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MMP-9-dependent proteolysis of the histone H3 N-terminal tail, a critical epigenetic step in driving oncogenic transcription and colon tumorigenesis


ABSTRACT: The matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) is a member of the MMP family and has been recently identified as a nuclear protease capable of clipping histone H3 N-terminal tails (H3NT). This MMP-9-dependent H3NT proteolysis is critical for establishing active state of gene transcription during osteoclast differentiation and melanoma development. However, whether H3NT cleavage by MMP-9 plays a similar role in other cellular events has not been explored. Here we dissect the functional contribution of MMP-9-dependent H3NT clipping to colonic tumorigenesis by using a combination of genome-wide transcriptome data, ChIP/ChIPac-qPCR, CRISPR/dCas9 gene-targeting system, and in vivo xenograft models. We show that MMP-9 is overexpressed in colon cancer cells and catalyzes H3NT proteolysis to drive transcriptional activation of growth stimulatory genes. Our studies using knockdown and inhibition approaches clearly indicate that MMP-9 mediates transcriptional activation and promote colonic tumorigenesis in a manner dependent on its protease activity toward H3NT. Remarkably, artificial H3NT proteolysis at target gene promoters with dCAS9-MMP-9 is sufficient for establishing their transcriptional competence in colon cancer cells, underscoring the importance of MMP-9-dependent H3NT proteolysis per se in transactivation process. Our data establish new functions and mechanisms for MMP-9 in driving oncogenic transcription program in colon cancer through H3NT proteolysis and demonstrate how this epigenetic pathway can be exploited as a potential therapeutic target for cancer treatment.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE242924 | GEO | 2024/07/18

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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