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Andrews SV, Yang IJ, Froehlich K, Oskotsky T, Sirota M. Large-scale placenta DNA methylation integrated analysis reveals fetal sex-specific differentially methylated CpG sites and regions. Sci Rep 2022; 12:9396. [PMID: 35672357 PMCID: PMC9174475 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-13544-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Although male–female differences in placental structure and function have been observed, little is understood about their molecular underpinnings. Here, we present a mega-analysis of 14 publicly available placenta DNA methylation (DNAm) microarray datasets to identify individual CpGs and regions associated with fetal sex. In the discovery dataset of placentas from full term pregnancies (N = 532 samples), 5212 CpGs met genome-wide significance (p < 1E−8) and were enriched in pathways such as keratinization (FDR p-value = 7.37E−14), chemokine activity (FDR p-value = 1.56E−2), and eosinophil migration (FDR p-value = 1.83E−2). Nine differentially methylated regions were identified (fwerArea < 0.1) including a region in the promoter of ZNF300 that showed consistent differential DNAm in samples from earlier timepoints in pregnancy and appeared to be driven predominately by effects in the trophoblast cell type. We describe the largest study of fetal sex differences in placenta DNAm performed to date, revealing genes and pathways characterizing sex-specific placenta function and health outcomes later in life.
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- Shan V Andrews
- Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, USA.,Dougherty Valley High School, San Ramon, CA, USA
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- Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, USA. .,Department of Pediatrics, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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- Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, USA. .,Department of Pediatrics, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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Playfoot CJ, Duc J, Sheppard S, Dind S, Coudray A, Planet E, Trono D. Transposable elements and their KZFP controllers are drivers of transcriptional innovation in the developing human brain. Genome Res 2021; 31:1531-1545. [PMID: 34400477 PMCID: PMC8415367 DOI: 10.1101/gr.275133.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2020] [Accepted: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Transposable elements (TEs) account for more than 50% of the human genome and many have been co-opted throughout evolution to provide regulatory functions for gene expression networks. Several lines of evidence suggest that these networks are fine-tuned by the largest family of TE controllers, the KRAB-containing zinc finger proteins (KZFPs). One tissue permissive for TE transcriptional activation (termed "transposcription") is the adult human brain, however comprehensive studies on the extent of this process and its potential contribution to human brain development are lacking. To elucidate the spatiotemporal transposcriptome of the developing human brain, we have analyzed two independent RNA-seq data sets encompassing 16 brain regions from eight weeks postconception into adulthood. We reveal a distinct KZFP:TE transcriptional profile defining the late prenatal to early postnatal transition, and the spatiotemporal and cell type-specific activation of TE-derived alternative promoters driving the expression of neurogenesis-associated genes. Long-read sequencing confirmed these TE-driven isoforms as significant contributors to neurogenic transcripts. We also show experimentally that a co-opted antisense L2 element drives temporal protein relocalization away from the endoplasmic reticulum, suggestive of novel TE dependent protein function in primate evolution. This work highlights the widespread dynamic nature of the spatiotemporal KZFP:TE transcriptome and its importance throughout TE mediated genome innovation and neurotypical human brain development. To facilitate interactive exploration of these spatiotemporal gene and TE expression dynamics, we provide the "Brain TExplorer" web application freely accessible for the community.
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- Christopher J Playfoot
- School of Life Sciences, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- School of Life Sciences, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- School of Life Sciences, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- School of Life Sciences, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- School of Life Sciences, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- School of Life Sciences, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- School of Life Sciences, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Shen P, Xu A, Hou Y, Wang H, Gao C, He F, Yang D. Conserved paradoxical relationships among the evolutionary, structural and expressional features of KRAB zinc-finger proteins reveal their special functional characteristics. BMC Mol Cell Biol 2021; 22:7. [PMID: 33482715 PMCID: PMC7821633 DOI: 10.1186/s12860-021-00346-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2020] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background One striking feature of the large KRAB domain-containing zinc finger protein (KZFP) family is its rapid evolution, leading to hundreds of member genes with various origination time in a certain mammalian genome. However, a comprehensive genome-wide and across-taxa analysis of the structural and expressional features of KZFPs with different origination time is lacking. This type of analysis will provide valuable clues about the functional characteristics of this special family. Results In this study, we found several conserved paradoxical phenomena about this issue. 1) Ordinary young domains/proteins tend to be disordered, but most of KRAB domains are completely structured in 64 representative species across the superclass of Sarcopterygii and most of KZFPs are also highly structured, indicating their rigid and unique structural and functional characteristics; as exceptions, old-zinc-finger-containing KZFPs have relatively disordered KRAB domains and linker regions, contributing to diverse interacting partners and functions. 2) In general, young or highly structured proteins tend to be spatiotemporal specific and have low abundance. However, by integrated analysis of 29 RNA-seq datasets, including 725 samples across early embryonic development, embryonic stem cell differentiation, embryonic and adult organs, tissues in 7 mammals, we found that KZFPs tend to express ubiquitously with medium abundance regardless of evolutionary age and structural disorder degree, indicating the wide functional requirements of KZFPs in various states. 3) Clustering and correlation analysis reveal that there are differential expression patterns across different spatiotemporal states, suggesting the specific-high-expression KZFPs may play important roles in the corresponding states. In particular, part of young-zinc-finger-containing KZFPs are highly expressed in early embryonic development and ESCs differentiation into endoderm or mesoderm. Co-expression analysis revealed that young-zinc-finger-containing KZFPs are significantly enriched in five co-expression modules. Among them, one module, including 13 young-zinc-finger-containing KZFPs, showed an ‘early-high and late-low’ expression pattern. Further functional analysis revealed that they may function in early embryonic development and ESC differentiation via participating in cell cycle related processes. Conclusions This study shows the conserved and special structural, expressional features of KZFPs, providing new clues about their functional characteristics and potential causes of their rapid evolution. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12860-021-00346-w.
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- Pan Shen
- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, National Center for Protein Sciences (Beijing), Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, Beijing, 102206, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, National Center for Protein Sciences (Beijing), Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, Beijing, 102206, China.,Animal Sciences College of Jilin University, Changchun, 130062, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, National Center for Protein Sciences (Beijing), Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, Beijing, 102206, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, National Center for Protein Sciences (Beijing), Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, Beijing, 102206, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, National Center for Protein Sciences (Beijing), Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, Beijing, 102206, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, National Center for Protein Sciences (Beijing), Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, Beijing, 102206, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, National Center for Protein Sciences (Beijing), Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, Beijing, 102206, China.
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Yu S, Ao Z, Wu Y, Song L, Zhang P, Li X, Liu M, Qian P, Zhang R, Li X, Chen Y, Wang X, Wang X, Ruan X, Qian G, Ji F. ZNF300 promotes chemoresistance and aggressive behaviour in non-small-cell lung cancer. Cell Prolif 2020; 53:e12924. [PMID: 33078469 PMCID: PMC7653252 DOI: 10.1111/cpr.12924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2020] [Revised: 09/09/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Objectives Chemoresistance induced by cisplatin has become the major impediment to lung cancer chemotherapy. This study explored the potential chemoresistant genes and underlying mechanisms of chemoresistance in NSCLC. Materials and methods Gene expression profile was integrated with DNA methylation profile to screen the candidate chemoresistant genes. Bioinformatic analysis and immunohistochemistry were used to analyse the association of a candidate gene with the characteristics of NSCLC patients. Recombinant lentivirus vectors were utilized to overexpress or silence candidate gene. Microarrays and immunoblotting were applied to explore the downstream targets of candidate gene. Xenograft models were established to validate the findings in vitro. Results An increased ZNF300 expression was detected in three chemoresistant cell lines of NSCLC, and the higher expression of ZNF300 was associated with poor OS of NSCLC patients. Cells with upregulated ZNF300 presented chemoresistance and enhanced aggressive growth compared to cells with downregulated ZNF300. ZNF300 inhibited MAPK/ERK pathways and activated CDK1 through inhibiting WEE1 and MYT1 and modulating MYC/AURKA/BORA/PLK1 axis. ICA and ATRA improved the anti‐tumour effect of cisplatin on chemoresistant cells by inducing differentiation. Conclusions ZNF300 promotes chemoresistance and aggressive behaviour of NSCLC through regulation of proliferation and differentiation by downregulating MAPK/ERK pathways and regulation of slow‐cycling phenotype via activating CDK1 by inhibiting WEE1/MYT1 and modulating MYC/AURKA/BORA/PLK1 axis. Cisplatin, combined with ATRA and ICA, might be beneficial in chemoresistant cases of NSCLC.
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- Shilong Yu
- Institute of Human Respiratory Disease, Xinqiao Hospital, the Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China.,Department of Medical Biology, School of Basic Medical Science, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Biology, School of Basic Medical Science, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- Department of Medical Biology, School of Basic Medical Science, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- Department of Medical Biology, School of Basic Medical Science, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- Department of Medical Biology, School of Basic Medical Science, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- Institute of Human Respiratory Disease, Xinqiao Hospital, the Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Biology, School of Basic Medical Science, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- Institute of Human Respiratory Disease, Xinqiao Hospital, the Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Wudang Local Chinese Medicine Research, Biomedical Research Institute, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Research, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- Department of Medical Biology, School of Basic Medical Science, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- Institute of Human Respiratory Disease, Xinqiao Hospital, the Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Biology, School of Basic Medical Science, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Embryonic Stem Cell Research, School of Basic Medical Science, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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Metabolomics Reveals that Cysteine Metabolism Plays a Role in Celastrol-Induced Mitochondrial Apoptosis in HL-60 and NB-4 Cells. Sci Rep 2020; 10:471. [PMID: 31949255 PMCID: PMC6965619 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-57312-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2019] [Accepted: 12/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Recently, celastrol has shown great potential for inducing apoptosis in acute myeloid leukemia cells, especially acute promyelocytic leukaemia cells. However, the mechanism is poorly understood. Metabolomics provides an overall understanding of metabolic mechanisms to illustrate celastrol's mechanism of action. We treated both nude mice bearing HL-60 cell xenografts in vivo and HL-60 cells as well as NB-4 cells in vitro with celastrol. Ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry was used for metabolomics analysis of HL-60 cells in vivo and for targeted L-cysteine analysis in HL-60 and NB-4 cells in vitro. Flow cytometric analysis was performed to assess mitochondrial membrane potential, reactive oxygen species and apoptosis. Western blotting was conducted to detect the p53, Bax, cleaved caspase 9 and cleaved caspase 3 proteins. Celastrol inhibited tumour growth, induced apoptosis, and upregulated pro-apoptotic proteins in the xenograft tumour mouse model. Metabolomics showed that cysteine metabolism was the key metabolic alteration after celastrol treatment in HL-60 cells in vivo. Celastrol decreased L-cysteine in HL-60 cells. Acetylcysteine supplementation reversed reactive oxygen species accumulation and apoptosis induced by celastrol and reversed the dramatic decrease in the mitochondrial membrane potential and upregulation of pro-apoptotic proteins in HL-60 cells. In NB-4 cells, celastrol decreased L-cysteine, and acetylcysteine reversed celastrol-induced reactive oxygen species accumulation and apoptosis. We are the first to identify the involvement of a cysteine metabolism/reactive oxygen species/p53/Bax/caspase 9/caspase 3 pathway in celastrol-triggered mitochondrial apoptosis in HL-60 and NB-4 cells, providing a novel underlying mechanism through which celastrol could be used to treat acute myeloid leukaemia, especially acute promyelocytic leukaemia.
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Liu Y, Yin W, Wang J, Lei Y, Sun G, Li W, Huang Z, Guo M. KRAB-Zinc Finger Protein ZNF268a Deficiency Attenuates the Virus-Induced Pro-Inflammatory Response by Preventing IKK Complex Assembly. Cells 2019; 8:cells8121604. [PMID: 31835635 PMCID: PMC6953056 DOI: 10.3390/cells8121604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2019] [Revised: 11/28/2019] [Accepted: 12/09/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Despite progress in understanding how virus-induced, NF-κB-dependent pro-inflammatory cytokines are regulated, there are still factors and mechanisms that remain to be explored. We aimed to uncover the relationship between KRAB-zinc finger protein ZNF268a and NF-κB-mediated cytokine production in response to viral infection. To this end, we established a ZNF268a-knockout cell line using a pair of sgRNAs that simultaneously target exon 3 in the coding sequence of the ZNF268 gene in HEK293T. HEK293T cells lacking ZNF268a showed less cytokine expression at the transcription and protein levels in response to Sendai virus/vesicular stomatitis virus (SeV/VSV) infection than wild-type cells. Consistent with HEK293T, knock-down of ZNF268a by siRNAs in THP-1 cells significantly dampened the inflammatory response. Mechanistically, ZNF268a facilitated NF-κB activation by targeting IKKα, helping to maintain the IKK signaling complex and thus enabling proper p65 phosphorylation and nuclear translocation. Taken together, our data suggest that ZNF268a plays a positive role in the regulation of virus-induced pro-inflammatory cytokine production. By interacting with IKKα, ZNF268a promotes NF-κB signal transduction upon viral infection by helping to maintain the association between IKK complex subunits.
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- Yi Liu
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis & State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis & State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis & State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Allergy and Immunology, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis & State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis & State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
- Correspondence: (Z.H.); (M.G.)
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis & State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
- Correspondence: (Z.H.); (M.G.)
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Tomar AK, Agarwal R, Kundu B. Most Variable Genes and Transcription Factors in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Patients. Interdiscip Sci 2019; 11:668-678. [PMID: 30972690 DOI: 10.1007/s12539-019-00325-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2018] [Revised: 01/21/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a hematologic tumor caused by cell cycle aberrations due to accumulating genetic disturbances in the expression of transcription factors (TFs), signaling oncogenes and tumor suppressors. Though survival rate in childhood ALL patients is increased up to 80% with recent medical advances, treatment of adults and childhood relapse cases still remains challenging. Here, we have performed bioinformatics analysis of 207 ALL patients' mRNA expression data retrieved from the ICGC data portal with an objective to mark out the decisive genes and pathways responsible for ALL pathogenesis and aggression. For analysis, 3361 most variable genes, including 276 transcription factors (out of 16,807 genes) were sorted based on the coefficient of variance. Silhouette width analysis classified 207 ALL patients into 6 subtypes and heat map analysis suggests a need of large and multicenter dataset for non-overlapping subtype classification. Overall, 265 GO terms and 32 KEGG pathways were enriched. The lists were dominated by cancer-associated entries and highlight crucial genes and pathways that can be targeted for designing more specific ALL therapeutics. Differential gene expression analysis identified upregulation of two important genes, JCHAIN and CRLF2 in dead patients' cohort suggesting their possible involvement in different clinical outcomes in ALL patients undergoing the same treatment.
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- Anil Kumar Tomar
- Kusuma School of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India.
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- Department of Reproductive Biology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India
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- Kusuma School of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India
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ZNF300 stimulates fatty acid oxidation and alleviates hepatosteatosis through regulating PPARα. Biochem J 2019; 476:385-404. [PMID: 30568000 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20180517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2018] [Revised: 12/05/2018] [Accepted: 12/19/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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ZNF300 plays an important role in the regulation of HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma. However, little is known about the role of ZNF300 in lipid metabolism and NAFLD. In the present study, we observed that ZNF300 expression was markedly decreased in free fatty acid (FFA)-induced fatty liver. Overexpressed ZNF300 alleviated hepatic lipid accumulation, whereas knockdown of ZNF300 enhanced the FFA-induced lipid accumulation. Investigations of the underlying mechanisms revealed that ZNF300 directly binds to and regulates the PPARα expression, thus promoting fatty acid oxidation. Furthermore, bisulfite pyrosequencing PCR (BSP) analysis identified the hypermethylation status of ZNF300 gene in FFA-treated hepatocytes. Importantly, the suppression of ZNF300 could be blocked by DNA methyltransferase inhibitor (5-azadC) or DNMT3a-siRNA. These results suggested that ZNF300 plays an important role in hepatic lipid metabolism via PPARα promoting fatty acid oxidation and this effect might be blocked by DNMT3a-mediated methylation of ZNF300. Therefore, in addition to ZNF300 expression levels, the methylation status of this gene also has a potential as a prognostic biomarker.
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Krüppel-associated box domain zinc finger proteins (KRAB-ZFPs) are the largest family of transcriptional regulators in higher vertebrates. Characterized by an N-terminal KRAB domain and a C-terminal array of DNA-binding zinc fingers, they participate, together with their co-factor KAP1 (also known as TRIM28), in repression of sequences derived from transposable elements (TEs). Until recently, KRAB-ZFP/KAP1-mediated repression of TEs was thought to lead to irreversible silencing, and the evolutionary selection of KRAB-ZFPs was considered to be just the host component of an arms race against TEs. However, recent advances indicate that KRAB-ZFPs and their TE targets also partner up to establish species-specific regulatory networks. Here, we provide an overview of the KRAB-ZFP gene family, highlighting how its evolutionary history is linked to that of TEs, and how KRAB-ZFPs influence multiple aspects of development and physiology.
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- Gabriela Ecco
- School of Life Sciences, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Station19, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- School of Life Sciences, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Station19, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- School of Life Sciences, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Station19, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Yan FJ, Fan J, Huang Z, Zhang JJ. ZNF300 tight self-regulation and functioning through DNA methylation and histone acetylation. Cell Biosci 2017; 7:33. [PMID: 28670441 PMCID: PMC5490171 DOI: 10.1186/s13578-017-0160-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2017] [Accepted: 06/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Accumulating evidence demonstrates that the KRAB-ZNFs involve in various biological processes. As a typical member of KRAB-ZNFs, dysregulation of ZNF300 contributes to multiple pathologies such as leukemia and cancer. However, mechanisms underlying ZNF300 tight regulation and its pathophysiological function remain largely unknown. Methods The effect of ZNF300ZFR on gene transcriptional activity was measured by Dual luciferase reporter system. ChIP-PCR assay were performed to detect the enrichment of ZNF300 protein and H3K9Ac in the ZNF300 gene. Co-immunoprecipitation assays followed by western blot were performed to detect the interaction between ZNF300 and KAP1. The DNA methylation in the ZNF300 gene promoter was analyzed by BSP. ZNF300 function on K562 cell differentiation was analyzed by flow cytometry. Results In this study, we found that the zinc finger domain-encoding region (ZFR) of ZNF300 functioned as a repressor possibly by mediating DNA methylation and ZNF300 bound to its ZNF300ZFR, suggesting a potential auto-inhibition mechanism. To support this, DNA methylation inhibition upregulated ZNF300 expression and ZNF300 overexpression inhibited endogenous ZNF300 expression. More importantly, DNA methylation inhibition restored megakaryocyte differentiation in K562 cells suppressed by ZNF300 downregulation, suggesting an important role of DNA methylation in ZNF300 function. Interestingly, ZNF300 knockdown restored global H3K9Ac that was reduced in K562 cells undergoing megakaryocyte differentiation. Conclusions Our study revealed novel features of ZNF300 that possibly mediate its regulation and function by modulating epigenetic modifications.
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- Feng-Juan Yan
- College of Life Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072 Hubei People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072 Hubei People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072 Hubei People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072 Hubei People's Republic of China
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Nawaz Z, Patil V, Paul Y, Hegde AS, Arivazhagan A, Santosh V, Somasundaram K. PI3 kinase pathway regulated miRNome in glioblastoma: identification of miR-326 as a tumour suppressor miRNA. Mol Cancer 2016; 15:74. [PMID: 27871300 PMCID: PMC5117574 DOI: 10.1186/s12943-016-0557-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2016] [Accepted: 11/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background Glioblastomas (GBM) continue to remain one of the most dreaded tumours that are highly infiltrative in nature and easily preclude comprehensive surgical resection. GBMs pose an intricate etiology as they are being associated with a plethora of genetic and epigenetic lesions. Misregulation of the PI3 kinase pathway is one of the most familiar events in GBM. While the PI3 kinase signalling regulated pathways and genes have been comprehensively studied, its impact on the miRNome is yet to be explored. The objective of this study was to elucidate the PI3 kinase pathway regulated miRNAs in GBM. Methods miRNA expression profiling was conducted to monitor the differentially regulated miRNAs upon PI3 kinase pathway abrogation. qRT-PCR was used to measure the abundance of miR-326 and its host gene encoded transcript. Proliferation assay, colony suppression assay and wound healing assay were carried out in pre-miR transfected cells to investigate its role in malignant transformation. Potential targets of miR-326 were identified by transcriptome analysis of miR-326 overexpressing cells by whole RNA sequencing and selected targets were validated. Several publically available data sets were used for various investigations described above. Results We identified several miRNA that were regulated by PI3 kinase pathway. miR-326, a GBM downregulated miRNA, was validated as one of the miRNAs whose expression was alleviated upon abrogation of the PI3 kinase pathway. Overexpression of miR-326 resulted in reduced proliferation, colony suppression and hindered the migration capacity of glioma cells. Arrestin, Beta 1 (ARRB1), the host gene of miR-326, was also downregulated in GBM and interestingly, the expression of ARRB1 was also alleviated upon inhibition of the PI3 kinase pathway, indicating similar regulation pattern. More importantly, miR-326 exhibited a significant positive correlation with ARRB1 in terms of its expression. Transcriptome analysis upon miR-326 overexpression coupled with integrative bioinformatics approach identified several putative targets of miR-326. Selected targets were validated and interestingly found to be upregulated in GBM. Conclusions Taken together, our study uncovered the PI3 kinase regulated miRNome in GBM. miR-326, a PI3 kinase pathway inhibited miRNA, was demonstrated as a tumour suppressor miRNA in GBM. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12943-016-0557-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Zahid Nawaz
- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Sri Satya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Bangalore, 560066, India
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- Departments of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore, 560029, India
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- Departments of Neuropathology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore, 560029, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India.
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Cai J, Gong R, Yan F, Yu C, Liu L, Wang W, Lin Y, Guo M, Li W, Huang Z. ZNF300 knockdown inhibits forced megakaryocytic differentiation by phorbol and erythrocytic differentiation by arabinofuranosyl cytidine in K562 cells. PLoS One 2014; 9:e114768. [PMID: 25485965 PMCID: PMC4259388 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0114768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2013] [Accepted: 11/13/2014] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
Abstract
Previously, we reported that ZNF300 might play a role in leukemogenesis. In this study, we further investigated the function of ZNF300 in K562 cells undergoing differentiation. We found that ZNF300 upregulation in K562 cells coincided with megakaryocytic differentiation induced by phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA) or erythrocytic differentiation induced by cytosine arabinoside (Ara-C), respectively. To further test whether ZNF300 upregulation promoted differentiation, we knocked down ZNF300 and found that ZNF300 knockdown effectively abolished PMA-induced megakaryocytic differentiation, evidenced by decreased CD61 expression. Furthermore, Ara-C-induced erythrocytic differentiation was also suppressed in ZNF300 knockdown cells with decreased γ-globin expression and CD235a expression. These observations suggest that ZNF300 may be a critical factor controlling distinct aspects of K562 cells. Indeed, ZNF300 knockdown led to increased cell proliferation. Consistently, ZNF300 knockdown cells exhibited an increased percentage of cells at S phase accompanied by decreased percentage of cells at G0/G1 and G2/M phase. Increased cell proliferation was further supported by the increased expression of cell proliferation marker PCNA and the decreased expression of cell cycle regulator p15 and p27. In addition, MAPK/ERK signaling was significantly suppressed by ZNF300 knockdown. These findings suggest a potential mechanism by which ZNF300 knockdown may impair megakaryocytic and erythrocytic differentiation.
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- Jinyang Cai
- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
- College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Hubei International Travel Healthcare Center, Hubei Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau of P. R. China, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
- College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
- College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
- * E-mail: (WL); (ZH)
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- College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
- * E-mail: (WL); (ZH)
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Lupo A, Cesaro E, Montano G, Zurlo D, Izzo P, Costanzo P. KRAB-Zinc Finger Proteins: A Repressor Family Displaying Multiple Biological Functions. Curr Genomics 2013; 14:268-78. [PMID: 24294107 PMCID: PMC3731817 DOI: 10.2174/13892029113149990002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2013] [Revised: 05/15/2013] [Accepted: 05/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Zinc finger proteins containing the Kruppel associated box (KRAB-ZFPs) constitute the largest individual family of transcriptional repressors encoded by the genomes of higher organisms. KRAB domain, positioned at the NH2 terminus of the KRAB-ZFPs, interacts with a scaffold protein, KAP-1, which is able to recruit various transcriptional factors causing repression of genes to which KRAB ZFPs bind. The relevance of such repression is reflected in the large number of the KRAB zinc finger protein genes in the human genome. However, in spite of their numerical abundance little is currently known about the gene targets and the physiological functions of KRAB- ZFPs. However, emerging evidence links the transcriptional repression mediated by the KRAB-ZFPs to cell proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis and cancer. Moreover, the fact that KRAB containing proteins are vertebrate-specific suggests that they have evolved recently, and that their key roles lie in some aspects of vertebrate development. In this review, we will briefly discuss some regulatory functions of the KRAB-ZFPs in different physiological and pathological states, thus contributing to better understand their biological roles.
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- Angelo Lupo
- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università di Napoli "Federico II", Via S. Pansini 5, 80131 Napoli, Italy; ; Dipartimento di Scienze per la Biologia, la Geologia e l'Ambiente, Facoltà di Scienze, Università del Sannio, Via Port'Arsa 11, 82100 Benevento, Italy
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