slowed or reverted the expansion of TET2-mutant clones in vivo. These results demonstrate the key role of 5hmC in normal hematopoiesis and TET2-mutant phenotypes and raise the possibility of utilizing these agents to further our understanding of pre-leukemia/clonal hematopoiesis.
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- Yusuke Nakauchi
- Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States
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- Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
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- University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, San Fransisco, California, United States
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- Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States
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- MRC Molecular Haematology Unit and Oxford Centre for Haematology, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine,, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States
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- Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States
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- Stanford University, Palo Alto, United States
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- Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States
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- Bluestar Genomics Inc., San Diego, CA, United States
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- Bluestar Genomics, San Diego, California, United States
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- Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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Zhang J, Kuang L, Li Y, Wang Q, Xu H, Liu J, Zhou X, Li Y, Zhang B. Metformin Regulates TET2 Expression to Inhibit Endometrial Carcinoma Proliferation: A New Mechanism. Front Oncol 2022; 12:856707. [PMID: 35480097 PMCID: PMC9035737 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.856707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Objectives To investigate the relationship between TET2 expression and endometrial cancer’s clinicopathological features and prognosis, and the effect of metformin on TET2 and 5hmC levels in endometrial cancer cells. Methods The clinical significance of TET2 expression in endometrial carcinoma was analyzed from TCGA public database. Eighty-eight patients with endometrial cancer and 20 patients with normal proliferative endometrium were enrolled in this study. TET2 and 5hmC were respectively detected by Immunohistochemistry and ELISA in endometrial tissues. Kaplan-Meier and Cox proportional hazard regression models were used to analyze relationships between TET2 and 5hmC and the overall survival of EC patients. Endometrial cell proliferation was assessed after TET2 gene knockdown. Western blotting and real-time PCR were used to detect the effect of metformin on TET2 expression and to explore whether AMPK is involved in metformin-mediated TET2 regulation. Results The clinical significance of expression of TET2 in endometrial cancer from TCGA public database confirmed that TET2 expression was significantly down-regulated in cancer samples and TET2 expression was also significantly different among different histopathological samples and TET2 is down-regulated in advanced, high-grade, and relapsed endometrial carcinoma tissues(P<0.05). Immunohistochemical analysis showed that TET2 and 5hmC levels were significantly lower in endometrial adenocarcinoma(P<0.05). TET2 expression was correlated with the degree of EC differentiation (P < 0.05). 5hmC levels were associated with clinical stage, differentiation, the depth of myometrial invasion, and lymph node metastasis (P < 0.05). The mean survival time of patients with negative staining for TET2 and 5hmC was shorter than that of patients with positive staining for both markers (P<0.05). Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that TET2 expression was an independent risk factor for prognosis in patients with endometrial adenocarcinoma (HR = 14.520, 95% CI was 1.From 060 to 198.843, P = 0.045). siRNA-mediated TET2 knockdown increased the proliferation of EC cells. Metformin increased the levels of TET2 and 5hmC in EC cells. AMPK was involved in the regulation of TET2 by metformin. Conclusions TET2 may play an important role in EC development and may be a prognostic marker. Moreover, TET2 may be involved in a novel mechanism by which metformin inhibits EC cell proliferation.
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- Jingbo Zhang
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou Clinical School of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou Clinical School of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou Clinical School of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou Clinical School of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou Clinical School of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou Clinical School of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Xuzhou Institute of Medical Science, Xuzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Bei Zhang, ; Yang Li,
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou Clinical School of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Bei Zhang, ; Yang Li,
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TET deficiency perturbs mature B cell homeostasis and promotes oncogenesis associated with accumulation of G-quadruplex and R-loop structures. Nat Immunol 2021; 23:99-108. [PMID: 34937926 PMCID: PMC8772520 DOI: 10.1038/s41590-021-01087-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Enzymes of the TET family are methylcytosine dioxygenases that undergo frequent mutational or functional inactivation in human cancers. Recurrent loss-of-function mutations in TET proteins are frequent in human diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Here, we investigate the role of TET proteins in B cell homeostasis and development of B cell lymphomas with features of DLBCL. We show that deletion of Tet2 and Tet3 genes in mature B cells in mice perturbs B cell homeostasis and results in spontaneous development of germinal center (GC)-derived B cell lymphomas with increased G-quadruplexes and R-loops. At a genome-wide level, G-quadruplexes and R-loops were associated with increased DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) at immunoglobulin switch regions. Deletion of the DNA methyltransferase DNMT1 in TET-deficient B cells prevented expansion of GC B cells, diminished the accumulation of G-quadruplexes and R-loops and delayed B lymphoma development, consistent with the opposing functions of DNMT and TET enzymes in DNA methylation and demethylation. Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-mediated depletion of nucleases and helicases that regulate G-quadruplexes and R-loops decreased the viability of TET-deficient B cells. Our studies suggest a molecular mechanism by which TET loss of function might predispose to the development of B cell malignancies.
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TET family dioxygenases and the TET activator vitamin C in immune responses and cancer. Blood 2021; 136:1394-1401. [PMID: 32730592 DOI: 10.1182/blood.2019004158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Vitamin C serves as a cofactor for Fe(II) and 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases including TET family enzymes, which catalyze the oxidation of 5-methylcytosine into 5-hydroxymethylcytosine and further oxidize methylcytosines. Loss-of-function mutations in epigenetic regulators such as TET genes are prevalent in hematopoietic malignancies. Vitamin C deficiency is frequently observed in cancer patients. In this review, we discuss the role of vitamin C and TET proteins in cancer, with a focus on hematopoietic malignancies, T regulatory cells, and other immune system cells.
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Kang DH, Jeong DJ, Ahn TS, Lee HY, Kim HJ, Bae SB, Kim HJ, Lee MS, Kwon HY, Baek MJ. Expression of AMP-activated protein kinase/ten-eleven translocation 2 and their clinical relevance in colorectal cancer. Oncol Lett 2021; 21:164. [PMID: 33552282 PMCID: PMC7798087 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2021.12425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Inactivation of the ten-eleven translocation (TET) family members and catalyzation of 5-methylcytosine (5-mC) into 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5-hmC) is associated with cancer initiation and progression. AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is an enzyme that stabilizes TET2; however, the clinical relevance of AMPK and TET2 expression levels is currently unclear. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the clinical implications of AMPK/TET2 expression levels in colorectal cancer (CRC). Immunohistochemistry was used to retrospectively examine the expression levels of AMPK and TET2 in paraffin-embedded specimens obtained from 343 patients with CRC. The results demonstrated that AMPK and TET2 were highly expressed in CRC samples. No significant association was observed between the expression levels of TET2 and patient clinicopathological characteristics (age, tumor location, lymphatic, vascular and perineural invasion, Tumor-Node-Metastasis stages and differentiation); however, patients with low expression levels of TET2 more frequently presented with distant metastasis. By contrast, the expression levels of AMPK were significantly associated with lymph node and distant metastases. The survival analysis results revealed that high expression levels of TET2 were an independent predictor of favorable prognosis compared with low TET2 levels. However, no significant differences in overall survival were observed between patients with high and low expression levels of AMPK. These results described the clinical significance of AMPK/TET2 in CRC. The results of the multivariate analysis demonstrated that high expression levels of TET2 were a predictor of a favorable prognosis, whereas AMPK was not a significant factor for determining patient prognosis; therefore, further functional analysis of AMPK/TET2 expression in CRC is needed.
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- Dong Hyun Kang
- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do 31151, Republic of Korea
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- Soonchunhyang Medical Science Research Institute, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do 31151, Republic of Korea.,Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do 31151, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do 31151, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do 31151, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oncology, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do 31151, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oncology, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do 31151, Republic of Korea
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- Soonchunhyang Medical Science Research Institute, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do 31151, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do 31151, Republic of Korea
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- Soonchunhyang Institute of Medi-bio Science (SIMS), Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do 31151, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do 31151, Republic of Korea
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Feng C, Huang X, Li X, Mao J. The Roles of Base Modifications in Kidney Cancer. Front Oncol 2020; 10:580018. [PMID: 33282735 PMCID: PMC7691527 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2020.580018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Epigenetic modifications including histone modifications and DNA and RNA modifications are involved in multiple biological processes and human diseases. One disease, kidney cancer, includes a common type of tumor, accounts for about 2% of all cancers, and usually has poor prognosis. The molecular mechanisms and therapeutic strategy of kidney cancer are still under intensive study. Understanding the roles of epigenetic modifications and underlying mechanisms in kidney cancer is critical to its diagnosis and clinical therapy. Recently, the function of DNA and RNA modifications has been uncovered in kidney tumor. In the present review, we summarize recent findings about the roles of epigenetic modifications (particularly DNA and RNA modifications) in the incidence, progression, and metastasis of kidney cancer, especially the renal cell carcinomas.
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- Chunyue Feng
- The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China
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- The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China
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- The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China.,Institute of Translational Medicine of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China
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Qi T, Sun M, Zhang C, Chen P, Xiao C, Chang X. Ascorbic Acid Promotes Plasma Cell Differentiation through Enhancing TET2/3-Mediated DNA Demethylation. Cell Rep 2020; 33:108452. [DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.108452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Revised: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Zhang P, Zhang M. Epigenetic alterations and advancement of treatment in peripheral T-cell lymphoma. Clin Epigenetics 2020; 12:169. [PMID: 33160401 PMCID: PMC7648940 DOI: 10.1186/s13148-020-00962-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/28/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) is a rare and heterogeneous group of clinically aggressive diseases associated with poor prognosis. Except for ALK + anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (ALCL), most peripheral T-cell lymphomas are highly malignant and have an aggressive disease course and poor clinical outcomes, with a poor remission rate and frequent relapse after first-line treatment. Aberrant epigenetic alterations play an important role in the pathogenesis and development of specific types of peripheral T-cell lymphoma, including the regulation of the expression of genes and signal transduction. The most common epigenetic alterations are DNA methylation and histone modification. Histone modification alters the level of gene expression by regulating the acetylation status of lysine residues on the promoter surrounding histones, often leading to the silencing of tumour suppressor genes or the overexpression of proto-oncogenes in lymphoma. DNA methylation refers to CpG islands, generally leading to tumour suppressor gene transcriptional silencing. Genetic studies have also shown that some recurrent mutations in genes involved in the epigenetic machinery, including TET2, IDH2-R172, DNMT3A, RHOA, CD28, IDH2, TET2, MLL2, KMT2A, KDM6A, CREBBP, and EP300, have been observed in cases of PTCL. The aberrant expression of miRNAs has also gradually become a diagnostic biomarker. These provide a reasonable molecular mechanism for epigenetic modifying drugs in the treatment of PTCL. As epigenetic drugs implicated in lymphoma have been continually reported in recent years, many new ideas for the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of PTCL originate from epigenetics in recent years. Novel epigenetic-targeted drugs have shown good tolerance and therapeutic effects in the treatment of peripheral T-cell lymphoma as monotherapy or combination therapy. NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines also recommended epigenetic drugs for PTCL subtypes as second-line therapy. Epigenetic mechanisms provide new directions and therapeutic strategies for the research and treatment of peripheral T-cell lymphoma. Therefore, this paper mainly reviews the epigenetic changes in the pathogenesis of peripheral T-cell lymphoma and the advancement of epigenetic-targeted drugs in the treatment of peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL).
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- Ping Zhang
- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou City, 450052, Henan Province, China.,Academy of Medical Sciences of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou City, 450052, Henan Province, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou City, 450052, Henan Province, China. .,Academy of Medical Sciences of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou City, 450052, Henan Province, China.
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Kovina AP, Petrova NV, Razin SV, Kantidze OL. L-Ascorbic Acid in the Epigenetic Regulation of Cancer Development and Stem Cell Reprogramming. Acta Naturae 2020; 12:5-14. [PMID: 33456974 PMCID: PMC7800602 DOI: 10.32607/actanaturae.11060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Recent studies have significantly expanded our understanding of the mechanisms of L-ascorbic acid (ASC, vitamin C) action, leading to the emergence of several hypotheses that validate the possibility of using ASC in clinical practice. ASC may be considered an epigenetic drug capable of reducing aberrant DNA and histone hypermethylation, which could be helpful in the treatment of some cancers and neurodegenerative diseases. The clinical potency of ASC is also associated with regenerative medicine; in particular with the production of iPSCs. The effect of ASC on somatic cell reprogramming is most convincingly explained by a combined enhancement of the activity of the enzymes involved in the active demethylation of DNA and histones. This review describes how ASC can affect the epigenetic status of a cell and how it can be used in anticancer therapy and stem cell reprogramming.
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- A. P. Kovina
- Institute of Gene Biology Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119334 Russia
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- Institute of Gene Biology Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119334 Russia
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- Institute of Gene Biology Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119334 Russia
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- Institute of Gene Biology Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119334 Russia
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Maternal Folic Acid Supplementation Mediates Offspring Health via DNA Methylation. Reprod Sci 2020; 27:963-976. [PMID: 32124397 DOI: 10.1007/s43032-020-00161-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2019] [Accepted: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The clinical significance of periconceptional folic acid supplementation (FAS) in the prevention of neonatal neural tube defects (NTDs) has been recognized for decades. Epidemiological data and experimental findings have consistently been indicating an association between folate deficiency in the first trimester of pregnancy and poor fetal development as well as offspring health (i.e., NTDs, isolated orofacial clefts, neurodevelopmental disorders). Moreover, compelling evidence has suggested adverse effects of folate overload during perinatal period on offspring health (i.e., immune diseases, autism, lipid disorders). In addition to several single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes related to folate one-carbon metabolism (FOCM), folate concentrations in maternal serum/plasma/red blood cells must be considered when counseling FAS. Epigenetic information encoded by 5-methylcytosines (5mC) plays a critical role in fetal development and offspring health. S-adenosylmethionine (SAM), a methyl donor for 5mC, could be derived from FOCM. As such, folic acid plays a double-edged sword role in offspring health via mediating DNA methylation. However, the underlying epigenetic mechanism is still largely unclear. In this review, we summarized the link across DNA methylation, maternal FAS, and offspring health to provide more evidence for clinical guidance in terms of precise FAS dosage and time point. Future studies are, therefore, required to set up the reference intervals of folate concentrations at different trimesters of pregnancy for different populations and to clarify the epigenetic mechanism for specific offspring diseases.
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Dysregulation of the TET family of epigenetic regulators in lymphoid and myeloid malignancies. Blood 2020; 134:1487-1497. [PMID: 31467060 DOI: 10.1182/blood.2019791475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2019] [Accepted: 07/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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DNA methylation has pivotal regulatory roles in mammalian development, retrotransposon silencing, genomic imprinting, X-chromosome inactivation, and cancer. Cancer cells display highly dysregulated DNA methylation profiles, characterized by global hypomethylation in conjunction with hypermethylation of promoter CpG islands; these changes are often correlated with promoter hypermethylation, leading to decreased expression of tumor suppressor genes, as well as with genome instability, leading to amplification and aberrant expression of oncogenes. Ten-eleven-translocation (TET) proteins are α-ketoglutarate (α-KG)-dependent dioxygenases that oxidize 5-methylcytosine (5mC) to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) and the additional oxidation products 5-formylcytosine (5fC) and 5-carboxylcytosine (5caC); together, these oxidized methylcytosines are intermediates in DNA demethylation. TET2 is frequently mutated in diverse lymphoid and myeloid cancers, and TET loss of function is often observed in the absence of coding region mutations in TET genes. Despite our understanding of the biochemical activities of TET proteins, how TET loss of function promotes the onset and progression of hematopoietic malignancies is largely unknown. Here, we review recent advances in our understanding of the role of TET enzymes in lymphoid and myeloid neoplasms and highlight the importance of metabolic alterations that decrease TET activity in cancer initiation and progression.
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LIO CHANWANGJ, YUE XIAOJING, LÓPEZ-MOYADO ISAACF, TAHILIANI MAMTA, ARAVIND L, RAO ANJANA. TET methylcytosine oxidases: new insights from a decade of research. J Biosci 2020; 45:21. [PMID: 31965999 PMCID: PMC7216820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In mammals, DNA methyltransferases transfer a methyl group from S-adenosylmethionine to the 5 position of cytosine in DNA. The product of this reaction, 5-methylcytosine (5mC), has many roles, particularly in suppressing transposable and repeat elements in DNA. Moreover, in many cellular systems, cell lineage specification is accompanied by DNA demethylation at the promoters of genes expressed at high levels in the differentiated cells. However, since direct cleavage of the C-C bond connecting the methyl group to the 5 position of cytosine is thermodynamically disfavoured, the question of whether DNA methylation was reversible remained unclear for many decades. This puzzle was solved by our discovery of the TET (Ten- Eleven Translocation) family of 5-methylcytosine oxidases, which use reduced iron, molecular oxygen and the tricarboxylic acid cycle metabolite 2-oxoglutarate (also known as a-ketoglutarate) to oxidise the methyl group of 5mC to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) and beyond. TET-generated oxidised methylcytosines are intermediates in at least two pathways of DNA demethylation, which differ in their dependence on DNA replication. In the decade since their discovery, TET enzymes have been shown to have important roles in embryonic development, cell lineage specification, neuronal function and cancer. We review these findings and discuss their implications here.
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- CHAN-WANG J. LIO
- Division of Signaling and Gene Expression, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Division of Signaling and Gene Expression, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Division of Signaling and Gene Expression, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
- Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Graduate Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
- Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10012, USA
- Department of Biology, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA
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- National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Division of Signaling and Gene Expression, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
- Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Graduate Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
- Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
- Department of Pharmacology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
- Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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Paradoxical association of TET loss of function with genome-wide DNA hypomethylation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:16933-16942. [PMID: 31371502 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1903059116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Cancer genomes are characterized by focal increases in DNA methylation, co-occurring with widespread hypomethylation. Here, we show that TET loss of function results in a similar genomic footprint. Both 5hmC in wild-type (WT) genomes and DNA hypermethylation in TET-deficient genomes are largely confined to the active euchromatic compartment, consistent with the known functions of TET proteins in DNA demethylation and the known distribution of 5hmC at transcribed genes and active enhancers. In contrast, an unexpected DNA hypomethylation noted in multiple TET-deficient genomes is primarily observed in the heterochromatin compartment. In a mouse model of T cell lymphoma driven by TET deficiency (Tet2/3 DKO T cells), genomic analysis of malignant T cells revealed DNA hypomethylation in the heterochromatic genomic compartment, as well as reactivation of repeat elements and enrichment for single-nucleotide alterations, primarily in heterochromatic regions of the genome. Moreover, hematopoietic stem/precursor cells (HSPCs) doubly deficient for Tet2 and Dnmt3a displayed greater losses of DNA methylation than HSPCs singly deficient for Tet2 or Dnmt3a alone, potentially explaining the unexpected synergy between DNMT3A and TET2 mutations in myeloid and lymphoid malignancies. Tet1-deficient cells showed decreased localization of DNMT3A in the heterochromatin compartment compared with WT cells, pointing to a functional interaction between TET and DNMT proteins and providing a potential explanation for the hypomethylation observed in TET-deficient genomes. Our data suggest that TET loss of function may at least partially underlie the characteristic pattern of global hypomethylation coupled to regional hypermethylation observed in diverse cancer genomes, and highlight the potential contribution of heterochromatin hypomethylation to oncogenesis.
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Lio CWJ, Rao A. TET Enzymes and 5hmC in Adaptive and Innate Immune Systems. Front Immunol 2019; 10:210. [PMID: 30809228 PMCID: PMC6379312 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.00210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2018] [Accepted: 01/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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DNA methylation is an abundant and stable epigenetic modification that allows inheritance of information from parental to daughter cells. At active genomic regions, DNA methylation can be reversed by TET (Ten-eleven translocation) enzymes, which are responsible for fine-tuning methylation patterns. TET enzymes oxidize the methyl group of 5-methylcytosine (5mC) to yield 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) and other oxidized methylcytosines, facilitating both passive and active demethylation. Increasing evidence has demonstrated the essential functions of TET enzymes in regulating gene expression, promoting cell differentiation, and suppressing tumor formation. In this review, we will focus on recent discoveries of the functions of TET enzymes in the development and function of lymphoid and myeloid cells. How TET activity can be modulated by metabolites, including vitamin C and 2-hydroxyglutarate, and its potential application in shaping the course of immune response will be discussed.
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- Chan-Wang J. Lio
- Division of Signaling and Gene Expression, La Jolla Institute, La Jolla, CA, United States
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- Division of Signaling and Gene Expression, La Jolla Institute, La Jolla, CA, United States
- Department of Pharmacology and Moores Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
- Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, San Diego, CA, United States
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Yoon BH, Kim M, Kim MH, Kim HJ, Kim JH, Kim JH, Kim J, Kim YS, Lee D, Kang SJ, Kim SY. Dynamic Transcriptome, DNA Methylome, and DNA Hydroxymethylome Networks During T-Cell Lineage Commitment. Mol Cells 2018; 41:953-963. [PMID: 30396239 PMCID: PMC6277565 DOI: 10.14348/molcells.2018.0213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2018] [Revised: 09/14/2018] [Accepted: 10/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The stepwise development of T cells from a multipotent precursor is guided by diverse mechanisms, including interactions among lineage-specific transcription factors (TFs) and epigenetic changes, such as DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation, which play crucial roles in mammalian development and lineage commitment. To elucidate the transcriptional networks and epigenetic mechanisms underlying T-cell lineage commitment, we investigated genome-wide changes in gene expression, DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation among populations representing five successive stages of T-cell development (DN3, DN4, DP, CD4+, and CD8+) by performing RNA-seq, MBD-seq and hMeDIP-seq, respectively. The most significant changes in the transcriptomes and epigenomes occurred during the DN4 to DP transition. During the DP stage, many genes involved in chromatin modification were up-regulated and exhibited dramatic changes in DNA hydroxymethylation. We also observed 436 alternative splicing events, and approximately 57% (252) of these events occurred during the DP stage. Many stage-specific, differentially methylated regions were observed near the stage-specific, differentially expressed genes. The dynamic changes in DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation were associated with the recruitment of stage-specific TFs. We elucidated interactive networks comprising TFs, chromatin modifiers, and DNA methylation and hope that this study provides a framework for the understanding of the molecular networks underlying T-cell lineage commitment.
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- Byoung-Ha Yoon
- Department of Functional Genomics, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon,
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- Genome Editing Research Center, Personalized Genomic Medicine Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Daejeon,
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- Department of Functional Genomics, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon,
Korea
- Genome Editing Research Center, Personalized Genomic Medicine Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Daejeon,
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon,
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- Genome Editing Research Center, Personalized Genomic Medicine Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Daejeon,
Korea
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- Genome Editing Research Center, Personalized Genomic Medicine Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Daejeon,
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- Department of Functional Genomics, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon,
Korea
- Genome Editing Research Center, Personalized Genomic Medicine Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Daejeon,
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- Department of Functional Genomics, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon,
Korea
- Genome Editing Research Center, Personalized Genomic Medicine Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Daejeon,
Korea
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- Department of Functional Genomics, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon,
Korea
- Genome Editing Research Center, Personalized Genomic Medicine Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Daejeon,
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon,
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon,
Korea
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- Department of Functional Genomics, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon,
Korea
- Genome Editing Research Center, Personalized Genomic Medicine Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Daejeon,
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Glucose-regulated phosphorylation of TET2 by AMPK reveals a pathway linking diabetes to cancer. Nature 2018; 559:637-641. [PMID: 30022161 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-018-0350-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 299] [Impact Index Per Article: 49.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2016] [Accepted: 06/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Diabetes is a complex metabolic syndrome that is characterized by prolonged high blood glucose levels and frequently associated with life-threatening complications1,2. Epidemiological studies have suggested that diabetes is also linked to an increased risk of cancer3-5. High glucose levels may be a prevailing factor that contributes to the link between diabetes and cancer, but little is known about the molecular basis of this link and how the high glucose state may drive genetic and/or epigenetic alterations that result in a cancer phenotype. Here we show that hyperglycaemic conditions have an adverse effect on the DNA 5-hydroxymethylome. We identify the tumour suppressor TET2 as a substrate of the AMP-activated kinase (AMPK), which phosphorylates TET2 at serine 99, thereby stabilizing the tumour suppressor. Increased glucose levels impede AMPK-mediated phosphorylation at serine 99, which results in the destabilization of TET2 followed by dysregulation of both 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) and the tumour suppressive function of TET2 in vitro and in vivo. Treatment with the anti-diabetic drug metformin protects AMPK-mediated phosphorylation of serine 99, thereby increasing TET2 stability and 5hmC levels. These findings define a novel 'phospho-switch' that regulates TET2 stability and a regulatory pathway that links glucose and AMPK to TET2 and 5hmC, which connects diabetes to cancer. Our data also unravel an epigenetic pathway by which metformin mediates tumour suppression. Thus, this study presents a new model for how a pernicious environment can directly reprogram the epigenome towards an oncogenic state, offering a potential strategy for cancer prevention and treatment.
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Yang R, Yu T, Kou X, Gao X, Chen C, Liu D, Zhou Y, Shi S. Tet1 and Tet2 maintain mesenchymal stem cell homeostasis via demethylation of the P2rX7 promoter. Nat Commun 2018; 9:2143. [PMID: 29858571 PMCID: PMC5984622 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-04464-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2017] [Accepted: 05/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Ten-eleven translocation (Tet) family-mediated DNA oxidation represents an epigenetic modification capable of converting 5-methylcytosine (5-mC) to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5-hmC), which regulates various biological processes. However, it is unknown whether Tet family affects mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) or the skeletal system. Here we show that depletion of Tet1 and Tet2 results in impaired self-renewal and differentiation of bone marrow MSCs (BMMSCs) and a significant osteopenia phenotype. Tet1 and Tet2 deficiency reduces demethylation of the P2rX7 promoter and downregulates exosome release, leading to intracellular accumulation of miR-297a-5p, miR-297b-5p, and miR-297c-5p. These miRNAs inhibit Runx2 signaling to impair BMMSC function. We show that overexpression of P2rX7 rescues the impaired BMMSCs and osteoporotic phenotype in Tet1 and Tet2 double knockout mice. These results indicate that Tet1 and Tet2 play a critical role in maintaining BMMSC and bone homeostasis through demethylation of P2rX7 to control exosome and miRNA release. This Tet/P2rX7/Runx2 cascade may serve as a target for the development of novel therapies for osteopenia disorders. Tet-mediated DNA oxidation converts 5-methylcytosine (5-mC) to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5-hmC), which is essential to regulate different biological processes. Here the authors show that Tet1 and Tet2 regulate mesenchymal stem cell and bone homeostasis through demethylation of P2rX7 promoter.
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- Ruili Yang
- Department of Orthodontics, Peking University School & Hospital of Stomatology, #22 Zhongguancun South Avenue, Beijing, 100081, China.,Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.,Sino-US joint Research Center of Oral Tissue-derived Stem Cells, PKU Industrial Park, Building 10 First Floor, Beiqing Road, Changping District, Beijing, 102200, China
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- Department of Orthodontics, Peking University School & Hospital of Stomatology, #22 Zhongguancun South Avenue, Beijing, 100081, China.,Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Orthodontics, Peking University School & Hospital of Stomatology, #22 Zhongguancun South Avenue, Beijing, 100081, China.,Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.,College of Stomatology and Chongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 401147, China
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Orthodontics, Peking University School & Hospital of Stomatology, #22 Zhongguancun South Avenue, Beijing, 100081, China.,Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Orthodontics, Peking University School & Hospital of Stomatology, #22 Zhongguancun South Avenue, Beijing, 100081, China. .,Sino-US joint Research Center of Oral Tissue-derived Stem Cells, PKU Industrial Park, Building 10 First Floor, Beiqing Road, Changping District, Beijing, 102200, China.
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA. .,Sino-US joint Research Center of Oral Tissue-derived Stem Cells, PKU Industrial Park, Building 10 First Floor, Beiqing Road, Changping District, Beijing, 102200, China.
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Jiang HP, Xiong J, Liu FL, Ma CJ, Tang XL, Yuan BF, Feng YQ. Modified nucleoside triphosphates exist in mammals. Chem Sci 2018; 9:4160-4167. [PMID: 29780546 PMCID: PMC5941283 DOI: 10.1039/c7sc05472f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2017] [Accepted: 03/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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By establishing a chemical labeling method in combination with liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis, we reported the widespread existence of various modified nucleoside triphosphates in eukaryotes.
DNA and RNA contain diverse chemical modifications that exert important influences in a variety of cellular processes. In addition to enzyme-mediated modifications of DNA and RNA, previous in vitro studies showed that pre-modified nucleoside triphosphates (NTPs) can be incorporated into DNA and RNA during replication and transcription. Herein, we established a chemical labeling method in combination with liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS) analysis for the determination of endogenous NTPs in the mammalian cells and tissues. We synthesized 8-(diazomethyl)quinoline (8-DMQ) that could efficiently react with the phosphate group under mild condition to label NTPs. The developed method allowed sensitive detection of NTPs, with the detection limits improved by 56–137 folds. The results showed that 12 types of endogenous modified NTPs were distinctly determined in the mammalian cells and tissues. In addition, the majority of these modified NTPs exhibited significantly decreased contents in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tissues compared to tumor-adjacent normal tissues. Taken together, our study revealed the widespread existence of various modified NTPs in eukaryotes.
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- Han-Peng Jiang
- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education) , Department of Chemistry , Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072 , P. R. China . ; ; Tel: +86-27-68755595
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education) , Department of Chemistry , Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072 , P. R. China . ; ; Tel: +86-27-68755595
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education) , Department of Chemistry , Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072 , P. R. China . ; ; Tel: +86-27-68755595
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education) , Department of Chemistry , Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072 , P. R. China . ; ; Tel: +86-27-68755595
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education) , Department of Chemistry , Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072 , P. R. China . ; ; Tel: +86-27-68755595
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education) , Department of Chemistry , Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072 , P. R. China . ; ; Tel: +86-27-68755595
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education) , Department of Chemistry , Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072 , P. R. China . ; ; Tel: +86-27-68755595
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Chisolm DA, Weinmann AS. Metabolites, genome organization, and cellular differentiation gene programs. Curr Opin Immunol 2018; 51:62-67. [PMID: 29525347 PMCID: PMC6015741 DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2018.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2017] [Accepted: 01/29/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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The nutrient environment and metabolism play a dynamic role in cellular differentiation and research is elucidating the mechanisms that contribute to this process. Metabolites serve as an effective bridge that helps to translate information about nutrient states into specific interpretations of the genome. Part of this activity relates to the role for metabolites in regulating epigenetic processes as well as a newly appreciated role for metabolites in the regulation of genome organization. In this review, we will highlight recent research that has defined roles for metabolism in the organization and interpretation of the genome and how this influences cellular differentiation decisions. We will integrate information about how nutrients, such as glutamine, regulate metabolites, such as alpha-ketoglutarate, and highlight how these pathways influence epigenetic states as well as CTCF association and genome organization. We will also discuss mechanistic similarities and differences between normal differentiation states associated with embryonic stem (ES) cells and T cells and how this might relate to dysregulated states such as those associated with tumor infiltrating lymphocytes.
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- Danielle A Chisolm
- Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
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Lu H, Bhoopatiraju S, Wang H, Schmitz NP, Wang X, Freeman MJ, Forster CL, Verneris MR, Linden MA, Hallstrom TC. Loss of UHRF2 expression is associated with human neoplasia, promoter hypermethylation, decreased 5-hydroxymethylcytosine, and high proliferative activity. Oncotarget 2018; 7:76047-76061. [PMID: 27738314 PMCID: PMC5340178 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.12583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2016] [Accepted: 09/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Ubiquitin-like with PHD and ring finger domains 2 (UHRF2) binds to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC), a DNA base involved in tissue development, but it is unknown how their distribution compares with each other in normal and malignant human tissues. We used IHC on human tumor specimens (160 from 19 tumor types) or normal tissue to determine the expression and distribution of UHRF2, Ki-67, and 5hmC. We also examined UHRF2 expression in cord blood progenitors and compared its expression to methylation status in 6 leukemia cell lines and 15 primary human leukemias. UHRF2 is highly expressed, paralleling that of 5hmC, in most non-neoplastic, differentiated tissue with low Ki-67 defined proliferative activity. UHRF2 is expressed in common lymphoid progenitors and mature lymphocytes but not common myeloid progenitors or monocytes. In contrast, UHRF2 immunostaining in human cancer tissues revealed widespread reduction or abnormal cytoplasmic localization which correlated with a higher Ki-67 and reduced 5hmC. UHRF2 expression is reduced in some leukemia cell lines, this correlates with promoter hypermethylation, and similar UHRF2 methylation profiles are seen in primary human leukemia samples. Thus, UHRF2 and 5hmC are widely present in differentiated human tissues, and UHRF2 protein is poorly expressed or mislocalized in diverse human cancers.
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- Huarui Lu
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- BioNet, Academic Health Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Chisolm DA, Weinmann AS. Connections Between Metabolism and Epigenetics in Programming Cellular Differentiation. Annu Rev Immunol 2018; 36:221-246. [PMID: 29328786 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-immunol-042617-053127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Researchers are intensifying efforts to understand the mechanisms by which changes in metabolic states influence differentiation programs. An emerging objective is to define how fluctuations in metabolites influence the epigenetic states that contribute to differentiation programs. This is because metabolites such as S-adenosylmethionine, acetyl-CoA, α-ketoglutarate, 2-hydroxyglutarate, and butyrate are donors, substrates, cofactors, and antagonists for the activities of epigenetic-modifying complexes and for epigenetic modifications. We discuss this topic from the perspective of specialized CD4+ T cells as well as effector and memory T cell differentiation programs. We also highlight findings from embryonic stem cells that give mechanistic insight into how nutrients processed through pathways such as glycolysis, glutaminolysis, and one-carbon metabolism regulate metabolite levels to influence epigenetic events and discuss similar mechanistic principles in T cells. Finally, we highlight how dysregulated environments, such as the tumor microenvironment, might alter programming events.
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- Danielle A Chisolm
- Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA; ,
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA; ,
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Gillberg L, Ørskov AD, Liu M, Harsløf LBS, Jones PA, Grønbæk K. Vitamin C - A new player in regulation of the cancer epigenome. Semin Cancer Biol 2017; 51:59-67. [PMID: 29102482 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2017.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2017] [Revised: 10/17/2017] [Accepted: 11/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Over the past few years it has become clear that vitamin C, as a provider of reduced iron, is an essential factor for the function of epigenetic regulators that initiate the demethylation of DNA and histones. Vitamin C deficiency is rare in the general population, but is frequently observed in patients with cancer. Genes encoding epigenetic regulators are often mutated in cancer, underscoring their central roles in carcinogenesis. In hematological cancers, such as acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), drugs that reverse epigenetic aberrations are now the standard of care. Recent in vitro studies suggest that vitamin C at physiological concentrations, combined with hypomethylating agents may act synergistically to cause DNA demethylation through active and passive mechanisms, respectively. Additionally, several recent studies have renewed interest in the use of pharmacological doses of vitamin C injected intravenously to selectively kill tumor cells. This review will focus on the potential of vitamin C to optimize the outcome of epigenetic therapy in cancer patients and alternatively to act as a therapeutic at high doses.
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- Linn Gillberg
- Department of Hematology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Hematology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
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- Department of Hematology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Hematology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Coordinate Regulation of TET2 and EBNA2 Controls the DNA Methylation State of Latent Epstein-Barr Virus. J Virol 2017; 91:JVI.00804-17. [PMID: 28794029 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00804-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2017] [Accepted: 07/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) latency and its associated carcinogenesis are regulated by dynamic changes in DNA methylation of both virus and host genomes. We show here that the ten-eleven translocation 2 (TET2) gene, implicated in hydroxymethylation and active DNA demethylation, is a key regulator of EBV latency type DNA methylation patterning. EBV latency types are defined by DNA methylation patterns that restrict expression of viral latency genes. We show that TET2 mRNA and protein expression correlate with the highly demethylated EBV type III latency program permissive for expression of EBNA2, EBNA3s, and LMP transcripts. We show that short hairpin RNA (shRNA) depletion of TET2 results in a decrease in latency gene expression but can also trigger a switch to lytic gene expression. TET2 depletion results in the loss of hydroxymethylated cytosine and a corresponding increase in cytosine methylation at key regulatory regions on the viral and host genomes. This also corresponded to a loss of RBP-jκ binding and decreased histone H3K4 trimethylation at these sites. Furthermore, we show that the TET2 gene itself is regulated in a fashion similar to that of the EBV genome. Chromatin immunoprecipitation high-throughput sequencing (ChIP-seq) revealed that the TET2 gene contains EBNA2-dependent RBP-jκ and EBF1 binding sites and is subject to DNA methylation-associated transcriptional silencing similar to what is seen in EBV latency type III genomes. Finally, we provide evidence that TET2 colocalizes with EBNA2-EBF1-RBP-jκ binding sites and can interact with EBNA2 by coimmunoprecipitation. Taken together, these findings indicate that TET2 gene transcripts are regulated similarly to EBV type III latency genes and that TET2 protein is a cofactor of EBNA2 and coregulator of the EBV type III latency program and DNA methylation state.IMPORTANCE Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) latency and carcinogenesis involve the selective epigenetic modification of viral and cellular genes. Here, we show that TET2, a cellular tumor suppressor involved in active DNA demethylation, plays a central role in regulating the DNA methylation state during EBV latency. TET2 is coordinately regulated and functionally interacts with the viral oncogene EBNA2. TET2 and EBNA2 function cooperatively to demethylate genes important for EBV-driven B-cell growth transformation.
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TET proteins in natural and induced differentiation. Curr Opin Genet Dev 2017; 46:202-208. [PMID: 28888139 DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2017.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2017] [Revised: 07/17/2017] [Accepted: 07/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The ten-eleven-translocation (TET) proteins oxidize 5-methylcytosine in DNA. Alterations in TET protein function have been linked to cancer, but TETs have also been observed to influence many cell differentiation processes. Here we review recent work assessing the contribution of TET proteins to natural and induced differentiation. Altogether these analyses have helped characterize how TETs and their enzymatic products influence DNA methylation patterns, regulatory element activity, DNA binding protein specificity and gene expression.
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The physiological identity of every cell is maintained by highly specific transcriptional networks that establish a coherent molecular program that is in tune with nutritional conditions. The regulation of cell-specific transcriptional networks is accomplished by an epigenetic program via chromatin-modifying enzymes, whose activity is directly dependent on metabolites such as acetyl-coenzyme A, S-adenosylmethionine, and NAD+, among others. Therefore, these nuclear activities are directly influenced by the nutritional status of the cell. In addition to nutritional availability, this highly collaborative program between epigenetic dynamics and metabolism is further interconnected with other environmental cues provided by the day-night cycles imposed by circadian rhythms. Herein, we review molecular pathways and their metabolites associated with epigenetic adaptations modulated by histone- and DNA-modifying enzymes and their responsiveness to the environment in the context of health and disease.
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Vacchio MS, Bosselut R. What Happens in the Thymus Does Not Stay in the Thymus: How T Cells Recycle the CD4+-CD8+ Lineage Commitment Transcriptional Circuitry To Control Their Function. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2017; 196:4848-56. [PMID: 27260768 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1600415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2016] [Accepted: 04/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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MHC-restricted CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells are at the core of most adaptive immune responses. Although these cells carry distinct functions, they arise from a common precursor during thymic differentiation, in a developmental sequence that matches CD4 and CD8 expression and functional potential with MHC restriction. Although the transcriptional control of CD4(+)-CD8(+) lineage choice in the thymus is now better understood, less was known about what maintains the CD4(+) and CD8(+) lineage integrity of mature T cells. In this review, we discuss the mechanisms that establish in the thymus, and maintain in postthymic cells, the separation of these lineages. We focus on recent studies that address the mechanisms of epigenetic control of Cd4 expression and emphasize how maintaining a transcriptional circuitry nucleated around Thpok and Runx proteins, the key architects of CD4(+)-CD8(+) lineage commitment in the thymus, is critical for CD4(+) T cell helper functions.
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- Melanie S Vacchio
- Laboratory of Immune Cell Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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- Laboratory of Immune Cell Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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An J, Rao A, Ko M. TET family dioxygenases and DNA demethylation in stem cells and cancers. Exp Mol Med 2017; 49:e323. [PMID: 28450733 PMCID: PMC6130217 DOI: 10.1038/emm.2017.5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Accepted: 12/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The methylation of cytosine and subsequent oxidation constitutes a fundamental epigenetic modification in mammalian genomes, and its abnormalities are intimately coupled to various pathogenic processes including cancer development. Enzymes of the Ten–eleven translocation (TET) family catalyze the stepwise oxidation of 5-methylcytosine in DNA to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine and further oxidation products. These oxidized 5-methylcytosine derivatives represent intermediates in the reversal of cytosine methylation, and also serve as stable epigenetic modifications that exert distinctive regulatory roles. It is becoming increasingly obvious that TET proteins and their catalytic products are key regulators of embryonic development, stem cell functions and lineage specification. Over the past several years, the function of TET proteins as a barrier between normal and malignant states has been extensively investigated. Dysregulation of TET protein expression or function is commonly observed in a wide range of cancers. Notably, TET loss-of-function is causally related to the onset and progression of hematologic malignancy in vivo. In this review, we focus on recent advances in the mechanistic understanding of DNA methylation–demethylation dynamics, and their potential regulatory functions in cellular differentiation and oncogenic transformation.
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- Jungeun An
- Department of Biological Sciences, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea
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- Division of Signaling and Gene Expression, La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology, La Jolla, CA, USA.,Department of Pharmacology and Moores Cancer Center, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.,Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Center for Genomic Integrity, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Ulsan, Korea.,School of Life Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, Korea
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Hedrich CM, Mäbert K, Rauen T, Tsokos GC. DNA methylation in systemic lupus erythematosus. Epigenomics 2017; 9:505-525. [PMID: 27885845 PMCID: PMC6040049 DOI: 10.2217/epi-2016-0096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2016] [Accepted: 10/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune disease facilitated by aberrant immune responses directed against cells and tissues, resulting in inflammation and organ damage. In the majority of patients, genetic predisposition is accompanied by additional factors conferring disease expression. While the exact molecular mechanisms remain elusive, epigenetic alterations in immune cells have been demonstrated to play a key role in disease pathogenesis through the dysregulation of gene expression. Since epigenetic marks are dynamic, allowing cells and tissues to differentiate and adjust, they can be influenced by environmental factors and also be targeted in therapeutic interventions. Here, we summarize reports on DNA methylation patterns in SLE, underlying molecular defects and their effect on immune cell function. We discuss the potential of DNA methylation as biomarker or therapeutic target in SLE.
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- Christian M Hedrich
- Pediatric Rheumatology & Immunology, Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Pediatric Rheumatology & Immunology, Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology & Clinical Immunology, RWTH University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Tsagaratou A, Lio CWJ, Yue X, Rao A. TET Methylcytosine Oxidases in T Cell and B Cell Development and Function. Front Immunol 2017; 8:220. [PMID: 28408905 PMCID: PMC5374156 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2017] [Accepted: 02/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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DNA methylation is established by DNA methyltransferases and is a key epigenetic mark. Ten-eleven translocation (TET) proteins are enzymes that oxidize 5-methylcytosine (5mC) to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) and further oxidization products (oxi-mCs), which indirectly promote DNA demethylation. Here, we provide an overview of the effect of TET proteins and altered DNA modification status in T and B cell development and function. We summarize current advances in our understanding of the role of TET proteins and 5hmC in T and B cells in both physiological and pathological contexts. We describe how TET proteins and 5hmC regulate DNA modification, chromatin accessibility, gene expression, and transcriptional networks and discuss potential underlying mechanisms and open questions in the field.
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- Ageliki Tsagaratou
- Department of Signaling and Gene Expression, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Signaling and Gene Expression, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Signaling and Gene Expression, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Signaling and Gene Expression, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, La Jolla, CA, USA.,Department of Pharmacology and Moores Cancer Center, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.,Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Zeng H, Qi CB, Liu T, Xiao HM, Cheng QY, Jiang HP, Yuan BF, Feng YQ. Formation and Determination of Endogenous Methylated Nucleotides in Mammals by Chemical Labeling Coupled with Mass Spectrometry Analysis. Anal Chem 2017; 89:4153-4160. [PMID: 28271879 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b00052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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5-Methylcytosine (5-mC) is an important epigenetic mark that plays critical roles in a variety of cellular processes. To properly exert physiological functions, the distribution of 5-mC needs to be tightly controlled in both DNA and RNA. In addition to methyltransferase-mediated DNA and RNA methylation, premethylated nucleotides can be potentially incorporated into DNA and RNA during replication and transcription. To exclude the premodified nucleotides into DNA and RNA, endogenous 5-methyl-2'-deoxycytidine monophosphate (5-Me-dCMP) generated from nucleic acids metabolism can be enzymatically deaminated to thymidine monophosphate (TMP). Therefore, previous studies failed to detect 5-Me-dCMP or 5-methylcytidine monophosphate (5-Me-CMP) in cells. In the current study, we established a method by chemical labeling coupled with liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS/MS) for sensitive and simultaneous determination of 10 nucleotides, including 5-Me-dCMP and 5-Me-CMP. As N,N-dimethyl-p-phenylenediamine (DMPA) was utilized for labeling, the detection sensitivities of nucleotides increased by 88-372-fold due to the introduction of a tertiary amino group and a hydrophobic moiety from DMPA. Using this method, we found that endogenous 5-Me-dCMP and 5-Me-CMP widely existed in cultured human cells, human tissues, and human urinary samples. The presence of endogenous 5-Me-dCMP and 5-Me-CMP indicates that deaminases may not fully deaminate these methylated nucleotides. Consequently, the remaining premethylated nucleosides could be converted to nucleoside triphosphates as building blocks for DNA and RNA synthesis. Furthermore, we found that the contents of 5-Me-dCMP and 5-Me-CMP exhibited significant decreases in renal carcinoma tissues and urine samples of lymphoma patients compared to their controls, probably due to more reutilization of methylated nucleotides in DNA and RNA synthesis. This study is, to the best of our knowledge, the first report for detecting endogenous 5-Me-dCMP and 5-Me-CMP in mammals. The detectable endogenous methylated nucleotides indicate the potential deleterious effects of premodified nucleotides on aberrant gene regulation in cancers.
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- Huan Zeng
- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China.,Department of Pathology, Hubei Cancer Hospital , Wuhan, Hubei 430079, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China
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Nucleotide modifications constitute marks in RNA and DNA that contribute to gene regulation, development and other cellular processes. The understanding of their intricate molecular roles has been hampered by the high number of different modifications, the lack of effective methods and tools for their detection and quantification as well as by their complex structure-function relationship. The recent development of RNA and DNA immunoprecipitation followed by high-throughput sequencing (RIP- and DIP-seq) initiated detailed transcriptome- and genome-wide studies. Both techniques depend on highly specific and sensitive antibodies to specifically enrich the targeted modified nucleotides without background or potential biases. Here, we review the challenges and developments when generating and validating antibodies targeting modified nucleotides. We discuss antibody-antigen interactions, different strategies of antigen generation and compare different binder formats suitable for state-of-the-art high resolution mapping and imaging technologies.
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- Regina Feederle
- a Monoclonal Antibody Core Facility and Research Group, Institute for Diabetes and Obesity , Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health GmbH , München , Germany
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- a Monoclonal Antibody Core Facility and Research Group, Institute for Diabetes and Obesity , Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health GmbH , München , Germany
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Distinct roles for TET family proteins in regulating human erythropoiesis. Blood 2017; 129:2002-2012. [PMID: 28167661 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2016-08-736587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2016] [Accepted: 01/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The ten-eleven translocation (TET) family of proteins plays important roles in a wide range of biological processes by oxidizing 5-methylcytosine (5mC) to 5-hydroxy-methylcytosine. However, their function in erythropoiesis has remained unclear. We show here that TET2 and TET3 but not TET1 are expressed in human erythroid cells, and we explore the role of these proteins in erythropoiesis. Knockdown experiments revealed that TET2 and TET3 have different functions. Suppression of TET3 expression in human CD34+ cells markedly impaired terminal erythroid differentiation, as reflected by increased apoptosis, the generation of bi/multinucleated polychromatic/orthochromatic erythroblasts, and impaired enucleation, although without effect on erythroid progenitors. In marked contrast, TET2 knockdown led to hyper-proliferation and impaired differentiation of erythroid progenitors. Surprisingly, knockdown of neither TET2 nor TET3 affected global levels of 5mC. Thus, our findings have identified distinct roles for TET2 and TET3 in human erythropoiesis, and provide new insights into their role in regulating human erythroid differentiation at distinct stages of development. Moreover, because knockdown of TET2 recapitulates certain features of erythroid development defects characteristic of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDSs), and the TET2 gene mutation is one of the most common mutations in MDS, our findings may be relevant for improved understanding of dyserythropoiesis of MDS.
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DNA methylation plays important roles in development and disease. Yet, only recently has the dynamic nature of this epigenetic mark via oxidation and DNA repair-mediated demethylation been recognized. A major conceptual challenge to the model that DNA methylation is reversible is the risk of genomic instability, which may come with widespread DNA repair activity. Here, we focus on recent advances in mechanisms of TET-TDG mediated demethylation and cellular strategies that avoid genomic instability. We highlight the recently discovered involvement of NEIL DNA glycosylases, which cooperate with TDG in oxidative demethylation to accelerate substrate turnover and promote the organized handover of harmful repair intermediates to maintain genome stability.
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- Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB), Mainz, Germany.,Division of Molecular Embryology, German Cancer Research Center-Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie der Universität Heidelberg (DKFZ-ZMBH) Alliance, Heidelberg, Germany
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Nishizawa S, Sakata-Yanagimoto M, Hattori K, Muto H, Nguyen T, Izutsu K, Yoshida K, Ogawa S, Nakamura N, Chiba S. BCL6 locus is hypermethylated in angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma. Int J Hematol 2016; 105:465-469. [PMID: 27921272 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-016-2159-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2016] [Revised: 11/28/2016] [Accepted: 11/28/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BCL6, a master transcription factor for differentiation of follicular helper T (TFH) cells, is highly expressed in angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL) and peripheral T-cell lymphomas (PTCL) containing tumor cells with TFH features. TET2, encoding an epigenetic regulator, is frequently mutated in AITL/PTCL. We previously reported that Tet2 knockdown mice developed T-cell lymphomas with TFH features. Hypermethylation of the Bcl6 locus followed by BCL6 upregulation was thought to be the key event for lymphoma development in mice. The mechanisms by which BCL6 expression is upregulated in human AITL/PTCL, however, have not been elucidated. Here, we investigated the impact of TET2 mutations on methylation of BCL6 locus in human AITL/PTCL samples. Hypermethylation of the BCL6 locus was more frequent in PTCL samples than B-cell lymphoma samples (PTCL vs B-cell lymphomas: 9/42 vs 0/35). PTCL samples with TET2 mutations were more frequently hypermethylated than those without TET2 mutations (PTCL with TET2 mutations vs without mutations: 6/22 vs 0/17). BCL6 expression in hypermethylated samples was higher than that in low methylated samples. Deregulated BCL6 expression caused by hypermethylation and TET2 mutations may result in skewed TFH differentiation and eventually contribute to AITL/PTCL development in patients, as well as lymphoma development in Tet2 knockdown mice.
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- Shoko Nishizawa
- Department of Hematology, Comprehensive Human, Biosciences, University of Tsukuba, Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Comprehensive Human, Biosciences, University of Tsukuba, Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
- Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan.
- Department of Hematology, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Amakubo, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
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- Department of Hematology, Comprehensive Human, Biosciences, University of Tsukuba, Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
- Department of Hematology, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Amakubo, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Comprehensive Human, Biosciences, University of Tsukuba, Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Toranomon Hospital, Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Okinaka Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Tumor Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoe-cho, Kyoto-shi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Tumor Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoe-cho, Kyoto-shi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Comprehensive Human, Biosciences, University of Tsukuba, Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
- Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan.
- Department of Hematology, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Amakubo, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
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Prostate Cancer Patients-Negative Biopsy Controls Discrimination by Untargeted Metabolomics Analysis of Urine by LC-QTOF: Upstream Information on Other Omics. Sci Rep 2016; 6:38243. [PMID: 27910903 PMCID: PMC5133625 DOI: 10.1038/srep38243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2016] [Accepted: 11/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The existing clinical biomarkers for prostate cancer (PCa) diagnosis are far from ideal (e.g., the prostate specific antigen (PSA) serum level suffers from lack of specificity, providing frequent false positives leading to over-diagnosis). A key step in the search for minimum invasive tests to complement or replace PSA should be supported on the changes experienced by the biochemical pathways in PCa patients as compared to negative biopsy control individuals. In this research a comprehensive global analysis by LC–QTOF was applied to urine from 62 patients with a clinically significant PCa and 42 healthy individuals, both groups confirmed by biopsy. An unpaired t-test (p-value < 0.05) provided 28 significant metabolites tentatively identified in urine, used to develop a partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) model characterized by 88.4 and 92.9% of sensitivity and specificity, respectively. Among the 28 significant metabolites 27 were present at lower concentrations in PCa patients than in control individuals, while only one reported higher concentrations in PCa patients. The connection among the biochemical pathways in which they are involved (DNA methylation, epigenetic marks on histones and RNA cap methylation) could explain the concentration changes with PCa and supports, once again, the role of metabolomics in upstream processes.
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Garay PM, Wallner MA, Iwase S. Yin-yang actions of histone methylation regulatory complexes in the brain. Epigenomics 2016; 8:1689-1708. [PMID: 27855486 PMCID: PMC5289040 DOI: 10.2217/epi-2016-0090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2016] [Accepted: 10/05/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Dysregulation of histone methylation has emerged as a major driver of neurodevelopmental disorders including intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorders. Histone methyl writer and eraser enzymes generally act within multisubunit complexes rather than in isolation. However, it remains largely elusive how such complexes cooperate to achieve the precise spatiotemporal gene expression in the developing brain. Histone H3K4 methylation (H3K4me) is a chromatin signature associated with active gene-regulatory elements. We review a body of literature that supports a model in which the RAI1-containing H3K4me writer complex counterbalances the LSD1-containing H3K4me eraser complex to ensure normal brain development. This model predicts H3K4me as the nexus of previously unrelated neurodevelopmental disorders.
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Affiliation(s)
- Patricia Marie Garay
- Neuroscience Graduate Program, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Neuroscience Graduate Program, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Department of Human Genetics, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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Adult T cell leukemia aggressivenness correlates with loss of both 5-hydroxymethylcytosine and TET2 expression. Oncotarget 2016; 8:52256-52268. [PMID: 28881727 PMCID: PMC5581026 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.13665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2016] [Accepted: 11/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Mutations in TET2, encoding one of the TET members responsible for the conversion of DNA cytosine methylation to hydroxymethylation (5-hmc), have been recently described in Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1-associated adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL). However, neither the amount of genomic 5-hmc in ATLL tumor cells nor TET2 expression has been studied yet. In this study, we analyzed these two parameters as well as the mutational status of TET2 in ATLL patients. By employing a direct in situ approach, we documented that tumor T cells infiltrating lymph nodes exhibit low level of 5-hmc compared to residual normal T cells. Furthermore, this 5-hmc defect was more pronounced in tumor T cells from acute patients than from chronic ones and correlated with reduced expression of TET2 protein. TET2 variations were found in 14 patients (20%), including 13 with aggressive forms. Strikingly, 9 of the 14 patients showed the same variation (SNP rs72963007), whose frequency in ATLL patients was significantly higher than that of an ethnically matched control population (13% vs. 5%). However, no reduction of 5-hmc was found in PBMC from individuals possessing the variant rs72963007 TET2 allele, as compared to wild-type individuals. In contrast, a robust correlation was observed between 5-hmc and the levels of TET2 mRNA. Finally, loss of 5-hmc and TET2 downregulation both correlated with poor survival. These findings demonstrate that ATLL progression coincides with loss of genomic 5-hmc and indicate that downregulation of TET2, rather than TET2 mutations, is the key mechanism involved in 5-hmc modulation during ATLL progression.
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