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Guan Y, Gajewska J, Floryszak‐Wieczorek J, Tanwar UK, Sobieszczuk‐Nowicka E, Arasimowicz‐Jelonek M. Histone (de)acetylation in epigenetic regulation of Phytophthora pathobiology. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2024; 25:e13497. [PMID: 39034655 PMCID: PMC11261156 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.13497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Revised: 06/21/2024] [Accepted: 07/02/2024] [Indexed: 07/23/2024]
Abstract
Phytophthora species are oomycetes that have evolved a broad spectrum of biological processes and improved strategies to cope with host and environmental challenges. A growing body of evidence indicates that the high pathogen plasticity is based on epigenetic regulation of gene expression linked to Phytophthora's rapid adjustment to endogenous cues and various stresses. As 5mC DNA methylation has not yet been identified in Phytophthora, the reversible processes of acetylation/deacetylation of histone proteins seem to play a pivotal role in the epigenetic control of gene expression in oomycetes. To explore this issue, we review the structure, diversity, and phylogeny of histone acetyltransferases (HATs) and histone deacetylases (HDACs) in six plant-damaging Phytophthora species: P. capsici, P. cinnamomi, P. infestans, P. parasitica, P. ramorum, and P. sojae. To further integrate and improve our understanding of the phylogenetic classification, evolutionary relationship, and functional characteristics, we supplement this review with a comprehensive view of HATs and HDACs using recent genome- and proteome-level databases. Finally, the potential functional role of transcriptional reprogramming mediated by epigenetic changes during Phytophthora species saprophytic and parasitic phases under nitro-oxidative stress is also briefly discussed.
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- Yufeng Guan
- Department of Plant Ecophysiology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of BiologyAdam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoznańPoland
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- Department of Plant Ecophysiology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of BiologyAdam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoznańPoland
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of BiologyAdam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoznańPoland
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of BiologyAdam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoznańPoland
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- Department of Plant Ecophysiology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of BiologyAdam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoznańPoland
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Qian P, Wang S, Zhang T, Wu J. Transcriptional Expression of Histone Acetyltransferases and Deacetylases During the Recovery of Acute Exercise in Mouse Hippocampus. J Mol Neurosci 2024; 74:34. [PMID: 38565829 DOI: 10.1007/s12031-024-02215-5] [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: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Protein acetylation, which is dynamically maintained by histone acetyltransferases (HATs) and deacetylases (HDACs), might play essential roles in hippocampal exercise physiology. However, whether HATs/HDACs are imbalanced during the recovery phase following acute exercise has not been determined. Groups of exercised mice with different recovery periods after acute exercise (0 h, 0.5 h, 1 h, 4 h, 7 h, and 24 h) were constructed, and a group of sham-exercised mice was used as the control. The mRNA levels of HATs and HDACs were detected via real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Lysine acetylation on the total proteins and some specific locations on histones were detected via western blotting, as were various acylation modifications on the total proteins. Except for four unaffected genes (Hdac4, Ncoa1, Ncoa2, and Sirt1), the mRNA expression trajectories of 21 other HATs or HDACs affected by exercise could be categorized into three clusters. The genes in Cluster 1 increased quickly following exercise, with a peak at 0.5 h and/or 1 h, and remained at high levels until 24 h. Cluster 2 genes presented a gradual increase with a delayed peak at 4 h or 7 h postexercise before returning to baseline. The expression of Cluster 3 genes decreased at 0.5 h and/or 1 h, with some returning to overexpression (Hdac1 and Sirt3). Although most HATs were upregulated and half of the affected HDACs were downregulated at 0.5 h postexercise, the global or residue-specific histone acetylation levels were unchanged. In contrast, the levels of several metabolism-related acylation products of total proteins, including acetylation, succinylation, 2-hydroxyisobutyryllysine, β-hydroxybutyryllysine, and lactylation, decreased and mainly occurred on nonhistones immediately after exercise. During the 24-h recovery phase after acute exercise, the transcriptional trajectory of HATs or the same class of HDACs in the hippocampus exhibited heterogeneity. Although acute exercise did not affect the selected sites on histone lysine residues, it possibly incurred changes in acetylation and other acylation on nonhistone proteins.
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- Ping Qian
- Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Child Development and Nutriomics, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, 100020, China
- Department of Internal Medicine, Affiliated Children Hospital of Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, 100020, China
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- Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Child Development and Nutriomics, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, 100020, China
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- Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Child Development and Nutriomics, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, 100020, China.
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- Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Child Development and Nutriomics, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, 100020, China.
- Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100730, China.
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Chen Y, Guo P, Dong Z. The role of histone acetylation in transcriptional regulation and seed development. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2024; 194:1962-1979. [PMID: 37979164 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiad614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Revised: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/29/2023] [Indexed: 11/20/2023]
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Histone acetylation is highly conserved across eukaryotes and has been linked to gene activation since its discovery nearly 60 years ago. Over the past decades, histone acetylation has been evidenced to play crucial roles in plant development and response to various environmental cues. Emerging data indicate that histone acetylation is one of the defining features of "open chromatin," while the role of histone acetylation in transcription remains controversial. In this review, we briefly describe the discovery of histone acetylation, the mechanism of histone acetylation regulating transcription in yeast and mammals, and summarize the research progress of plant histone acetylation. Furthermore, we also emphasize the effect of histone acetylation on seed development and its potential use in plant breeding. A comprehensive knowledge of histone acetylation might provide new and more flexible research perspectives to enhance crop yield and stress resistance.
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- Yan Chen
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Adaptation and Molecular Design, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Editing, Innovative Center of Molecular Genetics and Evolution, School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Adaptation and Molecular Design, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Editing, Innovative Center of Molecular Genetics and Evolution, School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Adaptation and Molecular Design, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Editing, Innovative Center of Molecular Genetics and Evolution, School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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Husain M. Influenza A Virus and Acetylation: The Picture Is Becoming Clearer. Viruses 2024; 16:131. [PMID: 38257831 PMCID: PMC10820114 DOI: 10.3390/v16010131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2023] [Revised: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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Influenza A virus (IAV) is one of the most circulated human pathogens, and influenza disease, commonly known as the flu, remains one of the most recurring and prevalent infectious human diseases globally. IAV continues to challenge existing vaccines and antiviral drugs via its ability to evolve constantly. It is critical to identify the molecular determinants of IAV pathogenesis to understand the basis of flu severity in different populations and design improved antiviral strategies. In recent years, acetylation has been identified as one of the determinants of IAV pathogenesis. Acetylation was originally discovered as an epigenetic protein modification of histones. But, it is now known to be one of the ubiquitous protein modifications of both histones and non-histone proteins and a determinant of proteome complexity. Since our first observation in 2007, significant progress has been made in understanding the role of acetylation during IAV infection. Now, it is becoming clearer that acetylation plays a pro-IAV function via at least three mechanisms: (1) by reducing the host's sensing of IAV infection, (2) by dampening the host's innate antiviral response against IAV, and (3) by aiding the stability and function of viral and host proteins during IAV infection. In turn, IAV antagonizes the host deacetylases, which erase acetylation, to facilitate its replication. This review provides an overview of the research progress made on this subject so far and outlines research prospects for the significance of IAV-acetylation interplay.
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- Matloob Husain
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
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Zhang L, Chai R, Tai Z, Miao F, Shi X, Chen Z, Zhu Q. Noval advance of histone modification in inflammatory skin diseases and related treatment methods. Front Immunol 2024; 14:1286776. [PMID: 38235133 PMCID: PMC10792063 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1286776] [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: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2024] Open
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Inflammatory skin diseases are a group of diseases caused by the disruption of skin tissue due to immune system disorders. Histone modification plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis and treatment of chronic inflammatory skin diseases, encompassing a wide range of conditions, including psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, lupus, systemic sclerosis, contact dermatitis, lichen planus, and alopecia areata. Analyzing histone modification as a significant epigenetic regulatory approach holds great promise for advancing our understanding and managing these complex disorders. Additionally, therapeutic interventions targeting histone modifications have emerged as promising strategies for effectively managing inflammatory skin disorders. This comprehensive review provides an overview of the diverse types of histone modification. We discuss the intricate association between histone modification and prevalent chronic inflammatory skin diseases. We also review current and potential therapeutic approaches that revolve around modulating histone modifications. Finally, we investigated the prospects of research on histone modifications in the context of chronic inflammatory skin diseases, paving the way for innovative therapeutic interventions and improved patient outcomes.
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- Lichen Zhang
- Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of External Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of External Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of External Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of External Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of External Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of External Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of External Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Dutta P, Sengupta A, Chakraborty S. Epigenetics: a new warrior against cardiovascular calcification, a forerunner in modern lifestyle diseases. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:62093-62110. [PMID: 34601672 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-15718-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Arterial and aortic valve calcifications are the most prevalent pathophysiological conditions among all the reported cases of cardiovascular calcifications. It increases with several risk factors like age, hypertension, external stimuli, mechanical forces, lipid deposition, malfunction of genes and signaling pathways, enhancement of naturally occurring calcium inhibitors, and many others. Modern-day lifestyle is affected by numerous environmental factors and harmful toxins that impair our health rather than providing benefits. Applying the combinatorial approach or targeting the exact mechanism could be a new strategy for drug designing or attenuating the severity of calcification. Most of the non-communicable diseases are life-threatening; thus, altering the phenotype and not the genotype may reveal the gateway for fighting with upcoming hurdles. Overall, this review summarizes the reason behind the generation of arterial and aortic valve calcification and its related signaling pathways and also the detrimental effects of calcification. In addition, the individual process of epigenetics and how the implementation of this process becomes a novel approach for diminishing the harmful effect of calcification are discussed. Noteworthy, as epigenetics is linked with genetics and environmental factors necessitates further clinical trials for complete and in-depth understanding and application of this strategy in a more specific and prudent manner.
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- Parna Dutta
- Department of Life Sciences, Presidency University, 86/1, College Street, Baker building, 2nd floor, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700073, India
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- Department of Life science & Bio-technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, 700032, India
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- Department of Life Sciences, Presidency University, 86/1, College Street, Baker building, 2nd floor, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700073, India.
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Dai X, Zhang X, Yin Q, Hu J, Guo J, Gao Y, Snell AH, Inuzuka H, Wan L, Wei W. Acetylation-dependent regulation of BRAF oncogenic function. Cell Rep 2022; 38:110250. [PMID: 35045286 PMCID: PMC8813213 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.110250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2019] [Revised: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Aberrant BRAF activation, including the BRAFV600E mutation, is frequently observed in human cancers. However, it remains largely elusive whether other types of post-translational modification(s) in addition to phosphorylation and ubiquitination-dependent regulation also modulate BRAF kinase activity. Here, we report that the acetyltransferase p300 activates the BRAF kinase by promoting BRAF K601 acetylation, a process that is antagonized by the deacetylase SIRT1. Notably, K601 acetylation facilitates BRAF dimerization with RAF proteins and KSR1. Furthermore, K601 acetylation promotes melanoma cell proliferation and contributes to BRAFV600E inhibitor resistance in BRAFV600E harboring melanoma cells. As such, melanoma patient-derived K601E oncogenic mutation mimics K601 acetylation to augment BRAF kinase activity. Our findings, therefore, uncover a layer of BRAF regulation and suggest p300 hyperactivation or SIRT1 deficiency as potential biomarkers to determine ERK activation in melanomas. In tumor cells, hyperactivation of the BRAF protein kinase propels uncontrolled cell proliferation. BRAF hyperactivation is also achieved through several post-translational mechanisms. Dai et al. present an acetylation-dependent regulation of BRAF kinase function in melanoma cells, which serves to enhance BRAF oncogenic function and contributes to BRAF inhibitor resistance.
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- Xiangpeng Dai
- Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Laboratory of Organ Regeneration & Transplantation of the Ministry of Education, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130061, PR China; National-local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Animal Models for Human Diseases, Changchun, Jilin 130061, PR China.
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- Laboratory of Organ Regeneration & Transplantation of the Ministry of Education, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130061, PR China; National-local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Animal Models for Human Diseases, Changchun, Jilin 130061, PR China
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, 12902 USF Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Department of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Liberalization Avenue, No. 1095, Wuhan 430030, PR China
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- Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA; The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, PR China
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- Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, PR China
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, 12902 USF Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, 12902 USF Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
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- Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
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Dai X, Zhang T, Hua D. Ubiquitination and SUMOylation: protein homeostasis control over cancer. Epigenomics 2021; 14:43-58. [PMID: 34875856 DOI: 10.2217/epi-2021-0371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Ubiquitination and SUMOylation are two essential components of the ubiquitination proteasome system playing fundamental roles in protein homeostasis maintenance and signal transduction, perturbation of which is associated with tumorigenesis. By comparing the mechanisms of ubiquitination and SUMOylation, assessing their crosstalk, reviewing their differential associations with cancer and identifying unaddressed yet important questions that may lead the field trend, this review sheds light on the similarities and differences of ubiquitination and SUMOylation toward the improved harnessing of both post-translational modification machineries, as well as forecasts novel onco-therapeutic opportunities through cell homeostasis control.
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- Xiaofeng Dai
- Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122,China
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- Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122,China
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- Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122,China.,Wuxi People's Hospital, Wuxi, 214023, China.,Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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Ahmad T, Ashraf W, Ibrahim A, Zaayter L, Muller CD, Hamiche A, Mély Y, Bronner C, Mousli M. TIP60 governs the auto‑ubiquitination of UHRF1 through USP7 dissociation from the UHRF1/USP7 complex. Int J Oncol 2021; 59:89. [PMID: 34558642 PMCID: PMC8480382 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2021.5269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2020] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Tat interactive protein, 60 kDa (TIP60) is an important partner of ubiquitin-like, containing PHD and RING finger domains 1 (UHRF1), ensuring various cellular processes through its acetyltransferase activity. TIP60 is believed to play a tumor suppressive role, partly explained by its downregulated expression in a number of cancers. The aim of the present study was to investigate the role and mechanisms of action of TIP60 in the regulation of UHRF1 expression. The results revealed that TIP60 overexpression downregulated the UHRF1 and DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) expression levels. TIP60 interfered with USP7-UHRF1 association and induced the degradation of UHRF1 in an auto-ubiquitination-dependent manner. Moreover, TIP60 activated the p73-mediated apoptotic pathway. Taken together, the data of the present study suggest that the tumor suppressor role of TIP60 is mediated by its regulation to UHRF1.
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- Tanveer Ahmad
- Laboratory of Bioimaging and Pathologies, CNRS UMR‑7021, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Strasbourg, 67401 Illkirch, France
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- Laboratory of Bioimaging and Pathologies, CNRS UMR‑7021, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Strasbourg, 67401 Illkirch, France
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- Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology (IGBMC), INSERM U1258 CNRS UMR 7104, University of Strasbourg, 67400 Illkirch, France
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- Laboratory of Bioimaging and Pathologies, CNRS UMR‑7021, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Strasbourg, 67401 Illkirch, France
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- Hubert Curien Pluridisciplinary Institute (IPHC), CNRS UMR‑7178, University of Strasbourg, 67401 Illkirch, France
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- Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology (IGBMC), INSERM U1258 CNRS UMR 7104, University of Strasbourg, 67400 Illkirch, France
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- Laboratory of Bioimaging and Pathologies, CNRS UMR‑7021, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Strasbourg, 67401 Illkirch, France
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- Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology (IGBMC), INSERM U1258 CNRS UMR 7104, University of Strasbourg, 67400 Illkirch, France
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- Laboratory of Bioimaging and Pathologies, CNRS UMR‑7021, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Strasbourg, 67401 Illkirch, France
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Ma C, Gao J, Liang J, Dai W, Wang Z, Xia M, Chen T, Huang S, Na J, Xu L, Feng S, Dai K, Liu G. HDAC6 inactivates Runx2 promoter to block osteogenesis of bone marrow stromal cells in age-related bone loss of mice. Stem Cell Res Ther 2021; 12:484. [PMID: 34454588 PMCID: PMC8403388 DOI: 10.1186/s13287-021-02545-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 02/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Senile osteoporosis can cause bone fragility and increased risk for fractures and has been one of the most prevalent and severe diseases affecting the elderly population worldwidely. The underlying mechanisms are currently intensive areas of investigation. In age-related bone loss, decreased bone formation overweighs increased bone resorption. The molecular mechanisms underlying defective bone formation in age-related bone loss are not completely understood. In particular, the specific role of histone acetylation in age-related bone loss has not been examined thoroughly. Methods We employed 6- and 18-month-old mice to investigate the mechanisms of defective bone formation in age-related bone loss. Bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) were induced to undergo in vitro osteogenic differentiation. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) was used to investigate the binding of histone deacetylases (HDACs) on Runx2 promoter in BMSCs. Luciferase reporter and transient transfection assay were employed to study Runx2 gene expression modulation by HDAC and androgen receptor (AR). siRNA and HDAC6 inhibitor, Tubastatin A, were used to inhibit HDAC6 in vitro. And systemic administration of Tubastatin A was used to block HDAC6 in vivo. Results Age-related trabecular bone loss was observed in 18-month-old mice compared with 6-month-old mice. In vitro osteogenic differentiation potential of BMSCs from 18-month-old mice was weaker than 6-month-old mice, in which there was Runx2 expression inactivation in BMSCs of 18-month-old mice compared with 6-month-old mice, which was attributable to HDAC6-mediated histone hypoacetylation in Runx2 promoter. There was competitive binding of HDAC6 and AR on Runx2 promoter to modulate Runx2 expression in BMSCs. More importantly, through siRNA- or specific inhibitor-mediated HDAC6 inhibition, we could activate Runx2 expression, rescue in vitro osteogenesis potential of BMSCs, and alleviate in vivo age-related bone loss of mice. Conclusion HDAC6 accumulation and histone hypoacetylation on Runx2 promoter contributed to the attenuation of in vitro osteogenic differentiation potential of BMSCs from aged mice. Through HDAC6 inhibition, we could activate Runx2 expression and osteogenic differentiation potential of BMSCs from aged mice and alleviate the age-related bone loss of aged mice. Our study will benefit not only for understanding the age-related bone loss, but also for finding new therapies to treat senile osteoporosis. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13287-021-02545-w.
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- Chao Ma
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou Clinical School of Xuzhou Medical University, The Affiliated XuZhou Hospital of Medical College of Southeast University, Xuzhou Clinical Medical College of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Xuzhou, 221009, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou Clinical School of Xuzhou Medical University, The Affiliated XuZhou Hospital of Medical College of Southeast University, Xuzhou Clinical Medical College of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Xuzhou, 221009, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou Clinical School of Xuzhou Medical University, The Affiliated XuZhou Hospital of Medical College of Southeast University, Xuzhou Clinical Medical College of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Xuzhou, 221009, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou Clinical School of Xuzhou Medical University, The Affiliated XuZhou Hospital of Medical College of Southeast University, Xuzhou Clinical Medical College of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Xuzhou, 221009, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou Clinical School of Xuzhou Medical University, The Affiliated XuZhou Hospital of Medical College of Southeast University, Xuzhou Clinical Medical College of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Xuzhou, 221009, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou Clinical School of Xuzhou Medical University, The Affiliated XuZhou Hospital of Medical College of Southeast University, Xuzhou Clinical Medical College of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Xuzhou, 221009, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou Clinical School of Xuzhou Medical University, The Affiliated XuZhou Hospital of Medical College of Southeast University, Xuzhou Clinical Medical College of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Xuzhou, 221009, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou Clinical School of Xuzhou Medical University, The Affiliated XuZhou Hospital of Medical College of Southeast University, Xuzhou Clinical Medical College of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Xuzhou, 221009, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou Clinical School of Xuzhou Medical University, The Affiliated XuZhou Hospital of Medical College of Southeast University, Xuzhou Clinical Medical College of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Xuzhou, 221009, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou Clinical School of Xuzhou Medical University, The Affiliated XuZhou Hospital of Medical College of Southeast University, Xuzhou Clinical Medical College of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Xuzhou, 221009, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou Clinical School of Xuzhou Medical University, The Affiliated XuZhou Hospital of Medical College of Southeast University, Xuzhou Clinical Medical College of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Xuzhou, 221009, Jiangsu, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200011, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou Clinical School of Xuzhou Medical University, The Affiliated XuZhou Hospital of Medical College of Southeast University, Xuzhou Clinical Medical College of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Xuzhou, 221009, Jiangsu, China.
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Demyanenko S, Sharifulina S. The Role of Post-Translational Acetylation and Deacetylation of Signaling Proteins and Transcription Factors after Cerebral Ischemia: Facts and Hypotheses. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22157947. [PMID: 34360712 PMCID: PMC8348732 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22157947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Revised: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Histone deacetylase (HDAC) and histone acetyltransferase (HAT) regulate transcription and the most important functions of cells by acetylating/deacetylating histones and non-histone proteins. These proteins are involved in cell survival and death, replication, DNA repair, the cell cycle, and cell responses to stress and aging. HDAC/HAT balance in cells affects gene expression and cell signaling. There are very few studies on the effects of stroke on non-histone protein acetylation/deacetylation in brain cells. HDAC inhibitors have been shown to be effective in protecting the brain from ischemic damage. However, the role of different HDAC isoforms in the survival and death of brain cells after stroke is still controversial. HAT/HDAC activity depends on the acetylation site and the acetylation/deacetylation of the main proteins (c-Myc, E2F1, p53, ERK1/2, Akt) considered in this review, that are involved in the regulation of cell fate decisions. Our review aims to analyze the possible role of the acetylation/deacetylation of transcription factors and signaling proteins involved in the regulation of survival and death in cerebral ischemia.
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- Svetlana Demyanenko
- Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology, Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, pr. Stachki 194/1, 344090 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology, Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, pr. Stachki 194/1, 344090 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
- Neuroscience Center HiLife, University of Helsinki, Haartmaninkatu 8, P.O. Box 63, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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Guo Z, Mo Z. Regulation of endothelial cell differentiation in embryonic vascular development and its therapeutic potential in cardiovascular diseases. Life Sci 2021; 276:119406. [PMID: 33785330 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2021.119406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2020] [Revised: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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During vertebrate development, the cardiovascular system begins operating earlier than any other organ in the embryo. Endothelial cell (EC) forms the inner lining of blood vessels, and its extensive proliferation and migration are requisite for vasculogenesis and angiogenesis. Many aspects of cellular biology are involved in vasculogenesis and angiogenesis, including the tip versus stalk cell specification. Recently, epigenetics has attracted growing attention in regulating embryonic vascular development and controlling EC differentiation. Some proteins that regulate chromatin structure have been shown to be directly implicated in human cardiovascular diseases. Additionally, the roles of important EC signaling such as vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptors, angiopoietin-1 and tyrosine kinase containing immunoglobulin and epidermal growth factor homology domain-2, and transforming growth factor-β in EC differentiation during embryonic vasculature development are briefly discussed in this review. Recently, the transplantation of human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-ECs are promising approaches for the treatment of ischemic cardiovascular disease including myocardial infarction. Patient-specific iPSC-derived EC is a potential new target to study differences in gene expression or response to drugs. However, clinical application of the iPSC-ECs in regenerative medicine is often limited by the challenges of maintaining cell viability and function. Therefore, novel insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying EC differentiation might provide a better understanding of embryonic vascular development and bring out more effective EC-based therapeutic strategies for cardiovascular diseases.
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- Zi Guo
- Department of Endocrinology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
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Conboy K, Henshall DC, Brennan GP. Epigenetic principles underlying epileptogenesis and epilepsy syndromes. Neurobiol Dis 2020; 148:105179. [PMID: 33181318 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2020.105179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2020] [Revised: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Epilepsy is a network disorder driven by fundamental changes in the function of the cells which compose these networks. Driving this aberrant cellular function are large scale changes in gene expression and gene expression regulation. Recent studies have revealed rapid and persistent changes in epigenetic control of gene expression as a critical regulator of the epileptic transcriptome. Epigenetic-mediated gene output regulates many aspects of cellular physiology including neuronal structure, neurotransmitter assembly and abundance, protein abundance of ion channels and other critical neuronal processes. Thus, understanding the contribution of epigenetic-mediated gene regulation could illuminate novel regulatory mechanisms which may form the basis of novel therapeutic approaches to treat epilepsy. In this review we discuss the effects of epileptogenic brain insults on epigenetic regulation of gene expression, recent efforts to target epigenetic processes to block epileptogenesis and the prospects of an epigenetic-based therapy for epilepsy, and finally we discuss technological advancements which have facilitated the interrogation of the epigenome.
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- Karen Conboy
- Department of Physiology and Medical Physics, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland; FutureNeuro, the SFI Research Centre for Chronic and Rare Neurological Diseases, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Physiology and Medical Physics, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland; FutureNeuro, the SFI Research Centre for Chronic and Rare Neurological Diseases, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland.
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- FutureNeuro, the SFI Research Centre for Chronic and Rare Neurological Diseases, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland; School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, UCD Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Dynamic regulation of histone H3 lysine (K) acetylation and deacetylation during prolonged oxygen deprivation in a champion anaerobe. Mol Cell Biochem 2020; 474:229-241. [PMID: 32729004 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-020-03848-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Trachemys scripta elegans can survive up to three months of absolute anoxia at 3 °C and recover with minimal cellular damage. Red-eared sliders employ various physiological and biochemical adaptations to survive anoxia with metabolic rate depression (MRD) being the most prominent adaptation. MRD is mediated by epigenetic, transcriptional, post-transcriptional, and post-translational mechanisms aimed at shutting down cellular processes that are not needed for anoxia survival, while reprioritizing ATP towards cell processes that are vital for anaerobiosis. Histone acetylation/deacetylation are epigenetic modifications that maintain a proper balance between permissive chromatin and restricted chromatin, yet very little is known about protein regulation and enzymatic activity of the writers and erasers of acetylation during natural anoxia tolerance. As such, this study explored the interplay between transcriptional activators, histone acetyltransferases (HATs), and transcriptional repressors, sirtuins (SIRTs), along with three prominent acetyl-lysine (K) moieties of histone H3 in the liver of red-eared sliders. Western immunoblotting was used to measure acetylation levels of H3-K14, H3-K18, and H3-K56, as well as protein levels of histone H3-total, HATs, and nuclear SIRTs in the liver in response to 5 h and 20 h anoxia. Global and nuclear enzymatic activity of HATs and enzymatic activity of nuclear SIRTs were also measured. Overall, a strong suppression of HATs-mediated H3 acetylation and SIRT-mediated deacetylation was evident in the liver of red-eared sliders that could play an important role in ATP conservation as part of the overall reduction in metabolic rate.
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Chen R, Zhang M, Zhou Y, Guo W, Yi M, Zhang Z, Ding Y, Wang Y. The application of histone deacetylases inhibitors in glioblastoma. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL & CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH : CR 2020; 39:138. [PMID: 32682428 PMCID: PMC7368699 DOI: 10.1186/s13046-020-01643-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The epigenetic abnormality is generally accepted as the key to cancer initiation. Epigenetics that ensure the somatic inheritance of differentiated state is defined as a crucial factor influencing malignant phenotype without altering genotype. Histone modification is one such alteration playing an essential role in tumor formation, progression, and resistance to treatment. Notably, changes in histone acetylation have been strongly linked to gene expression, cell cycle, and carcinogenesis. The balance of two types of enzyme, histone acetyltransferases (HATs) and histone deacetylases (HDACs), determines the stage of histone acetylation and then the architecture of chromatin. Changes in chromatin structure result in transcriptional dysregulation of genes that are involved in cell-cycle progression, differentiation, apoptosis, and so on. Recently, HDAC inhibitors (HDACis) are identified as novel agents to keep this balance, leading to numerous researches on it for more effective strategies against cancers, including glioblastoma (GBM). This review elaborated influences on gene expression and tumorigenesis by acetylation and the antitumor mechanism of HDACis. Besdes, we outlined the preclinical and clinical advancement of HDACis in GBM as monotherapies and combination therapies.
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- Rui Chen
- Department of Oncology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Oncology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China.
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- Department of Oncology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Oncology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Oncology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Cancer Center, Integrated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510000, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Oncology, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Oncology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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Yang F, Zhu B, Liu J, Liu Y, Jiang C, Sheng Q, Qiu J, Nie Z. The effect of acetylation on the protein stability of BmApoLp-III in the silkworm, Bombyx mori. INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2020; 29:104-111. [PMID: 31390480 DOI: 10.1111/imb.12613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2018] [Revised: 05/26/2019] [Accepted: 07/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Acetylation is an important, reversible posttranslational modification to a protein. In a previous study, we found that there were a large number of acetylated sites in various nutrient storage proteins of the silkworm haemolymph. In this study, we confirmed that acetylation can affect the stability of nutrient storage protein Bombyx mori apolipophorin-III (BmApoLp-III). First, the expression of BmApoLp-III could be upregulated when BmN cells were treated with the deacetylase inhibitor panobinostat (LBH589); similarly, the expression was downregulated when the cells were treated with the acetylase inhibitor C646. Furthermore, the increase in acetylation by LBH589 could inhibit the degradation and improve the accumulation of BmApoLp-III in BmN cells treated with cycloheximide and MG132 respectively. Moreover, we found that an increase in acetylation could decrease the ubiquitination of BmApoLp-III and vice versa; therefore, we predicted that acetylation could improve the stability of BmApoLp-III by competing for ubiquitination and inhibiting the protein degradation pathway mediated by ubiquitin. Additionally, BmApoLp-III had an antiapoptosis function that increased after LBH589 treatment, which might have been due to the improved protein stability after acetylation. These results have laid the foundation for further study on the mechanism of acetylation in regulating the storage and utilization of silkworm nutrition.
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- F Yang
- College of Life Sciences and medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences and medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Forestry and Biotechnology, Zhejiang A&F University, Linan, China
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- Zhejiang Economic & Trade Polytechnic, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences and medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences and medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences and medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences and medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China
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Sharma S, Ahmed M, Akhter Y. Fungal acetyltransferases structures, mechanisms and inhibitors: A review. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 157:626-640. [PMID: 31786301 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.11.214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2019] [Revised: 11/26/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Acetylation of proteins is vital and mediate many processes within the cells like protein interactions, intercellular localization, protein stability, transcriptional regulation, enzyme activity and many more. Acetylation, an evolutionarily conserved process, attracted more attention due to its key regulatory role in many cellular processes and its effect on proteome and metabolome. In eukaryotes, protein acetylation also contribute to the epigenetic regulation of gene expression. Acetylation involves the transfer of acetyl group from donor acetyl coenzyme A to a suitable acceptor molecule and the reaction is catalyzed by acetyltransferase enzymes. The review focuses on current understanding of different acetyltransferase families: their discovery, structure and catalytic mechanism in fungal species. Fungal acetyltransferases use divergent catalytic mechanisms and carry out catalysis in a substrate-specific manner. The studies have explored different fungal acetyltransferases in relation to secondary metabolite production and the fungal pathogenesis. Although, the functions and catalytic mechanism of acetyltransferases are well known, however further enhanced knowledge may improve their utilization in various applications of biotechnology.
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- Shikha Sharma
- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Shahpur, District-Kangra, Himachal Pradesh 176206, India
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- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Shahpur, District-Kangra, Himachal Pradesh 176206, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, VidyaVihar, Raebareli Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226025, India.
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Christensen DG, Baumgartner JT, Xie X, Jew KM, Basisty N, Schilling B, Kuhn ML, Wolfe AJ. Mechanisms, Detection, and Relevance of Protein Acetylation in Prokaryotes. mBio 2019; 10:e02708-18. [PMID: 30967470 PMCID: PMC6456759 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02708-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Posttranslational modification of a protein, either alone or in combination with other modifications, can control properties of that protein, such as enzymatic activity, localization, stability, or interactions with other molecules. N-ε-Lysine acetylation is one such modification that has gained attention in recent years, with a prevalence and significance that rival those of phosphorylation. This review will discuss the current state of the field in bacteria and some of the work in archaea, focusing on both mechanisms of N-ε-lysine acetylation and methods to identify, quantify, and characterize specific acetyllysines. Bacterial N-ε-lysine acetylation depends on both enzymatic and nonenzymatic mechanisms of acetylation, and recent work has shed light into the regulation of both mechanisms. Technological advances in mass spectrometry have allowed researchers to gain insight with greater biological context by both (i) analyzing samples either with stable isotope labeling workflows or using label-free protocols and (ii) determining the true extent of acetylation on a protein population through stoichiometry measurements. Identification of acetylated lysines through these methods has led to studies that probe the biological significance of acetylation. General and diverse approaches used to determine the effect of acetylation on a specific lysine will be covered.
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- D G Christensen
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Loyola University Chicago, Health Sciences Division, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, California, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, California, USA
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- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, California, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Loyola University Chicago, Health Sciences Division, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois, USA
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Identification of novel inhibitors of histone acetyltransferase hMOF through high throughput screening. Eur J Med Chem 2018; 157:867-876. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.08.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2018] [Revised: 07/25/2018] [Accepted: 08/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Wang T, Holt MV, Young NL. Early butyrate induced acetylation of histone H4 is proteoform specific and linked to methylation state. Epigenetics 2018; 13:519-535. [PMID: 29940793 DOI: 10.1080/15592294.2018.1475979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Histone posttranslational modifications (PTMs) help regulate DNA templated processes; however, relatively little work has unbiasedly explored the single-molecule combinations of histone PTMs, their dynamics on short timescales, or how these preexisting histone PTMs modulate further histone modifying enzyme activity. We use quantitative top down proteomics to unbiasedly measure histone H4 proteoforms (single-molecule combinations of PTMs) upon butyrate treatment. Our results show that histone proteoforms change in cells within 10 minutes of application of sodium butyrate. Cells recover from treatment within 30 minutes after removal of butyrate. Surprisingly, K20me2 containing proteoforms are the near-exclusive substrate of histone acetyltransferases upon butyrate treatment. Single-molecule hierarchies of progressive PTMs mostly dictate the addition and removal of histone PTMs (K16ac > K12ac ≥ K8ac > K5ac, and the reverse on recovery). This reveals the underlying single-molecule mechanism that explains the previously reported but indistinct and unexplained patterns of H4 acetylation. Thus, preexisting histone PTMs strongly modulate histone modifying enzyme activity and this suggests that proteoform constrained reaction pathways are crucial mechanisms that enable the long-term stability of the cellular epigenetic state.
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- Tao Wang
- a Verna & Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology , Baylor College of Medicine , Houston , TX
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- a Verna & Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology , Baylor College of Medicine , Houston , TX
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- a Verna & Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology , Baylor College of Medicine , Houston , TX.,b Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology , Baylor College of Medicine , Houston , TX
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Cellular substrate limitations of lysine acetylation turnover by sirtuins investigated with engineered futile cycle enzymes. Metab Eng 2018; 47:453-462. [PMID: 29729317 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2018.04.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2018] [Revised: 04/23/2018] [Accepted: 04/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Metabolic activity and epigenetic regulation of gene expression are intimately coupled. The mechanisms linking the two are incompletely understood. Sirtuins catalyse the removal of acetyl groups from lysine side chains of proteins using NAD+ as a stoichiometric cofactor, thereby connecting the acetylation state of histones to energy supply of the cell. Here, we investigate the impact of lysine acetylation turnover by sirtuins on cell physiology by engineering Sirtase, an enzyme that self-acetylates and deacetylates in futile cycles. Expression of Sirtase in E. coli leads to the consumption of the majority of the cellular NAD+ supply, indicating that there is little negative feedback from reaction products, O-acetyl-ADP-ribose and nicotinamde, on sirtuin activity. Targeting Sirtase to a partially defective E silencer of the budding yeast mating type locus restores silencing, indicating that lysine acetylation turnover stabilizes heterochromatin in yeast. We speculate that this could be the consequence of local acetyl-CoA depletion because the effect is equally pronounced if the sirtuin moiety of Sirtase is exchanged with Hos3, a NAD+-independent deacetylase. Our findings support the concept that metabolism and epigenetic regulation are linked via modulation of heterochromatin stability by lysine acetylation turnover.
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Lin WH, He M, Fan YN, Baines RA. An RNAi-mediated screen identifies novel targets for next-generation antiepileptic drugs based on increased expression of the homeostatic regulator pumilio. J Neurogenet 2018; 32:106-117. [PMID: 29718742 PMCID: PMC5989157 DOI: 10.1080/01677063.2018.1465570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Despite availability of a diverse range of anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs), only about two-thirds of epilepsy patients respond well to drug treatment. Thus, novel targets are required to catalyse the design of next-generation AEDs. Manipulation of neuron firing-rate homoeostasis, through enhancing Pumilio (Pum) activity, has been shown to be potently anticonvulsant in Drosophila. In this study, we performed a genome-wide RNAi screen in S2R + cells, using a luciferase-based dPum activity reporter and identified 1166 genes involved in dPum regulation. Of these genes, we focused on 699 genes that, on knock-down, potentiate dPum activity/expression. Of this subgroup, 101 genes are activity-dependent based on comparison with genes previously identified as activity-dependent by RNA-sequencing. Functional cluster analysis shows these genes are enriched in pathways involved in DNA damage, regulation of cell cycle and proteasomal protein catabolism. To test for anticonvulsant activity, we utilised an RNA-interference approach in vivo. RNAi-mediated knockdown showed that 57/101 genes (61%) are sufficient to significantly reduce seizure duration in the characterized seizure mutant, parabss. We further show that chemical inhibitors of protein products of some of the genes targeted are similarly anticonvulsant. Finally, to establish whether the anticonvulsant activity of identified compounds results from increased dpum transcription, we performed a luciferase-based assay to monitor dpum promoter activity. Third instar larvae exposed to sodium fluoride, gemcitabine, metformin, bestatin, WP1066 or valproic acid all showed increased dpum promoter activity. Thus, this study validates Pum as a favourable target for AED design and, moreover, identifies a number of lead compounds capable of increasing the expression of this homeostatic regulator.
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- Wei-Hsiang Lin
- a Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health , University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre , Manchester , UK
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- a Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health , University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre , Manchester , UK
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- a Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health , University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre , Manchester , UK
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- a Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health , University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre , Manchester , UK
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Lysine acetyltransferase inhibitors: structure-activity relationships and potential therapeutic implications. Future Med Chem 2018; 10:1067-1091. [PMID: 29676588 DOI: 10.4155/fmc-2017-0244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Lysine acetylation is a post-translational modification of both histone and nonhistone proteins that is catalyzed by lysine acetyltransferases and plays a key role in numerous biological contexts. The dysregulation of this enzyme activity is implicated in many human pathologies such as cancer, neurological and inflammatory disorders. Many lysine acetyltransferase inhibitors (KATi) have been developed so far, but there is still the need for new, more potent, metabolically stable and selective KATi as chemical tools for studying KAT biology and/or as potential therapeutic agents. This review will examine the features of KAT enzymes and related diseases, with particular emphasis on KATi (bisubstrate analogs, natural compounds and synthetic derivatives), analyzing their mechanism of action, structure-activity relationships, pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic properties and potential future applications.
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Salmaninejad A, Valilou SF, Bayat H, Ebadi N, Daraei A, Yousefi M, Nesaei A, Mojarrad M. Duchenne muscular dystrophy: an updated review of common available therapies. Int J Neurosci 2018; 128:854-864. [PMID: 29351004 DOI: 10.1080/00207454.2018.1430694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a lethal progressive pediatric muscle disorder and genetically inherited as an X-linked disease that caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene. DMD leads to progressive muscle weakness, degeneration, and wasting; finally, follows with the premature demise in affected individuals due to respiratory and/or cardiac failure typically by age of 30. For decades, scientists tried massively to find an effective therapy method, but there is no absolute cure currently for patients with DMD, nevertheless, recent advanced progressions on the treatment of DMD will be hopeful in the future. Several promising gene therapies are currently under investigation. These include gene replacement, exon skipping, suppression of stop codons. More recently, a promising gene editing tool referred to as CRISPR/Cas9 offers exciting perspectives for restoring dystrophin expression in patients with DMD. This review intents to briefly describe these methods and comment on their advances. Since DMD is a genetic disorder, it should be treated by replacing the deficient DMD copy with a functional one. However, there are different types of mutations in this gene, so such therapeutic approaches are highly mutation specific and thus are personalized. Therefore, DMD has arisen as a model of genetic disorder for understanding and overcoming of the challenges of developing personalized genetic medicines, consequently, the lessons learned from these approaches will be applicable to many other disorders. CONCLUSIONS This review provides an update on the recent gene therapies for DMD that aim to compensate for dystrophin deficiency and the related clinical trials.
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- Arash Salmaninejad
- a Drug Applied Research Center , Tabriz University of Medical Sciences , Tabriz , Iran.,b Student Research Committee, Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine , Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , Mashhad , Iran.,c Medical Genetics Research Center, Faculty of Medicine , Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , Mashhad , Iran
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- d Medical Genetics Network (MeGeNe) , Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN) , Tehran , Iran
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- e Department of Tissue Engineering, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine , Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences , Tehran , Iran
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- f Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine , Tehran University of Medical Science , Tehran , Iran
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- g Genetic Department, Faculty of Medicine , Babol University of Medical Sciences , Babol , Iran
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- b Student Research Committee, Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine , Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , Mashhad , Iran.,c Medical Genetics Research Center, Faculty of Medicine , Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , Mashhad , Iran
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- h Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine , Gonabad University of Medical Sciences , Gonabad , Iran
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- b Student Research Committee, Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine , Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , Mashhad , Iran.,c Medical Genetics Research Center, Faculty of Medicine , Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , Mashhad , Iran
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Kumar D, Thakur MK. Effect of perinatal exposure to Bisphenol-A on DNA methylation and histone acetylation in cerebral cortex and hippocampus of postnatal male mice. J Toxicol Sci 2017; 42:281-289. [PMID: 28496034 DOI: 10.2131/jts.42.281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Bisphenol-A (BPA) is an estrogenic endocrine disruptor mostly used for the production of polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins. Recently we have reported that perinatal BPA exposure impaired spatial memory through upregulation of synaptic proteins Neurexin1 and Neuroligin3 in male mice. As epigenetic mechanism is a key regulator of memory, we hypothesized that BPA might influence memory through epigenetic regulation of gene expression. Here we provide evidence that perinatal exposure to BPA decreased 5-mC DNA but increased histone H3 acetylation in cerebral cortex and hippocampus of postnatal 3 and 8 weeks male mice. BPA exposure also increased mRNA levels of DNMT1 and DNMT3a in cerebral cortex of 3 and 8 weeks; whereas in hippocampus DNMT1 mRNA increased in 3 weeks but decreased in 8 weeks and DNMT3a showed no change. Further, HDAC2 mRNA and protein increased in cerebral cortex of both ages and in hippocampus it increased in 3 weeks but decreased in 8 weeks. Altogether, our results demonstrate that the perinatal BPA exposure induces epigenetic changes that possibly underlie the enduring effect of BPA on brain function and behavior.
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- Dhiraj Kumar
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Brain Research Centre, Institute of Science, Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, India
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Brain Research Centre, Institute of Science, Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, India
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Topalovic V, Krstic A, Schwirtlich M, Dolfini D, Mantovani R, Stevanovic M, Mojsin M. Epigenetic regulation of human SOX3 gene expression during early phases of neural differentiation of NT2/D1 cells. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0184099. [PMID: 28886103 PMCID: PMC5590877 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2017] [Accepted: 08/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Sox3/SOX3 is one of the earliest neural markers in vertebrates. Together with the Sox1/SOX1 and Sox2/SOX2 genes it is implicated in the regulation of stem cell identity. In the present study, we performed the first analysis of epigenetic mechanisms (DNA methylation and histone marks) involved in the regulation of the human SOX3 gene expression during RA-induced neural differentiation of NT2/D1 cells. We show that the promoter of the human SOX3 gene is extremely hypomethylated both in undifferentiated NT2/D1 cells and during the early phases of RA-induced neural differentiation. By employing chromatin immunoprecipitation, we analyze several histone modifications across different regions of the SOX3 gene and their dynamics following initiation of differentiation. In the same timeframe we investigate profiles of selected histone marks on the promoters of human SOX1 and SOX2 genes. We demonstrate differences in histone signatures of SOX1, SOX2 and SOX3 genes. Considering the importance of SOXB1 genes in the process of neural differentiation, the present study contributes to a better understanding of epigenetic mechanisms implicated in the regulation of pluripotency maintenance and commitment towards the neural lineage.
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- Vladanka Topalovic
- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
- Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
- Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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Baranek M, Belter A, Naskręt-Barciszewska MZ, Stobiecki M, Markiewicz WT, Barciszewski J. Effect of small molecules on cell reprogramming. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2017; 13:277-313. [PMID: 27918060 DOI: 10.1039/c6mb00595k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The essential idea of regenerative medicine is to fix or replace tissues or organs with alive and patient-specific implants. Pluripotent stem cells are able to indefinitely self-renew and differentiate into all cell types of the body which makes them a potent substantial player in regenerative medicine. The easily accessible source of induced pluripotent stem cells may allow obtaining and cultivating tissues in vitro. Reprogramming refers to regression of mature cells to its initial pluripotent state. One of the approaches affecting pluripotency is the usage of low molecular mass compounds that can modulate enzymes and receptors leading to the formation of pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). It would be great to assess the general character of such compounds and reveal their new derivatives or modifications to increase the cell reprogramming efficiency. Many improvements in the methods of pluripotency induction have been made by various groups in order to limit the immunogenicity and tumorigenesis, increase the efficiency and accelerate the kinetics. Understanding the epigenetic changes during the cellular reprogramming process will extend the comprehension of stem cell biology and lead to potential therapeutic approaches. There are compounds which have been already proven to be or for now only putative inducers of the pluripotent state that may substitute for the classic reprogramming factors (Oct3/4, Sox2, Klf4, c-Myc) in order to improve the time and efficiency of pluripotency induction. The effect of small molecules on gene expression is dosage-dependent and their application concentration needs to be strictly determined. In this review we analysed the role of small molecules in modulations leading to pluripotency induction, thereby contributing to our understanding of stem cell biology and uncovering the major mechanisms involved in that process.
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- M Baranek
- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Noskowskiego str. 12/14, 61-704 Poznań, Poland.
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- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Noskowskiego str. 12/14, 61-704 Poznań, Poland.
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- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Noskowskiego str. 12/14, 61-704 Poznań, Poland.
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- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Noskowskiego str. 12/14, 61-704 Poznań, Poland.
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- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Noskowskiego str. 12/14, 61-704 Poznań, Poland.
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- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Noskowskiego str. 12/14, 61-704 Poznań, Poland.
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Rethinking the Epigenetic Framework to Unravel the Molecular Pathology of Schizophrenia. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18040790. [PMID: 28387726 PMCID: PMC5412374 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18040790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2017] [Revised: 03/23/2017] [Accepted: 04/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Schizophrenia is a complex mental disorder whose causes are still far from being known. Although researchers have focused on genetic or environmental contributions to the disease, we still lack a scientific framework that joins molecular and clinical findings. Epigenetic can explain how environmental variables may affect gene expression without modifying the DNA sequence. In fact, neuroepigenomics represents an effort to unify the research available on the molecular pathology of mental diseases, which has been carried out through several approaches ranging from interrogating single DNA methylation events and hydroxymethylation patterns, to epigenome-wide association studies, as well as studying post-translational modifications of histones, or nucleosomal positioning. The high dependence on tissues with epigenetic marks compels scientists to refine their sampling procedures, and in this review, we will focus on findings obtained from brain tissue. Despite our efforts, we still need to refine our hypothesis generation process to obtain real knowledge from a neuroepigenomic framework, to avoid the creation of more noise on this innovative point of view; this may help us to definitively unravel the molecular pathology of severe mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia.
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de Mello AS, da Silva IRV, Reinaldo GP, Dorneles GP, Cé J, Lago PD, Peres A, Elsner VR, Coelho JC. The modulation of inflammatory parameters, Brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels and global histone H4 acetylation status in peripheral blood of patients with Gaucher disease type 1. Clin Biochem 2017; 50:228-233. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2016.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2016] [Revised: 10/30/2016] [Accepted: 11/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Bach SV, Hegde AN. The proteasome and epigenetics: zooming in on histone modifications. Biomol Concepts 2017; 7:215-27. [PMID: 27522625 DOI: 10.1515/bmc-2016-0016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2016] [Accepted: 07/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The proteasome is a structural complex of many proteins that degrades substrates marked by covalent linkage to ubiquitin. Many years of research has shown a role for ubiquitin-proteasome-mediated proteolysis in synaptic plasticity and memory mainly in degrading synaptic, cytoplasmic and nuclear proteins. Recent work indicates that the proteasome has wider proteolytic and non-proteolytic roles in processes such as histone modifications that affect synaptic plasticity and memory. In this review, we assess the evidence gathered from neuronal as well as non-neuronal cell types regarding the function of the proteasome in positive or negative regulation of posttranslational modifications of histones, such as acetylation, methylation and ubiquitination. We discuss the critical roles of the proteasome in clearing excess histone proteins in various cellular contexts and the possible non-proteolytic functions in regulating transcription of target genes. In addition, we summarize the current literature on diverse chromatin-remodeling machineries, such as histone acetyltransferases, deacetylates, methyltransferases and demethylases, as targets for proteasomal degradation across experimental models. Lastly, we provide a perspective on how proteasomal regulation of histone modifications may modulate synaptic plasticity in the nervous system.
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Krause BJ, Castro-Rodríguez JA, Uauy R, Casanello P. [General concepts of epigenetics: Projections in paediatrics]. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 87:4-10. [PMID: 26872716 DOI: 10.1016/j.rchipe.2015.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2015] [Revised: 12/16/2015] [Accepted: 12/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Current evidence supports the notion that alterations in intrauterine growth and during the first years of life have a substantial effect on the risk for the development of chronic disease, which in some cases is even higher than those due to genetic factors. The persistence and reproducibility of the phenotypes associated with altered early development suggest the participation of mechanisms that would record environmental cues, generating a cellular reprogramming (i.e., epigenetic mechanisms). This review is an introduction to a series of five articles focused on the participation of epigenetic mechanisms in the development of highly prevalent chronic diseases (i.e., cardiovascular, metabolic, asthma/allergies and cancer) and their origins in the foetal and neonatal period. This series of articles aims to show the state of the art in this research area and present the upcoming clues and challenges, in which paediatricians have a prominent role, developing strategies for the prevention, early detection and follow-up.
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- Bernardo J Krause
- División de Pediatría, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
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- División de Pediatría, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- División de Pediatría, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- División de Pediatría, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; División de Obstetricia y Ginecología, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Simon RP, Robaa D, Alhalabi Z, Sippl W, Jung M. KATching-Up on Small Molecule Modulators of Lysine Acetyltransferases. J Med Chem 2016; 59:1249-70. [PMID: 26701186 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b01502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The reversible acetylation of lysines is one of the best characterized epigenetic modifications. Its involvement in many key physiological and pathological processes has been documented in numerous studies. Lysine deacetylases (KDACs) and acetyltransferases (KATs) maintain the acetylation equilibrium at histones but also many other proteins. Besides acetylation, also other acyl groups are reversibly installed at the side chain of lysines in proteins. Because of their involvement in disease, KDACs and KATs were proposed to be promising drug targets, and for KDACs, indeed, five inhibitors are now approved for human use. While there is a similar level of evidence for the potential of KATs as drug targets, no inhibitor is in clinical trials. Here, we review the evidence for the diverse roles of KATs in disease pathology, provide an overview of structural features and the available modulators, including those targeting the bromodomains of KATs, and present an outlook.
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- Roman P Simon
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Freiburg , Albertstraße 25, Freiburg 79104, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University Halle-Wittenberg , Halle/Saale 06120, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University Halle-Wittenberg , Halle/Saale 06120, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University Halle-Wittenberg , Halle/Saale 06120, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Freiburg , Albertstraße 25, Freiburg 79104, Germany
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Jagirdar R, Drexel M, Bukovac A, Tasan RO, Sperk G. Expression of class II histone deacetylases in two mouse models of temporal lobe epilepsy. J Neurochem 2015; 136:717-730. [PMID: 26603269 PMCID: PMC4738395 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.13440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2015] [Accepted: 11/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Epigenetic mechanisms like altered histone acetylation may have a crucial role in epileptogenesis. In two mouse models of temporal lobe epilepsy, we investigated changes in the expression of class II histone deacetylases (HDAC), a group of signal transducers that shuttle between nucleus and cytoplasm. Intrahippocampal injection of kainic acid (KA) induced a status epilepticus, development of spontaneous seizures (after 3 days), and finally chronic epilepsy and granule cell dispersion. Expression of class II HDAC mRNAs was investigated at different time intervals after KA injection in the granule cell layers and in sectors CA1 and CA3 contralateral to the site of KA injection lacking neurodegeneration. Increased expression of HDAC5 and 9 mRNAs coincided with pronounced granule cell dispersion in the KA‐injected hippocampus at late intervals (14–28 days after KA) and equally affected both HDAC9 splice variants. In contrast, in the pilocarpine model (showing no granule cell dispersion), we observed decreases in the expression of HDAC5 and 9 at the same time intervals. Beyond this, striking similarities between both temporal lobe epilepsy models such as fast decreases in HDAC7 and 10 mRNAs during the acute status epilepticus were observed, notably also in the contralateral hippocampus not affected by neurodegeneration. The particular patterns of HDAC mRNA expression suggest a role in epileptogenesis and granule cell dispersion. Reduced expression of HDACs may result in increased expression of pro‐ and anticonvulsive proteins. On the other hand, export of HDACs from the nucleus into the cytoplasm could allow for deacetylation of cytoplasmatic proteins involved in axonal and dendritic remodeling, like granule cell dispersion. HDAC 5 and HDAC 9 expression is highly increased in granule cells of the KA‐injected hippocampus and parallels granule cell dispersion. Both HDACs are thought to be targeted to the cytoplasm and to act there by deacetylating cytoplasmatic (e.g. cytosceleton‐related) proteins.
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- Rohan Jagirdar
- Department of Pharmacology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Pharmacology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Pharmacology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Pharmacology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Pharmacology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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Nakagawa T, Ikehara T, Doiguchi M, Imamura Y, Higashi M, Yoneda M, Ito T. Enhancer of Acetyltransferase Chameau (EAChm) Is a Novel Transcriptional Co-Activator. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0142305. [PMID: 26555228 PMCID: PMC4640846 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2015] [Accepted: 10/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Acetylation of nucleosomal histones by diverse histone acetyltransferases (HAT) plays pivotal roles in many cellular events. Discoveries of novel HATs and HAT related factors have provided new insights to understand the roles and mechanisms of histone acetylation. In this study, we identified prominent Histone H3 acetylation activity in vitro and purified its activity, showing that it is composed of the MYST acetyltransferase Chameau and Enhancer of the Acetyltransferase Chameau (EAChm) family. EAChm is a negatively charged acidic protein retaining aspartate and glutamate. Furthermore, we identified that Chameau and EAChm stimulate transcription in vitro together with purified general transcription factors. In addition, RNA-seq analysis of Chameu KD and EAChm KD S2 cells suggest that Chameau and EAChm regulate transcription of common genes in vivo. Our results suggest that EAChm regulates gene transcription in Drosophila embryos by enhancing Acetyltransferase Chameau activity.
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- Takeya Nakagawa
- Department of Biochemistry, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Nagasaki, 852–8523, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Nagasaki, 852–8523, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Nagasaki, 852–8523, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Nagasaki, 852–8523, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Nagasaki, 852–8523, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Nagasaki, 852–8523, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Nagasaki, 852–8523, Japan
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Park JM, Jo SH, Kim MY, Kim TH, Ahn YH. Role of transcription factor acetylation in the regulation of metabolic homeostasis. Protein Cell 2015; 6:804-13. [PMID: 26334401 PMCID: PMC4624674 DOI: 10.1007/s13238-015-0204-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2015] [Accepted: 07/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Post-translational modifications (PTMs) of transcription factors play a crucial role in regulating metabolic homeostasis. These modifications include phosphorylation, methylation, acetylation, ubiquitination, SUMOylation, and O-GlcNAcylation. Recent studies have shed light on the importance of lysine acetylation at nonhistone proteins including transcription factors. Acetylation of transcription factors affects subcellular distribution, DNA affinity, stability, transcriptional activity, and current investigations are aiming to further expand our understanding of the role of lysine acetylation of transcription factors. In this review, we summarize recent studies that provide new insights into the role of protein lysine-acetylation in the transcriptional regulation of metabolic homeostasis.
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- Joo-Man Park
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-752, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-752, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-752, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-752, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-752, Republic of Korea. .,Brain Korea 21 PLUS Project for Medical Sciences, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-752, Republic of Korea.
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Jagirdar R, Drexel M, Kirchmair E, Tasan RO, Sperk G. Rapid changes in expression of class I and IV histone deacetylases during epileptogenesis in mouse models of temporal lobe epilepsy. Exp Neurol 2015; 273:92-104. [PMID: 26238735 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2015.07.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2015] [Revised: 06/19/2015] [Accepted: 07/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A prominent role of epigenetic mechanisms in manifestation of epilepsy has been proposed. Thus altered histone H3 and H4 acetylation has been demonstrated in experimental models of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). We now investigated changes in the expression of the class I and class IV histone deacetylases (HDAC) in two complementary mouse TLE models. Unilateral intrahippocampal injection of kainic acid (KA) induced a status epilepticus lasting 6 to 24h, development of spontaneous limbic seizures (2 to 3 days after KA injection) and chronic epilepsy, as revealed by telemetric recordings of the EEGs. Mice were killed at different intervals after KA injection and expression of HDAC mRNAs was investigated by in situ hybridization. We observed marked decreases in the expression of HDACs 1, 2 and 11 (by up to 75%) in the granule cell and pyramidal cell layers of the hippocampus during the acute status epilepticus (2 to 6h after KA injection). This was followed by increased expression of all class I HDAC mRNAs in all principal cell layers of the hippocampus after 12 to 48 h. In the chronic phase, 14 and 28 days after KA, only modest increases in the expression of HDAC1 mRNA were observed in granule and pyramidal cells. Immunohistochemistry using an antibody detecting HDAC2 revealed results consistent with the mRNA data and indicates also expression in glial cells on the injection side. Similar changes as seen in the KA model were observed after a pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus except that decreases in HDACs 2, 3 and 8 were also seen at the chronic 28 day interval. The prominent decreases in HDAC expression during status epilepticus are consistent with the previously demonstrated increased expression of numerous proteins and with the augmented acetylation of histone H4. It is suggested that respective putative gene products could facilitate proconvulsive as well as anticonvulsive mechanisms. The increased expression of all class I HDACs during the "silent phase", on the other hand, may be related to decreased histone acetylation, which could cause a decrease in expression of certain proteins, a mechanism that could also promote epileptogenesis. Thus, addressing HDAC expression may have a therapeutic potential in interfering with a status epilepticus and with the manifestation of TLE.
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- Rohan Jagirdar
- Department of Pharmacology, Medical University Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Pharmacology, Medical University Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Pharmacology, Medical University Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Pharmacology, Medical University Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Pharmacology, Medical University Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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Korzus E. Prefrontal Cortex in Learning to Overcome Generalized Fear. J Exp Neurosci 2015; 9:53-6. [PMID: 26244030 PMCID: PMC4505918 DOI: 10.4137/jen.s26227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2015] [Revised: 06/09/2015] [Accepted: 06/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Normal brain functioning relies critically on the ability to control appropriate behavioral responses to fearful stimuli. Overgeneralized fear is the major symptom of anxiety disorders including posttraumatic stress disorder. This review describes recent data demonstrating that the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) plays a critical role in the refining of cues that drive the acquisition of fear response. Recent studies on molecular mechanisms that underlie the role of mPFC in fear discrimination learning are discussed. These studies suggest that prefrontal N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors expressed in excitatory neurons govern fear discrimination learning via a mechanism involving cAMP response element-binding protein-dependent engagement of acetyltransferase.
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- Edward Korzus
- Department of Psychology, Neuroscience and Biomedical Sciences Programs, University of California Riverside, CA, USA
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Arterial calcification is highly prevalent and correlated with cardiovascular mortality, especially in patients with ESRD or diabetes. The pathogenesis of arterial calcification is multifactorial, with both genetic and environmental factors being implicated. In recent years, several mechanisms contributing to arterial calcification have been proposed. However, these can only explain a small proportion of the variability in arterial calcification, which is a major obstacle for its prevention and management. Epigenetics has emerged as one of the most promising areas that may fill in some of the gaps in our current knowledge of the interaction between the environmental insults with gene regulation in the development of diseases. Epigenetics refers to heritable and acquired changes in gene transcription that occur independently of the DNA sequence. Well-known components of epigenetic regulation include DNA methylation, histone modifications, and microRNAs. Epigenetics research in the regulation of arterial calcification has only recently been elucidated. In this review, we will summarise recent progress in epigenetic pathways involved in arterial calcification and discuss potential therapeutic interventions based on epigenetic mechanisms.
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Zhang YX, Sun HL, Liang H, Li K, Fan QM, Zhao QH. Dynamic and distinct histone modifications of osteogenic genes during osteogenic differentiation. J Biochem 2015; 158:445-57. [PMID: 26078467 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvv059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2015] [Accepted: 05/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Many skeletal diseases have common pathological phenotype of defective osteogenesis of bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs), in which histone modifications play an important role. However, few studies have examined the dynamics of distinct histone modifications during osteogenesis. In this study, we examined the dynamics of H3K9/K14 and H4K12 acetylation; H3K4 mono-, di- and tri-methylation; H3K9 di-methylation and H3K27 tri-methylation in osteogenic genes, runt-related transcription factor 2 (Runx2), osterix (Osx), alkaline phosphatase, bone sialoprotein and osteocalcin, during C3H10T1/2 osteogenesis. H3 and H4 acetylation and H3K4 di-methylation were elevated, and H3K9 di-methylation and H3K27 tri-methylation were reduced in osteogenic genes during C3H10T1/2 osteogenesis. C3H10T1/2 osteogenesis could be modulated by altering the patterns of H3 and H4 acetylation and H3K27 tri-methylation. In a glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis mouse model, we observed the attenuation of osteogenic potential of osteoporotic BMSCs in parallel with H3 and H4 hypo-acetylation and H3K27 hyper-tri-methylation in Runx2 and Osx genes. When H3 and H4 acetylation was elevated, and H3K27 tri-methylation was reduced, the attenuated osteogenic potential of osteoporotic BMSCs was rescued effectively. These observations provide a deeper insight into the mechanisms of osteogenic differentiation and the pathophysiology of osteoporosis and can be used to design new drugs and develop new therapeutic methods to treat skeletal diseases.
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- Yong-Xing Zhang
- Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai First People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200080, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Huai'an First People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Huai'an 223300, China; and
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai First People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200080, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai First People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200080, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopedic Implants, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai First People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200080, China;
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Choi J, Kim KT, Huh A, Kwon S, Hong C, Asiegbu FO, Jeon J, Lee YH. dbHiMo: a web-based epigenomics platform for histone-modifying enzymes. DATABASE-THE JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL DATABASES AND CURATION 2015; 2015:bav052. [PMID: 26055100 PMCID: PMC4460409 DOI: 10.1093/database/bav052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2014] [Accepted: 05/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Over the past two decades, epigenetics has evolved into a key concept for understanding regulation of gene expression. Among many epigenetic mechanisms, covalent modifications such as acetylation and methylation of lysine residues on core histones emerged as a major mechanism in epigenetic regulation. Here, we present the database for histone-modifying enzymes (dbHiMo; http://hme.riceblast.snu.ac.kr/) aimed at facilitating functional and comparative analysis of histone-modifying enzymes (HMEs). HMEs were identified by applying a search pipeline built upon profile hidden Markov model (HMM) to proteomes. The database incorporates 11 576 HMEs identified from 603 proteomes including 483 fungal, 32 plants and 51 metazoan species. The dbHiMo provides users with web-based personalized data browsing and analysis tools, supporting comparative and evolutionary genomics. With comprehensive data entries and associated web-based tools, our database will be a valuable resource for future epigenetics/epigenomics studies. Database URL:http://hme.riceblast.snu.ac.kr/
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- Jaeyoung Choi
- Department of Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland, Fungal Bioinformatics Laboratory, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea, School of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk 712-749, Korea, and Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Center for Fungal Pathogenesis, Center for Fungal Genetic Resources, Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea
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- Department of Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland, Fungal Bioinformatics Laboratory, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea, School of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk 712-749, Korea, and Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Center for Fungal Pathogenesis, Center for Fungal Genetic Resources, Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea Department of Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland, Fungal Bioinformatics Laboratory, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea, School of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk 712-749, Korea, and Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Center for Fungal Pathogenesis, Center for Fungal Genetic Resources, Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea
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- Department of Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland, Fungal Bioinformatics Laboratory, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea, School of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk 712-749, Korea, and Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Center for Fungal Pathogenesis, Center for Fungal Genetic Resources, Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea
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- Department of Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland, Fungal Bioinformatics Laboratory, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea, School of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk 712-749, Korea, and Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Center for Fungal Pathogenesis, Center for Fungal Genetic Resources, Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea
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- Department of Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland, Fungal Bioinformatics Laboratory, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea, School of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk 712-749, Korea, and Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Center for Fungal Pathogenesis, Center for Fungal Genetic Resources, Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea
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- Department of Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland, Fungal Bioinformatics Laboratory, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea, School of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk 712-749, Korea, and Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Center for Fungal Pathogenesis, Center for Fungal Genetic Resources, Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea
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- Department of Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland, Fungal Bioinformatics Laboratory, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea, School of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk 712-749, Korea, and Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Center for Fungal Pathogenesis, Center for Fungal Genetic Resources, Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea
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- Department of Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland, Fungal Bioinformatics Laboratory, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea, School of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk 712-749, Korea, and Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Center for Fungal Pathogenesis, Center for Fungal Genetic Resources, Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea Department of Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland, Fungal Bioinformatics Laboratory, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea, School of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk 712-749, Korea, and Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Center for Fungal Pathogenesis, Center for Fungal Genetic Resources, Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea Department of Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland, Fungal Bioinformatics Laboratory, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea, School of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk 712-749, Korea, and Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Center for Fungal Pathogenesis, Center for Fungal Genetic Resources, Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea Department of Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland, Fungal Bioinformatics Laboratory, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture
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Vieira PA, Korzus E. CBP-Dependent memory consolidation in the prefrontal cortex supports object-location learning. Hippocampus 2015; 25:1532-40. [PMID: 25941038 DOI: 10.1002/hipo.22473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/24/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Recognition of an object's location in space is supported by hippocampus-dependent recollection. Converging evidence strongly suggests that the interplay between the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus is critical for spatial memory. Lesion, pharmacological, and genetic studies have been successful in dissecting the role of plasticity in the hippocampal circuit in a variety of neural processes relevant to spatial memory, including memory for the location of objects. However, prefrontal mechanisms underlying spatial memory are less well understood. Here, we show that an acute hypofunction of the cyclic-AMP regulatory element binding protein (CREB) Binding Protein (CBP) histone acetyltransferase (HAT) in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) results in delay-dependent disruption of object-location memory. These data suggest that mechanisms involving CBP HAT-mediated lysine acetylation of nuclear proteins support selectively long-term encoding in the mPFC circuits. Evidence from the object-location task suggests that long-term memory encoding within the mPFC complements hippocampus-dependent spatial memory mechanisms and may be critical for broader network integration of information necessary for an assessment of subtle spatial differences to guide appropriate behavioral response during retrieval of spatial memories.
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- Philip A Vieira
- Department of Psychology & Neuroscience Program, University of California Riverside, California
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- Department of Psychology & Neuroscience Program, University of California Riverside, California
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Spindler C, Cechinel LR, Basso C, Moysés F, Bertoldi K, Roesler R, Lovatel GA, Rostirola Elsner V, Siqueira IR. Treadmill exercise alters histone acetyltransferases and histone deacetylases activities in frontal cortices from wistar rats. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2014; 34:1097-101. [PMID: 25149076 DOI: 10.1007/s10571-014-0096-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2014] [Accepted: 08/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Studies have pointed out the relationship between neuroprotective exercise effects and epigenetic mechanisms on the hippocampus. Considering the role of frontal cortex on brain functions, we investigated the impact of different exercise protocols on enzymatic system involved with histone acetylation status, histone acetyltransferases (HATs), and histone desacetylases (HDACs) in frontal cortices from Wistar rats. Male Wistar rats aged 3 months were submitted to a single session or a daily running protocol during 2 weeks. The single session enhanced HAT activity, while the moderate daily exercise protocol reduced the HDAC activity. Our results indicate that frontal cortex is susceptible to epigenetic modulation following exercise and that both exercise protocols seem to induce a histone hyperacetylation condition in this brain area.
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- Christiano Spindler
- Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Ciências Biológicas: Fisiologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Di Costanzo A, Del Gaudio N, Migliaccio A, Altucci L. Epigenetic drugs against cancer: an evolving landscape. Arch Toxicol 2014; 88:1651-68. [DOI: 10.1007/s00204-014-1315-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2014] [Accepted: 07/17/2014] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Vieira PA, Lovelace JW, Corches A, Rashid AJ, Josselyn SA, Korzus E. Prefrontal consolidation supports the attainment of fear memory accuracy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 21:394-405. [PMID: 25031365 PMCID: PMC4105719 DOI: 10.1101/lm.036087.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The neural mechanisms underlying the attainment of fear memory accuracy for appropriate discriminative responses to aversive and nonaversive stimuli are unclear. Considerable evidence indicates that coactivator of transcription and histone acetyltransferase cAMP response element binding protein (CREB) binding protein (CBP) is critically required for normal neural function. CBP hypofunction leads to severe psychopathological symptoms in human and cognitive abnormalities in genetic mutant mice with severity dependent on the neural locus and developmental time of the gene inactivation. Here, we showed that an acute hypofunction of CBP in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) results in a disruption of fear memory accuracy in mice. In addition, interruption of CREB function in the mPFC also leads to a deficit in auditory discrimination of fearful stimuli. While mice with deficient CBP/CREB signaling in the mPFC maintain normal responses to aversive stimuli, they exhibit abnormal responses to similar but nonrelevant stimuli when compared to control animals. These data indicate that improvement of fear memory accuracy involves mPFC-dependent suppression of fear responses to nonrelevant stimuli. Evidence from a context discriminatory task and a newly developed task that depends on the ability to distinguish discrete auditory cues indicated that CBP-dependent neural signaling within the mPFC circuitry is an important component of the mechanism for disambiguating the meaning of fear signals with two opposing values: aversive and nonaversive.
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- Philip A Vieira
- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Program, University of California Riverside, California 92521, USA
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Program, University of California Riverside, California 92521, USA
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- Biomedical Sciences Program, University of California Riverside, California 92521, USA
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- Program in Neurosciences and Mental Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada
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- Program in Neurosciences and Mental Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Program, University of California Riverside, California 92521, USA Biomedical Sciences Program, University of California Riverside, California 92521, USA
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Ravens S, Fournier M, Ye T, Stierle M, Dembele D, Chavant V, Tora L. Mof-associated complexes have overlapping and unique roles in regulating pluripotency in embryonic stem cells and during differentiation. eLife 2014; 3. [PMID: 24898753 PMCID: PMC4059888 DOI: 10.7554/elife.02104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2013] [Accepted: 06/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The histone acetyltransferase (HAT) Mof is essential for mouse embryonic stem cell (mESC) pluripotency and early development. Mof is the enzymatic subunit of two different HAT complexes, MSL and NSL. The individual contribution of MSL and NSL to transcription regulation in mESCs is not well understood. Our genome-wide analysis show that i) MSL and NSL bind to specific and common sets of expressed genes, ii) NSL binds exclusively at promoters, iii) while MSL binds in gene bodies. Nsl1 regulates proliferation and cellular homeostasis of mESCs. MSL is the main HAT acetylating H4K16 in mESCs, is enriched at many mESC-specific and bivalent genes. MSL is important to keep a subset of bivalent genes silent in mESCs, while developmental genes require MSL for expression during differentiation. Thus, NSL and MSL HAT complexes differentially regulate specific sets of expressed genes in mESCs and during differentiation. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.02104.001 Embryonic stem cells are special cells that have the ability to become many different types of cells, such as skin, muscle, or neuronal cells. This process is called differentiation. They can also undergo a process called self-renewal to produce more embryonic stem cells. These processes are controlled by a complex network of enzymes, and the production of these enzymes depends on various genes within the organism being expressed as proteins. The DNA that holds the genetic information inside cells spends most of its time wrapped around proteins called histones: this allows the DNA molecules—which can be up to several metres long in some species—to fit inside the cell nucleus; it also protects the DNA molecules, which are quite fragile, from damage. Enzymes that attach chemical groups called acetyl groups to histones have a central role in controlling the self-renewal and differentiation of embryonic stem cells. Mof is an enzyme that attaches an acetyl group to a specific position in a particular histone. It is a subunit within two larger protein complexes that were originally identified in flies: the male-specific lethal (MSL) complex, which is only found in male flies, and the non-specific lethal (NSL) complex, which is found in both male and female flies. These complexes have been widely studied in flies, and the role of the Mof enzyme is also reasonably well understood in mammals. However, the roles of the MSL and NSL protein complexes in mammals are not fully understood. Ravens et al. have now used a combination of a technique called ChIP-seq (which can identify binding sites anywhere in the genome) and genetic ‘knock down’ experiments to explore the roles of these two complexes in mouse embryonic stem cells and neuronal progenitor cells. There is some overlap between the genes that the complexes act on. However, NSL acts on some genes than MSL does not act on, and vice versa. NSL mostly acts on genes that have ‘housekeeping’ functions and are expressed in many different cell types. MSL binds more to genes that are specific to embryonic stem cells, and acts on genes required for the development of neuronal progenitor cells. This means that NSL regulates the growth of embryonic stem cells, whereas MSL controls their development and differentiation. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.02104.002
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- Sarina Ravens
- Cellular signaling and nuclear dynamics program, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), CNRS UMR 7104 - Inserm U 964, Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Cellular signaling and nuclear dynamics program, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), CNRS UMR 7104 - Inserm U 964, Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Microarrays and deep sequencing platform, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), CNRS UMR 7104 - Inserm U 964, Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Cellular signaling and nuclear dynamics program, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), CNRS UMR 7104 - Inserm U 964, Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Microarrays and deep sequencing platform, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), CNRS UMR 7104 - Inserm U 964, Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Proteomics platform, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), CNRS UMR 7104 - Inserm U 964, Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Cellular signaling and nuclear dynamics program, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), CNRS UMR 7104 - Inserm U 964, Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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Sandi C, Sandi M, Anjomani Virmouni S, Al-Mahdawi S, Pook MA. Epigenetic-based therapies for Friedreich ataxia. Front Genet 2014; 5:165. [PMID: 24917884 PMCID: PMC4042889 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2014.00165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2014] [Accepted: 05/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Friedreich ataxia (FRDA) is a lethal autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder caused primarily by a homozygous GAA repeat expansion mutation within the first intron of the FXN gene, leading to inhibition of FXN transcription and thus reduced frataxin protein expression. Recent studies have shown that epigenetic marks, comprising chemical modifications of DNA and histones, are associated with FXN gene silencing. Such epigenetic marks can be reversed, making them suitable targets for epigenetic-based therapy. Furthermore, since FRDA is caused by insufficient, but functional, frataxin protein, epigenetic-based transcriptional re-activation of the FXN gene is an attractive therapeutic option. In this review we summarize our current understanding of the epigenetic basis of FXN gene silencing and we discuss current epigenetic-based FRDA therapeutic strategies.
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- Division of Biosciences, School of Health Sciences and Social Care, Brunel University LondonUxbridge, UK
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Core Histone Charge and Linker Histone H1 Effects on the Chromatin Structure ofSchizosaccharomyces pombe. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2014; 76:2261-6. [DOI: 10.1271/bbb.120548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Lyons DB, Lomvardas S. Repressive histone methylation: a case study in deterministic versus stochastic gene regulation. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2014; 1839:1373-84. [PMID: 24859457 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2014.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2014] [Revised: 04/09/2014] [Accepted: 05/13/2014] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Transcriptionally repressive histone lysine methylation is used by eukaryotes to tightly control cell fate. Here we explore the importance of this form of regulation in the control of clustered genes in the genome. Two distinctly regulated gene families with important roles in vertebrates are discussed, namely the Hox genes and olfactory receptor genes. Major recent advances in these two fields are compared and contrasted, with an emphasis on the roles of the two different forms of histone trimethylation. We discuss how this repression may impact both the transcriptional output of these loci and the way higher-order chromatin organization is related to their unique control.
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- David B Lyons
- Tetrad Graduate Program, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Tetrad Graduate Program, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA; Department of Anatomy, University of California San Francisco, CA 94920, USA.
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Shibata Y, Nishiwaki K. Maintenance of cell fates through acetylated histone and the histone variant H2A.z in C. elegans. WORM 2014; 3:e29048. [PMID: 25254151 DOI: 10.4161/worm.29048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2014] [Revised: 04/17/2014] [Accepted: 04/28/2014] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Maintenance of cell fates is essential for the development and homeostasis of multicellular organisms and involves the preservation of the expression status of selector genes that control many target genes. Epigenetic marks have pivotal roles in the maintenance of gene expression status, as occurs with methylation on lysine 27 of histone H3 (H3K27me) for Hox gene regulation. In contrast, because the levels of histone acetylation decrease during the mitotic phase, acetylated histone has not been believed to contribute to the maintenance of cell fates. Because members of the bromodomain and extra terminal (BET) family bind to acetylated histones localized on mitotic chromosomes, it is possible that they may regulate the transcriptional status of genes throughout the cell cycle. In this commentary, we discuss the recent analyses of C. elegans BET family protein BET-1, which contributes to the maintenance of cell fates through the histone H2A variant HTZ-1/H2A.z. This mechanism represses transcription of selector genes in the genomic region where lysine 27 of histone H3 (H3K27) is demethylated by histone demethylase UTX-1. We discuss the possibility that BET-1 and HTZ-1 maintain the poised state of RNA polymerase II in the cell such that it is ready to respond to differentiation signals.
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- Yukimasa Shibata
- Department of Bioscience; Kwansei Gakuin University; Sanda, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience; Kwansei Gakuin University; Sanda, Hyogo, Japan
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