MAP3K4 Kinase Activity Controls Chromatin Remodelers for Transitions Between Epithelial and Mesenchymal Phenotypes in Trophoblast Stem Cells
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE92426 | GEO | 2017/03/07
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA357548
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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Project description:MAP3K4 is a serine/threonine kinase that regulates epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT). Trophoblast stem (TS) cells lacking MAP3K4 kinase activity (TSKI4 cells) are in an intermediate state of EMT, having reduced epithelial and increased mesenchymal marker expression. Reduced epithelial gene expression in TSKI4 cells was due to loss of H2BK5 promoter acetylation catalyzed by the histone acetyltransferase CBP. Herein, we show that MAP3K4 also regulates the ubiquitination and degradation of the deacetylase HDAC6. Due to the loss of MAP3K4 kinase activity, TSKI4 cells have elevated HDAC6 expression and activity. Knockdown of HDAC6 in TSKI4 cells restores epithelial features, defining HDAC6 as a key regulator of EMT controlled by MAP3K4. HDAC6 promotes EMT by directly deacetylating H2BK5 on promoters of tight junction genes claudin6 and occludin, inhibiting their expression. Thus, MAP3K4 is a master regulator that coordinates chromatin modifiers, CBP and HDAC6, to regulate the transition between epithelial and mesenchymal states.
2017-03-07 | GSE92425 | GEO
Project description:MAP3K4 Kinase Activity Controls Chromatin Remodelers for Transitions Between Epithelial and Mesenchymal Phenotypes in Trophoblast Stem Cells
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Project description: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 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 reveals previously unrecognized genes potentially contributing to breast cancer.
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Project description: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.
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Project description:Coordinated gene expression is required for phenotypic switching between epithelial and mesenchymal phenotypes during normal development and in disease states. Trophoblast stem (TS) cells undergo epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) during implantation and placentation. Mechanisms coordinating gene expression during these processes are poorly understood. We have previously demonstrated that MAP3K4-regulated chromatin modifiers CBP and HDAC6 each regulate thousands of genes during EMT in TS cells. Here we show that CBP and HDAC6 coordinate expression of only 183 genes predicted to be critical regulators of phenotypic switching. The highest-ranking co-regulated gene is the NF-κB family member Rel. Although NF-κB is primarily regulated post-transcriptionally, CBP and HDAC6 control Rel transcript levels by binding Rel regulatory regions and controlling histone acetylation. REL re-expression in mesenchymal-like TS cells induces a mesenchymal-epithelial transition. Importantly, REL forms a feedback loop, blocking HDAC6 expression and nuclear localization. Together, our work defines a developmental program coordinating phenotypic switching.
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