Inhibition of H3K4 demethylation induces autophagy in cancer cell lines
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ABSTRACT: Epigenetic factors and related small molecules have emerged to be strongly involved in autophagy process. Here we report that two inhibitors of histone H3K4 demethylase KDM1A/LSD1, 2-PCPA and GSK-LSD1, are able to induce autophagy in multiple cell lines. The two small molecules induced accumulation of LC3II, formation of autophagosome, fusion of autophagosome with lysosome and SQSTM1/p62 degradation. 2-PCPA treatment inhibits cell proliferation through cell cycle arrest but not inducing cell death. Exogenous expression of KDM1A/LSD1 impaired the autophagic phenotypes triggered by 2-PCPA. The autophagy induced by 2-PCPA requires LC3-II processing machinery. But depletion of BECN1 and ULK1 with siRNA did not affect the LC3-II accumulation triggered by 2-PCPA. 2-PCPA treatment induces the change of global gene expression program, including a series of autophagy-related genes, such as SQSTM1/p62. Taken together, our data indicate that KDM1A/LSD1 inhibitors induce autophagy through affecting the expression of autophagy-related genes and in a BECN1-independent manner.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE89672 | GEO | 2017/11/07
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA352870
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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