Project description:RCH-ACV cells was depleted for SETDB2 by shRNA lentivirus construct co-expressing mCherry fluorescent. After sorting of mCherry positive cells, the cells were cultured and expanded and total RNA was extracted for Microarray experiment.
Project description:As the primary driving forces of gastrulation, convergence and extension (C&E) movements lead to a medio-lateral narrowing and an anterior-posterior elongation of the embryonic body axis. Histone methylation as a post-translational modification plays a critical role for early embryonic development, but its functions on C&E movements remaine largely unknown. Here, we uncover that knockdown of setdb2, a SET domain-containing protein possessing potential histone H3K9 methyltransferase activity, induces abnormal C&E movements. Then, we perform genome-wide gene expression profiling of zebrafish in 6h control embryos and setdb2 morphant embryos to address the downstream target of setdb2 gene.
Project description:Histone H3 lysine 9 tri-methyltransferases (H3K9me3) are related to transcriptional gene silencing. Although SETDB2 has H3K9me3 activity, it is unknown whether SETDB2 is linking to carcinogenesis. Here, we studied alterations and functions of SETDB2 in gastric cancers (GCs). In human clinical samples, overexpression of SETDB2 protein was observed in 30 of 72 (41.7%) primary GC tissues compared with their normal counterparts, and significantly associated with poor prognosis of the patients (P<0.05). SETDB2 protein was significantly detected in late stage of GCs. Moreover, SETDB2 protein was strongly expressed in four (30.8%) of 13 GC cell lines, and knockdown of SETDB2 led to decrease the cell proliferation, migration and invasion. According to the microarray analysis on a GC cell line after knockdown of SETDB2, the expression of WWOX and CADM1 tumor suppressor genes was significantly up-regulated. ChIP analysis showed that the H3K9me3 levels at the promoter regions of WWOX and CADM1 genes were closely regulated by the SETDB2 in GC cells. We also found that SETDB2 bound to the promoter regions after SETDB2 overexpression. Our data suggest that SETDB2 is associated with transcriptional repression of WWOX and CADM1, through H3K9me3, and hence overexpression of SETDB2 may contribute to gastric progression. Transfection of SETDB2 siRNA into MKN74 cells were performed by electroporation. After 48hrs, cells were harvested. Total RNA was used for cDNA microarray.
Project description:Histone H3 lysine 9 tri-methyltransferases (H3K9me3) are related to transcriptional gene silencing. Although SETDB2 has H3K9me3 activity, it is unknown whether SETDB2 is linking to carcinogenesis. Here, we studied alterations and functions of SETDB2 in gastric cancers (GCs). In human clinical samples, overexpression of SETDB2 protein was observed in 30 of 72 (41.7%) primary GC tissues compared with their normal counterparts, and significantly associated with poor prognosis of the patients (P<0.05). SETDB2 protein was significantly detected in late stage of GCs. Moreover, SETDB2 protein was strongly expressed in four (30.8%) of 13 GC cell lines, and knockdown of SETDB2 led to decrease the cell proliferation, migration and invasion. According to the microarray analysis on a GC cell line after knockdown of SETDB2, the expression of WWOX and CADM1 tumor suppressor genes was significantly up-regulated. ChIP analysis showed that the H3K9me3 levels at the promoter regions of WWOX and CADM1 genes were closely regulated by the SETDB2 in GC cells. We also found that SETDB2 bound to the promoter regions after SETDB2 overexpression. Our data suggest that SETDB2 is associated with transcriptional repression of WWOX and CADM1, through H3K9me3, and hence overexpression of SETDB2 may contribute to gastric progression.
Project description:Macrophage transition from an inflammatory to reparative phenotype after tissue injury is controlled by epigenetic enzymes that regulate inflammatory gene expression. We have previously identified the histone methyltransferase, SETDB2, in macrophages drives tissue repair by repressing NFκB-mediated inflammation. Complementary ATAC and RNA sequencing of wound macrophages isolated from mice deficient in SETDB2 in myeloid cells revealed that SETDB2 suppresses the inflammatory gene program by inhibiting chromatin accessibility at NFkB-dependent gene promoters. We found that STAT3 was required for SETDB2 expression in macrophages yet, paradoxically, it also functioned as a binding partner of SETDB2 where it repressed SETDB2 activity by inhibiting its interaction with the NFKB component, RELA, leading to increased RELA/NFKB-mediated inflammatory gene expression. Further, RNA sequencing in wound macrophages from STAT3-deficient mice corroborated this and revealed STAT3 and SETDB2 transcriptionally co-regulate overlapping genes. Finally, in diabetic wound macrophages STAT3 expression and STAT3-SETDB2 binding were increased. As such, we identify what we believe to be a novel SETDB2-STAT3 axis that modulates macrophage phenotype during tissue repair and may be an important therapeutic target for nonhealing diabetic wounds.
Project description:Epigenetic modifications of the genome, including DNA methylation, histone methylation/acetylation and noncoding RNAs, have been reported to play a fundamental role in regulating immune response during the progression of atherosclerosis. SETDB2 is a member of the KMT1 family of lysine methyltransferases and members of this family typically methylate histone H3 Lys9 (H3K9), an epigenetic mark associated with gene silencing and previous studies have shown SETDB2 is involved in innate and adaptive immunity, the pro-inflammatory response and hepatic lipid metabolism. Here we report that the expression of SETDB2 is markedly upregulated in human and murine atherosclerotic lesions. The upregulation of SETDB2 is observed in pro-inflammatory M1, but not anti-inflammatory M2 macrophages (MΦ). Notably, we found that genetic deletion of SETDB2 in hematopoietic cells promotes vascular inflammation and enhances the progression of atherosclerosis in bone marrow transfer studies in LDLR knockout mice. Single cell RNA-Seq analysis in isolated CD45+ cells from atherosclerotic plaques from mice with SETDB2 deficient bone marrow revealed a significant increase in inflammatory macrophage population and enhanced expression of genes involved in inflammation, myeloid cell recruitment and lipid metabolism. Additionally, we found that loss of SETDB2 in hematopoietic cells is associated with macrophage accumulation in atherosclerotic lesions, macrophage proliferation and attenuated efferocytosis. Overall, these studies identify SETDB2 as an important inflammatory cell regulator that controls macrophage activation in atherosclerotic plaques.
Project description:Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality necessitating further improvements in diagnosis and therapy. Targeted therapies directed against epigenetic regulators, which are frequently mutated or misregulated in acute leukemia, are emerging as candidate approaches in preclinical studies and early trials. However, the epigenetic factors involved in most ALLs are not well defined or functionally characterized. In this study, we demonstrate an oncogenic role for the protein lysine methyltransferase SETDB2 in leukemia pathogenesis. It is over-expressed in a wide spectrum of leukemias, required for their maintenance in vitro and in vivo, and its elevated expression correlates with a poor prognosis in clinical cohorts. In a subset of ALL with the preBCR+ phenotype, SETDB2 expression is maintained as a direct target gene of the chimeric transcription factor E2A-PBX1. In this subset, SETDB2 epigenetically suppresses expression of the cell cycle inhibitor CDKN2C through histone H3K9 tri-methylation thus establishing a novel oncogenic pathway subordinate to E2A-PBX1 that silences a major tumor suppressor in ALL. In contrast, SETDB2 was relatively dispensable for normal hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell proliferation. In addition to targeting SETDB2 alone, its knockdown significantly enhanced sensitivity to kinase and epigenetic inhibitors suggesting a potential approach to future combination treatments. Our studies define an epigenetic role for SETDB2 in leukemia pathogenesis, and provide a mechanistic rationale for targeting SETDB2 therapeutically in a subset of leukemia.
Project description:Study of BLaER1 cell line epigenetic changes induced throughout transdifferentiation. The Illumina Infinium MethylationEPIC Beadchip was used to obtain genomewide methylation profiles of BLaER1 cells at 7 different times throughout transdifferentiation treatment (0h, 3h, 12h, 24h, 48h, 72h and 168h). As a reference, the parental RCH-ACV cell line at 168h of treatment and anonymous donor blood derived macrophages were also profiled.