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MAP3K4/CBP Regulated H2B acetylation Controls Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Trophoblast Stem Cells

ABSTRACT: Epithelial stem cells self-renew while maintaining multipotency, but the dependence of stem cell properties on maintenance of the epithelial phenotype is unclear. We previously showed that trophoblast stem (TS) cells lacking the protein kinase MAP3K4 maintain properties of both stemness and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Here, we show that MAP3K4 controls the activity of the histone acetyltransferase CBP, and that acetylation of histone H2B by CBP is specifically required to maintain the epithelial phenotype. Combined loss of MAP3K4/CBP activity represses expression of epithelial genes and causes TS cells to undergo EMT while maintaining their self-renewal and multipotency properties. The expression profile of MAP3K4 deficient TS cells defines an H2B acetylation regulated gene signature that closely overlaps with that of human breast cancer cells. Taken together, our data define an epigenetic switch that maintains the epithelial phenotype in TS cells and reveal previously unrecognized genes potentially contributing to breast cancer. Three separate trophoblast stem (TS) cell conditions were compared to define the gene expression changes that occur with the induction of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in TS cells. These conditions were TS cells differentiated for 4 days (T^Diff), TS cells differentiated for 4-days and isolated following invasion through Matrigel (T^Inv), and TS cells with an inactive MAP3K4 (TS^KI4). All conditions were normalized to wild-type control TS cells (TS^WT). T^Diff and T^Inv were analyzed in triplicate. TS^KI4 was analyzed in duplicate in two independent biological replicates.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

SUBMITTER: Gary Johnson

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-27883 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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MAP3K4/CBP-regulated H2B acetylation controls epithelial-mesenchymal transition in trophoblast stem cells.

Abell Amy N AN Jordan Nicole Vincent NV Huang Weichun W Prat Aleix A Midland Alicia A AA Johnson Nancy L NL Granger Deborah A DA Mieczkowski Piotr A PA Perou Charles M CM Gomez Shawn M SM Li Leping L Johnson Gary L GL

Cell stem cell 20110501 5

Epithelial stem cells self-renew while maintaining multipotency, but the dependence of stem cell properties on maintenance of the epithelial phenotype is unclear. We previously showed that trophoblast stem (TS) cells lacking the protein kinase MAP3K4 maintain properties of both stemness and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Here, we show that MAP3K4 controls the activity of the histone acetyltransferase CBP, and that acetylation of histones H2A and H2B by CBP is required to maintain the e ...[more]

PMID: 21549327

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MAP3K4/CBP Regulated H2B acetylation Controls Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Trophoblast Stem Cells

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MAP3K4/CBP-regulated H2B acetylation controls epithelial-mesenchymal transition in trophoblast stem cells.

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