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Project description:Aberrant epigenetic reprogramming is one of the major barriers for somatic cell reprogramming. Although our previous study has demonstrated that KDM6A, a H3K27me3 demethylase, could improve nuclear reprogramming efficiency, but its role in somatic cell reprogramming and the mechanism remain unclear. In this study, we demonstrated that overexpression of Kdm6a could improve iPSC reprogramming efficiency in a demethylase enzymatic activity-dependent manner. And Kdm6a overexpression changed the gene expression profile and metabolic pattern through erasing the repressive H3K27me3 in fibroblast. Besides, we proved that KDM6A could promote IL-6 expression in MEF cells and the secreted IL-6 also could improve iPSC reprogramming efficiency. Furthermore, we found that KDM6A could promote PTEN expression, further regulate p-AKT and p-mTOR levels, which favor the reprogramming, and interference of PTEN could counteracted the promotion effect of KDM6A. Taken together, our data revealed that KDM6A could promote iPSC reprogramming efficiency by accelerate the change of gene expression profile and metabolic pattern in a demethylation-activity-dependent manner, which may give insight to the relationship between epigenetic modification and somatic cell reprogramming.
2021-10-20 | GSE138816 | GEO
Project description:Aberrant epigenetic reprogramming is one of the major barriers for somatic cell reprogramming. Although our previous study has demonstrated that KDM6A, a H3K27me3 demethylase, could improve nuclear reprogramming efficiency, but its role in somatic cell reprogramming and the mechanism remain unclear. In this study, we demonstrated that overexpression of Kdm6a could improve iPSC reprogramming efficiency in a demethylase enzymatic activity-dependent manner. And Kdm6a overexpression changed the gene expression profile and metabolic pattern through erasing the repressive H3K27me3 in fibroblast. Besides, we proved that KDM6A could promote IL-6 expression in MEF cells and the secreted IL-6 also could improve iPSC reprogramming efficiency. Furthermore, we found that KDM6A could promote PTEN expression, further regulate p-AKT and p-mTOR levels, which favor the reprogramming, and interference of PTEN could counteracted the promotion effect of KDM6A. Taken together, our data revealed that KDM6A could promote iPSC reprogramming efficiency by accelerate the change of gene expression profile and metabolic pattern in a demethylation-activity-dependent manner, which may give insight to the relationship between epigenetic modification and somatic cell reprogramming.
2021-10-20 | GSE138815 | GEO
Project description:Histone demethylase KDM6A promotes somatic cell reprogramming by epigenetically regulate PTEN and IL-6 signal pathway
| PRJNA577415 | ENA
Project description:Histone demethylase KDM6A promotes somatic cell reprogramming by epigenetically regulate PTEN and IL-6 signal pathway [RNA-seq]
| PRJNA577418 | ENA
Project description:Histone demethylase KDM6A promotes somatic cell reprogramming by epigenetically regulate PTEN and IL-6 signal pathway [ChIP-seq]
| PRJNA577419 | ENA
Project description:Despite the availability of vaccines, human papillomavirus (HPV) infections remain a cause of significant cancer morbidity and mortality. We have previously shown that HPV16 E7 associates with and diminishes E2F6-containing polycomb repressive complexes. Here, we show that repressive trimethyl marks on lysine 27 of histone 3, which are necessary for binding of polycomb repressive complexes, are decreased in HPV16 E7-expressing cells and HPV16-positive cervical lesions. This is caused by transcriptional induction of the KDM6A and KDM6B histone 3 lysine 27-specific demethylases. HPV16 E7-mediated KDM6B induction accounts for expression of the cervical cancer biomarker, p16(INK4A). Moreover, KDM6A- and KDM6B-responsive Homeobox genes are expressed at significantly higher levels, suggesting that HPV16 E7 results in reprogramming of host epithelial cells. These effects are independent of the ability of E7 to inhibit the retinoblastoma tumor suppressor protein. Most importantly, these effects are reversed when E7 expression is silenced, indicating that this pathway may have prognostic and/or therapeutic significance.
| S-EPMC3033314 | biostudies-literature
Project description:Metformin, the first drug chosen to be tested in a clinical trial aimed to target the biology of aging per se, has been clinically exploited for decades in the absence of a complete understanding of its therapeutic targets or chemical determinants. We here outline a systematic chemoinformatics approach to computationally predict biomolecular targets of metformin. Using several structure- and ligand-based software tools and reference databases containing 1,300,000 chemical compounds and more than 9,000 binding sites protein cavities, we identified 41 putative metformin targets including several epigenetic modifiers such as the member of the H3K27me3-specific demethylase subfamily, KDM6A/UTX. AlphaScreen and AlphaLISA assays confirmed the ability of metformin to inhibit the demethylation activity of purified KDM6A/UTX enzyme. Structural studies revealed that metformin might occupy the same set of residues involved in H3K27me3 binding and demethylation within the catalytic pocket of KDM6A/UTX. Millimolar metformin augmented global levels of H3K27me3 in cultured cells, including reversion of global loss of H3K27me3 occurring in premature aging syndromes, irrespective of mitochondrial complex I or AMPK. Pharmacological doses of metformin in drinking water or intraperitoneal injection significantly elevated the global levels of H3K27me3 in the hepatic tissue of low-density lipoprotein receptor-deficient mice and in the tumor tissues of highly aggressive breast cancer xenograft-bearing mice. Moreover, nondiabetic breast cancer patients receiving oral metformin in addition to standard therapy presented an elevated level of circulating H3K27me3. Our biocomputational approach coupled to experimental validation reveals that metformin might directly regulate the biological machinery of aging by targeting core chromatin modifiers of the epigenome.
| S-EPMC6052472 | biostudies-literature
Project description:Lysine demethylase 6A (KDM6A), also known as UTX, belongs to the KDM6 family of histone H3 lysine 27 (H3K27) demethylases, which also includes UTY and KDM6B (JMJD3). The KDM6A protein contains six tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR) domains and an enzymatic Jumonji C (JmjC) domain that catalyzes the removal of di- and trimethylation on H3K27. KDM6A physically associates with histone H3 lysine 4 monomethyltransferases MLL3 (KMT2C) and MLL4 (KMT2D). Since its identification as an H3K27 demethylase in 2007, studies have reported KDM6A's critical roles in cell differentiation, development, and cancer. KDM6A is important for differentiation of embryonic stem cells and development of various tissues. Mutations of KDM6A cause Kabuki syndrome. KDM6A is frequently mutated in cancers and functions as a tumor suppressor. KDM6A is redundant with UTY and functions largely independently of its demethylase activity. It regulates gene expression, likely through the associated transcription factors and MLL3/4 on enhancers. However, KDM6A enzymatic activity is required in certain cellular contexts. Functional redundancy between H3K27 demethylase activities of KDM6A and KDM6B in vivo has yet to be determined. Further understanding of KDM6A functions and working mechanisms will provide more insights into enhancer regulation and may help generate novel therapeutic approaches to treat KDM6A-related diseases.
| S-EPMC7523656 | biostudies-literature
Project description:Di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) is a kind of ubiquitous chemical linked to hormonal disruptions that affects male reproductive system. However, the mechanism of DBP-induced germ cells toxicity remains unclear. Here, we demonstrate that DBP induces reduction of proliferation, increase of apoptosis and DNA damage dependent on the PTEN/AKT pathway. Mechanistically, DBP decreases PTEN promoter methylation and increases its transcriptional activity, leading to increased PTEN expression. Notably, DNMT3b is confirmed as a target of miR-29b and miR-29b-mediated status of PTEN methylation is involved in the effects of DBP treatment. Meanwhile, DBP decreases AKT pathway expression via increasing PTEN expression. In addition, the fact that DBP decreases the sperm number and the percentage of motile and progressive sperm is associated with downregulated AKT pathway and sperm flagellum-related genes. Collectively, these findings indicate that DBP induces aberrant PTEN demethylation, leading to inhibition of the AKT pathway, which contributes to the reproductive toxicity.
| S-EPMC6450951 | biostudies-literature
Project description:Reprogramming somatic cells to induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells has been accomplished by expressing pluripotency factors and oncogenes, but the low frequency and tendency to induce malignant transformation compromise the clinical utility of this powerful approach. We address both issues by investigating the mechanisms limiting reprogramming efficiency in somatic cells. Here we show that reprogramming factors can activate the p53 (also known as Trp53 in mice, TP53 in humans) pathway. Reducing signalling to p53 by expressing a mutated version of one of its negative regulators, by deleting or knocking down p53 or its target gene, p21 (also known as Cdkn1a), or by antagonizing reprogramming-induced apoptosis in mouse fibroblasts increases reprogramming efficiency. Notably, decreasing p53 protein levels enabled fibroblasts to give rise to iPS cells capable of generating germline-transmitting chimaeric mice using only Oct4 (also known as Pou5f1) and Sox2. Furthermore, silencing of p53 significantly increased the reprogramming efficiency of human somatic cells. These results provide insights into reprogramming mechanisms and suggest new routes to more efficient reprogramming while minimizing the use of oncogenes.
| S-EPMC2735889 | biostudies-literature