Project description:The role of histone lysine methylation in estrogen receptor-alpha (ERα)-activated transcription is highly context-specific and poorly understood. Here, we show that lysine demethylase 1 (LSD1) mediates loss of H3 lysine 4 dimethylation (H3K4me2) in coordination with tripartite-motif-containing protein 24 (TRIM24)- regulated growth of breaset cancer-derived cells. We performed global profiling of histone H3K4me2 in comparison to genome-wide binding of TRIM24 in MCF7 cells when estrogen is depleted or added. We found specific subsets of genes with functions in transcription and cell proliferation are depleted of H3K4me2 at TRIM24 binding sites. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) analyses over a time course of estrogen induction revealed cyclic demethylation of H3K4me2, LSD1, TRIM24 and ERα binding. Inhibition of LSD1 enzymatic activity led to increased H3K4me2 and decreased estrogen response of TRIM24-dependent genes. Additon of a small molecule inhibitor of the TRIM24 bromodomain or depletion of TRIM24 expression amplified the impact of LSD1 inhbition as measured by survival and proliferation of MCF7 cells, suggesting that combinatorial inhibition of LSD1 and TRIM24 may be effective in targeting ER-positive breast cancers.
Project description:ChIP-seq analysis of methylated H3K4 in LSD1-inhibited C2C12 cells. We found that LSD1 widely regulates the methylation levels of H3K4. Results provide insight into the molecular mechanisms of regulation of histone modification in myogenesis.
Project description:To understand the role of LSD1 in regulating histone H3K4 methylation status, ChIP-seq analyse of mono- and di-methylated H3K4 in LSD1-KD HEL cells were performed. The analyses revealed demethylation of H3K4me1 and H3K4me2 by LSD1 at regulatory regions including CEBPA gene enhancer.
Project description:TRIM24 PHD-Bromo domains exhibit preferential binding to unmethylated H3K4 and acetylated H3K27. TRIM24 is a co-activator of estrogen receptor (ER). The results suggest that specific ER-binding sites are depleted of H3K4me2 with estrogen treatment. TRIM24 binds these sites preferentially and facilitates ER-regulated gene expression, cell survival and proliferation. ChIP performed on MCF7 cells +/- estrogen with antibodies against ER, TRIM24 and H3K4me2. ChIP assays of ER, co-activator TRIM24 and H3K4me2 were performed with two concentrations of antibody, without and 6h with estrogen treatment of MCF7 cells. Antibody-enriched samples were sequenced two times, and compared to an IgG negative control and Input. Enriched DNA sequenced by Illumina Solexa.
Project description:TRIM24 PHD-Bromo domains exhibit preferential binding to unmethylated H3K4 and acetylated H3K27. TRIM24 is a co-activator of estrogen receptor (ER). The results suggest that specific ER-binding sites are depleted of H3K4me2 with estrogen treatment. TRIM24 binds these sites preferentially and facilitates ER-regulated gene expression, cell survival and proliferation.
Project description:During brain development, histone-modifying enzymes play an important role by orchestrating transcriptional programs that regulate neuronal maturation. Lysine-Specific Demethylase 1 (LSD1, also named as KDM1A) functions as a transcriptional repressor by removing methyl groups at lysine 4 of histone H3 (H3K4). In neurons, alternative splicing can include an additional exon (exon E8a) within LSD1 transcripts, generating a LSD1+8a neuro-specific isoform. We here report that LSD1+8a isoform does not have the intrinsic ability to demethylate H3K4. LSD1+8a functions as a co-activator on its target genes by removing H3K9 repressive histone marks. We identify the supervillin protein (SVIL) as a LSD1+8a interacting partner and demonstrate that SVIL protein regulates neuronal maturation by controlling LSD1+8a mediated H3K9 demethylation. Thus, our results show that alternative splicing provides a genius mechanism by which LSD1 isoforms can acquire a dual specificity (H3K9 vs H3K4) and therefore differentially control specific gene expression patterns during brain development. In order to find some LSD1+8a regulated genes at differentiated SH-SY5Y cell lines, we infected SH-SY5Y with control or LSD1+8a shRNA, then induced differentiation with RA and BDNF, (Retinoic acid (RA) (Sigma) was added at a final concentration of 10 μM the next day after plating. After 4 days, the cells were washed three times with PBS and incubated with 50 ng/mL of Brain Derived Neural Factor (BDNF) (Millipore) in serum-free medium for 3 days), we extracted RNA from BDNF induced SH-SY5Y cells for expression analysis.Duplicates were included for Affymetrix Human transcriptome version 2 array.
Project description:The histone demethylase LSD1 is deregulated in several tumors, including leukemias, providing the rationale for the clinical use of LSD1 inhibitors. In acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), pharmacological doses of retinoic acid (RA) induce differentiation of APL cells through degradation of the PML-RAR oncogene. APL cells are resistant to LSD1 inhibition or knock-out, but LSD1 inhibition sensitizes them to physiological doses of RA without altering the stability of PML-RAR, and extends survival of leukemic mice upon RA treatment. Non-enzymatic activities of LSD1 are essential to block differentiation of leukemic cells, while the combination of LSD1 inhibitors (or LSD1 knock-out) with low doses of RA releases a differentiation-associated gene expression program, not strictly dependent on changes in histone H3K4 methylation (known substrate of LSD1). An integrated proteomic/epigenomic/mutational analysis showed that LSD1 inhibitors alter the recruitment of LSD1-containing complexes to chromatin through inhibition of the interaction between LSD1 and GFI1, a relevant transcription factor in hematopoiesis.
Project description:During brain development, histone-modifying enzymes play an important role by orchestrating transcriptional programs that regulate neuronal maturation. Lysine-Specific Demethylase 1 (LSD1, also named as KDM1A) functions as a transcriptional repressor by removing methyl groups at lysine 4 of histone H3 (H3K4). In neurons, alternative splicing can include an additional exon (exon E8a) within LSD1 transcripts, generating a LSD1+8a neuro-specific isoform. We here report that LSD1+8a isoform does not have the intrinsic ability to demethylate H3K4. LSD1+8a functions as a co-activator on its target genes by removing H3K9 repressive histone marks. We identify the supervillin protein (SVIL) as a LSD1+8a interacting partner and demonstrate that SVIL protein regulates neuronal maturation by controlling LSD1+8a mediated H3K9 demethylation. Thus, our results show that alternative splicing provides a genius mechanism by which LSD1 isoforms can acquire a dual specificity (H3K9 vs H3K4) and therefore differentially control specific gene expression patterns during brain development.
Project description:During brain development, histone-modifying enzymes play an important role by orchestrating transcriptional programs that regulate neuronal maturation. Lysine-Specific Demethylase 1 (LSD1, also named as KDM1A) functions as a transcriptional repressor by removing methyl groups at lysine 4 of histone H3 (H3K4). In neurons, alternative splicing can include an additional exon (exon E8a) within LSD1 transcripts, generating a LSD1+8a neuro-specific isoform. We here report that LSD1+8a isoform does not have the intrinsic ability to demethylate H3K4. LSD1+8a functions as a co-activator on its target genes by removing H3K9 repressive histone marks. We identify the supervillin protein (SVIL) as a LSD1+8a interacting partner and demonstrate that SVIL protein regulates neuronal maturation by controlling LSD1+8a mediated H3K9 demethylation. Thus, our results show that alternative splicing provides a genius mechanism by which LSD1 isoforms can acquire a dual specificity (H3K9 vs H3K4) and therefore differentially control specific gene expression patterns during brain development.