Chen Peng, Yao Jian-Feng, Huang Rong-Fu, Zheng Fang-Fang, Jiang Xiao-Hong, Chen Xuan, Chen Juan, Li Ming, Huang Hong-Feng, Jiang Yi-Ping, Huang Yan-Fang, Yang Xiao-Yu
The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, PR China.
College of Preclinical Medicine, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, PR China.
Biosci Rep. 2015 Aug 18;35(5):e00257. doi: 10.1042/BSR20150064.
Histone H3 lysine 9 dimethylation (H3K9me2) hypermethylation is thought to be a major influential factor in cellular reprogramming, such as somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) and induction of pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). The diazepin-quinazolin-amine derivative (BIX-01294) specifically inhibits the activity of histone methyltransferase EHMT2 (euchromatic histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 2) and reduces H3K9me2 levels in cells. The imprinted gene small nuclear ribonucleoprotein N (Snrpn) is of particular interest because of its important biological functions. The objective of the present study was to investigate the effect of BIX-01294 on H3K9me2 levels and changes in Snrpn DNA methylation and histone H3K9me2 in mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs). Results showed that 1.3 μM BIX-01294 markedly reduced global levels of H3K9me2 with almost no cellular toxicity. There was a significant decrease in H3K9me2 in promoter regions of the Snrpn gene after BIX-01294 treatment. A significant increase in methylation of the Snrpn differentially methylated region 1 (DMR1) and slightly decreased transcript levels of Snrpn were found in BIX-01294-treated MEFs. These results suggest that BIX-01294 may reduce global levels of H3K9me2 and affect epigenetic modifications of Snrpn in MEFs.
组蛋白H3赖氨酸9二甲基化(H3K9me2)的高甲基化被认为是细胞重编程中的一个主要影响因素,如体细胞核移植(SCNT)和诱导多能干细胞(iPSC)。二氮杂卓-喹唑啉-胺衍生物(BIX-01294)特异性抑制组蛋白甲基转移酶EHMT2(常染色质组蛋白-赖氨酸N-甲基转移酶2)的活性,并降低细胞中的H3K9me2水平。印记基因小核核糖核蛋白N(Snrpn)因其重要的生物学功能而备受关注。本研究的目的是探讨BIX-01294对小鼠胚胎成纤维细胞(MEF)中H3K9me2水平以及Snrpn DNA甲基化和组蛋白H3K9me2变化的影响。结果显示,1.3μM的BIX-01294显著降低了H3K9me2的整体水平,且几乎没有细胞毒性。BIX-01294处理后,Snrpn基因启动子区域的H3K9me2显著降低。在BIX-01294处理的MEF中,发现Snrpn差异甲基化区域1(DMR1)的甲基化显著增加,而Snrpn的转录水平略有下降。这些结果表明,BIX-01294可能会降低MEF中H3K9me2的整体水平,并影响Snrpn的表观遗传修饰。