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Thanh Nha Uyen L, Amano Y, Al-Kzayer LFY, Kubota N, Kobayashi J, Nakazawa Y, Koike K, Sakashita K. PCDH17 functions as a common tumor suppressor gene in acute leukemia and its transcriptional downregulation is mediated primarily by aberrant histone acetylation, not DNA methylation. Int J Hematol 2019; 111:451-462. [PMID: 31865541 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-019-02799-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2019] [Revised: 12/09/2019] [Accepted: 12/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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We recently reported that methylation of PCDH17 gene is found in 30% of children with B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), and is significantly correlated to event-free or overall survival. We here evaluated PCDH17 mRNA expression in pediatric acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and ALL. PCDH17 mRNA expression levels in children with ALL/AML were lower than those in healthy counterparts. We next elucidated the mechanism underlying down-regulation of PCDH17 mRNA, using myeloid and lymphoid leukemic cell lines. Treatment with the histone deacetylase inhibitor trichostatin A (TSA) resulted in restoration of PCDH17 mRNA expression and growth inhibition in K562, HL60, REH, and RCH-ACV cell lines. Upregulation of PCDH17 mRNA expression resulted from histone H3 acetylation. Knockdown of the PCDH17 gene, caused by transduction of PCDH17-targeted shRNA, significantly enhanced the proliferation of KU812 cells. Meanwhile, overexpression of PCDH17 via retroviral-particle transfection substantially inhibited the growth of Kasumi1 cells. The fold-increase in PCDH17 mRNA expression mediated by 5-azacytidine, an inhibitor of DNA methyltransferase, was fundamentally lower than that produced by TSA. In conclusion, our results suggest that PCDH17 gene functions as a common tumor suppressor gene in leukemic cells, and that histone deacetylase inhibitors re-express PCDH17 mRNA to a greater extent than demethylation reagents.
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- Le Thanh Nha Uyen
- Department of Medical Genetics, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue, Vietnam.,Department of Pediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto,, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nagano Children's Hospital, Azumino, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nagano Children's Hospital, Azumino, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto,, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto,, Nagano, Japan.,Shinonoi General Hospital, Minami Nagano Center, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto,, Nagano, Japan. .,Department of Hematology and Oncology, Nagano Children's Hospital, 3100 Toyoshina, Azumino, Nagano, Japan.
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Shigemura T, Matsuda K, Kurata T, Sakashita K, Okuno Y, Muramatsu H, Yue F, Ebihara Y, Tsuji K, Sasaki K, Nakahata T, Nakazawa Y, Koike K. Essential role of PTPN11 mutation in enhanced haematopoietic differentiation potential of induced pluripotent stem cells of juvenile myelomonocytic leukaemia. Br J Haematol 2019; 187:163-173. [PMID: 31222725 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.16060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2019] [Accepted: 05/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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We established mutated and non-mutated induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) clones from a patient with PTPN11 (c.226G>A)-mutated juvenile myelomonocytic leukaemia (JMML). Both types of iPSCs fulfilled the quality criteria. Mutated iPSC colonies generated significantly more CD34+ and CD34+ CD45+ cells compared to non-mutated iPSC colonies in a culture coated with irradiated AGM-S3 cells to which four growth factors were added sequentially or simultaneously. The haematopoietic differentiation potential of non-mutated JMML iPSC colonies was similar to or lower than that of iPSC colonies from a healthy individual. The PTPN11 mutation coexisted with the OSBP2 c.389C>T mutation. Zinc-finger nuclease-mediated homologous recombination revealed that correction of PTPN11 mutation in iPSCs with PTPN11 and OSBP2 mutations resulted in reduced CD34+ cell generation to a level similar to that obtained with JMML iPSC colonies with the wild-type of both genes, and interestingly, to that obtained with normal iPSC colonies. Transduction of the PTPN11 mutation into JMML iPSCs with the wild-type of both genes increased CD34+ cell production to a level comparable to that obtained with JMML iPSC colonies harbouring the two genetic mutations. Thus, PTPN11 mutation may be the most essential abnormality to confer an aberrant haematopoietic differentiation potential in this disorder.
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- Tomonari Shigemura
- Department of Paediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Health and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Paediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Haematology/Oncology, Nagano Children's Hospital, Azumino, Japan
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- Department of Paediatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Paediatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy and Organ Technology, Institute of Organ Transplants, Reconstructive Medicine and Tissue Engineering, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, International Medical Centre, Saitama Medical University, Hidaka, Japan
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- Department of Paediatrics, Komoro Kogen Hospital, Komoro, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy and Organ Technology, Institute of Organ Transplants, Reconstructive Medicine and Tissue Engineering, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Application, Centre for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Paediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Paediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.,Minami Nagano Medical Centre, Shinonoi General Hospital, Nagano, Japan
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Herrera-Moreno JF, Medina-Díaz IM, Bernal-Hernández YY, Ramos KS, Alvarado-Cruz I, Quintanilla-Vega B, González-Arias CA, Barrón-Vivanco BS, Rojas-García AE. Modified CDKN2B (p15) and CDKN2A (p16) DNA methylation profiles in urban pesticide applicators. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:15124-15135. [PMID: 30924039 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-04658-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2018] [Accepted: 02/19/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Gene-specific changes in DNA methylation by pesticides in occupationally exposed populations have not been studied extensively. Of particular concern are changes in the methylation profile of tumor-suppressor, such as CDKN2B and CDKN2A, genes involved in oncogenesis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the methylation profiles of CDKN2B and CDKN2A genes in urban pesticide applicators and their relationship with occupational exposure to pesticides. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 186 urban pesticide applicators (categorized as high or moderate exposures) and 102 participants without documented occupational exposures to pesticides. Acute and chronic pesticide exposures were evaluated by direct measurement of urinary dialkylphosphates, organophosphate metabolites, and a structured questionnaire, respectively. Anthropometric characteristics, diet, clinical histories, and other variables were estimated through a validated self-reported survey. DNA methylation was determined by pyrosequencing of bisulfite-treated DNA. Decreased DNA methylation of the CDKN2B gene was observed in pesticide-exposed groups compared to the non-exposed group. In addition, increased methylation of the CDKN2A promoter was observed in the moderate-exposure group compared to the non-exposed group. Bivariate analysis showed an association between CDKN2B methylation and pesticide exposure, general characteristics, smoking status, and micronutrients, while changes in CDKN2A methylation were associated with pesticide exposure, sex, educational level, body mass index, smoking status, supplement intake, clinical parameters, and caffeine consumption. These data suggest that pesticide exposure modifies the methylation pattern of CDKN2B and CDKN2A genes and raise important questions about the role that these changes may play in the regulation of cell cycle activities, senescence, and aging.
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- José Francisco Herrera-Moreno
- Laboratorio de Contaminación y Toxicología Ambiental, Secretaría de Investigación y Posgrado, Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit, 63155, Ciudad de la Cultura s/n. Col. Centro, C.P. 63000, Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
- Posgrado en Ciencias Biológico Agropecuarias, Unidad Académica de Agricultura, Km. 9 Carretera Tepic-Compostela, Xalisco, Nayarit, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Contaminación y Toxicología Ambiental, Secretaría de Investigación y Posgrado, Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit, 63155, Ciudad de la Cultura s/n. Col. Centro, C.P. 63000, Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Contaminación y Toxicología Ambiental, Secretaría de Investigación y Posgrado, Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit, 63155, Ciudad de la Cultura s/n. Col. Centro, C.P. 63000, Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Support and Data Analytics, University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Departamento de Toxicología, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Toxicología, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Contaminación y Toxicología Ambiental, Secretaría de Investigación y Posgrado, Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit, 63155, Ciudad de la Cultura s/n. Col. Centro, C.P. 63000, Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Contaminación y Toxicología Ambiental, Secretaría de Investigación y Posgrado, Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit, 63155, Ciudad de la Cultura s/n. Col. Centro, C.P. 63000, Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Contaminación y Toxicología Ambiental, Secretaría de Investigación y Posgrado, Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit, 63155, Ciudad de la Cultura s/n. Col. Centro, C.P. 63000, Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico.
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Huang Y, Zou Y, Lin L, Ma X, Huang X. Effect of BIX-01294 on proliferation, apoptosis and histone methylation of acute T lymphoblastic leukemia cells. Leuk Res 2017; 62:34-39. [PMID: 28982057 DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2017.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2017] [Revised: 08/04/2017] [Accepted: 09/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine effect of G9a inhibitor BIX-01294 on proliferation, apoptosis and histone methylation of acute T lymphoblastic leukemia cells (MOLT-4 and Jurkat) and to explore the underlying mechanism. METHODS Cell proliferation was detected by MTT assay and apoptosis and cell cycle were measured by flow cytometry. Western blot was performed to determine expression of caspase-3, Bcl-2, Bax, P21, P15 and DNMT1 as well as levels of histone H3 acetylation, histone H3K9 mono- di- and tri-methylation. RESULTS BIX-01294 inhibits expression of Bcl-2, upregulates expression of Bax and caspase-3 and induces cell apoptosis. BIX-01294 upregulates cell cycle inhibitor P21 expression and induces cell cycle arrest in the phase G0/G1. Furthermore, BIX-01294 suppresses expression of DNA demethylase DNMT1 and promotes expression of tumor suppressor protein P15, thereby inhibiting proliferation of MOLT-4 and Jurkat cells. BIX-01294 downregulates histone H3K9 mono- and di-methylation levels and has no effect on H3K9 trimethylation and histone H3 acetylation. CONCLUSION Taken together, our results indicate that by regulating H3K9 methylation and cell cycle, BIX-01294 inhibits the proliferation and induces apoptosis of acute T lymphoblastic leukemia cells.
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- Yiqun Huang
- Department of Hematology, Zhangzhou Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Zhangzhou, Fujian 363000, China
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- Department of Hematology, Zhangzhou Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Zhangzhou, Fujian 363000, China
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- Department of Hematology, Zhangzhou Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Zhangzhou, Fujian 363000, China
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- Department of Hematology, Zhangzhou Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Zhangzhou, Fujian 363000, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhangzhou Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, No. 59 Shengli Road, Zhangzhou, Fujian 363000, China.
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DNA methyltransferase 3A promotes cell proliferation by silencing CDK inhibitor p18INK4C in gastric carcinogenesis. Sci Rep 2015; 5:13781. [PMID: 26350239 PMCID: PMC4563369 DOI: 10.1038/srep13781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2015] [Accepted: 08/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Little is known about the roles of DNA methyltransferase 3A (DNMT3A) in gastric carcinogenesis. Here, we reported that the exogenous expression of DNMT3A promoted gastric cancer (GC) cell proliferation by accelerating the G1/S transition. Subsequently, p18INK4C was identified as a downstream target of DNMT3A. The elevated expression of DNMT3A suppressed p18INK4C at least at the transcriptional level. Depletion of p18INK4C expression in GC cells induced cell cycle progression, whereas its re-expression alleviated the effect of DNMT3A overexpression on G1/S transition. Furthermore, we found that DNMT3A modulated p18INK4C by directly binding to and silencing the p18INK4C gene via promoter hypermethylation. In clinical GC tissue specimens analyzed, the level of methylation of p18INK4C detected in tumor tissues was significantly higher than that in paired non-tumor tissues. Moreover, elevated level of DNMT3A expression was associated with the differentiation of GC tissues and was negatively correlated with the p18INK4C expression level. Taken together, our results found that DNMT3A contributes to the dysregulation of the cell cycle by repressing p18INK4C in a DNA methylation-dependent manner, suggesting that DNMT3A-p18INK4C axis involved in GC. These findings provide new insights into gastric carcinogenesis and a potential therapeutic target for GC that may be further investigated in the future.
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Jiang S, Ma X, Huang Y, Xu Y, Zheng R, Chiao JW. Reactivating aberrantly hypermethylated p15 gene in leukemic T cells by a phenylhexyl isothiocyanate mediated inter-active mechanism on DNA and chromatin. J Hematol Oncol 2010; 3:48. [PMID: 21114827 PMCID: PMC3009608 DOI: 10.1186/1756-8722-3-48] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2010] [Accepted: 11/29/2010] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND We have previously demonstrated that phenylhexyl isothiocyanate (PHI), a synthetic isothiocyanate, inhibits histone deacetylases and remodels chromatins to induce growth arrest in HL-60 myeloid leukemia cells in a concentration-dependent manner. METHODS To investigate the effect of PHI, a novel histone deacetylases inhibitor (HDACi), on demethylation and activation of transcription of p15 in acute lymphoid leukemia cell line Molt-4, and to further decipher the potential mechanism of demethylation, DNA sequencing and modified methylation specific PCR (MSP) were used to screen p15-M and p15-U mRNA after Molt-4 cells were treated with PHI, 5-Aza and TSA. DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1), 3A (DNMT3A), 3B (DNMT3B) and p15 mRNA were measured by RT-PCR. P15 protein, acetylated histone H3 and histone H4 were detected by Western Blot. RESULTS The gene p15 in Molt-4 cells was hypermethylated and inactive. Hypermethylation of gene p15 was attenuated and p15 gene was activated de novo after 5 days exposure to PHI in a concentration-dependent manner. DNMT1 and DNMT3B were inhibited by PHI (P < 0.05). Alteration of DNMT3A was not significant at those concentrations. Acetylated histone H3 and histone H4 were accumulated markedly after exposure to PHI. CONCLUSION PHI could induce both DNA demethylation and acetylated H3 and H4 accumulation in Molt-4 cells. Hypermethylation of gene p15 was reversed and p15 transcription could be reactivated de novo by PHI.
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- Shaohong Jiang
- Zhangzhou Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, China
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Signatures of polycomb repression and reduced H3K4 trimethylation are associated with p15INK4b DNA methylation in AML. Blood 2010; 115:3098-108. [PMID: 20190193 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2009-07-233858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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DNA hypermethylation of the p15INK4b tumor suppressor gene is commonly observed in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Repressive histone modifications and their associated binding proteins have been implicated in the regulation of DNA methylation and the transcriptional repression of genes with DNA methylation. We have used high-density chromatin immunoprecipitation-on-chip to determine the histone modifications that normally regulate p15INK4b expression in AML cells and how these marks are altered in cells that have p15INK4b DNA methylation. In AML patient blasts without p15INK4b DNA methylation, a bivalent pattern of active (H3K4me3) and repressive (H3K27me3) modifications exist at the p15INK4b promoter. AML patient blasts with p15INK4b DNA methylation lose H3K4me3 at p15INK4b and become exclusively marked by H3K27me3. H3K27me3, as well as EZH2, extends throughout p14ARF and p16INK4a, indicating that polycomb repression of p15INK4b is a common feature in all AML blasts irrespective of the DNA methylation status of the gene. Reactivation of p15INK4b expression in AML cell lines and patient blasts using 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine (decitabine) and trichostatin A increased H3K4me3 and maintained H3K27me3 enrichment at p15INK4b. These data indicate that AML cells with p15INK4b DNA methylation have an altered histone methylation pattern compared with unmethylated samples and that these changes are reversible by epigenetic drugs.
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Reexpression of epigenetically silenced AML tumor suppressor genes by SUV39H1 inhibition. Oncogene 2009; 29:576-88. [PMID: 19881540 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2009.361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Reexpression of hypermethylated tumor suppressor genes using DNA methyltransferase (DNMT) and histone deacetylase inhibitors occurs by a mechanism whereby promoter demethylation is the dominant event. In support of this model, we found in acute myeloid leukemia cells with hypermethylated p15INK4B and E-cadherin promoters that the DNMT inhibitor, 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine, induced p15INK4B and E-cadherin expression, and decreased levels of DNA methylation, histone H3 lysine 9 (H3K9) methylation and SUV39H1 associated with p15INK4B and E-cadherin promoters. On the basis of these observations, we examined whether promoter demethylation was dominant to H3K9 demethylation in p15INK4B and E-cadherin reexpression. We observed that SUV39H1 short hairpin RNA and chaetocin, a SUV39H1 inhibitor, induced p15INK4B and E-cadherin expression and H3K9 demethylation without promoter demethylation. Reexpression of hypermethylated p15INK4B and E-cadherin required histone H3K9 demethylation that was achieved directly by inhibiting SUV39H1 expression or activity, or indirectly by decreasing the amount of SUV39H1 associated with the p15INK4B and E-cadherin promoters using 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine. The results from this study highlight the potential of H3K9 methyltransferases as therapeutic targets for reactivating expression of hypermethylated genes.
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