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Otobe Y, Jeong EM, Ito S, Shinohara Y, Kurabayashi N, Aiba A, Fukada Y, Kim JK, Yoshitane H. Phosphorylation of DNA-binding domains of CLOCK-BMAL1 complex for PER-dependent inhibition in circadian clock of mammalian cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2024; 121:e2316858121. [PMID: 38805270 PMCID: PMC11161756 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2316858121] [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: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/30/2024] Open
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In mammals, CLOCK and BMAL1 proteins form a heterodimer that binds to E-box sequences and activates transcription of target genes, including Period (Per). Translated PER proteins then bind to the CLOCK-BMAL1 complex to inhibit its transcriptional activity. However, the molecular mechanism and the impact of this PER-dependent inhibition on the circadian clock oscillation remain elusive. We previously identified Ser38 and Ser42 in a DNA-binding domain of CLOCK as phosphorylation sites at the PER-dependent inhibition phase. In this study, knockout rescue experiments showed that nonphosphorylatable (Ala) mutations at these sites shortened circadian period, whereas their constitutive-phospho-mimetic (Asp) mutations completely abolished the circadian rhythms. Similarly, we found that nonphosphorylatable (Ala) and constitutive-phospho-mimetic (Glu) mutations at Ser78 in a DNA-binding domain of BMAL1 also shortened the circadian period and abolished the rhythms, respectively. The mathematical modeling predicted that these constitutive-phospho-mimetic mutations weaken the DNA binding of the CLOCK-BMAL1 complex and that the nonphosphorylatable mutations inhibit the PER-dependent displacement (reduction of DNA-binding ability) of the CLOCK-BMAL1 complex from DNA. Biochemical experiments supported the importance of these phosphorylation sites for displacement of the complex in the PER2-dependent inhibition. Our results provide direct evidence that phosphorylation of CLOCK-Ser38/Ser42 and BMAL1-Ser78 plays a crucial role in the PER-dependent inhibition and the determination of the circadian period.
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- Yuta Otobe
- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo113-0033, Japan
- Circadian Clock Project, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo156-8506, Japan
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- Biomedical Mathematics Group, Pioneer Research Center for Mathematical and Computational Sciences, Institute for Basic Science, Daejeon34141, Republic of Korea
- Department of Mathematical Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo113-0033, Japan
- Circadian Clock Project, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo156-8506, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Psychoimmunology, Institute for Genetic Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita-Ku, Sapporo060-0815, Japan
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- Circadian Clock Project, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo156-8506, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo113-0033, Japan
- Laboratory of Animal Resources, Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo113-0033, Japan
- Circadian Clock Project, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo156-8506, Japan
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- Biomedical Mathematics Group, Pioneer Research Center for Mathematical and Computational Sciences, Institute for Basic Science, Daejeon34141, Republic of Korea
- Department of Mathematical Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo113-0033, Japan
- Circadian Clock Project, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo156-8506, Japan
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González-Suárez M, Aguilar-Arnal L. Histone methylation: at the crossroad between circadian rhythms in transcription and metabolism. Front Genet 2024; 15:1343030. [PMID: 38818037 PMCID: PMC11137191 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2024.1343030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024] Open
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Circadian rhythms, essential 24-hour cycles guiding biological functions, synchronize organisms with daily environmental changes. These rhythms, which are evolutionarily conserved, govern key processes like feeding, sleep, metabolism, body temperature, and endocrine secretion. The central clock, located in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), orchestrates a hierarchical network, synchronizing subsidiary peripheral clocks. At the cellular level, circadian expression involves transcription factors and epigenetic remodelers, with environmental signals contributing flexibility. Circadian disruption links to diverse diseases, emphasizing the urgency to comprehend the underlying mechanisms. This review explores the communication between the environment and chromatin, focusing on histone post-translational modifications. Special attention is given to the significance of histone methylation in circadian rhythms and metabolic control, highlighting its potential role as a crucial link between metabolism and circadian rhythms. Understanding these molecular intricacies holds promise for preventing and treating complex diseases associated with circadian disruption.
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- Departamento de Biología Celular y Fisiología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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Shon J, Han Y, Song S, Kwon SY, Na K, Lindroth AM, Park YJ. Anti-obesity effect of butyrate links to modulation of gut microbiome and epigenetic regulation of muscular circadian clock. J Nutr Biochem 2024; 127:109590. [PMID: 38311045 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2024.109590] [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: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 12/31/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 02/06/2024]
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The role of the muscle circadian clock in regulating oxidative metabolism exerts a significant influence on whole-body energy metabolism; however, research on the connection between the muscle circadian clock and obesity is limited. Moreover, there is a lack of studies demonstrating the regulatory effects of dietary butyrate on muscle circadian clock and the resulting antiobesity effects. This study aimed to investigate the impacts of dietary butyrate on metabolic and microbiome alterations and muscle circadian clock in a diet-induced obesity model. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed a high-fat diet with or without butyrate. Gut microbiota and serum metabolome were analyzed, and molecular changes were examined using tissues and a cell line. Further correlation analysis was performed on butyrate-induced results. Butyrate supplementation reduced weight gain, even with increased food intake. Gut microbiome analysis revealed an increased abundance of Firmicutes in butyrate group. Serum metabolite profile in butyrate group exhibited reduced amino acid and increased fatty acid content. Muscle circadian clock genes were upregulated, resulting in increased transcription of fatty acid oxidation-related genes. In myoblast cells, butyrate also enhanced pan-histone acetylation via histone deacetylase inhibition, particularly modulating acetylation at the promoter of circadian clock genes. Correlation analysis revealed potential links between Firmicutes phylum, including certain genera within it, and butyrate-induced molecular changes in muscle as well as phenotypic alterations. The butyrate-driven effects on diet-induced obesity were associated with alterations in gut microbiota and a muscle-specific increase in histone acetylation, leading to the transcriptional activation of circadian clock genes and their controlled genes.
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- Jinyoung Shon
- Department of Nutritional Science and Food Management, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03670, Republic of Korea; Graduate Program in System Health Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03670, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nutritional Science and Food Management, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03670, Republic of Korea; Graduate Program in System Health Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03670, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nutritional Science and Food Management, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03670, Republic of Korea; Graduate Program in System Health Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03670, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nutritional Science and Food Management, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03670, Republic of Korea; Graduate Program in System Health Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03670, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nutritional Science and Food Management, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03670, Republic of Korea; Graduate Program in System Health Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03670, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School of Cancer Science and Policy, Cancer Biomedical Science, National Cancer Center, Goyang-si 10408, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nutritional Science and Food Management, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03670, Republic of Korea; Graduate Program in System Health Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03670, Republic of Korea.
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Liu XL, Duan Z, Yu M, Liu X. Epigenetic control of circadian clocks by environmental signals. Trends Cell Biol 2024:S0962-8924(24)00028-X. [PMID: 38423855 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2024.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Revised: 02/01/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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Circadian clocks have evolved to enable organisms to respond to daily environmental changes. Maintaining a robust circadian rhythm under various perturbations and stresses is essential for the fitness of an organism. In the core circadian oscillator conserved in eukaryotes (from fungi to mammals), a negative feedback loop based on both transcription and translation drives circadian rhythms. The expression of circadian clock genes depends both on the binding of transcription activators at the promoter and on the chromatin state of the clock genes, and epigenetic modifications of chromatin are crucial for transcriptional regulation of circadian clock genes. Herein we review current knowledge of epigenetic regulation of circadian clock mechanisms and discuss how environmental cues can control clock gene expression by affecting chromatin states.
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- Xiao-Lan Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China; College of Life Sciences, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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Flores CC, Pasetto NA, Wang H, Dimitrov A, Davis JF, Jiang Z, Davis CJ, Gerstner JR. Identification of sleep and circadian alternative polyadenylation sites associated with APA-linked human brain disorders. RESEARCH SQUARE 2024:rs.3.rs-3867797. [PMID: 38313253 PMCID: PMC10836116 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3867797/v1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2024]
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Sleep and circadian rhythm disruptions are comorbid features of many pathologies and can negatively influence numerous health conditions, including degenerative diseases, metabolic illnesses, cancer, and various neurological disorders. Genetic association studies linking sleep and circadian disturbances with disease susceptibility have mainly focused on changes in gene expression due to mutations, such as single-nucleotide polymorphisms. Thus, associations between sleep and/or circadian rhythm and alternative polyadenylation (APA), particularly in the context of other health challenges, are largely undescribed. APA is a process that generates various transcript isoforms from the same gene, resulting in effects on mRNA translation, stability, localization, and subsequent function. Here, we have identified unique APAs in rat brain that exhibit time-of-day-dependent oscillations in expression as well as APAs that are altered by sleep deprivation and the subsequent recovery period. Genes affected by APA usage include Mapt/Tau, Ntrk2, Homer1A, Sin3band Sorl. Sorl1 has two APAs which cycle with a 24 h period, one additional APA cycles with a 12 h period and one more that is reduced during recovery sleep. Finally, we compared sleep- or circadian-associated APAs with recently described APA-linked brain disorder susceptibility genes and found 46 genes in common.
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Wang Y, Beukeboom LW, Wertheim B, Hut RA. Transcriptomic Analysis of Light-Induced Genes in Nasonia vitripennis: Possible Implications for Circadian Light Entrainment Pathways. BIOLOGY 2023; 12:1215. [PMID: 37759614 PMCID: PMC10525998 DOI: 10.3390/biology12091215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/03/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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Circadian entrainment to the environmental day-night cycle is essential for the optimal use of environmental resources. In insects, opsin-based photoreception in the compound eye and ocelli and CRYPTOCHROME1 (CRY1) in circadian clock neurons are thought to be involved in sensing photic information, but the genetic regulation of circadian light entrainment in species without light-sensitive CRY1 remains unclear. To elucidate a possible CRY1-independent light transduction cascade, we analyzed light-induced gene expression through RNA-sequencing in Nasonia vitripennis. Entrained wasps were subjected to a light pulse in the subjective night to reset the circadian clock, and light-induced changes in gene expression were characterized at four different time points in wasp heads. We used co-expression, functional annotation, and transcription factor binding motif analyses to gain insight into the molecular pathways in response to acute light stimulus and to form hypotheses about the circadian light-resetting pathway. Maximal gene induction was found after 2 h of light stimulation (1432 genes), and this included the opsin gene opblue and the core clock genes cry2 and npas2. Pathway and cluster analyses revealed light activation of glutamatergic and GABA-ergic neurotransmission, including CREB and AP-1 transcription pathway signaling. This suggests that circadian photic entrainment in Nasonia may require pathways that are similar to those in mammals. We propose a model for hymenopteran circadian light-resetting that involves opsin-based photoreception, glutamatergic neurotransmission, and gene induction of cry2 and npas2 to reset the circadian clock.
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- Yifan Wang
- Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, 9712 CP Groningen, The Netherlands; (L.W.B.); (R.A.H.)
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- Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, 9712 CP Groningen, The Netherlands; (L.W.B.); (R.A.H.)
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Jiang H, Wang X, Ma J, Xu G. The fine-tuned crosstalk between lysine acetylation and the circadian rhythm. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2023; 1866:194958. [PMID: 37453648 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2023.194958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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Circadian rhythm is a roughly 24-h wake and sleep cycle that almost all of the organisms on the earth follow when they execute their biological functions and physiological activities. The circadian clock is mainly regulated by the transcription-translation feedback loop (TTFL), consisting of the core clock proteins, including BMAL1, CLOCK, PERs, CRYs, and a series of accessory factors. The circadian clock and the downstream gene expression are not only controlled at the transcriptional and translational levels but also precisely regulated at the post-translational modification level. Recently, it has been discovered that CLOCK exhibits lysine acetyltransferase activities and could acetylate protein substrates. Core clock proteins are also acetylated, thereby altering their biological functions in the regulation of the expression of downstream genes. Studies have revealed that many protein acetylation events exhibit oscillation behavior. However, the biological function of acetylation on circadian rhythm has only begun to explore. This review will briefly introduce the acetylation and deacetylation of the core clock proteins and summarize the proteins whose acetylation is regulated by CLOCK and circadian rhythm. Then, we will also discuss the crosstalk between lysine acetylation and the circadian clock or other post-translational modifications. Finally, we will briefly describe the possible future perspectives in the field.
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- Honglv Jiang
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases and College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Precision Diagnostics and Therapeutics Development, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Geriatric Diseases, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Drug Research for Prevention and Treatment of Hyperlipidemic Diseases, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases and College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Precision Diagnostics and Therapeutics Development, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Geriatric Diseases, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Drug Research for Prevention and Treatment of Hyperlipidemic Diseases, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Medical Center of Soochow University, Dushu Lake Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases and College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Precision Diagnostics and Therapeutics Development, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Geriatric Diseases, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Drug Research for Prevention and Treatment of Hyperlipidemic Diseases, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China.
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Pillon NJ, Sardón Puig L, Altıntaş A, Kamble PG, Casaní-Galdón S, Gabriel BM, Barrès R, Conesa A, Chibalin AV, Näslund E, Krook A, Zierath JR. Palmitate impairs circadian transcriptomics in muscle cells through histone modification of enhancers. Life Sci Alliance 2022; 6:6/1/e202201598. [PMID: 36302651 PMCID: PMC9614702 DOI: 10.26508/lsa.202201598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2022] [Revised: 10/04/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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Obesity and elevated circulating lipids may impair metabolism by disrupting the molecular circadian clock. We tested the hypothesis that lipid overload may interact with the circadian clock and alter the rhythmicity of gene expression through epigenomic mechanisms in skeletal muscle. Palmitate reprogrammed the circadian transcriptome in myotubes without altering the rhythmic mRNA expression of core clock genes. Genes with enhanced cycling in response to palmitate were associated with post-translational modification of histones. The cycling of histone 3 lysine 27 acetylation (H3K27ac), a marker of active gene enhancers, was modified by palmitate treatment. Chromatin immunoprecipitation and sequencing confirmed that palmitate exposure altered the cycling of DNA regions associated with H3K27ac. The overlap between mRNA and DNA regions associated with H3K27ac and the pharmacological inhibition of histone acetyltransferases revealed novel cycling genes associated with lipid exposure of primary human myotubes. Palmitate exposure disrupts transcriptomic rhythmicity and modifies enhancers through changes in histone H3K27 acetylation in a circadian manner. Thus, histone acetylation is responsive to lipid overload and may redirect the circadian chromatin landscape, leading to the reprogramming of circadian genes and pathways involved in lipid biosynthesis in skeletal muscle.
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- Nicolas J Pillon
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Section of Integrative Physiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Section of Integrative Physiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Section of Integrative Physiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Section of Integrative Physiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Section of Integrative Physiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Surgery, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Section of Integrative Physiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Section of Integrative Physiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden .,Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Section of Integrative Physiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Baxter M, Poolman T, Cunningham P, Hunter L, Voronkov M, Kitchen GB, Goosey L, Begley N, Kay D, Hespe A, Maidstone R, Loudon ASI, Ray DW. Circadian clock function does not require the histone methyltransferase MLL3. FASEB J 2022; 36:e22356. [PMID: 35704036 PMCID: PMC9328146 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202200368r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Revised: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 05/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The circadian clock controls the physiological function of tissues through the regulation of thousands of genes in a cell-type-specific manner. The core cellular circadian clock is a transcription-translation negative feedback loop, which can recruit epigenetic regulators to facilitate temporal control of gene expression. Histone methyltransferase, mixed lineage leukemia gene 3 (MLL3) was reported to be required for the maintenance of circadian oscillations in cultured cells. Here, we test the role of MLL3 in circadian organization in whole animals. Using mice expressing catalytically inactive MLL3, we show that MLL3 methyltransferase activity is in fact not required for circadian oscillations in vitro in a range of tissues, nor for the maintenance of circadian behavioral rhythms in vivo. In contrast to a previous report, loss of MLL3-dependent methylation did not affect the global levels of H3K4 methylation in liver, indicating substantial compensation from other methyltransferases. Furthermore, we found little evidence of genomic repositioning of H3K4me3 marks. We did, however, observe repositioning of H3K4me1 from intronic regions to intergenic regions and gene promoters; however, there were no changes in H3K4me1 mark abundance around core circadian clock genes. Output functions of the circadian clock, such as control of inflammation, were largely intact in MLL3-methyltransferase-deficient mice, although some gene-specific changes were observed, with sexually dimorphic loss of circadian regulation of specific cytokines. Taken together, these observations indicate that MLL3-directed histone methylation is not essential for core circadian clock function; however, it may influence the inflammatory response.
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- Matthew Baxter
- NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research CentreJohn Radcliffe HospitalOxfordUK
- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and MetabolismUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
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- NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research CentreJohn Radcliffe HospitalOxfordUK
- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and MetabolismUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
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- Centre for Biological TimingFaculty of Biology, Medicine and HealthUniversity of ManchesterManchesterUK
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- Centre for Biological TimingFaculty of Biology, Medicine and HealthUniversity of ManchesterManchesterUK
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- NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research CentreJohn Radcliffe HospitalOxfordUK
- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and MetabolismUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
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- Centre for Biological TimingFaculty of Biology, Medicine and HealthUniversity of ManchesterManchesterUK
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- Centre for Biological TimingFaculty of Biology, Medicine and HealthUniversity of ManchesterManchesterUK
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- Centre for Biological TimingFaculty of Biology, Medicine and HealthUniversity of ManchesterManchesterUK
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- NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research CentreJohn Radcliffe HospitalOxfordUK
- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and MetabolismUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
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- NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research CentreJohn Radcliffe HospitalOxfordUK
- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and MetabolismUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
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- NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research CentreJohn Radcliffe HospitalOxfordUK
- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and MetabolismUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
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- Centre for Biological TimingFaculty of Biology, Medicine and HealthUniversity of ManchesterManchesterUK
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- NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research CentreJohn Radcliffe HospitalOxfordUK
- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and MetabolismUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
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Epigenetics of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Histone Deacetylases. Biol Psychiatry 2022; 91:922-933. [PMID: 35120709 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2021.11.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Revised: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The etiology of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) remains unknown, but gene-environment interactions, mediated through epigenetic mechanisms, are thought to be a key contributing factor. Prenatal environmental factors have been shown to be associated with both increased risk of ASD and altered histone deacetylases (HDACs) or acetylation levels. The relationship between epigenetic changes and gene expression in ASD suggests that alterations in histone acetylation, which lead to changes in gene transcription, may play a key role in ASD. Alterations in the acetylome have been demonstrated for several genes in ASD, including genes involved in synaptic function, neuronal excitability, and immune responses, which are mechanisms previously implicated in ASD. We review preclinical and clinical studies that investigated HDACs and autism-associated behaviors and discuss risk genes for ASD that code for proteins associated with HDACs. HDACs are also implicated in neurodevelopmental disorders with a known genetic etiology, such as 15q11-q13 duplication and Phelan-McDermid syndrome, which share clinical features and diagnostic comorbidities (e.g., epilepsy, anxiety, and intellectual disability) with ASD. Furthermore, we highlight factors that affect the behavioral phenotype of acetylome changes, including sensitive developmental periods and brain region specificity in the context of epigenetic programming.
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Morrison AJ. Cancer cell metabolism connects epigenetic modifications to transcriptional regulation. FEBS J 2022; 289:1302-1314. [PMID: 34036737 PMCID: PMC8613311 DOI: 10.1111/febs.16032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2020] [Revised: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Adaptation of cellular function with the nutrient environment is essential for survival. Failure to adapt can lead to cell death and/or disease. Indeed, energy metabolism alterations are a major contributing factor for many pathologies, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. In particular, a primary characteristic of cancer cells is altered metabolism that promotes survival and proliferation even in the presence of limited nutrients. Interestingly, recent studies demonstrate that metabolic pathways produce intermediary metabolites that directly influence epigenetic modifications in the genome. Emerging evidence demonstrates that metabolic processes in cancer cells fuel malignant growth, in part, through epigenetic regulation of gene expression programs important for proliferation and adaptive survival. In this review, recent progress toward understanding the relationship of cancer cell metabolism, epigenetic modification, and transcriptional regulation will be discussed. Specifically, the need for adaptive cell metabolism and its modulation in cancer cells will be introduced. Current knowledge on the emerging field of metabolite production and epigenetic modification will also be reviewed. Alterations of DNA (de)methylation, histone modifications, such as (de)methylation and (de)acylation, as well as chromatin remodeling, will be discussed in the context of cancer cell metabolism. Finally, how these epigenetic alterations contribute to cancer cell phenotypes will be summarized. Collectively, these studies reveal that both metabolic and epigenetic pathways in cancer cells are closely linked, representing multiple opportunities to therapeutically target the unique features of malignant growth.
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Mahmoud AM. An Overview of Epigenetics in Obesity: The Role of Lifestyle and Therapeutic Interventions. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23031341. [PMID: 35163268 PMCID: PMC8836029 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23031341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2022] [Revised: 01/22/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Obesity has become a global epidemic that has a negative impact on population health and the economy of nations. Genetic predispositions have been demonstrated to have a substantial role in the unbalanced energy metabolism seen in obesity. However, these genetic variations cannot entirely explain the massive growth in obesity over the last few decades. Accumulating evidence suggests that modern lifestyle characteristics such as the intake of energy-dense foods, adopting sedentary behavior, or exposure to environmental factors such as industrial endocrine disruptors all contribute to the rising obesity epidemic. Recent advances in the study of DNA and its alterations have considerably increased our understanding of the function of epigenetics in regulating energy metabolism and expenditure in obesity and metabolic diseases. These epigenetic modifications influence how DNA is transcribed without altering its sequence. They are dynamic, reflecting the interplay between the body and its surroundings. Notably, these epigenetic changes are reversible, making them appealing targets for therapeutic and corrective interventions. In this review, I discuss how these epigenetic modifications contribute to the disordered energy metabolism in obesity and to what degree lifestyle and weight reduction strategies and pharmacological drugs can restore energy balance by restoring normal epigenetic profiles.
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- Abeer M Mahmoud
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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Tuning up an aged clock: Circadian clock regulation in metabolism and aging. TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE OF AGING 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tma.2021.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Circadian clock and cell cycle: Cancer and chronotherapy. Acta Histochem 2021; 123:151816. [PMID: 34800857 DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2021.151816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2021] [Revised: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The circadian clock is an endogenous timing system that ensures that various physiological processes have nearly 24 h circadian rhythms, including cell metabolism, division, apoptosis, and tumor production. In addition, results from animal models and molecular studies underscore emerging links between the cell cycle and the circadian clock. Mutations in the core genes of the circadian clock' can disrupt the cell cycle, which in turn increases the possibility of tumors. At present, tumor chronotherapy, which relies on a circadian clock mechanism, is developing rapidly for optimizing the time of drug administration in tumor treatment to improve drug efficacy and safety. However, the relationship between the circadian clock and the cell cycle is extremely complicated. This review summarizes the possible connection between the circadian clock and the cell cycle. In addition, the review provides evidence of the influence of the circadian clock on senescence and cancer.
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Tabibzadeh S. CircadiOmic medicine and aging. Ageing Res Rev 2021; 71:101424. [PMID: 34389481 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2021.101424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Revised: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The earth displays daily, seasonal and annual environmental cycles that have led to evolutionarily adapted ultradian, circadian and infradian rhythmicities in the entire biosphere. All biological organisms must adapt to these cycles that synchronize the function of their circadiome. The objective of this review is to discuss the latest knowledge regarding the role of circadiomics in health and aging. The biological timekeepers are responsive to the environmental cues at microsecond to seasonal time-scales and act with precision of a clock machinery. The robustness of these rhythms is essential to normal daily function of cells, tissues and organs. Mis-alignment of circadian rhythms makes the individual prone to aging, sleep disorders, cancer, diabetes, and neuro-degenerative diseases. Circadian and CircadiOmic medicine are emerging fields that leverage our in-depth understanding of health issues, that arise as a result of disturbances in circadian rhythms, towards establishing better therapeutic approaches in personalized medicine and for geroprotection.
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- Siamak Tabibzadeh
- Frontiers in Bioscience Research Institute in Aging and Cancer, 16471 Scientific Way, Irvine, CA 92618, United States.
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Bantle CM, French CT, Cummings JE, Sadasivan S, Tran K, Slayden RA, Smeyne RJ, Tjalkens RB. Manganese exposure in juvenile C57BL/6 mice increases glial inflammatory responses in the substantia nigra following infection with H1N1 influenza virus. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0245171. [PMID: 33493177 PMCID: PMC7833173 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Infection with Influenza A virus can lead to the development of encephalitis and subsequent neurological deficits ranging from headaches to neurodegeneration. Post-encephalitic parkinsonism has been reported in surviving patients of H1N1 infections, but not all cases of encephalitic H1N1 infection present with these neurological symptoms, suggesting that interactions with an environmental neurotoxin could promote more severe neurological damage. The heavy metal, manganese (Mn), is a potential interacting factor with H1N1 because excessive exposure early in life can induce long-lasting effects on neurological function through inflammatory activation of glial cells. In the current study, we used a two-hit model of neurotoxin-pathogen exposure to examine whether exposure to Mn during juvenile development would induce a more severe neuropathological response following infection with H1N1 in adulthood. To test this hypothesis, C57BL/6 mice were exposed to MnCl2 in drinking water (50 mg/kg/day) for 30 days from days 21–51 postnatal, then infected intranasally with H1N1 three weeks later. Analyses of dopaminergic neurons, microglia and astrocytes in basal ganglia indicated that although there was no significant loss of dopaminergic neurons within the substantia nigra pars compacta, there was more pronounced activation of microglia and astrocytes in animals sequentially exposed to Mn and H1N1, as well as altered patterns of histone acetylation. Whole transcriptome Next Generation Sequencing (RNASeq) analysis was performed on the substantia nigra and revealed unique patterns of gene expression in the dual-exposed group, including genes involved in antioxidant activation, mitophagy and neurodegeneration. Taken together, these results suggest that exposure to elevated levels of Mn during juvenile development could sensitize glial cells to more severe neuro-immune responses to influenza infection later in life through persistent epigenetic changes.
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- Collin M. Bantle
- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Neuroscience, Vickie & Jack Farber Institute for Neuroscience, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Neuroscience, Vickie & Jack Farber Institute for Neuroscience, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
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Lim ASP. Diurnal and seasonal molecular rhythms in the human brain and their relation to Alzheimer disease. HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY 2021; 179:271-284. [PMID: 34225968 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-819975-6.00017-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Diurnal and seasonal rhythms influence many aspects of human physiology including brain function. Moreover, altered diurnal and seasonal behavioral and physiological rhythms have been linked to Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). Understanding the molecular basis for these links may lead to identification of novel targets to mitigate the negative impact of normal and abnormal diurnal and seasonal rhythms on ADRD or to alleviate the adverse consequences of ADRD on normal diurnal and seasonal rhythms. Diurnally and seasonally rhythmic gene expression and epigenetic modification in the human neocortex may be a key mechanism underlying these links. This chapter will first review the observed epidemiological links between normal and abnormal diurnal and seasonal rhythmicity, cognitive impairment, and ADRD. Then it will review normal diurnal and seasonal rhythms of brain epigenetic modification and gene expression in model organisms. Finally, it will review evidence for diurnal and seasonal rhythms of epigenetic modification and gene expression the human brain in aging, Alzheimer's disease, and other brain disorders.
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- Andrew S P Lim
- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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Bedont JL, Iascone DM, Sehgal A. The Lineage Before Time: Circadian and Nonclassical Clock Influences on Development. Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol 2020; 36:469-509. [PMID: 33021821 PMCID: PMC10826104 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-cellbio-100818-125454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Diverse factors including metabolism, chromatin remodeling, and mitotic kinetics influence development at the cellular level. These factors are well known to interact with the circadian transcriptional-translational feedback loop (TTFL) after its emergence. What is only recently becoming clear, however, is how metabolism, mitosis, and epigenetics may become organized in a coordinated cyclical precursor signaling module in pluripotent cells prior to the onset of TTFL cycling. We propose that both the precursor module and the TTFL module constrain cellular identity when they are active during development, and that the emergence of these modules themselves is a key lineage marker. Here we review the component pathways underlying these ideas; how proliferation, specification, and differentiation decisions in both developmental and adult stem cell populations are or are not regulated by the classical TTFL; and emerging evidence that we propose implies a primordial clock that precedes the classical TTFL and influences early developmental decisions.
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- Joseph Lewis Bedont
- Chronobiology and Sleep Institute, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA;
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- Chronobiology and Sleep Institute, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA;
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- Chronobiology and Sleep Institute, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA;
- The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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Kim YH, Lazar MA. Transcriptional Control of Circadian Rhythms and Metabolism: A Matter of Time and Space. Endocr Rev 2020; 41:5835826. [PMID: 32392281 PMCID: PMC7334005 DOI: 10.1210/endrev/bnaa014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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All biological processes, living organisms, and ecosystems have evolved with the Sun that confers a 24-hour periodicity to life on Earth. Circadian rhythms arose from evolutionary needs to maximize daily organismal fitness by enabling organisms to mount anticipatory and adaptive responses to recurrent light-dark cycles and associated environmental changes. The clock is a conserved feature in nearly all forms of life, ranging from prokaryotes to virtually every cell of multicellular eukaryotes. The mammalian clock comprises transcription factors interlocked in negative feedback loops, which generate circadian expression of genes that coordinate rhythmic physiology. In this review, we highlight previous and recent studies that have advanced our understanding of the transcriptional architecture of the mammalian clock, with a specific focus on epigenetic mechanisms, transcriptomics, and 3-dimensional chromatin architecture. In addition, we discuss reciprocal ways in which the clock and metabolism regulate each other to generate metabolic rhythms. We also highlight implications of circadian biology in human health, ranging from genetic and environment disruptions of the clock to novel therapeutic opportunities for circadian medicine. Finally, we explore remaining fundamental questions and future challenges to advancing the field forward.
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- Yong Hoon Kim
- Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism, and Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism, and Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Ikegami K, Nakajima M, Minami Y, Nagano M, Masubuchi S, Shigeyoshi Y. cAMP response element induces Per1 in vivo. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2020; 531:515-521. [PMID: 32807491 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2020.07.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Accepted: 07/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Light is an important cue for resetting the circadian clock. In mammals, light signals are thought to be transmitted to the cAMP response element (CRE) via a binding protein (CREB) to induce the expression of Per1 and Per2 genes in the mammalian circadian pacemaker, the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN). Several in vitro studies have suggested candidate CRE sites that contribute to the Per1 and Per2 induction by light, resulting in a phase shift of the circadian rhythm. However, it remains unclear whether the CREs are responsible for the light-induced Per1/2 induction. To address this question, we generated CRE-deleted mice in the Per1 and Per2 promoter regions. Deletion of a cAMP-responsive CRE in the Per1 promoter blunted light-induced Per1 expression in the SCN at night, while deletion of an ATF4 (CREB-2)-associated CRE in the Per2 promoter had no effect on its expression. These results suggested that the CRE in the Per1 promoter works for light induction but not CRE in the Per2 promoter. Behavioral rhythms observed under some light conditions were not affected by the CRE-deletion in Per1 promoter, suggesting that the attenuated Per1 induction did not affect the entrainment in some light conditions.
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- Keisuke Ikegami
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University, 377-2 Ohno-Higashi, Osaka-Sayama, Osaka, 589-8511, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University, 377-2 Ohno-Higashi, Osaka-Sayama, Osaka, 589-8511, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University, 377-2 Ohno-Higashi, Osaka-Sayama, Osaka, 589-8511, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University, 377-2 Ohno-Higashi, Osaka-Sayama, Osaka, 589-8511, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Aichi Medical University, 1-1 Yazakokarimata, Nagakute, Aichi, 480-1195, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University, 377-2 Ohno-Higashi, Osaka-Sayama, Osaka, 589-8511, Japan.
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Hartsock MJ, Spencer RL. Memory and the circadian system: Identifying candidate mechanisms by which local clocks in the brain may regulate synaptic plasticity. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2020; 118:134-162. [PMID: 32712278 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.07.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2019] [Revised: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The circadian system is an endogenous biological network responsible for coordinating near-24-h cycles in behavior and physiology with daily timing cues from the external environment. In this review, we explore how the circadian system regulates memory formation, retention, and recall. Circadian rhythms in these memory processes may arise through several endogenous pathways, and recent work highlights the importance of genetic timekeepers found locally within tissues, called local clocks. We evaluate the circadian memory literature for evidence of local clock involvement in memory, identifying potential nodes for direct interactions between local clock components and mechanisms of synaptic plasticity. Our discussion illustrates how local clocks may pervasively modulate neuronal plastic capacity, a phenomenon that we designate here as circadian metaplasticity. We suggest that this function of local clocks supports the temporal optimization of memory processes, illuminating the potential for circadian therapeutic strategies in the prevention and treatment of memory impairment.
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- Matthew J Hartsock
- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States.
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States.
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Molecular Regulation of Circadian Chromatin. J Mol Biol 2020; 432:3466-3482. [PMID: 31954735 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2020.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2019] [Revised: 12/13/2019] [Accepted: 01/07/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Circadian rhythms are generated by transcriptional negative feedback loops and require histone modifications and chromatin remodeling to ensure appropriate timing and amplitude of clock gene expression. Circadian modifications to histones are important for transcriptional initiation and feedback inhibition serving as signaling platform for chromatin-remodeling enzymes. Current models indicate circadian-regulated facultative heterochromatin (CRFH) is a conserved mechanism at clock genes in Neurospora, Drosophila, and mice. CRFH consists of antiphasic rhythms in activating and repressive modifications generating chromatin states that cycle between transcriptionally permissive and nonpermissive. There are rhythms in histone H3 lysine 9 and 27 acetylation (H3K9ac and H3K27ac) and histone H3 lysine 4 methylation (H3K4me) during activation; while deacetylation, histone H3 lysine 9 methylation (H3K9me) and heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1) are hallmarks of repression. ATP-dependent chromatin-remodeling enzymes control accessibility, nucleosome positioning/occupancy, and nuclear organization. In Neurospora, the rhythm in facultative heterochromatin is mediated by the frequency (frq) natural antisense transcript (NAT) qrf. While in mammals, histone deacetylases (HDACs), histone H3 lysine 9 methyltransferase (KMT1/SUV39), and components of nucleosome remodeling and deacetylase (NuRD) are part of the nuclear PERIOD complex (PER complex). Genomics efforts have found relationships among rhythmic chromatin modifications at clock-controlled genes (ccg) revealing circadian control of genome-wide chromatin states. There are also circadian clock-regulated lncRNAs with an emerging function that includes assisting in chromatin dynamics. In this review, we explore the connections between circadian clock, chromatin remodeling, lncRNAs, and CRFH and how these impact rhythmicity, amplitude, period, and phase of circadian clock genes.
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Light and Circadian Signaling Pathway in Pregnancy: Programming of Adult Health and Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21062232. [PMID: 32210175 PMCID: PMC7139376 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21062232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2020] [Revised: 03/22/2020] [Accepted: 03/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Light is a crucial environmental signal that affects elements of human health, including the entrainment of circadian rhythms. A suboptimal environment during pregnancy can increase the risk of offspring developing a wide range of chronic diseases in later life. Circadian rhythm disruption in pregnant women may have deleterious consequences for their progeny. In the modern world, maternal chronodisruption can be caused by shift work, jet travel across time zones, mistimed eating, and excessive artificial light exposure at night. However, the impact of maternal chronodisruption on the developmental programming of various chronic diseases remains largely unknown. In this review, we outline the impact of light, the circadian clock, and circadian signaling pathways in pregnancy and fetal development. Additionally, we show how to induce maternal chronodisruption in animal models, examine emerging research demonstrating long-term negative implications for offspring health following maternal chronodisruption, and summarize current evidence related to light and circadian signaling pathway targeted therapies in pregnancy to prevent the development of chronic diseases in offspring.
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Lee C. CRY arrests Cop1 to regulate circadian rhythms in mammals. Cell Div 2019; 14:12. [PMID: 31700528 PMCID: PMC6825355 DOI: 10.1186/s13008-019-0055-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2019] [Accepted: 10/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Cryptochromes (CRYs) are UVA and blue light photoreceptors present in all major evolutionary lineages ranging from cyanobacteria to plants and animals, including mammals. In plants, blue light activates CRYs to induce photomorphogenesis by inhibiting the CRL4Cop1 E3 ligase complex which regulates the degradation of critical transcription factors involved in plant development and growth. However, in mammals, CRYs do not physically interact with Cop1, and of course mammals are not photomorphogenic, leading to the belief that the CRY-Cop1 axis is not conserved in mammals. This belief was recently overturned by Rizzini et al., who showed that although mammalian CRYs do not inhibit Cop1 activity in a light-dependent manner, they antagonize Cop1 activity by displacing Cop1 from CRL4 E3 ligase complex. Because CRYs oscillate, they act in a circadian manner resulting in daily oscillations in Cop1 substrates and the downstream pathways that they regulate. The conserved antagonism of Cop1 by CRY indicates that the CRY-Cop1 axis has an ancient origin, and was repurposed by evolution to regulate photomorphogenesis in plants and circadian rhythms in mammals.
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- Choogon Lee
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Program in Neuroscience, College of Medicine, Florida State University, 1115 West Call Street, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA
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Blond F, Léveillard T. Functional Genomics of the Retina to Elucidate its Construction and Deconstruction. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E4922. [PMID: 31590277 PMCID: PMC6801968 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20194922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2019] [Accepted: 10/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The retina is the light sensitive part of the eye and nervous tissue that have been used extensively to characterize the function of the central nervous system. The retina has a central position both in fundamental biology and in the physiopathology of neurodegenerative diseases. We address the contribution of functional genomics to the understanding of retinal biology by reviewing key events in their historical perspective as an introduction to major findings that were obtained through the study of the retina using genomics, transcriptomics and proteomics. We illustrate our purpose by showing that most of the genes of interest for retinal development and those involved in inherited retinal degenerations have a restricted expression to the retina and most particularly to photoreceptors cells. We show that the exponential growth of data generated by functional genomics is a future challenge not only in terms of storage but also in terms of accessibility to the scientific community of retinal biologists in the future. Finally, we emphasize on novel perspectives that emerge from the development of redox-proteomics, the new frontier in retinal biology.
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- Frédéric Blond
- Department of Genetics, Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision, 17 rue Moreau, F-75012 Paris, France.
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- Department of Genetics, Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision, 17 rue Moreau, F-75012 Paris, France.
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Disruption of the Molecular Circadian Clock and Cancer: An Epigenetic Link. Biochem Genet 2019; 58:189-209. [DOI: 10.1007/s10528-019-09938-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2019] [Accepted: 09/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Zhong Y, Ye Q, Chen C, Wang M, Wang H. Ezh2 promotes clock function and hematopoiesis independent of histone methyltransferase activity in zebrafish. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 46:3382-3399. [PMID: 29447387 PMCID: PMC5909462 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gky101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2017] [Accepted: 02/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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EZH2 is a subunit of polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) that silences gene transcription via H3K27me3 and was shown to be essential for mammalian liver circadian regulation and hematopoiesis through gene silencing. Much less, however, is known about how Ezh2 acts in live zebrafish. Here, we show that zebrafish ezh2 is regulated directly by the circadian clock via both E-box and RORE motif, while core circadian clock genes per1a, per1b, cry1aa and cry1ab are down-regulated in ezh2 null mutant and ezh2 morphant zebrafish, and either knockdown or overexpression of ezh2 alters locomotor rhythms, indicating that Ezh2 is required for zebrafish circadian regulation. In contrast to its canonical silencing function, zebrafish Ezh2 up-regulates these key circadian clock genes independent of histone methyltransferase activity by directly binding to key circadian clock proteins. Similarly, Ezh2 contributes to hematopoiesis by enhancing expression of hematopoietic genes such as cmyb and lck. Together, our findings demonstrate for the first time that Ezh2 acts in both circadian regulation and hematopoiesis independent of silencing PRC2.
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- Yingbin Zhong
- Center for Circadian Clocks, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, PR China.,School of Biology & Basic Medical Sciences, Medical College, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Center for Circadian Clocks, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, PR China.,School of Biology & Basic Medical Sciences, Medical College, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Center for Circadian Clocks, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, PR China.,School of Biology & Basic Medical Sciences, Medical College, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Center for Circadian Clocks, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, PR China.,School of Biology & Basic Medical Sciences, Medical College, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Center for Circadian Clocks, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, PR China.,School of Biology & Basic Medical Sciences, Medical College, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, PR China
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Lundberg L, Sienkiewicz Z, Anthony DC, Broom KA. Effects of 50 Hz magnetic fields on circadian rhythm control in mice. Bioelectromagnetics 2019; 40:250-259. [PMID: 30945762 PMCID: PMC6617993 DOI: 10.1002/bem.22188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2018] [Accepted: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Artificial light and power frequency magnetic fields are ubiquitous in the built environment. Light is a potent zeitgeber but it is unclear whether power frequency magnetic fields can influence circadian rhythm control. To study this possibility, 8-12-week-old male C57BL/6J mice were exposed for 30 min starting at zeitgeber time 14 (ZT14, 2 h into the dark period of the day) to 50 Hz magnetic fields at 580 μT using a pair of Helmholtz coils and/or a blue LED light at 700 lux or neither. Our experiments revealed an acute adrenal response to blue light, in terms of increased adrenal per1 gene expression, increased serum corticosterone levels, increased time spent sleeping, and decreased locomotor activity (in all cases, P < 0.0001) compared to an unexposed control group. There appeared to be no modulating effect of the magnetic fields on the response to light, and there was also no effect of the magnetic fields alone (in both cases, P > 0.05) except for a decrease in locomotor activity (P < 0.03). Gene expression of the cryptochromes cry1 and cry2 in the adrenals, liver, and hippocampus was also not affected by exposures (in all cases, P > 0.05). In conclusion, these results suggest that 50 Hz magnetic fields do not significantly affect the acute light response to a degree that can be detected in the adrenal response. Bioelectromagnetics. 2019;9999:XX-XX. © 2019 Bioelectromagnetics Society.
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- Louise Lundberg
- Public Health EnglandChiltonUnited Kingdom
- Department of PharmacologyUniversity of OxfordOxfordUnited Kingdom
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Singh K, Jha NK, Thakur A. Spatiotemporal chromatin dynamics - A telltale of circadian epigenetic gene regulation. Life Sci 2019; 221:377-391. [PMID: 30721705 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2019.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2018] [Revised: 01/27/2019] [Accepted: 02/01/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Over the course of evolution, nature has forced organisms under selection pressure to hardwire an internal time keeping device that defines 24 h of a daily cycle of physiological and behavioral rhythms, known as circadian rhythms. At the cellular level, the cycle is governed by significant fractions of transcriptomes, which are under the control of transcriptional and translational feedback loop of clock genes. Intriguingly, this feedback loop is regulated at multiple stratums such as at the transcriptional and translational levels, which direct a cell towards producing a robust rhythm by sustaining the repeated stoichiometry of protein products. Moreover, with the advent of state of the art paradigms, epigenetic regulation of circadian rhythms has been becoming more evident at present time. Light-induced recurring fluctuations in chromatin acetylation concurrent with the binding of RNA Pol II and integration of miRNAs monitor the chromatin modifiers or clock genes expression to drive temporal rhythmicity. Furthermore, CLOCK protein intrinsic histone acetyl transferase activity, the interaction of CLOCK-BMAL-1 with HAT enzymes, and the involvement of many histone deacetylases also maintain the rhythmic protein profile. Additionally, the critical role of the rhythmic methylation pattern of clock genes in battery of cancer and metabolic disorders also defines its importance. Therefore, in this review, we focused on accumulating all the present data available on epigenetics and circadian rhythms. Interestingly, we also gathered evidence from the available literature pinpointing towards the dynamic nature of chromatin architecture governed by long and short-range regulatory elements DNA contacts arising daily, that was thought to be steady otherwise.
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- Kunal Singh
- Department of Biotechnology, Noida Institute of Engineering & Technology (NIET), Greater Noida, India.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Noida Institute of Engineering & Technology (NIET), Greater Noida, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, India
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Sleep deprivation disrupts the lives of millions of people every day and has a profound impact on the molecular biology of the brain. These effects begin as changes within a neuron, at the DNA and RNA level, and result in alterations in neuronal plasticity and dysregulation of many cognitive functions including learning and memory. The epigenome plays a critical role in regulating gene expression in the context of memory storage. In this review article, we begin by describing the effects of epigenetic alterations on the regulation of gene expression, focusing on the most common epigenetic mechanisms: (i) DNA methylation; (ii) histone modifications; and (iii) non-coding RNAs. We then discuss evidence suggesting that sleep loss impacts the epigenome and that these epigenetic alterations might mediate the changes in cognition seen following disruption of sleep. The link between sleep and the epigenome is only beginning to be elucidated, but clear evidence exists that epigenetic alterations occur following sleep deprivation. In the future, these changes to the epigenome could be utilized as biomarkers of sleep loss or as therapeutic targets for sleep-related disorders.
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- Marie E Gaine
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Iowa Neuroscience Institute, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Iowa Neuroscience Institute, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Iowa Neuroscience Institute, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States
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Hsieh PN, Zhang L, Jain MK. Coordination of cardiac rhythmic output and circadian metabolic regulation in the heart. Cell Mol Life Sci 2018; 75:403-416. [PMID: 28825119 PMCID: PMC5765194 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-017-2606-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2017] [Revised: 07/13/2017] [Accepted: 08/02/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Over the course of a 24-h day, demand on the heart rises and falls with the sleep/wake cycles of the organism. Cardiac metabolism oscillates appropriately, with the relative contributions of major energy sources changing in a circadian fashion. The cardiac peripheral clock is hypothesized to drive many of these changes, yet the precise mechanisms linking the cardiac clock to metabolism remain a source of intense investigation. Here we summarize the current understanding of circadian alterations in cardiac metabolism and physiology, with an emphasis on novel findings from unbiased transcriptomic studies. Additionally, we describe progress in elucidating the links between the cardiac peripheral clock outputs and cardiac metabolism, as well as their implications for cardiac physiology.
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- Paishiun Nelson Hsieh
- Department of Medicine, Case Cardiovascular Research Institute, Case Western Reserve University, 2103 Cornell Road, Room 4-503, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Case Cardiovascular Research Institute, Case Western Reserve University, 2103 Cornell Road, Room 4-503, Cleveland, OH, USA.
- Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA.
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Shalaby NA, Pinzon JH, Narayanan AS, Jin EJ, Ritz MP, Dove RJ, Wolfenberg H, Rodan AR, Buszczak M, Rothenfluh A. JmjC domain proteins modulate circadian behaviors and sleep in Drosophila. Sci Rep 2018; 8:815. [PMID: 29339751 PMCID: PMC5770425 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-18989-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2017] [Accepted: 12/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Jumonji (JmjC) domain proteins are known regulators of gene expression and chromatin organization by way of histone demethylation. Chromatin modification and remodeling provides a means to modulate the activity of large numbers of genes, but the importance of this class of predicted histone-modifying enzymes for different aspects of post-developmental processes remains poorly understood. Here we test the function of all 11 non-lethal members in the regulation of circadian rhythms and sleep. We find loss of every Drosophila JmjC gene affects different aspects of circadian behavior and sleep in a specific manner. Together these findings suggest that the majority of JmjC proteins function as regulators of behavior, rather than controlling essential developmental programs.
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- Nevine A Shalaby
- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA.,Institute for Biology, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA.,Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA
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- Institute for Biology, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine - Division of Nephrology, Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, USA.,Molecular Medicine Program, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA. .,Molecular Medicine Program, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, USA. .,Department of Psychiatry, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, USA.
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Self-sustained and synchronized to environmental stimuli, circadian clocks are under genetic and epigenetic regulation. Recent findings have greatly increased our understanding of epigenetic plasticity governed by circadian clock. Thus, the link between circadian clock and epigenetic machinery is reciprocal. Circadian clock can affect epigenetic features including genomic DNA methylation, noncoding RNA, mainly miRNA expression, and histone modifications resulted in their 24-h rhythms. Concomitantly, these epigenetic events can directly modulate cyclic system of transcription and translation of core circadian genes and indirectly clock output genes. Significant findings interlocking circadian clock, epigenetics, and cancer have been revealed, particularly in breast, colorectal, and blood cancers. Aberrant methylation of circadian gene promoter regions and miRNA expression affected circadian gene expression, together with 24-h expression oscillation pace have been frequently observed.
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Griggs CA, Malm SW, Jaime-Frias R, Smith CL. Valproic acid disrupts the oscillatory expression of core circadian rhythm transcription factors. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2017; 339:110-120. [PMID: 29229235 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2017.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2017] [Revised: 12/04/2017] [Accepted: 12/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Valproic acid (VPA) is a well-established therapeutic used in treatment of seizure and mood disorders as well as migraines and a known hepatotoxicant. About 50% of VPA users experience metabolic disruptions, including weight gain, hyperlipidemia, and hyperinsulinemia, among others. Several of these metabolic abnormalities are similar to the effects of circadian rhythm disruption. In the current study, we examine the effect of VPA exposure on the expression of core circadian transcription factors that drive the circadian clock via a transcription-translation feedback loop. In cells with an unsynchronized clock, VPA simultaneously upregulated the expression of genes encoding core circadian transcription factors that regulate the positive and negative limbs of the feedback loop. Using low dose glucocorticoid, we synchronized cultured fibroblast cells to a circadian oscillatory pattern. Whether VPA was added at the time of synchronization or 12h later at CT12, we found that VPA disrupted the oscillatory expression of multiple genes encoding essential transcription factors that regulate circadian rhythm. Therefore, we conclude that VPA has a potent effect on the circadian rhythm transcription-translation feedback loop that may be linked to negative VPA side effects in humans. Furthermore, our study suggests potential chronopharmacology implications of VPA usage.
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- Chanel A Griggs
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, United States.
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Moravec CE, Yousef H, Kinney BA, Salerno-Eichenholz R, Monestime CM, Martin BL, Sirotkin HI. Zebrafish sin3b mutants are viable but have size, skeletal, and locomotor defects. Dev Dyn 2017; 246:946-955. [PMID: 28850761 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.24581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2017] [Revised: 07/12/2017] [Accepted: 08/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The transcriptional co-repressor Sin3 is highly conserved from yeast to vertebrates and has multiple roles controlling cell fate, cell cycle progression, and senescence programming. Sin3 proteins recruit histone deacetylases and other chromatin modifying factors to specific loci through interactions with transcription factors including Myc, Rest, p53 and E2F. Most vertebrates have two Sin3 family members (sin3a and sin3b), but zebrafish have a second sin3a paralogue. In mice, sin3a and sin3b are essential for embryonic development. Sin3b knockout mice show defects in growth as well as bone and blood differentiation. RESULTS To study the requirement for Sin3b during development, we disrupted zebrafish sin3b using CRISPR-Cas9, and studied the effects on early development and locomotor behavior. CONCLUSIONS Surprisingly, Sin3b is not essential in zebrafish. sin3b mutants show a decrease in fitness, small size, changes to locomotor behavior, and delayed bone development. We did not detect a role for Sin3b in cell proliferation. Our analysis of the sin3b mutant revealed a more nuanced requirement for zebrafish Sin3b than would be predicted from analysis of mutants in other species. Developmental Dynamics 246:946-955, 2017. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Cara E Moravec
- Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York.,Genetics Gradate Program Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York
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- Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York
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- Genetics Gradate Program Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York.,Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York
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- Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York.,Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York
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- Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York
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- Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York.,Genetics Gradate Program Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York
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The physiological identity of every cell is maintained by highly specific transcriptional networks that establish a coherent molecular program that is in tune with nutritional conditions. The regulation of cell-specific transcriptional networks is accomplished by an epigenetic program via chromatin-modifying enzymes, whose activity is directly dependent on metabolites such as acetyl-coenzyme A, S-adenosylmethionine, and NAD+, among others. Therefore, these nuclear activities are directly influenced by the nutritional status of the cell. In addition to nutritional availability, this highly collaborative program between epigenetic dynamics and metabolism is further interconnected with other environmental cues provided by the day-night cycles imposed by circadian rhythms. Herein, we review molecular pathways and their metabolites associated with epigenetic adaptations modulated by histone- and DNA-modifying enzymes and their responsiveness to the environment in the context of health and disease.
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mPer1 promotes morphine-induced locomotor sensitization and conditioned place preference via histone deacetylase activity. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2017; 234:1713-1724. [PMID: 28243713 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-017-4574-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2016] [Accepted: 02/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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RATIONALE Previous studies have shown that repeated exposure to drugs of abuse is associated with changes in clock genes expression and that mice strains with various mutations in clock genes show alterations in drug-induced behaviors. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to characterize the role of the clock gene mPer1 in the development of morphine-induced behaviors and a possible link to histone deacetylase (HDAC) activity. METHODS In Per1 Brdm1 null mutant mice and wild-type (WT) littermates, we examined whether there were any differences in the development of morphine antinociception, tolerance to antinociception, withdrawal, sensitization to locomotion, and conditioned place preference (CPP). RESULTS Per1 Brdm1 mutant mice did not show any difference in morphine antinociception, tolerance development, nor in physical withdrawal signs precipitated by naloxone administration compared to WT. However, morphine-induced locomotor sensitization and CPP were significantly impaired in Per1 Brdm1 mutant mice. Because a very similar dissociation between tolerance and dependence vs. sensitization and CPP was recently observed after the co-administration of morphine and the HDAC inhibitor sodium butyrate (NaBut), we studied a possible link between mPer1 and HDAC activity. As opposed to WT controls, Per1 Brdm1 mutant mice showed significantly enhanced striatal global HDAC activity within the striatum when exposed to a locomotor-sensitizing morphine administration regimen. Furthermore, the administration of the HDAC inhibitor NaBut restored the ability of morphine to promote locomotor sensitization and reward in Per1 Brdm1 mutant mice. CONCLUSIONS Our results reveal that although the mPer1 gene does not alter morphine-induced antinociception nor withdrawal, it plays a prominent role in the development of morphine-induced behavioral sensitization and reward via inhibitory modulation of striatal HDAC activity. These data suggest that PER1 inhibits deacetylation to promote drug-induced neuroplastic changes.
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Cardinal Epigenetic Role of non-coding Regulatory RNAs in Circadian Rhythm. Mol Neurobiol 2017; 55:3564-3576. [PMID: 28516429 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-017-0573-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2016] [Accepted: 04/25/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Circadian rhythm which governs basic physiological activities like sleeping, feeding and energy consumption is regulated by light-controlled central clock genes in the pacemaker neuron. The timekeeping machinery with unique transcriptional and post-transcriptional feedback loops is controlled by different small regulatory RNAs in the brain. Roles of the multiple neuronal genes, especially post-transcriptional regulation, splicing, polyadenylation, mature mRNA editing, and stability of translation products, are controlled by epigenetic activities orchestrated via small RNAs. Collectively, these mechanisms regulate clock and light-controlled genes for effecting pacemaker activity and entrainment. Regulatory small RNAs of the circadian circuit, timekeeping mechanism, synchronization of regular entrainment, oscillation, and rhythmicity are regulated by diversified RNA molecules. Regulatory small RNAs operate critical roles in brain activities including the neuronal clock activity. In this report, we propose the emergence of the earlier unexpected small RNAs for a historic perspective of epigenetic regulation of the brain clock system.
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Papazyan R, Zhang Y, Lazar MA. Genetic and epigenomic mechanisms of mammalian circadian transcription. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2017; 23:1045-1052. [PMID: 27922611 DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.3324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2016] [Accepted: 10/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The mammalian molecular clock comprises a complex network of transcriptional programs that integrates environmental signals with physiological pathways in a tissue-specific manner. Emerging technologies are extending knowledge of basic clock features by uncovering their underlying molecular mechanisms, thus setting the stage for a 'systems' view of the molecular clock. Here we discuss how recent data from genome-wide genetic and epigenetic studies have informed the understanding of clock function. In addition to its importance in human physiology and disease, the clock mechanism provides an ideal model to assess general principles of dynamic transcription regulation in vivo.
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- Romeo Papazyan
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism; Department of Medicine; Department of Genetics; and Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism; Department of Medicine; Department of Genetics; and Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism; Department of Medicine; Department of Genetics; and Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Mellor J. The molecular basis of metabolic cycles and their relationship to circadian rhythms. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2017; 23:1035-1044. [PMID: 27922609 DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.3311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2016] [Accepted: 09/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Metabolic cycles result from the partitioning of oxidative and reductive metabolism into rhythmic phases of gene expression and oscillating post-translational protein modifications. Relatively little is known about how these switches in gene expression are controlled, although recent studies have suggested that transcription itself may play a central role. This review explores the molecular basis of the metabolic and gene-expression oscillations in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, as well as how they relate to other biological time-keeping mechanisms, such as circadian rhythms.
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- Jane Mellor
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Mendoza-Viveros L, Bouchard-Cannon P, Hegazi S, Cheng AH, Pastore S, Cheng HYM. Molecular modulators of the circadian clock: lessons from flies and mice. Cell Mol Life Sci 2017; 74:1035-1059. [PMID: 27689221 PMCID: PMC11107503 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-016-2378-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2016] [Revised: 09/03/2016] [Accepted: 09/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Circadian timekeeping is a ubiquitous mechanism that enables organisms to maintain temporal coordination between internal biological processes and time of the local environment. The molecular basis of circadian rhythms lies in a set of transcription-translation feedback loops (TTFLs) that drives the rhythmic transcription of core clock genes, whose level and phase of expression serve as the marker of circadian time. However, it has become increasingly evident that additional regulatory mechanisms impinge upon the TTFLs to govern the properties and behavior of the circadian clock. Such mechanisms include changes in chromatin architecture, interactions with other transcription factor networks, post-transcriptional control by RNA modifications, alternative splicing and microRNAs, and post-translational regulation of subcellular trafficking and protein degradation. In this review, we will summarize the current knowledge of circadian clock regulation-from transcriptional to post-translational-drawing from literature pertaining to the Drosophila and murine circadian systems.
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- Lucia Mendoza-Viveros
- Department of Biology, University of Toronto Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Road, Mississauga, ON, L5L 1C6, Canada
- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, 25 Harbord Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3G5, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Toronto Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Road, Mississauga, ON, L5L 1C6, Canada
- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, 25 Harbord Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3G5, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Toronto Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Road, Mississauga, ON, L5L 1C6, Canada
- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, 25 Harbord Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3G5, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Toronto Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Road, Mississauga, ON, L5L 1C6, Canada
- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, 25 Harbord Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3G5, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Toronto Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Road, Mississauga, ON, L5L 1C6, Canada
- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, 25 Harbord Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3G5, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Toronto Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Road, Mississauga, ON, L5L 1C6, Canada.
- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, 25 Harbord Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3G5, Canada.
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Verwey M, Dhir S, Amir S. Circadian influences on dopamine circuits of the brain: regulation of striatal rhythms of clock gene expression and implications for psychopathology and disease. F1000Res 2016; 5. [PMID: 27635233 PMCID: PMC5007753 DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.9180.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Circadian clock proteins form an autoregulatory feedback loop that is central to the endogenous generation and transmission of daily rhythms in behavior and physiology. Increasingly, circadian rhythms in clock gene expression are being reported in diverse tissues and brain regions that lie outside of the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), the master circadian clock in mammals. For many of these extra-SCN rhythms, however, the region-specific implications are still emerging. In order to gain important insights into the potential behavioral, physiological, and psychological relevance of these daily oscillations, researchers have begun to focus on describing the neurochemical, hormonal, metabolic, and epigenetic contributions to the regulation of these rhythms. This review will highlight important sites and sources of circadian control within dopaminergic and striatal circuitries of the brain and will discuss potential implications for psychopathology and disease
. For example, rhythms in clock gene expression in the dorsal striatum are sensitive to changes in dopamine release, which has potential implications for Parkinson’s disease and drug addiction. Rhythms in the ventral striatum and limbic forebrain are sensitive to psychological and physical stressors, which may have implications for major depressive disorder. Collectively, a rich circadian tapestry has emerged that forces us to expand traditional views and to reconsider the psychopathological, behavioral, and physiological importance of these region-specific rhythms in brain areas that are not immediately linked with the regulation of circadian rhythms.
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- Michael Verwey
- Center for Studies in Behavioural Neurobiology, FRQS Groupe de Recherche en Neurobiologie Comportementale, Concorida University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Center for Studies in Behavioural Neurobiology, FRQS Groupe de Recherche en Neurobiologie Comportementale, Concorida University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Rawashdeh O, Jilg A, Maronde E, Fahrenkrug J, Stehle JH. Period1gates the circadian modulation of memory-relevant signaling in mouse hippocampus by regulating the nuclear shuttling of the CREB kinase pP90RSK. J Neurochem 2016; 138:731-45. [DOI: 10.1111/jnc.13689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2016] [Revised: 05/24/2016] [Accepted: 05/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Oliver Rawashdeh
- Institute of Cellular and Molecular Anatomy; Dr. Senckenbergische Anatomie; Goethe-University; Frankfurt Germany
- School of Biomedical Sciences; University of Queensland; St Lucia Qld Australia
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- Institute of Cellular and Molecular Anatomy; Dr. Senckenbergische Anatomie; Goethe-University; Frankfurt Germany
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- Institute of Cellular and Molecular Anatomy; Dr. Senckenbergische Anatomie; Goethe-University; Frankfurt Germany
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry; Bispebjerg Hospital, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen Denmark
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- Institute of Cellular and Molecular Anatomy; Dr. Senckenbergische Anatomie; Goethe-University; Frankfurt Germany
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Establishment of an in vitro cell line experimental system for the study of inhalational anesthetic mechanisms. Neurosci Lett 2016; 620:163-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2016.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2015] [Revised: 03/23/2016] [Accepted: 04/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Bose S, Ganguly S, Kumar S, Boockfor FR. A Pit-1 Binding Site Adjacent to E-box133 in the Rat PRL Promoter is Necessary for Pulsatile Gene Expression Activity. Neurochem Res 2016; 41:1390-400. [PMID: 26875730 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-016-1843-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2015] [Revised: 12/16/2015] [Accepted: 01/22/2016] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Recent evidence reveals that prolactin gene expression (PRL-GE) in mammotropes occurs in pulses, but the molecular process(es) underlying this phenomenon remains unclear. Earlier, we have identified an E-box (E-box133) in the rat PRL promoter that binds several circadian elements and is critical for this dynamic process. Preliminary analysis revealed a Pit-1 binding site (P2) located immediately adjacent to this E-box133 raising the possibility that some type of functional relationship may exist between these two promoter regions. In this study, using serum shocked GH3 cell culture system to synchronize PRL-GE activity, we determined that Pit-1 gene expression occurred in pulses with time phases similar to that for PRL. Interestingly, EMSA analysis not only confirmed Pit-1 binding to the P2 site, but also revealed an interaction with factor(s) binding to the adjacent E-box133 promoter element. Additionally, down-regulation of Pit-1 by siRNA reduced PRL levels during pulse periods. Thus, using multiple evidences, our results demonstrate clearly that the Pit-1 P2 site is necessary for PRL-GE elaboration. Furthermore, the proximity of this critical Pit-1 binding site (P2) and the E-box133 element coupled with the evidences of a site-to-site protein interactions suggest that the process of PRL-GE pulse activity might involve more dynamic and intricate cross-talks between promoter elements that may span some, or all, of the proximal region of the PRL promoter in driving its pulsatile expression.
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- Sudeep Bose
- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Sector-125, Noida, UP, 201313, India. .,Laboratory of Molecular Dynamics, Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA.
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, 254 Okhla Industrial Estate, Phase III, New Delhi, 110020, India
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Sector-125, Noida, UP, 201313, India
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- Laboratory of Molecular Dynamics, Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
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Sassone-Corsi P. The Epigenetic and Metabolic Language of the Circadian Clock. RESEARCH AND PERSPECTIVES IN ENDOCRINE INTERACTIONS 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-27069-2_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Masri S, Orozco-Solis R, Aguilar-Arnal L, Cervantes M, Sassone-Corsi P. Coupling circadian rhythms of metabolism and chromatin remodelling. Diabetes Obes Metab 2015; 17 Suppl 1:17-22. [PMID: 26332964 PMCID: PMC4732882 DOI: 10.1111/dom.12509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2015] [Accepted: 05/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The circadian clock controls a large variety of neuronal, endocrine, behavioural and physiological responses in mammals. This control is exerted in large part at the transcriptional level on genes expressed in a cyclic manner. A highly specialized transcriptional machinery based on clock regulatory factors organized in feedback autoregulatory loops governs a significant portion of the genome. These oscillations in gene expression are paralleled by critical events of chromatin remodelling that appear to provide plasticity to circadian regulation. Specifically, the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD)(+) -dependent deacetylases SIRT1 and SIRT6 have been linked to circadian control of gene expression. This, and additional accumulating evidence, shows that the circadian epigenome appears to share intimate links with cellular metabolic processes and has remarkable plasticity showing reprogramming in response to nutritional challenges. In addition to SIRT1 and SIRT6, a number of chromatin remodellers have been implicated in clock control, including the histone H3K4 tri-methyltransferase MLL1. Deciphering the molecular mechanisms that link metabolism, epigenetic control and circadian responses will provide valuable insights towards innovative strategies of therapeutic intervention.
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Adewoye AB, Kyriacou CP, Tauber E. Identification and functional analysis of early gene expression induced by circadian light-resetting in Drosophila. BMC Genomics 2015; 16:570. [PMID: 26231660 PMCID: PMC4521455 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-015-1787-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2015] [Accepted: 07/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The environmental light-dark cycle is the dominant cue that maintains 24-h biological rhythms in multicellular organisms. In Drosophila, light entrainment is mediated by the photosensitive protein CRYPTOCHROME, but the role and extent of transcription regulation in light resetting of the dipteran clock is yet unknown. Given the broad transcriptional changes in response to light previously identified in mammals, we have sought to analyse light-induced global transcriptional changes in the fly's head by using Affymetrix microarrays. Flies were subjected to a 30-min light pulse during the early night (3 h after lights-off), a stimulus which causes a substantial phase delay of the circadian rhythm. We then analysed changes in gene expression 1 h after the light stimulus. RESULTS We identified 200 genes whose transcripts were significantly altered in response to the light pulse at a false discovery rate cut-off of 10%. Analysis of these genes and their biological functions suggests the involvement of at least six biological processes in light-induced delay phase shifts of rhythmic activities. These processes include signalling, ion channel transport, receptor activity, synaptic organisation, signal transduction, and chromatin remodelling. Using RNAi, the expression of 22 genes was downregulated in the clock neurons, leading to significant effects on circadian output. For example, while continuous light normally causes arrhythmicity in wild-type flies, the knockdown of Kr-h1, Nipped-A, Thor, nrv1, Nf1, CG11155 (ionotropic glutamate receptor), and Fmr1 resulted in flies that were rhythmic, suggesting a disruption in the light input pathway to the clock. CONCLUSIONS Our analysis provides a first insight into the early responsive genes that are activated by light and their contribution to light resetting of the Drosophila clock. The analysis suggests multiple domains and pathways that might be associated with light entrainment, including a mechanism that was represented by a light-activated set of chromatin remodelling genes.
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- Adeolu B Adewoye
- Department of Genetics, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK.
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- Department of Genetics, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK.
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- Department of Genetics, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK.
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Proietto M, Bianchi MM, Ballario P, Brenna A. Epigenetic and Posttranslational Modifications in Light Signal Transduction and the Circadian Clock in Neurospora crassa. Int J Mol Sci 2015; 16:15347-83. [PMID: 26198228 PMCID: PMC4519903 DOI: 10.3390/ijms160715347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2015] [Revised: 06/24/2015] [Accepted: 06/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Blue light, a key abiotic signal, regulates a wide variety of physiological processes in many organisms. One of these phenomena is the circadian rhythm presents in organisms sensitive to the phase-setting effects of blue light and under control of the daily alternation of light and dark. Circadian clocks consist of autoregulatory alternating negative and positive feedback loops intimately connected with the cellular metabolism and biochemical processes. Neurospora crassa provides an excellent model for studying the molecular mechanisms involved in these phenomena. The White Collar Complex (WCC), a blue-light receptor and transcription factor of the circadian oscillator, and Frequency (FRQ), the circadian clock pacemaker, are at the core of the Neurospora circadian system. The eukaryotic circadian clock relies on transcriptional/translational feedback loops: some proteins rhythmically repress their own synthesis by inhibiting the activity of their transcriptional factors, generating self-sustained oscillations over a period of about 24 h. One of the basic mechanisms that perpetuate self-sustained oscillations is post translation modification (PTM). The acronym PTM generically indicates the addition of acetyl, methyl, sumoyl, or phosphoric groups to various types of proteins. The protein can be regulatory or enzymatic or a component of the chromatin. PTMs influence protein stability, interaction, localization, activity, and chromatin packaging. Chromatin modification and PTMs have been implicated in regulating circadian clock function in Neurospora. Research into the epigenetic control of transcription factors such as WCC has yielded new insights into the temporal modulation of light-dependent gene transcription. Here we report on epigenetic and protein PTMs in the regulation of the Neurospora crassa circadian clock. We also present a model that illustrates the molecular mechanisms at the basis of the blue light control of the circadian clock.
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- Marco Proietto
- Department of Biology and Biotechnologies "Charles Darwin", Sapienza-University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, Rome 00185, Italy.
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnologies "Charles Darwin", Sapienza-University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, Rome 00185, Italy.
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnologies "Charles Darwin", Sapienza-University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, Rome 00185, Italy.
- Pasteur Institute, Cenci Bolognetti Foundation and Department of Biology and Biotechnology "Charles Darwin", Sapienza-University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, Rome 00185, Italy.
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnologies "Charles Darwin", Sapienza-University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, Rome 00185, Italy.
- Pasteur Institute, Cenci Bolognetti Foundation and Department of Biology and Biotechnology "Charles Darwin", Sapienza-University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, Rome 00185, Italy.
- Department of Biology, Division of Biochemistry, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 5, Fribourg 1700, Switzerland.
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Hematopoiesis is characterized by a lifelong balance between hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) self-renewal and differentiation into mature blood populations. Proper instruction of cell fate decisions requires tight homeostatic regulation of transcriptional programs through a combination of epigenetic modifications, management of cis-regulatory elements, and transcription factor activity. Recent work has focused on integrating biochemical, genetic, and evolutionary data sets to gain further insight into these regulatory components. Long noncoding RNA (lncRNA), post-translational modifications of transcription factors, and circadian rhythm add additional layers of complexity. These analyses have provided a wealth of information, much of which has been made available through public databases. Elucidating the regulatory processes that govern hematopoietic transcriptional programs is expected to provide useful insights into hematopoiesis that may be applied broadly across tissue types while enabling the discovery and implementation of therapeutics to treat human disease.
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- David E Muench
- Division of Immunobiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Division of Immunobiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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