Project description:Human SIRT7 GFP or GFP alone were overexpressed in NIH3T3 cells.In confluent conditions, SIRT7GFP overexpressing cells but not GFP expressing cells showed presence of distinct compact cellular colonies composed of small sized cells (ST7). Along with this SIRT7GFP overexpressing cells with long and fibroblast morphoogy(LT7) were also present. Single cell clones from these cells were expanded to form ST7 (Small SIRT7GFP expressing) and LT7 (Long SIRT7GFP expressing) lines. RNA from GFP expressing cells (SKGFP), ST7 and LT7 lines was then isolated and applied to microarray analysis to identify gene expression changes in two cell lines
Project description:Proteomic analysis comparing LAMP2A-TGFβtreated group versus Vector-TGFβ 3 treated group in NIH3T3 fibroblast cells to study the effect of LAMP2A overexpression on protein expression changes During Fibroblast Activation.
Project description:Dysregulation of protein post-translational modification (PTM) can lead to a variety of pathological process, such as abnormal sperm development, malignant tumorigenesis, depression, and ageing process. SIRT7 is a NAD + dependent protein deacetylase. Besides known deacetylation, SIRT7 may also have the capacity to remove other acylation. However, the roles of SIRT7-induced other de-acylation in ageing is still largely unknown. Here, we found that the expression of SIRT7 was significantly increased in senescent fibroblasts and aged tissues. Knockdown or overexpression of SIRT7 can inhibit or promote fibroblast senescence. Knockdown of SIRT7 led to increased pan- lysine crotonylation (Kcr) levels in senescent fibroblasts. Using modern mass spectrometry (MS) technology, we identified 5149 Kcr sites across 1541 protein in senescent fibroblasts, providing the largest crotonylome dataset to date in senescent cells. Specifically, among the identified protein, we found SIRT7 de-crotonylated PHF5A, an alternative splicing factor, at K25. De-crotonylation of PHF5A K25 contributed to decreased CDK2 expression by Retained Intron (RI) induced abnormal alternative splicing, thereby accelerating fibroblasts senescence, supporting a key role of PHF5A K25 de-crotonylation in ageing. Collectively, our data revealed the molecular mechanism of SIRT7-induced k25 decrotonylation of PHF5A regulating aging, and provide new ideas and molecular targets for drug intervention in cellular ageing and the treatment of aging-related diseases, indicating that protein crotonylation has important implication in the regulation of ageing progress.
Project description:Human mesenchymal stem cell (hMSC) senescence contributes to the imbalance of tissue homeostasis during aging. However, the connection between Sirtuin 7 (SIRT7) and hMSC homeostasis remains unclear. Here, we discovered a pivotal role of SIRT7 in protecting hMSC from senescence. We detected a decreased expression of SIRT7 during hMSC aging, while overexpression of which reversed premature hMSC senescence phenotypes. Mechanistically, we proved SIRT7 as a novel interacting protein of the heterochromatin complex, whose deficiency disrupted heterochromatin organization, thereby contributing to the derepression of the retrotransposon Long Interspersed Element 1 (LINE1 or L1). SIRT7-deficient hMSCs accumulated LINE1 in cytoplasm stimulating innate immune response by activated the cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) and its downstream signaling effector stimulator of interferon genes (STING). Moreover, reverse-transcriptase inhibitors (RTis), such as Lamivudine (3TC), attenuated these senescence phenotypes of SIRT7-deficient hMSCs. Taken together, our findings identify SIRT7-heterochromatin via LINE1-cGAS/STING influence innate immune response, which contributes more comprehensive understanding of the physiological and function of SIRT7 and help us to find novel targets for the treatment of aging and aging relative diseases.
Project description:SIRT7 is a member of the mammalian sirtuin family and functions as a NAD+-dependent deacylase. Studies in culture cells and human clinical data have implicated the role of SIRT7 in tumorigenesis. However, controversies were raised as to whether SIRT7 is oncogenic or tumor suppressive. Here we show that SIRT7 deficiency led to aneuploidy and aging-phenotypes, including senescence and nucleolin expansion. SIRT7 knockout mice were susceptible to DSS-induced colitis and alcohol-derived DNA damage, in advance led to intestinal epithelial barrier disruption. Devoid of SIRT7 aggravated the susceptibility of colorectal cancer incidence in APCMin/+ mouse model with further dysregulated Wnt signaling. Our findings indicated a tumor suppressive role of SIRT7 in vivo, novel strategies design for activating SIRT7 in treating colon cancer may be reappraised.
Project description:SIRT7 is a member of the mammalian sirtuin family of NAD+ dependent deacylases, and interacts with RNA polymerase I and UBF to regulate rDNA transcription. Various studies in mammalian cells and human clinical data have linked SIRT7 to cancer. However studies differ as to whether SIRT7 is oncogenic or tumor suppressive. Here we analyzed SIRT7 knockout mice and found SIRT7 deficiency caused sub-Mendelian birth numbers and a reduction in body size. Moreover, at 18 month of age, roughly 60 % of the SIRT7 knockout mice develop hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), in many cases leading to suspected metastasis. Several HCC associated genes were up-regulated in livers of mice as young as 6 months of age, particularly targets of the proto-oncogene, c- MYC. Indeed SIRT7 interacts with MYC at endogenous protein levels and also represses MYC activity. Our findings thus show that SIRT7 acts as a tumor suppressor in vivo, and may suggest novel strategies to treat liver cancer. The mRNAs from 3 replicates of mouse Wildtype liver compared to 3 replicates of mouse liver lacking SIRT7
Project description:SIRT7 is an NAD+-dependent protein deacetylase with important roles in ribosome biogenesis and cell proliferation. Previous studies have established that SIRT7 is associated with RNA polymerase I, interacts with pre-rRNA and promotes rRNA synthesis. Here we show that SIRT7 is also associated with snoRNAs that are involved in pre-rRNA processing and rRNA maturation. Knockdown of SIRT7 impairs U3 snoRNA-dependent early cleavage steps that are necessary for generation of 18S rRNA. Mechanistically, SIRT7 deacetylates U3-55k, a core component of the U3 snoRNP complex, and reversible acetylation of U3-55k modulates the association of U3-55k with U3 snoRNA. Deacetylation by SIRT7 enhances U3-55k binding to U3 snoRNA, which is a prerequisite for pre-rRNA processing. Under stress conditions, SIRT7 is released from nucleoli, leading to hyperacetylation of U3-55k and attenuation of prerRNA processing. The results reveal a multifaceted role of SIRT7 in ribosome biogenesis, regulating both transcription and processing of rRNA. CLIP-seq was performed in Flag-SIRT7-293T cells.
Project description:Sirtuin proteins regulate diverse cellular pathways that influence genomic stability, metabolism, and ageing. SIRT7 is a mammalian sirtuin whose biochemical activity, molecular targets, and physiologic functions have been unclear. Here we show that SIRT7 is an NAD+-dependent, histone H3 acetyl-lysine 18 (H3K18Ac) deacetylase that stabilizes the transformed state of cancer cells. Genome-wide binding studies reveal that SIRT7 binds to promoters of a specific set of gene targets, where it deacetylates H3K18Ac and promotes transcriptional repression. The spectrum of SIRT7 target genes is defined in part by interaction of SIRT7 with the cancer-related ETS transcription factor ELK4, and comprises numerous genes with links to tumour suppression. Notably, selective hypoacetylation of H3K18Ac has recently been linked to oncogenic transformation, and in patients, is associated with aggressive tumour phenotypes and poor prognosis. We find that deacetylation of H3K18Ac by SIRT7 is necessary for maintaining essential features of human cancer cells including anchorage independent growth and escape from contact inhibition. Moreover, SIRT7 is necessary for a global hypoacetylation of H3K18Ac associated with cellular transformation by viral oncoproteins. Finally, SIRT7 depletion markedly reduces the tumourigenicity of human cancer cell xenografts in mice. Together, our work establishes SIRT7 as the first known site-specific H3K18Ac deacetylase and demonstrates a pivotal role for SIRT7 in chromatin regulation, cellular transformation programs, and tumour formation in vivo. SIRT7 ChIP-seq was performed in K562 cell lines under normal conditions. Two replicates were performed for both the SIRT7 ChIP as well as input control.
Project description:To evaluate whether FEAT has cellular functions relevant in oncogenesis, FEAT was overexpressed in NIH3T3 cells, which only weakly express FEAT protein, and the alterations in genome-wide transcriptional profiles were analyzed by microarrays.