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Tamburri S, Rustichelli S, Amato S, Pasini D. Navigating the complexity of Polycomb repression: Enzymatic cores and regulatory modules. Mol Cell 2024; 84:3381-3405. [PMID: 39178860 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2024.07.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2024] [Revised: 07/12/2024] [Accepted: 07/30/2024] [Indexed: 08/26/2024]
Abstract
Polycomb proteins are a fundamental repressive system that plays crucial developmental roles by orchestrating cell-type-specific transcription programs that govern cell identity. Direct alterations of Polycomb activity are indeed implicated in human pathologies, including developmental disorders and cancer. General Polycomb repression is coordinated by three distinct activities that regulate the deposition of two histone post-translational modifications: tri-methylation of histone H3 lysine 27 (H3K27me3) and histone H2A at lysine 119 (H2AK119ub1). These activities exist in large and heterogeneous multiprotein ensembles consisting of common enzymatic cores regulated by heterogeneous non-catalytic modules composed of a large number of accessory proteins with diverse biochemical properties. Here, we have analyzed the current molecular knowledge, focusing on the functional interaction between the core enzymatic activities and their regulation mediated by distinct accessory modules. This provides a comprehensive analysis of the molecular details that control the establishment and maintenance of Polycomb repression, examining their underlying coordination and highlighting missing information and emerging new features of Polycomb-mediated transcriptional control.
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- Simone Tamburri
- IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Department of Experimental Oncology, Via Adamello 16, 20139 Milan, Italy; University of Milan, Department of Health Sciences, Via A. di Rudinì 8, 20142 Milan, Italy.
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- IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Department of Experimental Oncology, Via Adamello 16, 20139 Milan, Italy
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- IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Department of Experimental Oncology, Via Adamello 16, 20139 Milan, Italy
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- IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Department of Experimental Oncology, Via Adamello 16, 20139 Milan, Italy; University of Milan, Department of Health Sciences, Via A. di Rudinì 8, 20142 Milan, Italy.
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McDonald JMC, Reed RD. Beyond modular enhancers: new questions in cis-regulatory evolution. Trends Ecol Evol 2024:S0169-5347(24)00170-8. [PMID: 39266441 DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2024.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Revised: 06/28/2024] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 09/14/2024]
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Our understanding of how cis-regulatory elements work has advanced rapidly, outpacing our evolutionary models. In this review, we consider the implications of new mechanistic findings for evolutionary developmental biology. We focus on three different debates: whether evolutionary innovation occurs more often via the modification of old cis-regulatory elements or the emergence of new ones; the extent to which individual elements are specific and autonomous or multifunctional and interdependent; and how the robustness of cis-regulatory architectures influences the rate of trait evolution. These discussions lead us to propose new questions for the evo-devo of cis-regulation.
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- Jeanne M C McDonald
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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Lu J, Wang W, Fan C, Sun J, Yuan G, Guo Y, Yu X, Chang Y, Liu J, Wang C. Telo boxes within the AGAMOUS second intron recruit histone 3 lysine 27 methylation to increase petal number in rose (Rosa chinensis) in response to low temperatures. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2024; 118:1486-1499. [PMID: 38457289 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.16691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Revised: 02/01/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 03/10/2024]
Abstract
The petals of rose (Rosa sp.) flowers determine the ornamental and industrial worth of this species. The number of petals in roses was previously shown to be subject to fluctuations in ambient temperature. However, the mechanisms by which rose detects and responds to temperature changes are not entirely understood. In this study, we identified short interstitial telomere motifs (telo boxes) in the second intron of AGAMOUS (RcAG) from China rose (Rosa chinensis) that play an essential role in precise temperature perception. The second intron of RcAG harbors two telo boxes that recruit telomere repeat binding factors (RcTRBs), which interact with CURLY LEAF (RcCLF) to compose a repressor complex. We show that this complex suppresses RcAG expression when plants are subjected to low temperatures via depositing H3K27me3 marks (trimethylation of lysine 27 on histone H3) over the RcAG gene body. This regulatory mechanism explains the low-temperature-dependent decrease in RcAG transcript levels, leading to the production of more petals under these conditions. Our results underscore an interesting intron-mediated regulatory mechanism governing RcAG expression, enabling rose plants to perceive temperature cues and establish petal numbers.
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- Jun Lu
- Key Laboratory of Landscaping, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Biology of Ornamental Plants in East China; College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Key Laboratory of Landscaping, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Biology of Ornamental Plants in East China; College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Key Laboratory of Landscaping, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Biology of Ornamental Plants in East China; College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Key Laboratory of Landscaping, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Biology of Ornamental Plants in East China; College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Key Laboratory of Landscaping, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Biology of Ornamental Plants in East China; College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Key Laboratory of Landscaping, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Biology of Ornamental Plants in East China; College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Key Laboratory of Landscaping, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Biology of Ornamental Plants in East China; College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Key Laboratory of Landscaping, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Biology of Ornamental Plants in East China; College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Key Laboratory of Landscaping, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Biology of Ornamental Plants in East China; College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Key Laboratory of Landscaping, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Biology of Ornamental Plants in East China; College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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Saraceno C, Timoshevskiy VA, Smith JJ. Functional analyses of the polycomb-group genes in sea lamprey embryos undergoing programmed DNA loss. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY. PART B, MOLECULAR AND DEVELOPMENTAL EVOLUTION 2024; 342:260-270. [PMID: 37902302 DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.23225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023]
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During early development, sea lamprey embryos undergo programmatic elimination of DNA from somatic progenitor cells in a process termed programmed genome rearrangement (PGR). Eliminated DNA eventually becomes condensed into micronuclei, which are then physically degraded and permanently lost from the cell. Previous studies indicated that many of the genes eliminated during PGR have mammalian homologs that are bound by polycomb repressive complex (PRC) in embryonic stem cells. To test whether PRC components play a role in the faithful elimination of germline-specific sequences, we used a combination of CRISPR/Cas9 and lightsheet microscopy to investigate the impact of gene knockouts on early development and the progression through stages of DNA elimination. Analysis of knockout embryos for the core PRC2 subunits EZH, SUZ12, and EED show that disruption of all three genes results in an increase in micronucleus number, altered distribution of micronuclei within embryos, and an increase in micronucleus volume in mutant embryos. While the upstream events of DNA elimination are not strongly impacted by loss of PRC2 components, this study suggests that PRC2 plays a role in the later stages of elimination related to micronucleus condensation and degradation. These findings also suggest that other genes/epigenetic pathways may work in parallel during DNA elimination to mediate chromatin structure, accessibility, and the ultimate loss of germline-specific DNA.
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- Cody Saraceno
- Department of Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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Brown JL, Zhang L, Rocha PP, Kassis JA, Sun MA. Polycomb protein binding and looping in the ON transcriptional state. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2024; 10:eadn1837. [PMID: 38657072 PMCID: PMC11042752 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adn1837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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Polycomb group (PcG) proteins mediate epigenetic silencing of important developmental genes by modifying histones and compacting chromatin through two major protein complexes, PRC1 and PRC2. These complexes are recruited to DNA by CpG islands (CGIs) in mammals and Polycomb response elements (PREs) in Drosophila. When PcG target genes are turned OFF, PcG proteins bind to PREs or CGIs, and PREs serve as anchors that loop together and stabilize gene silencing. Here, we address which PcG proteins bind to PREs and whether PREs mediate looping when their targets are in the ON transcriptional state. While the binding of most PcG proteins decreases at PREs in the ON state, one PRC1 component, Ph, remains bound. Further, PREs can loop to each other and with presumptive enhancers in the ON state and, like CGIs, may act as tethering elements between promoters and enhancers. Overall, our data suggest that PREs are important looping elements for developmental loci in both the ON and OFF states.
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- J. Lesley Brown
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Institute of Comparative Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
- National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Institute of Comparative Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
- Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonosis, Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety of Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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Xu F, Dong H, Guo W, Le L, Jing Y, Fletcher JC, Sun J, Pu L. The trxG protein ULT1 regulates Arabidopsis organ size by interacting with TCP14/15 to antagonize the LIM peptidase DA1 for H3K4me3 on target genes. PLANT COMMUNICATIONS 2024; 5:100819. [PMID: 38217289 PMCID: PMC11009162 DOI: 10.1016/j.xplc.2024.100819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 08/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 01/15/2024]
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Plant organ size is an important agronomic trait that makes a significant contribution to plant yield. Despite its central importance, the genetic and molecular mechanisms underlying organ size control remain to be fully clarified. Here, we report that the trithorax group protein ULTRAPETALA1 (ULT1) interacts with the TEOSINTE BRANCHED1/CYCLOIDEA/PCF14/15 (TCP14/15) transcription factors by antagonizing the LIN-11, ISL-1, and MEC-3 (LIM) peptidase DA1, thereby regulating organ size in Arabidopsis. Loss of ULT1 function significantly increases rosette leaf, petal, silique, and seed size, whereas overexpression of ULT1 results in reduced organ size. ULT1 associates with TCP14 and TCP15 to co-regulate cell size by affecting cellular endoreduplication. Transcriptome analysis revealed that ULT1 and TCP14/15 regulate common target genes involved in endoreduplication and leaf development. ULT1 can be recruited by TCP14/15 to promote lysine 4 of histone H3 trimethylation at target genes, activating their expression to determine final cell size. Furthermore, we found that ULT1 influences the interaction of DA1 and TCP14/15 and antagonizes the effect of DA1 on TCP14/15 degradation. Collectively, our findings reveal a novel epigenetic mechanism underlying the regulation of organ size in Arabidopsis.
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- Fan Xu
- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Breeding, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Breeding, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; Plant Gene Expression Center, United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service, Albany, CA 94710, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Breeding, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
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Yu Y, Wang S, Wang Z, Gao R, Lee J. Arabidopsis thaliana: a powerful model organism to explore histone modifications and their upstream regulations. Epigenetics 2023; 18:2211362. [PMID: 37196184 DOI: 10.1080/15592294.2023.2211362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2022] [Revised: 04/07/2023] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023] Open
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Histones are subjected to extensive covalent modifications that affect inter-nucleosomal interactions as well as alter chromatin structure and DNA accessibility. Through switching the corresponding histone modifications, the level of transcription and diverse downstream biological processes can be regulated. Although animal systems are widely used in studying histone modifications, the signalling processes that occur outside the nucleus prior to histone modifications have not been well understood due to the limitations including non viable mutants, partial lethality, and infertility of survivors. Here, we review the benefits of using Arabidopsis thaliana as the model organism to study histone modifications and their upstream regulations. Similarities among histones and key histone modifiers such as the Polycomb group (PcG) and Trithorax group (TrxG) in Drosophila, Human, and Arabidopsis are examined. Furthermore, prolonged cold-induced vernalization system has been well-studied and revealed the relationship between the controllable environment input (duration of vernalization), its chromatin modifications of FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC), following gene expression, and the corresponding phenotypes. Such evidence suggests that research on Arabidopsis can bring insights into incomplete signalling pathways outside of the histone box, which can be achieved through viable reverse genetic screenings based on the phenotypes instead of direct monitoring of histone modifications among individual mutants. The potential upstream regulators in Arabidopsis can provide cues or directions for animal research based on the similarities between them.
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- Yang Yu
- Division of Natural and Applied Sciences, Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan, Jiangsu, China
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- Division of Natural and Applied Sciences, Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan, Jiangsu, China
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- Division of Natural and Applied Sciences, Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan, Jiangsu, China
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- Division of Natural and Applied Sciences, Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan, Jiangsu, China
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- Division of Natural and Applied Sciences, Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan, Jiangsu, China
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Brown JL, Zhang L, Rocha PP, Kassis JA, Sun MA. Polycomb protein binding and looping mediated by Polycomb Response Elements in the ON transcriptional state. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.11.02.565256. [PMID: 38076900 PMCID: PMC10705551 DOI: 10.1101/2023.11.02.565256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Polycomb group proteins (PcG) mediate epigenetic silencing of important developmental genes and other targets. In Drosophila, canonical PcG-target genes contain Polycomb Response Elements (PREs) that recruit PcG protein complexes including PRC2 that trimethylates H3K27 forming large H3K27me3 domains. In the OFF transcriptional state, PREs loop with each other and this looping strengthens silencing. Here we address the question of what PcG proteins bind to PREs when canonical PcG target genes are expressed, and whether PREs loop when these genes are ON. Our data show that the answer to this question is PRE-specific but general conclusions can be made. First, within a PcG-target gene, some regulatory DNA can remain covered with H3K27me3 and PcG proteins remain bound to PREs in these regions. Second, when PREs are within H3K27ac domains, PcG-binding decreases, however, this depends on the protein and PRE. The DNA binding protein GAF, and the PcG protein Ph remain at PREs even when other PcG proteins are greatly depleted. In the ON state, PREs can still loop with each other, but also form loops with presumptive enhancers. These data support the model that, in addition to their role in PcG silencing, PREs can act as "promoter-tethering elements" mediating interactions between promoter proximal PREs and distant enhancers.
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- J. Lesley Brown
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Institute of Comparative Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
- National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Institute of Comparative Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
- Joint International Research Laboratory of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
- Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonosis, Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety of Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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Magrin C, Bellafante M, Sola M, Piovesana E, Bolis M, Cascione L, Napoli S, Rinaldi A, Papin S, Paganetti P. Tau protein modulates an epigenetic mechanism of cellular senescence in human SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells. Front Cell Dev Biol 2023; 11:1232963. [PMID: 37842084 PMCID: PMC10569482 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1232963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023] Open
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Introduction: Progressive Tau deposition in neurofibrillary tangles and neuropil threads is the hallmark of tauopathies, a disorder group that includes Alzheimer's disease. Since Tau is a microtubule-associated protein, a prevalent concept to explain the pathogenesis of tauopathies is that abnormal Tau modification contributes to dissociation from microtubules, assembly into multimeric β-sheets, proteotoxicity, neuronal dysfunction and cell loss. Tau also localizes in the cell nucleus and evidence supports an emerging function of Tau in DNA stability and epigenetic modulation. Methods: To better characterize the possible role of Tau in regulation of chromatin compaction and subsequent gene expression, we performed a bioinformatics analysis of transcriptome data obtained from Tau-depleted human neuroblastoma cells. Results: Among the transcripts deregulated in a Tau-dependent manner, we found an enrichment of target genes for the polycomb repressive complex 2. We further describe decreased cellular amounts of the core components of the polycomb repressive complex 2 and lower histone 3 trimethylation in Tau deficient cells. Among the de-repressed polycomb repressive complex 2 target gene products, IGFBP3 protein was found to be linked to increased senescence induction in Tau-deficient cells. Discussion: Our findings propose a mechanism for Tau-dependent epigenetic modulation of cell senescence, a key event in pathologic aging.
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- Claudia Magrin
- Laboratory for Aging Disorders, Laboratories for Translational Research, Ente Cantonale Ospedaliero, Bellinzona, Switzerland
- Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, PhD Program in Neurosciences, Università Della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Aging Disorders, Laboratories for Translational Research, Ente Cantonale Ospedaliero, Bellinzona, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Aging Disorders, Laboratories for Translational Research, Ente Cantonale Ospedaliero, Bellinzona, Switzerland
- Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, PhD Program in Neurosciences, Università Della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Aging Disorders, Laboratories for Translational Research, Ente Cantonale Ospedaliero, Bellinzona, Switzerland
- Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, PhD Program in Neurosciences, Università Della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Functional Cancer Genomics Laboratory, Institute of Oncology Research, Università Della Svizzera Italiana, Bellinzona, Switzerland
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milano, Italy
- Lymphoma and Genomics Research Program, Institute of Oncology Research, Università Della Svizzera Italiana, Bellinzona, Switzerland
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- Lymphoma and Genomics Research Program, Institute of Oncology Research, Università Della Svizzera Italiana, Bellinzona, Switzerland
- Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Lymphoma and Genomics Research Program, Institute of Oncology Research, Università Della Svizzera Italiana, Bellinzona, Switzerland
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- Lymphoma and Genomics Research Program, Institute of Oncology Research, Università Della Svizzera Italiana, Bellinzona, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Aging Disorders, Laboratories for Translational Research, Ente Cantonale Ospedaliero, Bellinzona, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Aging Disorders, Laboratories for Translational Research, Ente Cantonale Ospedaliero, Bellinzona, Switzerland
- Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, PhD Program in Neurosciences, Università Della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland
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Franco-Echevarría E, Nielsen M, Schulten A, Cheema J, Morgan TE, Bienz M, Dean C. Distinct accessory roles of Arabidopsis VEL proteins in Polycomb silencing. Genes Dev 2023; 37:801-817. [PMID: 37734835 PMCID: PMC7615239 DOI: 10.1101/gad.350814.123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023]
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Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) mediates epigenetic silencing of target genes in animals and plants. In Arabidopsis, PRC2 is required for the cold-induced epigenetic silencing of the FLC floral repressor locus to align flowering with spring. During this process, PRC2 relies on VEL accessory factors, including the constitutively expressed VRN5 and the cold-induced VIN3. The VEL proteins are physically associated with PRC2, but their individual functions remain unclear. Here, we show an intimate association between recombinant VRN5 and multiple components within a reconstituted PRC2, dependent on a compact conformation of VRN5 central domains. Key residues mediating this compact conformation are conserved among VRN5 orthologs across the plant kingdom. In contrast, VIN3 interacts with VAL1, a transcriptional repressor that binds directly to FLC These associations differentially affect their role in H3K27me deposition: Both proteins are required for H3K27me3, but only VRN5 is necessary for H3K27me2. Although originally defined as vernalization regulators, VIN3 and VRN5 coassociate with many targets in the Arabidopsis genome that are modified with H3K27me3. Our work therefore reveals the distinct accessory roles for VEL proteins in conferring cold-induced silencing on FLC, with broad relevance for PRC2 targets generally.
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- Elsa Franco-Echevarría
- Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge CB2 0QH, United Kingdom
- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom
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- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom
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- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom
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- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom
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- Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge CB2 0QH, United Kingdom
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- Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge CB2 0QH, United Kingdom;
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- Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge CB2 0QH, United Kingdom;
- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom
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Lizana L, Nahali N, Schwartz YB. Polycomb proteins translate histone methylation to chromatin folding. J Biol Chem 2023; 299:105080. [PMID: 37499944 PMCID: PMC10470199 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Revised: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 07/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Epigenetic repression often involves covalent histone modifications. Yet, how the presence of a histone mark translates into changes in chromatin structure that ultimately benefits the repression is largely unclear. Polycomb group proteins comprise a family of evolutionarily conserved epigenetic repressors. They act as multi-subunit complexes one of which tri-methylates histone H3 at Lysine 27 (H3K27). Here we describe a novel Monte Carlo-Molecular Dynamics simulation framework, which we employed to discover that stochastic interaction of Polycomb Repressive Complex 1 (PRC1) with tri-methylated H3K27 is sufficient to fold the methylated chromatin. Unexpectedly, such chromatin folding leads to spatial clustering of the DNA elements bound by PRC1. Our results provide further insight into mechanisms of epigenetic repression and the process of chromatin folding in response to histone methylation.
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- Ludvig Lizana
- Department of Physics, Integrated Science Lab, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
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- Department of Physics, Integrated Science Lab, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; Department of Informatics, Centre for Bioinformatics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
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Brown JL, Price JD, Erokhin M, Kassis JA. Context-dependent role of Pho binding sites in Polycomb complex recruitment in Drosophila. Genetics 2023; 224:iyad096. [PMID: 37216193 PMCID: PMC10411561 DOI: 10.1093/genetics/iyad096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Revised: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Polycomb group (PcG) proteins maintain the silenced state of key developmental genes, but how these proteins are recruited to specific regions of the genome is still not completely understood. In Drosophila, PcG proteins are recruited to Polycomb response elements (PREs) comprised of a flexible array of sites for sequence-specific DNA binding proteins, "PcG recruiters," including Pho, Spps, Cg, and GAF. Pho is thought to play a central role in PcG recruitment. Early data showed that mutation of Pho binding sites in PREs in transgenes abrogated the ability of those PREs to repress gene expression. In contrast, genome-wide experiments in pho mutants or by Pho knockdown showed that PcG proteins can bind to PREs in the absence of Pho. Here, we directly addressed the importance of Pho binding sites in 2 engrailed (en) PREs at the endogenous locus and in transgenes. Our results show that Pho binding sites are required for PRE activity in transgenes with a single PRE. In a transgene, 2 PREs together lead to stronger, more stable repression and confer some resistance to the loss of Pho binding sites. Making the same mutation in Pho binding sites has little effect on PcG-protein binding at the endogenous en gene. Overall, our data support the model that Pho is important for PcG binding but emphasize how multiple PREs and chromatin environment increase the ability of PREs to function in the absence of Pho. This supports the view that multiple mechanisms contribute to PcG recruitment in Drosophila.
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- Janet Lesley Brown
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Group of Chromatin Biology, Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 34/5 Vavilov Street, Moscow 119334, Russia
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- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Brickner JH. Inheritance of epigenetic transcriptional memory through read-write replication of a histone modification. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2023; 1526:50-58. [PMID: 37391188 PMCID: PMC11216120 DOI: 10.1111/nyas.15033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/02/2023]
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Epigenetic transcriptional regulation frequently requires histone modifications. Some, but not all, of these modifications are able to template their own inheritance. Here, I discuss the molecular mechanisms by which histone modifications can be inherited and relate these ideas to new results about epigenetic transcriptional memory, a phenomenon that poises recently repressed genes for faster reactivation and has been observed in diverse organisms. Recently, we found that the histone H3 lysine 4 dimethylation that is associated with this phenomenon plays a critical role in sustaining memory and, when factors critical for the establishment of memory are inactivated, can be stably maintained through multiple mitoses. This chromatin-mediated inheritance mechanism may involve a physical interaction between an H3K4me2 reader, SET3C, and an H3K4me2 writer, Spp1- COMPASS. This is the first example of a chromatin-mediated inheritance of a mark that promotes transcription.
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- Jason H Brickner
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA
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Erokhin M, Mogila V, Lomaev D, Chetverina D. Polycomb Recruiters Inside and Outside of the Repressed Domains. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:11394. [PMID: 37511153 PMCID: PMC10379775 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241411394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Revised: 06/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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The establishment and stable inheritance of individual patterns of gene expression in different cell types are required for the development of multicellular organisms. The important epigenetic regulators are the Polycomb group (PcG) and Trithorax group (TrxG) proteins, which control the silenced and active states of genes, respectively. In Drosophila, the PcG/TrxG group proteins are recruited to the DNA regulatory sequences termed the Polycomb response elements (PREs). The PREs are composed of the binding sites for different DNA-binding proteins, the so-called PcG recruiters. Currently, the role of the PcG recruiters in the targeting of the PcG proteins to PREs is well documented. However, there are examples where the PcG recruiters are also implicated in the active transcription and in the TrxG function. In addition, there is increasing evidence that the genome-wide PcG recruiters interact with the chromatin outside of the PREs and overlap with the proteins of differing regulatory classes. Recent studies of the interactomes of the PcG recruiters significantly expanded our understanding that they have numerous interactors besides the PcG proteins and that their functions extend beyond the regulation of the PRE repressive activity. Here, we summarize current data about the functions of the PcG recruiters.
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- Maksim Erokhin
- Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 34/5 Vavilov Street, Moscow 119334, Russia
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- Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 34/5 Vavilov Street, Moscow 119334, Russia
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- Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 34/5 Vavilov Street, Moscow 119334, Russia
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- Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 34/5 Vavilov Street, Moscow 119334, Russia
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Erokhin M, Brown JL, Lomaev D, Vorobyeva NE, Zhang L, Fab L, Mazina M, Kulakovskiy I, Ziganshin R, Schedl P, Georgiev P, Sun MA, Kassis J, Chetverina D. Crol contributes to PRE-mediated repression and Polycomb group proteins recruitment in Drosophila. Nucleic Acids Res 2023; 51:6087-6100. [PMID: 37140047 PMCID: PMC10325914 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023] Open
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The Polycomb group (PcG) proteins are fundamental epigenetic regulators that control the repressive state of target genes in multicellular organisms. One of the open questions is defining the mechanisms of PcG recruitment to chromatin. In Drosophila, the crucial role in PcG recruitment is thought to belong to DNA-binding proteins associated with Polycomb response elements (PREs). However, current data suggests that not all PRE-binding factors have been identified. Here, we report the identification of the transcription factor Crooked legs (Crol) as a novel PcG recruiter. Crol is a C2H2-type Zinc Finger protein that directly binds to poly(G)-rich DNA sequences. Mutation of Crol binding sites as well as crol CRISPR/Cas9 knockout diminish the repressive activity of PREs in transgenes. Like other PRE-DNA binding proteins, Crol co-localizes with PcG proteins inside and outside of H3K27me3 domains. Crol knockout impairs the recruitment of the PRC1 subunit Polyhomeotic and the PRE-binding protein Combgap at a subset of sites. The decreased binding of PcG proteins is accompanied by dysregulated transcription of target genes. Overall, our study identified Crol as a new important player in PcG recruitment and epigenetic regulation.
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- Maksim Erokhin
- Group of Chromatin Biology, Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 34/5 Vavilov Street, Moscow 119334, Russia
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- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Group of Epigenetics, Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 34/5 Vavilov Street, Moscow 119334, Russia
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- Group of transcriptional complexes dynamics, Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Comparative Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Group of Chromatin Biology, Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 34/5 Vavilov Street, Moscow 119334, Russia
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- Group of hormone-dependent transcription regulation, Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow119991, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 117997, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Biology Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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- Department of Control of Genetic Processes, Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 34/5 Vavilov Street, Moscow 119334, Russia
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- Institute of Comparative Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Group of Epigenetics, Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 34/5 Vavilov Street, Moscow 119334, Russia
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Yu Y, Li X, Jiao R, Lu Y, Jiang X, Li X. H3K27me3-H3K4me1 transition at bivalent promoters instructs lineage specification in development. Cell Biosci 2023; 13:66. [PMID: 36991495 DOI: 10.1186/s13578-023-01017-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2022] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Bivalent genes, of which promoters are marked by both H3K4me3 (trimethylation of histone H3 on lysine 4) and H3K27me3 (trimethylation of histone H3 on lysine 27), play critical roles in development and tumorigenesis. Monomethylation on lysine 4 of histone H3 (H3K4me1) is commonly associated with enhancers, but H3K4me1 is also present at promoter regions as an active bimodal or a repressed unimodal pattern. Whether the co-occurrence of H3K4me1 and bivalent marks at promoters plays regulatory role in development is largely unknown. RESULTS We report that in the process of lineage differentiation, bivalent promoters undergo H3K27me3-H3K4me1 transition, the loss of H3K27me3 accompanies by bimodal pattern loss or unimodal pattern enrichment of H3K4me1. More importantly, this transition regulates tissue-specific gene expression to orchestrate the development. Furthermore, knockout of Eed (Embryonic Ectoderm Development) or Suz12 (Suppressor of Zeste 12) in mESCs (mouse embryonic stem cells), the core components of Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) which catalyzes H3K27 trimethylation, generates an artificial H3K27me3-H3K4me1 transition at partial bivalent promoters, which leads to up-regulation of meso-endoderm related genes and down-regulation of ectoderm related genes, thus could explain the observed neural ectoderm differentiation failure upon retinoic acid (RA) induction. Finally, we find that lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1) interacts with PRC2 and contributes to the H3K27me3-H3K4me1 transition in mESCs. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that H3K27me3-H3K4me1 transition plays a key role in lineage differentiation by regulating the expression of tissue specific genes, and H3K4me1 pattern in bivalent promoters could be modulated by LSD1 via interacting with PRC2.
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- Yue Yu
- School of Medicine, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- School of Medicine, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- School of Medicine, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- School of Medicine, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.
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- School of Medicine, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digestive Cancer Research, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.
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O-GlcNAcylation is a dynamic post-translational modification performed by two opposing enzymes: O-GlcNAc transferase and O-GlcNAcase. O-GlcNAcylation is generally believed to act as a metabolic integrator in numerous signalling pathways. The stoichiometry of this modification is tightly controlled throughout all stages of development, with both hypo/hyper O-GlcNAcylation resulting in broad defects. In this Primer, we discuss the role of O-GlcNAcylation in developmental processes from stem cell maintenance and differentiation to cell and tissue morphogenesis.
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- Ignacy Czajewski
- School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK
- Institute of Molecular Precision Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410000, China
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, University of Aarhus, Aarhus 8000, Denmark
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Salzler HR, Vandadi V, McMichael BD, Brown JC, Boerma SA, Leatham-Jensen MP, Adams KM, Meers MP, Simon JM, Duronio RJ, McKay DJ, Matera AG. Distinct roles for canonical and variant histone H3 lysine-36 in Polycomb silencing. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadf2451. [PMID: 36857457 PMCID: PMC9977188 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adf2451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Polycomb complexes regulate cell type-specific gene expression programs through heritable silencing of target genes. Trimethylation of histone H3 lysine 27 (H3K27me3) is essential for this process. Perturbation of H3K36 is thought to interfere with H3K27me3. We show that mutants of Drosophila replication-dependent (H3.2K36R) or replication-independent (H3.3K36R) histone H3 genes generally maintain Polycomb silencing and reach later stages of development. In contrast, combined (H3.3K36RH3.2K36R) mutants display widespread Hox gene misexpression and fail to develop past the first larval stage. Chromatin profiling revealed that the H3.2K36R mutation disrupts H3K27me3 levels broadly throughout silenced domains, whereas these regions are mostly unaffected in H3.3K36R animals. Analysis of H3.3 distributions showed that this histone is enriched at presumptive Polycomb response elements located outside of silenced domains but relatively depleted from those inside. We conclude that H3.2 and H3.3 K36 residues collaborate to repress Hox genes using different mechanisms.
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- Harmony R. Salzler
- Integrative Program for Biological and Genome Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Integrative Program for Biological and Genome Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Integrative Program for Biological and Genome Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Integrative Program for Biological and Genome Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Biology, Carleton College, Northfield, MN, USA
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- Integrative Program for Biological and Genome Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Integrative Program for Biological and Genome Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Integrative Program for Biological and Genome Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Integrative Program for Biological and Genome Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Integrative Program for Biological and Genome Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Solorzano J, Carrillo-de Santa Pau E, Laguna T, Busturia A. A genome-wide computational approach to define microRNA-Polycomb/trithorax gene regulatory circuits in Drosophila. Dev Biol 2023; 495:63-75. [PMID: 36596335 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2022.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Revised: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Characterization of gene regulatory networks is fundamental to understanding homeostatic development. This process can be simplified by analyzing relatively simple genomes such as the genome of Drosophila melanogaster. In this work we have developed a computational framework in Drosophila to explore for the presence of gene regulatory circuits between two large groups of transcriptional regulators: the epigenetic group of the Polycomb/trithorax (PcG/trxG) proteins and the microRNAs (miRNAs). We have searched genome-wide for miRNA targets in PcG/trxG transcripts as well as for Polycomb Response Elements (PREs) in miRNA genes. Our results show that 10% of the analyzed miRNAs could be controlling PcG/trxG gene expression, while 40% of those miRNAs are putatively controlled by the selected set of PcG/trxG proteins. The integration of these analyses has resulted in the predicted existence of 3 classes of miRNA-PcG/trxG crosstalk interactions that define potential regulatory circuits. In the first class, miRNA-PcG circuits are defined by miRNAs that reciprocally crosstalk with PcG. In the second, miRNA-trxG circuits are defined by miRNAs that reciprocally crosstalk with trxG. In the third class, miRNA-PcG/trxG shared circuits are defined by miRNAs that crosstalk with both PcG and trxG regulators. These putative regulatory circuits may uncover a novel mechanism in Drosophila for the control of PcG/trxG and miRNAs levels of expression. The computational framework developed here for Drosophila melanogaster can serve as a model case for similar analyses in other species. Moreover, our work provides, for the first time, a new and useful resource for the Drosophila community to consult prior to experimental studies investigating the epigenetic regulatory networks of miRNA-PcG/trxG mediated gene expression.
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- Jacobo Solorzano
- Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, CSIC-UAM, Nicolas Cabrera 1, 28049, Madrid, Spain; Centre de Recherches en Cancerologie de Toulouse, 2 Av. Hubert Curien, 31100, Toulouse, France
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- Computational Biology Group, Precision Nutrition and Cancer Research Program, IMDEA Food Institute, CEI UAM+CSIC, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Computational Biology Group, Precision Nutrition and Cancer Research Program, IMDEA Food Institute, CEI UAM+CSIC, 28049, Madrid, Spain.
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- Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, CSIC-UAM, Nicolas Cabrera 1, 28049, Madrid, Spain.
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Ornelas-Ayala D, Cortés-Quiñones C, Olvera-Herrera J, García-Ponce B, Garay-Arroyo A, Álvarez-Buylla ER, Sanchez MDLP. A Green Light to Switch on Genes: Revisiting Trithorax on Plants. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:75. [PMID: 36616203 PMCID: PMC9824250 DOI: 10.3390/plants12010075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 12/18/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The Trithorax Group (TrxG) is a highly conserved multiprotein activation complex, initially defined by its antagonistic activity with the PcG repressor complex. TrxG regulates transcriptional activation by the deposition of H3K4me3 and H3K36me3 marks. According to the function and evolutionary origin, several proteins have been defined as TrxG in plants; nevertheless, little is known about their interactions and if they can form TrxG complexes. Recent evidence suggests the existence of new TrxG components as well as new interactions of some TrxG complexes that may be acting in specific tissues in plants. In this review, we bring together the latest research on the topic, exploring the interactions and roles of TrxG proteins at different developmental stages, required for the fine-tuned transcriptional activation of genes at the right time and place. Shedding light on the molecular mechanism by which TrxG is recruited and regulates transcription.
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Kim ED, Dorrity MW, Fitzgerald BA, Seo H, Sepuru KM, Queitsch C, Mitsuda N, Han SK, Torii KU. Dynamic chromatin accessibility deploys heterotypic cis/trans-acting factors driving stomatal cell-fate commitment. NATURE PLANTS 2022; 8:1453-1466. [PMID: 36522450 PMCID: PMC9788986 DOI: 10.1038/s41477-022-01304-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Chromatin architecture and transcription factor (TF) binding underpin cell-fate specification during development, but their mutual regulatory relationships remain unclear. Here we report an atlas of dynamic chromatin landscapes during stomatal cell-lineage progression, in which sequential cell-state transitions are governed by lineage-specific bHLH TFs. Major reprogramming of chromatin accessibility occurs at the proliferation-to-differentiation transition. We discover novel co-cis regulatory elements (CREs) signifying the early precursor stage, BBR/BPC (GAGA) and bHLH (E-box) motifs, where master-regulatory bHLH TFs, SPEECHLESS and MUTE, consecutively bind to initiate and terminate the proliferative state, respectively. BPC TFs complex with MUTE to repress SPEECHLESS expression through a local deposition of repressive histone marks. We elucidate the mechanism by which cell-state-specific heterotypic TF complexes facilitate cell-fate commitment by recruiting chromatin modifiers via key co-CREs.
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- Eun-Deok Kim
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Bioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Institute of Transformative Biomolecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
- Department of New Biology, DGIST, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
- Institute of Transformative Biomolecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
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Chetverina DA, Gorbenko FV, Lomaev DV, Georgiev PG, Erokhin MM. Recruitment to Chromatin of (GA)n-Associated Factors GAF and Psq in the Transgenic Model System Depends on the Presence of Architectural Protein Binding Sites. DOKL BIOCHEM BIOPHYS 2022; 506:210-214. [DOI: 10.1134/s1607672922050039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Revised: 05/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Kang H, Cabrera JR, Zee BM, Kang HA, Jobe JM, Hegarty MB, Barry AE, Glotov A, Schwartz YB, Kuroda MI. Variant Polycomb complexes in Drosophila consistent with ancient functional diversity. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eadd0103. [PMID: 36070387 PMCID: PMC9451159 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.add0103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2022] [Accepted: 07/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Polycomb group (PcG) mutants were first identified in Drosophila on the basis of their failure to maintain proper Hox gene repression during development. The proteins encoded by the corresponding fly genes mainly assemble into one of two discrete Polycomb repressive complexes: PRC1 or PRC2. However, biochemical analyses in mammals have revealed alternative forms of PRC2 and multiple distinct types of noncanonical or variant PRC1. Through a series of proteomic analyses, we identify analogous PRC2 and variant PRC1 complexes in Drosophila, as well as a broader repertoire of interactions implicated in early development. Our data provide strong support for the ancient diversity of PcG complexes and a framework for future analysis in a longstanding and versatile genetic system.
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- Hyuckjoon Kang
- Division of Genetics, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Genetics, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Biology Department, Emmanuel College, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Genetics, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Genetics, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Umeå University, SE-90187 Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Umeå University, SE-90187 Umeå, Sweden
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- Division of Genetics, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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German B, Ellis L. Polycomb Directed Cell Fate Decisions in Development and Cancer. EPIGENOMES 2022; 6:28. [PMID: 36135315 PMCID: PMC9497807 DOI: 10.3390/epigenomes6030028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Revised: 09/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The polycomb group (PcG) proteins are a subset of transcription regulators highly conserved throughout evolution. Their principal role is to epigenetically modify chromatin landscapes and control the expression of master transcriptional programs to determine cellular identity. The two mayor PcG protein complexes that have been identified in mammals to date are Polycomb Repressive Complex 1 (PRC1) and 2 (PRC2). These protein complexes selectively repress gene expression via the induction of covalent post-translational histone modifications, promoting chromatin structure stabilization. PRC2 catalyzes the histone H3 methylation at lysine 27 (H3K27me1/2/3), inducing heterochromatin structures. This activity is controlled by the formation of a multi-subunit complex, which includes enhancer of zeste (EZH2), embryonic ectoderm development protein (EED), and suppressor of zeste 12 (SUZ12). This review will summarize the latest insights into how PRC2 in mammalian cells regulates transcription to orchestrate the temporal and tissue-specific expression of genes to determine cell identity and cell-fate decisions. We will specifically describe how PRC2 dysregulation in different cell types can promote phenotypic plasticity and/or non-mutational epigenetic reprogramming, inducing the development of highly aggressive epithelial neuroendocrine carcinomas, including prostate, small cell lung, and Merkel cell cancer. With this, EZH2 has emerged as an important actionable therapeutic target in such cancers.
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- Beatriz German
- Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
- Cedars-Sinai Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
- Center for Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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Abdulla AZ, Vaillant C, Jost D. Painters in chromatin: a unified quantitative framework to systematically characterize epigenome regulation and memory. Nucleic Acids Res 2022; 50:9083-9104. [PMID: 36018799 PMCID: PMC9458448 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkac702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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In eukaryotes, many stable and heritable phenotypes arise from the same DNA sequence, owing to epigenetic regulatory mechanisms relying on the molecular cooperativity of 'reader-writer' enzymes. In this work, we focus on the fundamental, generic mechanisms behind the epigenome memory encoded by post-translational modifications of histone tails. Based on experimental knowledge, we introduce a unified modeling framework, the painter model, describing the mechanistic interplay between sequence-specific recruitment of chromatin regulators, chromatin-state-specific reader-writer processes and long-range spreading mechanisms. A systematic analysis of the model building blocks highlights the crucial impact of tridimensional chromatin organization and state-specific recruitment of enzymes on the stability of epigenomic domains and on gene expression. In particular, we show that enhanced 3D compaction of the genome and enzyme limitation facilitate the formation of ultra-stable, confined chromatin domains. The model also captures how chromatin state dynamics impact the intrinsic transcriptional properties of the region, slower kinetics leading to noisier expression. We finally apply our framework to analyze experimental data, from the propagation of γH2AX around DNA breaks in human cells to the maintenance of heterochromatin in fission yeast, illustrating how the painter model can be used to extract quantitative information on epigenomic molecular processes.
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- Amith Z Abdulla
- Laboratoire de Biologie et Modélisation de la Cellule, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, CNRS, UMR5239, Inserm U1293, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 46 Allée d’Italie, 69007 Lyon, France,École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, CNRS, Laboratoire de Physique, 46 Allée d’Italie, 69007 Lyon, France
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- Correspondence may also be addressed to Cédric Vaillant. Tel: +33 4 72 72 81 54; Fax: +33 4 72 72 80 00;
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +33 4 72 72 86 30; Fax: +33 4 72 72 80 00;
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Tan FQ, Wang W, Li J, Lu Y, Zhu B, Hu F, Li Q, Zhao Y, Zhou DX. A coiled-coil protein associates Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 with KNOX/BELL transcription factors to maintain silencing of cell differentiation-promoting genes in the shoot apex. THE PLANT CELL 2022; 34:2969-2988. [PMID: 35512211 PMCID: PMC9338815 DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koac133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2), which mediates the deposition of H3K27me3 histone marks, is important for developmental decisions in animals and plants. In the shoot apical meristem (SAM), Three Amino acid Loop Extension family KNOTTED-LIKE HOMEOBOX /BEL-like (KNOX/BELL) transcription factors are key regulators of meristem cell pluripotency and differentiation. Here, we identified a PRC2-associated coiled-coil protein (PACP) that interacts with KNOX/BELL transcription factors in rice (Oryza sativa) shoot apex cells. A loss-of-function mutation of PACP resulted in differential gene expression similar to that observed in PRC2 gene knockdown plants, reduced H3K27me3 levels, and reduced genome-wide binding of the PRC2 core component EMF2b. The genomic binding of PACP displayed a similar distribution pattern to EMF2b, and genomic regions with high PACP- and EMF2b-binding signals were marked by high levels of H3K27me3. We show that PACP is required for the repression of cell differentiation-promoting genes targeted by a rice KNOX1 protein in the SAM. PACP is involved in the recruitment or stabilization of PRC2 to genes targeted by KNOX/BELL transcription factors to maintain H3K27me3 and gene repression in dividing cells of the shoot apex. Our results provide insight into PRC2-mediated maintenance of H3K27me3 and the mechanism by which KNOX/BELL proteins regulate SAM development.
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding/Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Authors for correspondence: (Y.Z.); (D.X.Z.)
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Dasgupta P, Prasad P, Bag SK, Chaudhuri S. Dynamicity of histone H3K27ac and H3K27me3 modifications regulate the cold-responsive gene expression in Oryza sativa L. ssp. indica. Genomics 2022; 114:110433. [PMID: 35863676 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2022.110433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2022] [Revised: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 07/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions, Oryza sativa L. ssp. indica is largely affected by cold-stress, especially at the seedling stage. The present model of the stress-responsive regulatory network in plants entails the role of genetic and epigenetic factors in stress-responsive gene expression. Despite extensive transcriptomic studies, the regulation of various epigenetic factors in plants cold-stress response is less explored. The present study addresses the effect of genome-wide changes of H3K27 modifications on gene expression in IR64 rice, during cold-stress. Our results suggest a positive correlation between the changes in H3K27 modifications and stress-responsive gene activation in indica rice. Cold-induced enrichment of H3K27 acetylation promotes nucleosomal rearrangement, thereby facilitating the accessibility of the transcriptional machinery at the stress-responsive loci for transcription activation. Although H3K27ac exhibits uniform distribution throughout the loci of enriched genes; occupancy of H3K27me3 is biased to intergenic regions. Integration of the ChIP-seq data with transcriptome indicated that upregulation of stress-responsive TFs, photosynthesis-TCA-related, water-deficit genes, redox and JA signalling components, was associated with differential changes of H3K27ac and H3K27me3 levels. Furthermore, cold-induced upregulation of histone acetyltransferases and downregulation of DNA methyltransferases was noted through the antagonistic switch of H3K27ac and H3K27me3. Moreover, motif analysis of H3K27ac and H3K27me3 enriched regions are associated with putative stress responsive transcription factors binding sites, GAGA element and histone H3K27demethylase. Collectively our analysis suggests that differential expression of various chromatin and DNA modifiers coupled with increased H3K27ac and depleted H3K27me3 increases DNA accessibility, thereby promoting transcription of the cold-responsive genes in indica rice.
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- Pratiti Dasgupta
- Division of Plant Biology, Bose Institute, Unified Academic Campus, EN 80, Sector V, Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata 700091, WB, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India; CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (CSIR-NBRI), Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226001, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India; CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (CSIR-NBRI), Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226001, India
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- Division of Plant Biology, Bose Institute, Unified Academic Campus, EN 80, Sector V, Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata 700091, WB, India.
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Keränen SVE, Villahoz-Baleta A, Bruno AE, Halfon MS. REDfly: An Integrated Knowledgebase for Insect Regulatory Genomics. INSECTS 2022; 13:618. [PMID: 35886794 PMCID: PMC9323752 DOI: 10.3390/insects13070618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Revised: 07/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We provide here an updated description of the REDfly (Regulatory Element Database for Fly) database of transcriptional regulatory elements, a unique resource that provides regulatory annotation for the genome of Drosophila and other insects. The genomic sequences regulating insect gene expression-transcriptional cis-regulatory modules (CRMs, e.g., "enhancers") and transcription factor binding sites (TFBSs)-are not currently curated by any other major database resources. However, knowledge of such sequences is important, as CRMs play critical roles with respect to disease as well as normal development, phenotypic variation, and evolution. Characterized CRMs also provide useful tools for both basic and applied research, including developing methods for insect control. REDfly, which is the most detailed existing platform for metazoan regulatory-element annotation, includes over 40,000 experimentally verified CRMs and TFBSs along with their DNA sequences, their associated genes, and the expression patterns they direct. Here, we briefly describe REDfly's contents and data model, with an emphasis on the new features implemented since 2020. We then provide an illustrated walk-through of several common REDfly search use cases.
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- Center for Computational Research, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA; (A.V.-B.); (A.E.B.)
- New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
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- Center for Computational Research, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA; (A.V.-B.); (A.E.B.)
- New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
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- New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
- Department of Biomedical Informatics, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
- Department of Biological Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Program in Cancer Genetics, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA
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Chetverina D, Vorobyeva NE, Mazina MY, Fab LV, Lomaev D, Golovnina A, Mogila V, Georgiev P, Ziganshin RH, Erokhin M. Comparative interactome analysis of the PRE DNA-binding factors: purification of the Combgap-, Zeste-, Psq-, and Adf1-associated proteins. Cell Mol Life Sci 2022; 79:353. [PMID: 35676368 PMCID: PMC11072172 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-022-04383-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Revised: 04/14/2022] [Accepted: 05/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The Polycomb group (PcG) and Trithorax group (TrxG) proteins are key epigenetic regulators controlling the silenced and active states of genes in multicellular organisms, respectively. In Drosophila, PcG/TrxG proteins are recruited to the chromatin via binding to specific DNA sequences termed polycomb response elements (PREs). While precise mechanisms of the PcG/TrxG protein recruitment remain unknown, the important role is suggested to belong to sequence-specific DNA-binding factors. At the same time, it was demonstrated that the PRE DNA-binding proteins are not exclusively localized to PREs but can bind other DNA regulatory elements, including enhancers, promoters, and boundaries. To gain an insight into the PRE DNA-binding protein regulatory network, here, using ChIP-seq and immuno-affinity purification coupled to the high-throughput mass spectrometry, we searched for differences in abundance of the Combgap, Zeste, Psq, and Adf1 PRE DNA-binding proteins. While there were no conspicuous differences in co-localization of these proteins with other functional transcription factors, we show that Combgap and Zeste are more tightly associated with the Polycomb repressive complex 1 (PRC1), while Psq interacts strongly with the TrxG proteins, including the BAP SWI/SNF complex. The Adf1 interactome contained Mediator subunits as the top interactors. In addition, Combgap efficiently interacted with AGO2, NELF, and TFIID. Combgap, Psq, and Adf1 have architectural proteins in their networks. We further investigated the existence of direct interactions between different PRE DNA-binding proteins and demonstrated that Combgap-Adf1, Psq-Dsp1, and Pho-Spps can interact in the yeast two-hybrid assay. Overall, our data suggest that Combgap, Psq, Zeste, and Adf1 are associated with the protein complexes implicated in different regulatory activities and indicate their potential multifunctional role in the regulation of transcription.
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- Darya Chetverina
- Group of Epigenetics, Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 34/5 Vavilov Street, Moscow, 119334, Russia.
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- Group of Dynamics of Transcriptional Complexes, Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Group of Hormone-Dependent Transcriptional Regulation, Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Group of Chromatin Biology, Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 34/5 Vavilov Street, Moscow, 119334, Russia
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- Group of Epigenetics, Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 34/5 Vavilov Street, Moscow, 119334, Russia
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- Group of Epigenetics, Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 34/5 Vavilov Street, Moscow, 119334, Russia
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- Department of Control of Genetic Processes, Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 34/5 Vavilov Street, Moscow, 119334, Russia
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- Department of Control of Genetic Processes, Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 34/5 Vavilov Street, Moscow, 119334, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 117997, Russia
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- Group of Chromatin Biology, Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 34/5 Vavilov Street, Moscow, 119334, Russia.
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Liu Y, Bai Y, Li N, Li M, Liu W, Yun DJ, Liu B, Xu ZY. HEXOKINASE1 forms a nuclear complex with the PRC2 subunits CURLY LEAF and SWINGER to regulate glucose signaling. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2022; 64:1168-1180. [PMID: 35394700 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The glucose sensor HEXOKINASE1 (HXK1) integrates myriad external and internal signals to regulate gene expression and development in Arabidopsis thaliana. However, how HXK1 mediates glucose signaling in the nucleus remains unclear. Here, using immunoprecipitation-coupled mass spectrometry, we show that two catalytic subunits of Polycomb Repressive Complex 2, SWINGER (SWN) and CURLY LEAF (CLF), directly interact with catalytically active HXK1 and its inactive forms (HXK1G104D and HXK1S177A ) via their evolutionarily conserved SANT domains. HXK1, CLF, and SWN target common glucose-responsive genes to regulate glucose signaling, as revealed by RNA sequencing. The glucose-insensitive phenotypes of the Arabidopsis swn-1 and clf-50 mutants were similar to that of hxk1, and genetic analysis revealed that CLF, SWN, and HXK1 function in the same genetic pathway. Intriguingly, HXK1 is required for CLF- and SWN-mediated histone H3 lysine 27 (H3K27me3) deposition and glucose-mediated gene repression. Moreover, CLF and SWN affect the recruitment of HXK1 to its target chromatin. These findings support a model in which HXK1 and epigenetic modifiers form a nuclear complex to cooperatively mediate glucose signaling, thereby affecting the histone modification and expression of glucose-regulated genes in plants.
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- Yutong Liu
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of the Ministry of Education (MOE), Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of the Ministry of Education (MOE), Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of the Ministry of Education (MOE), Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of the Ministry of Education (MOE), Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of the Ministry of Education (MOE), Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul, 132-798, South Korea
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of the Ministry of Education (MOE), Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of the Ministry of Education (MOE), Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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Mao D, Tao S, Li X, Gao D, Tang M, Liu C, Wu D, Bai L, He Z, Wang X, Yang L, Zhu Y, Zhang D, Zhang W, Chen C. The Harbinger transposon-derived gene PANDA epigenetically coordinates panicle number and grain size in rice. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2022; 20:1154-1166. [PMID: 35239255 PMCID: PMC9129072 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Revised: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Transposons significantly contribute to genome fractions in many plants. Although numerous transposon-related mutations have been identified, the evidence regarding transposon-derived genes regulating crop yield and other agronomic traits is very limited. In this study, we characterized a rice Harbinger transposon-derived gene called PANICLE NUMBER AND GRAIN SIZE (PANDA), which epigenetically coordinates panicle number and grain size. Mutation of PANDA caused reduced panicle number but increased grain size in rice, while transgenic plants overexpressing this gene showed the opposite phenotypic change. The PANDA-encoding protein can bind to the core polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) components OsMSI1 and OsFIE2, and regulates the deposition of H3K27me3 in the target genes, thereby epigenetically repressing their expression. Among the target genes, both OsMADS55 and OsEMF1 were negative regulators of panicle number but positive regulators of grain size, partly explaining the involvement of PANDA in balancing panicle number and grain size. Moreover, moderate overexpression of PANDA driven by its own promoter in the indica rice cultivar can increase grain yield. Thus, our findings present a novel insight into the epigenetic control of rice yield traits by a Harbinger transposon-derived gene and provide its potential application for rice yield improvement.
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- Donghai Mao
- Key Laboratory of Agro‐Ecological Processes in Subtropical RegionInstitute of Subtropical AgricultureChinese Academy of SciencesChangshaChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm EnhancementCollaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production co‐sponsored by Province and Ministry (CIC‐MCP)Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjingChina
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- Key Laboratory of Agro‐Ecological Processes in Subtropical RegionInstitute of Subtropical AgricultureChinese Academy of SciencesChangshaChina
- University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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- Small Grains and Potato Germplasm Research UnitUSDA ARSAberdeenIDUSA
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- Key Laboratory of Agro‐Ecological Processes in Subtropical RegionInstitute of Subtropical AgricultureChinese Academy of SciencesChangshaChina
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- Key Laboratory of Agro‐Ecological Processes in Subtropical RegionInstitute of Subtropical AgricultureChinese Academy of SciencesChangshaChina
- Key Laboratory of Three Gorges Regional Plant Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement (CTGU)/Biotechnology Research CenterChina Three Gorges UniversityYichangChina
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- Key Laboratory of Agro‐Ecological Processes in Subtropical RegionInstitute of Subtropical AgricultureChinese Academy of SciencesChangshaChina
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- Key Laboratory of Agro‐Ecological Processes in Subtropical RegionInstitute of Subtropical AgricultureChinese Academy of SciencesChangshaChina
- College of Life SciencesHunan Normal UniversityChangshaChina
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- Key Laboratory of Agro‐Ecological Processes in Subtropical RegionInstitute of Subtropical AgricultureChinese Academy of SciencesChangshaChina
- College of AgronomyHunan Agriculture UniversityChangshaChina
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- Key Laboratory of Agro‐Ecological Processes in Subtropical RegionInstitute of Subtropical AgricultureChinese Academy of SciencesChangshaChina
- University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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- Key Laboratory of Agro‐Ecological Processes in Subtropical RegionInstitute of Subtropical AgricultureChinese Academy of SciencesChangshaChina
- Longping BranchGraduate School of Hunan UniversityChangshaChina
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- Key Laboratory of Agro‐Ecological Processes in Subtropical RegionInstitute of Subtropical AgricultureChinese Academy of SciencesChangshaChina
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- Key Laboratory of Three Gorges Regional Plant Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement (CTGU)/Biotechnology Research CenterChina Three Gorges UniversityYichangChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm EnhancementCollaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production co‐sponsored by Province and Ministry (CIC‐MCP)Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjingChina
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- Key Laboratory of Agro‐Ecological Processes in Subtropical RegionInstitute of Subtropical AgricultureChinese Academy of SciencesChangshaChina
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Owen BM, Davidovich C. DNA binding by polycomb-group proteins: searching for the link to CpG islands. Nucleic Acids Res 2022; 50:4813-4839. [PMID: 35489059 PMCID: PMC9122586 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkac290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Revised: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Polycomb group proteins predominantly exist in polycomb repressive complexes (PRCs) that cooperate to maintain the repressed state of thousands of cell-type-specific genes. Targeting PRCs to the correct sites in chromatin is essential for their function. However, the mechanisms by which PRCs are recruited to their target genes in mammals are multifactorial and complex. Here we review DNA binding by polycomb group proteins. There is strong evidence that the DNA-binding subunits of PRCs and their DNA-binding activities are required for chromatin binding and CpG targeting in cells. In vitro, CpG-specific binding was observed for truncated proteins externally to the context of their PRCs. Yet, the mere DNA sequence cannot fully explain the subset of CpG islands that are targeted by PRCs in any given cell type. At this time we find very little structural and biophysical evidence to support a model where sequence-specific DNA-binding activity is required or sufficient for the targeting of CpG-dinucleotide sequences by polycomb group proteins while they are within the context of their respective PRCs, either PRC1 or PRC2. We discuss the current knowledge and open questions on how the DNA-binding activities of polycomb group proteins facilitate the targeting of PRCs to chromatin.
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- Brady M Owen
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.,EMBL-Australia, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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Wiles ET, Mumford CC, McNaught KJ, Tanizawa H, Selker EU. The ACF chromatin-remodeling complex is essential for Polycomb repression. eLife 2022; 11:e77595. [PMID: 35257662 PMCID: PMC9038196 DOI: 10.7554/elife.77595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Establishing and maintaining appropriate gene repression is critical for the health and development of multicellular organisms. Histone H3 lysine 27 (H3K27) methylation is a chromatin modification associated with repressed facultative heterochromatin, but the mechanism of this repression remains unclear. We used a forward genetic approach to identify genes involved in transcriptional silencing of H3K27-methylated chromatin in the filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa. We found that the N. crassa homologs of ISWI (NCU03875) and ACF1 (NCU00164) are required for repression of a subset of H3K27-methylated genes and that they form an ACF chromatin-remodeling complex. This ACF complex interacts with chromatin throughout the genome, yet association with facultative heterochromatin is specifically promoted by the H3K27 methyltransferase, SET-7. H3K27-methylated genes that are upregulated when iswi or acf1 are deleted show a downstream shift of the +1 nucleosome, suggesting that proper nucleosome positioning is critical for repression of facultative heterochromatin. Our findings support a direct role of the ACF complex in Polycomb repression.
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- Elizabeth T Wiles
- Institute of Molecular Biology, University of OregonEugeneUnited States
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, University of OregonEugeneUnited States
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, University of OregonEugeneUnited States
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, University of OregonEugeneUnited States
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, University of OregonEugeneUnited States
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Cheng J, Zhang G, Xu L, Liu C, Jiang H. Altered H3K27 trimethylation contributes to flowering time variations in polyploid Arabidopsis thaliana ecotypes. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2022; 73:1402-1414. [PMID: 34698830 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erab470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Polyploidy is a widespread phenomenon in flowering plant species. Polyploid plants frequently exhibit considerable transcriptomic alterations after whole-genome duplication (WGD). It is known that the transcriptomic response to tetraploidization is ecotype-dependent in Arabidopsis; however, the biological significance and the underlying mechanisms are unknown. In this study, we found that 4x Col-0 presents a delayed flowering time whereas 4x Ler does not. The expression of FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC), the major repressor of flowering, was significantly increased in 4x Col-0 but only a subtle change was present in 4x Ler. Moreover, the level of a repressive epigenetic mark, trimethylation of histone H3 at lysine 27 (H3K27me3), was significantly decreased in 4x Col-0 but not in 4x Ler, potentially leading to the differences in FLC transcription levels and flowering times. Hundreds of other genes in addition to FLC showed H3K27me3 alterations in 4x Col-0 and 4x Ler. LIKE HETEROCHROMATIN PROTEIN 1 (LHP1) and transcription factors required for H3K27me3 deposition presented transcriptional changes between the two ecotypes, potentially accounting for the different H3K27me3 alterations. We also found that the natural 4x Arabidopsis ecotype Wa-1 presented an early flowering time, which was associated with low expression of FLC. Taken together, our results demonstrate a role of H3K27me3 alterations in response to genome duplication in Arabidopsis autopolyploids, and that variation in flowering time potentially functions in autopolyploid speciation.
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- Jinping Cheng
- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Gatersleben, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Gatersleben, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Gatersleben, Germany
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- Department of Epigenetics, Institute of Biology, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstrasse 30, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Gatersleben, Germany
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Parreno V, Martinez AM, Cavalli G. Mechanisms of Polycomb group protein function in cancer. Cell Res 2022; 32:231-253. [PMID: 35046519 PMCID: PMC8888700 DOI: 10.1038/s41422-021-00606-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Cancer arises from a multitude of disorders resulting in loss of differentiation and a stem cell-like phenotype characterized by uncontrolled growth. Polycomb Group (PcG) proteins are members of multiprotein complexes that are highly conserved throughout evolution. Historically, they have been described as essential for maintaining epigenetic cellular memory by locking homeotic genes in a transcriptionally repressed state. What was initially thought to be a function restricted to a few target genes, subsequently turned out to be of much broader relevance, since the main role of PcG complexes is to ensure a dynamically choregraphed spatio-temporal regulation of their numerous target genes during development. Their ability to modify chromatin landscapes and refine the expression of master genes controlling major switches in cellular decisions under physiological conditions is often misregulated in tumors. Surprisingly, their functional implication in the initiation and progression of cancer may be either dependent on Polycomb complexes, or specific for a subunit that acts independently of other PcG members. In this review, we describe how misregulated Polycomb proteins play a pleiotropic role in cancer by altering a broad spectrum of biological processes such as the proliferation-differentiation balance, metabolism and the immune response, all of which are crucial in tumor progression. We also illustrate how interfering with PcG functions can provide a powerful strategy to counter tumor progression.
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- Victoria Parreno
- Institute of Human Genetics, UMR 9002, CNRS-University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Institute of Human Genetics, UMR 9002, CNRS-University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
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- Institute of Human Genetics, UMR 9002, CNRS-University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
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Vijayanathan M, Trejo-Arellano MG, Mozgová I. Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 in Eukaryotes-An Evolutionary Perspective. EPIGENOMES 2022; 6:3. [PMID: 35076495 PMCID: PMC8788455 DOI: 10.3390/epigenomes6010003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Revised: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) represents a group of evolutionarily conserved multi-subunit complexes that repress gene transcription by introducing trimethylation of lysine 27 on histone 3 (H3K27me3). PRC2 activity is of key importance for cell identity specification and developmental phase transitions in animals and plants. The composition, biochemistry, and developmental function of PRC2 in animal and flowering plant model species are relatively well described. Recent evidence demonstrates the presence of PRC2 complexes in various eukaryotic supergroups, suggesting conservation of the complex and its function. Here, we provide an overview of the current understanding of PRC2-mediated repression in different representatives of eukaryotic supergroups with a focus on the green lineage. By comparison of PRC2 in different eukaryotes, we highlight the possible common and diverged features suggesting evolutionary implications and outline emerging questions and directions for future research of polycomb repression and its evolution.
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- Mallika Vijayanathan
- Biology Centre, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences, 370 05 Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic; (M.V.); (M.G.T.-A.)
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- Biology Centre, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences, 370 05 Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic; (M.V.); (M.G.T.-A.)
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- Biology Centre, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences, 370 05 Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic; (M.V.); (M.G.T.-A.)
- Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, 370 05 Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
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Baile F, Gómez-Zambrano Á, Calonje M. Roles of Polycomb complexes in regulating gene expression and chromatin structure in plants. PLANT COMMUNICATIONS 2022; 3:100267. [PMID: 35059633 PMCID: PMC8760139 DOI: 10.1016/j.xplc.2021.100267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Revised: 11/09/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The evolutionary conserved Polycomb Group (PcG) repressive system comprises two central protein complexes, PcG repressive complex 1 (PRC1) and PRC2. These complexes, through the incorporation of histone modifications on chromatin, have an essential role in the normal development of eukaryotes. In recent years, a significant effort has been made to characterize these complexes in the different kingdoms, and despite there being remarkable functional and mechanistic conservation, some key molecular principles have diverged. In this review, we discuss current views on the function of plant PcG complexes. We compare the composition of PcG complexes between animals and plants, highlight the role of recently identified plant PcG accessory proteins, and discuss newly revealed roles of known PcG partners. We also examine the mechanisms by which the repression is achieved and how these complexes are recruited to target genes. Finally, we consider the possible role of some plant PcG proteins in mediating local and long-range chromatin interactions and, thus, shaping chromatin 3D architecture.
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- Fernando Baile
- Institute of Plant Biochemistry and Photosynthesis (IBVF-CSIC-US), Avenida Américo Vespucio 49, 41092 Seville, Spain
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- Institute of Plant Biochemistry and Photosynthesis (IBVF-CSIC-US), Avenida Américo Vespucio 49, 41092 Seville, Spain
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- Institute of Plant Biochemistry and Photosynthesis (IBVF-CSIC-US), Avenida Américo Vespucio 49, 41092 Seville, Spain
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Blackledge NP, Klose RJ. The molecular principles of gene regulation by Polycomb repressive complexes. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 2021; 22:815-833. [PMID: 34400841 PMCID: PMC7612013 DOI: 10.1038/s41580-021-00398-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 185] [Impact Index Per Article: 61.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Precise control of gene expression is fundamental to cell function and development. Although ultimately gene expression relies on DNA-binding transcription factors to guide the activity of the transcription machinery to genes, it has also become clear that chromatin and histone post-translational modification have fundamental roles in gene regulation. Polycomb repressive complexes represent a paradigm of chromatin-based gene regulation in animals. The Polycomb repressive system comprises two central protein complexes, Polycomb repressive complex 1 (PRC1) and PRC2, which are essential for normal gene regulation and development. Our early understanding of Polycomb function relied on studies in simple model organisms, but more recently it has become apparent that this system has expanded and diverged in mammals. Detailed studies are now uncovering the molecular mechanisms that enable mammalian PRC1 and PRC2 to identify their target sites in the genome, communicate through feedback mechanisms to create Polycomb chromatin domains and control transcription to regulate gene expression. In this Review, we discuss and contextualize the emerging principles that define how this fascinating chromatin-based system regulates gene expression in mammals.
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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Bieluszewski T, Xiao J, Yang Y, Wagner D. PRC2 activity, recruitment, and silencing: a comparative perspective. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 26:1186-1198. [PMID: 34294542 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2021.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Revised: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Polycomb repressive complex (PRC)-mediated gene silencing is vital for cell identity and development in both the plant and the animal kingdoms. It also modulates responses to stress. Two major protein complexes, PRC1 and PRC2, execute conserved nuclear functions in metazoans and plants through covalent modification of histones and by compacting chromatin. While a general requirement for Polycomb complexes in mitotically heritable gene repression in the context of chromatin is well established, recent studies have brought new insights into the regulation of Polycomb complex activity and recruitment. Here, we discuss these recent advances with emphasis on PRC2.
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- Tomasz Bieluszewski
- Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; Centre of Excellence for Plant and Microbial Science (CEPAMS), the John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA.
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Verma S, Pathak RU, Mishra RK. Genomic organization of the autonomous regulatory domain of eyeless locus in Drosophila melanogaster. G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS 2021; 11:6375946. [PMID: 34570231 PMCID: PMC8664461 DOI: 10.1093/g3journal/jkab338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In Drosophila, expression of eyeless (ey) gene is restricted to the developing eyes and central nervous system. However, the flanking genes, myoglianin (myo), and bent (bt) have different temporal and spatial expression patterns as compared to the ey. How distinct regulation of ey is maintained is mostly unknown. Earlier, we have identified a boundary element intervening myo and ey genes (ME boundary) that prevents the crosstalk between the cis-regulatory elements of myo and ey genes. In the present study, we further searched for the cis-elements that define the domain of ey and maintain its expression pattern. We identify another boundary element between ey and bt, the EB boundary. The EB boundary separates the regulatory landscapes of ey and bt genes. The two boundaries, ME and EB, show a long-range interaction as well as interact with the nuclear architecture. This suggests functional autonomy of the ey locus and its insulation from differentially regulated flanking regions. We also identify a new Polycomb Response Element, the ey-PRE, within the ey domain. The expression state of the ey gene, once established during early development is likely to be maintained with the help of ey-PRE. Our study proposes a general regulatory mechanism by which a gene can be maintained in a functionally independent chromatin domain in gene-rich euchromatin.
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- Shreekant Verma
- Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500007, India
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- Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500007, India
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- Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500007, India
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Rajpurkar AR, Mateo LJ, Murphy SE, Boettiger AN. Deep learning connects DNA traces to transcription to reveal predictive features beyond enhancer-promoter contact. Nat Commun 2021; 12:3423. [PMID: 34103507 PMCID: PMC8187657 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-23831-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2020] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Chromatin architecture plays an important role in gene regulation. Recent advances in super-resolution microscopy have made it possible to measure chromatin 3D structure and transcription in thousands of single cells. However, leveraging these complex data sets with a computationally unbiased method has been challenging. Here, we present a deep learning-based approach to better understand to what degree chromatin structure relates to transcriptional state of individual cells. Furthermore, we explore methods to "unpack the black box" to determine in an unbiased manner which structural features of chromatin regulation are most important for gene expression state. We apply this approach to an Optical Reconstruction of Chromatin Architecture dataset of the Bithorax gene cluster in Drosophila and show it outperforms previous contact-focused methods in predicting expression state from 3D structure. We find the structural information is distributed across the domain, overlapping and extending beyond domains identified by prior genetic analyses. Individual enhancer-promoter interactions are a minor contributor to predictions of activity.
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- Aparna R Rajpurkar
- Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
- Department of Developmental Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Developmental Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
- Department of Developmental Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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Shen Q, Lin Y, Li Y, Wang G. Dynamics of H3K27me3 Modification on Plant Adaptation to Environmental Cues. PLANTS 2021; 10:plants10061165. [PMID: 34201297 PMCID: PMC8228231 DOI: 10.3390/plants10061165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Revised: 05/30/2021] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Given their sessile nature, plants have evolved sophisticated regulatory networks to confer developmental plasticity for adaptation to fluctuating environments. Epigenetic codes, like tri-methylation of histone H3 on Lys27 (H3K27me3), are evidenced to account for this evolutionary benefit. Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) and PRC1 implement and maintain the H3K27me3-mediated gene repression in most eukaryotic cells. Plants take advantage of this epigenetic machinery to reprogram gene expression in development and environmental adaption. Recent studies have uncovered a number of new players involved in the establishment, erasure, and regulation of H3K27me3 mark in plants, particularly highlighting new roles in plants’ responses to environmental cues. Here, we review current knowledge on PRC2-H3K27me3 dynamics occurring during plant growth and development, including its writers, erasers, and readers, as well as targeting mechanisms, and summarize the emerging roles of H3K27me3 mark in plant adaptation to environmental stresses.
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Erokhin M, Gorbenko F, Lomaev D, Mazina MY, Mikhailova A, Garaev AK, Parshikov A, Vorobyeva NE, Georgiev P, Schedl P, Chetverina D. Boundaries potentiate polycomb response element-mediated silencing. BMC Biol 2021; 19:113. [PMID: 34078365 PMCID: PMC8170967 DOI: 10.1186/s12915-021-01047-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background Epigenetic memory plays a critical role in the establishment and maintenance of cell identities in multicellular organisms. Polycomb and trithorax group (PcG and TrxG) proteins are responsible for epigenetic memory, and in flies, they are recruited to specialized DNA regulatory elements termed polycomb response elements (PREs). Previous transgene studies have shown that PREs can silence reporter genes outside of their normal context, often by pairing sensitive (PSS) mechanism; however, their silencing activity is non-autonomous and depends upon the surrounding chromatin context. It is not known why PRE activity depends on the local environment or what outside factors can induce silencing. Results Using an attP system in Drosophila, we find that the so-called neutral chromatin environments vary substantially in their ability to support the silencing activity of the well-characterized bxdPRE. In refractory chromosomal contexts, factors required for PcG-silencing are unable to gain access to the PRE. Silencing activity can be rescued by linking the bxdPRE to a boundary element (insulator). When placed next to the PRE, the boundaries induce an alteration in chromatin structure enabling factors critical for PcG silencing to gain access to the bxdPRE. When placed at a distance from the bxdPRE, boundaries induce PSS by bringing the bxdPREs on each homolog in close proximity. Conclusion This proof-of-concept study demonstrates that the repressing activity of PREs can be induced or enhanced by nearby boundary elements. Graphical abstract ![]()
Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12915-021-01047-8.
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- Maksim Erokhin
- Group of Chromatin Biology, Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 34/5 Vavilov St., Moscow, 119334, Russia.
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- Group of Chromatin Biology, Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 34/5 Vavilov St., Moscow, 119334, Russia.,Present address: Department of Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Group of Epigenetics, Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 34/5 Vavilov St., Moscow, 119334, Russia
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- Group of Transcriptional Complexes Dynamics, Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Group of Chromatin Biology, Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 34/5 Vavilov St., Moscow, 119334, Russia
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- Laboratory of Structural and Functional Organization of Chromosomes, Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 34/5 Vavilov St., Moscow, 119334, Russia
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- Department of the Control of Genetic Processes, Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 34/5 Vavilov St., Moscow, 119334, Russia
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- Group of Transcriptional Complexes Dynamics, Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of the Control of Genetic Processes, Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 34/5 Vavilov St., Moscow, 119334, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Biology Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA.
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- Group of Epigenetics, Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 34/5 Vavilov St., Moscow, 119334, Russia.
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Lorzadeh A, Romero-Wolf M, Goel A, Jadhav U. Epigenetic Regulation of Intestinal Stem Cells and Disease: A Balancing Act of DNA and Histone Methylation. Gastroenterology 2021; 160:2267-2282. [PMID: 33775639 PMCID: PMC8169626 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2021.03.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Revised: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Genetic mutations or regulatory failures underlie cellular malfunction in many diseases, including colorectal cancer and inflammatory bowel diseases. However, mutational defects alone fail to explain the complexity of such disorders. Epigenetic regulation-control of gene action through chemical and structural changes of chromatin-provides a platform to integrate multiple extracellular inputs and prepares the cellular genome for appropriate gene expression responses. Coregulation by polycomb repressive complex 2-mediated trimethylation of lysine 27 on histone 3 and DNA methylation has emerged as one of the most influential epigenetic controls in colorectal cancer and many other diseases, but molecular details remain inadequate. Here we review the molecular interplay of these epigenetic features in relation to gastrointestinal development, homeostasis, and disease biology. We discuss other epigenetic mechanisms pertinent to the balance of trimethylation of lysine 27 on histone 3 and DNA methylation and their actions in gastrointestinal cancers. We also review the current molecular understanding of chromatin control in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel diseases.
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- Alireza Lorzadeh
- Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular Diagnostics and Experimental Therapeutics, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California; Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.
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Pelayo MA, Yamaguchi N, Ito T. One factor, many systems: the floral homeotic protein AGAMOUS and its epigenetic regulatory mechanisms. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 61:102009. [PMID: 33640614 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2021.102009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Revised: 01/10/2021] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Tissue-specific transcription factors allow cells to specify new fates by exerting control over gene regulatory networks and the epigenetic landscape of a cell. However, our knowledge of the molecular mechanisms underlying cell fate decisions is limited. In Arabidopsis, the MADS-box transcription factor AGAMOUS (AG) plays a central role in regulating reproductive organ identity and meristem determinacy during flower development. During the vegetative phase, AG transcription is repressed by Polycomb complexes and intronic noncoding RNA. Once AG is transcribed in a spatiotemporally regulated manner during the reproductive phase, AG functions with chromatin regulators to change the chromatin structure at key target gene loci. The concerted actions of AG and the transcription factors functioning downstream of AG recruit general transcription machinery for proper cell fate decision. In this review, we describe progress in AG research that has provided important insights into the regulatory and epigenetic mechanisms underlying cell fate determination in plants.
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- Margaret Anne Pelayo
- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5, Takayama, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0192, Japan
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- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5, Takayama, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0192, Japan.
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- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5, Takayama, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0192, Japan.
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He K, Cao X, Deng X. Histone methylation in epigenetic regulation and temperature responses. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 61:102001. [PMID: 33508540 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2021.102001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Methylation of histones on different lysine residues is dynamically added by distinct writer enzymes, interpreted by reader proteins, and removed by eraser enzymes. This epigenetic mark has widespread, dynamic roles in plant development and environmental responses. For example, histone methylation plays a key role in mediating plant responses to temperature, including alterations of flowering time. In this review, we summarize recent advances in understanding the mechanism by which histone methylation regulates these processes, and discuss the role of histone methylation in temperature responses, based on data from Arabidopsis thaliana.
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- Kaixuan He
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics and National Center for Plant Gene Research, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics and National Center for Plant Gene Research, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics and National Center for Plant Gene Research, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
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Dvořák Tomaštíková E, Hafrén A, Trejo-Arellano MS, Rasmussen SR, Sato H, Santos-González J, Köhler C, Hennig L, Hofius D. Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 and KRYPTONITE regulate pathogen-induced programmed cell death in Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 185:2003-2021. [PMID: 33566101 PMCID: PMC8133635 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiab035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/08/2021] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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The Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 (PRC2) is well-known for its role in controlling developmental transitions by suppressing the premature expression of key developmental regulators. Previous work revealed that PRC2 also controls the onset of senescence, a form of developmental programmed cell death (PCD) in plants. Whether the induction of PCD in response to stress is similarly suppressed by the PRC2 remained largely unknown. In this study, we explored whether PCD triggered in response to immunity- and disease-promoting pathogen effectors is associated with changes in the distribution of the PRC2-mediated histone H3 lysine 27 trimethylation (H3K27me3) modification in Arabidopsis thaliana. We furthermore tested the distribution of the heterochromatic histone mark H3K9me2, which is established, to a large extent, by the H3K9 methyltransferase KRYPTONITE, and occupies chromatin regions generally not targeted by PRC2. We report that effector-induced PCD caused major changes in the distribution of both repressive epigenetic modifications and that both modifications have a regulatory role and impact on the onset of PCD during pathogen infection. Our work highlights that the transition to pathogen-induced PCD is epigenetically controlled, revealing striking similarities to developmental PCD.
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- Eva Dvořák Tomaštíková
- Department of Plant Biology, Uppsala BioCenter, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Linnean Center for Plant Biology, SE-75007 Uppsala, Sweden
- Present address: Institute of Experimental Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences; Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Šlechtitelů 31, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Plant Biology, Uppsala BioCenter, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Linnean Center for Plant Biology, SE-75007 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Biology, Uppsala BioCenter, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Linnean Center for Plant Biology, SE-75007 Uppsala, Sweden
- Present address: Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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- Department of Plant Biology, Uppsala BioCenter, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Linnean Center for Plant Biology, SE-75007 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Biology, Uppsala BioCenter, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Linnean Center for Plant Biology, SE-75007 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Biology, Uppsala BioCenter, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Linnean Center for Plant Biology, SE-75007 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Biology, Uppsala BioCenter, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Linnean Center for Plant Biology, SE-75007 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Biology, Uppsala BioCenter, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Linnean Center for Plant Biology, SE-75007 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Biology, Uppsala BioCenter, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Linnean Center for Plant Biology, SE-75007 Uppsala, Sweden
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Tang D, Gallusci P, Lang Z. Fruit development and epigenetic modifications. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2020; 228:839-844. [PMID: 32506476 DOI: 10.1111/nph.16724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 05/01/2020] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Fruit development is a complex process that is regulated not only by plant hormones and transcription factors, but also requires epigenetic modifications. Epigenetic modifications include DNA methylation, histone post-translational modifications, chromatin remodeling and noncoding RNAs. Together, these epigenetic modifications, which are controlled during development and in response to the environment, determine the chromatin state of genes and contribute to the transcriptomes of an organism. Recent studies have demonstrated that epigenetic regulation plays an important role in fleshy fruit ripening. Dysfunction of a DNA demethylase delayed ripening in tomato, and the application of a DNA methylation inhibitor altered ripening process in the fruits of several species. These studies indicated that manipulating the epigenome of fruit crops could open new ways for breeding in the future. In this review, we highlight recent progress and address remaining questions and challenges concerning the epigenetic regulation of fruit development and ripening.
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- Dengguo Tang
- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Center of Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Laboratory of Grape Ecophysiology and Functional Biology, Bordeaux University, INRAE, Bordeaux Science Agro, Villenave d'Ormon, 33140, France
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Center of Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
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Chetverina DA, Lomaev DV, Erokhin MM. Polycomb and Trithorax Group Proteins: The Long Road from Mutations in Drosophila to Use in Medicine. Acta Naturae 2020; 12:66-85. [PMID: 33456979 PMCID: PMC7800605 DOI: 10.32607/actanaturae.11090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 09/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Polycomb group (PcG) and Trithorax group (TrxG) proteins are evolutionarily conserved factors responsible for the repression and activation of the transcription of multiple genes in Drosophila and mammals. Disruption of the PcG/TrxG expression is associated with many pathological conditions, including cancer, which makes them suitable targets for diagnosis and therapy in medicine. In this review, we focus on the major PcG and TrxG complexes, the mechanisms of PcG/TrxG action, and their recruitment to chromatin. We discuss the alterations associated with the dysfunction of a number of factors of these groups in oncology and the current strategies used to develop drugs based on small-molecule inhibitors.
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- D. A. Chetverina
- Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119334 Russia
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- Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119334 Russia
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- Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119334 Russia
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Reinig J, Ruge F, Howard M, Ringrose L. A theoretical model of Polycomb/Trithorax action unites stable epigenetic memory and dynamic regulation. Nat Commun 2020; 11:4782. [PMID: 32963223 PMCID: PMC7508846 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18507-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2019] [Accepted: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Polycomb and Trithorax group proteins maintain stable epigenetic memory of gene expression states for some genes, but many targets show highly dynamic regulation. Here we combine experiment and theory to examine the mechanistic basis of these different modes of regulation. We present a mathematical model comprising a Polycomb/Trithorax response element (PRE/TRE) coupled to a promoter and including Drosophila developmental timing. The model accurately recapitulates published studies of PRE/TRE mediated epigenetic memory of both silencing and activation. With minimal parameter changes, the same model can also recapitulate experimental data for a different PRE/TRE that allows dynamic regulation of its target gene. The model predicts that both cell cycle length and PRE/TRE identity are critical for determining whether the system gives stable memory or dynamic regulation. Our work provides a simple unifying framework for a rich repertoire of PRE/TRE functions, and thus provides insights into genome-wide Polycomb/Trithorax regulation. Polycomb (PcG) and Trithorax (TrxG) group regulate several hundred target genes with important roles in development and disease. Here the authors combine experiment and theory to provide evidence that the Polycomb/Trithorax system has the potential for a rich repertoire of regulatory modes beyond simple epigenetic memory.
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- Jeannette Reinig
- Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, IRI- Lifesciences, Philippstr. 13, 10115, Berlin, Germany
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- IMBA, Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Dr. Bohr- Gasse 3, 1030, Vienna, Austria
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- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
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- Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, IRI- Lifesciences, Philippstr. 13, 10115, Berlin, Germany. .,IMBA, Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Dr. Bohr- Gasse 3, 1030, Vienna, Austria.
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