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Histone H3 Lysine 36 Methyltransferase Whsc1 Promotes the Association of Runx2 and p300 in the Activation of Bone-Related Genes
The orchestration of histone modifiers is required to establish the epigenomic status that regulates gene expression during development. Whsc1 (Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome candidate 1), a histone H3 lysine 36 (H3K36) trimethyltransferase, is one of the major genes associated with Wolf-Hirshhorn syndrom...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4154728/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25188294 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0106661 |
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author | Lee, Yu Fei Nimura, Keisuke Lo, Wan Ning Saga, Kotaro Kaneda, Yasufumi |
author_facet | Lee, Yu Fei Nimura, Keisuke Lo, Wan Ning Saga, Kotaro Kaneda, Yasufumi |
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description | The orchestration of histone modifiers is required to establish the epigenomic status that regulates gene expression during development. Whsc1 (Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome candidate 1), a histone H3 lysine 36 (H3K36) trimethyltransferase, is one of the major genes associated with Wolf-Hirshhorn syndrome, which is characterized by skeletal abnormalities. However, the role of Whsc1 in skeletal development remains unclear. Here, we show that Whsc1 regulates gene expression through Runt-related transcription factor (Runx) 2, a transcription factor central to bone development, and p300, a histone acetyltransferase, to promote bone differentiation. Whsc1 (−/−) embryos exhibited defects in ossification in the occipital bone and sternum. Whsc1 knockdown in pre-osteoblast cells perturbed histone modification patterns in bone-related genes and led to defects in bone differentiation. Whsc1 increased the association of p300 with Runx2, activating the bone-related genes Osteopontin (Opn) and Collagen type Ia (Col1a1), and Whsc1 suppressed the overactivation of these genes via H3K36 trimethylation. Our results suggest that Whsc1 fine-tunes the expression of bone-related genes by acting as a modulator in balancing H3K36 trimethylation and histone acetylation. Our results provide novel insight into the mechanisms by which this histone methyltransferase regulates gene expression. |
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spelling | pubmed-41547282014-09-08 Histone H3 Lysine 36 Methyltransferase Whsc1 Promotes the Association of Runx2 and p300 in the Activation of Bone-Related Genes Lee, Yu Fei Nimura, Keisuke Lo, Wan Ning Saga, Kotaro Kaneda, Yasufumi PLoS One Research Article The orchestration of histone modifiers is required to establish the epigenomic status that regulates gene expression during development. Whsc1 (Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome candidate 1), a histone H3 lysine 36 (H3K36) trimethyltransferase, is one of the major genes associated with Wolf-Hirshhorn syndrome, which is characterized by skeletal abnormalities. However, the role of Whsc1 in skeletal development remains unclear. Here, we show that Whsc1 regulates gene expression through Runt-related transcription factor (Runx) 2, a transcription factor central to bone development, and p300, a histone acetyltransferase, to promote bone differentiation. Whsc1 (−/−) embryos exhibited defects in ossification in the occipital bone and sternum. Whsc1 knockdown in pre-osteoblast cells perturbed histone modification patterns in bone-related genes and led to defects in bone differentiation. Whsc1 increased the association of p300 with Runx2, activating the bone-related genes Osteopontin (Opn) and Collagen type Ia (Col1a1), and Whsc1 suppressed the overactivation of these genes via H3K36 trimethylation. Our results suggest that Whsc1 fine-tunes the expression of bone-related genes by acting as a modulator in balancing H3K36 trimethylation and histone acetylation. Our results provide novel insight into the mechanisms by which this histone methyltransferase regulates gene expression. Public Library of Science 2014-09-04 /pmc/articles/PMC4154728/ /pubmed/25188294 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0106661 Text en © 2014 Lee et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Lee, Yu Fei Nimura, Keisuke Lo, Wan Ning Saga, Kotaro Kaneda, Yasufumi Histone H3 Lysine 36 Methyltransferase Whsc1 Promotes the Association of Runx2 and p300 in the Activation of Bone-Related Genes |
title | Histone H3 Lysine 36 Methyltransferase Whsc1 Promotes the Association of Runx2 and p300 in the Activation of Bone-Related Genes |
title_full | Histone H3 Lysine 36 Methyltransferase Whsc1 Promotes the Association of Runx2 and p300 in the Activation of Bone-Related Genes |
title_fullStr | Histone H3 Lysine 36 Methyltransferase Whsc1 Promotes the Association of Runx2 and p300 in the Activation of Bone-Related Genes |
title_full_unstemmed | Histone H3 Lysine 36 Methyltransferase Whsc1 Promotes the Association of Runx2 and p300 in the Activation of Bone-Related Genes |
title_short | Histone H3 Lysine 36 Methyltransferase Whsc1 Promotes the Association of Runx2 and p300 in the Activation of Bone-Related Genes |
title_sort | histone h3 lysine 36 methyltransferase whsc1 promotes the association of runx2 and p300 in the activation of bone-related genes |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4154728/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25188294 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0106661 |
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