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Illumina microarray experiment on LSD1 deletion ES cell with Lsd1Lox/Δ3 and Lsd1Δ3/Δ3

ABSTRACT: Lysine specific demethylase 1 (LSD1), which demethylates mono- and di- methylated histone H3-Lys4 as part of a complex including CoREST and histone deacetylases (HDAC), is essential for embryonic development in the mouse beyond e6.5 days. Here, we demonstrate that LSD1 expression and therefore function, is restricted to the epiblast of the post- implantation embryo. Conditional deletion of LSD1 in mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells, in vitro counterpart of the epiblast, revealed a reduction in CoREST protein, a subsequent decrease in associated HDAC activity and a global increase in Histone H3 Lys56 acetylation. Despite this biochemical perturbation, LSD1 deleted ES cells proliferate normally and retain stem cell characteristics. Loss of LSD1 causes the aberrant expression of 588 genes, including a number of transcription factors with roles in tissue development such as brachyury, Hoxb7, Hoxd8 and RARγ. Brachyury, a key-regulator of mesodermal differentiation, is a direct target gene of LSD1 and is over-expressed in e6.5 day Lsd1 genetrap embryos. Thus, LSD1 is required for the appropriate expression of key developmental regulators, via the stabilization of the LSD1/CoREST/HDAC complex, during early embryonic development.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

PROVIDER: GSE21131 | GEO | 2010/12/06

SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA126643

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:Epigenetic regulation of gene expression by histone modification has emerged as a major facet of physiologic and disease processes. As a result, there has been intense interest in developing epigenetic therapies leading to the discovery of small molecule agents that target proteins involved in histone modification. Several histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors are now approved drugs for a specialized group of hematologic malignancies but not yet for a wider range of cancer types including solid tumors. One of the conceptual challenges in targeting HDACs is that even selective class I HDAC inhibitors likely impact these deacetylase activities indiscriminately across a range of distinct HDAC-containing multiprotein complexes. Such broad cellular effects may result in a narrow therapeutic window between disease efficacy and toxicity. Among HDAC complexes, the CoREST complex, which includes HDAC1 or its close paralog HDAC2, the scaffolding protein CoREST, and lysine specific demethylase 1 (LSD1) has attracted special interest. Here we report corin2, designed to dually inhibit the CoREST complex major enzymatic activities, lysine specific demethylase 1 (LSD1) and HDACs 1/2. Corin2 is a synthetic hybrid agent derived from the class I HDAC inhibitor (entinostat) and an LSD1 inhibitor (tranylcypromine analog). Enzymologic analysis reveals that corin2 selectively targets the CoREST complex and shows more sustained inhibition of the CoREST complex HDAC activity than entinostat. Cell-based experiments demonstrate that corin2 exhibits a superior anti-proliferative profile against several melanoma lines compared to its parent monofunctional HDAC and LSD1 inhibitors (alone or in combination) but is less toxic to non-cancerous primary human melanocytes. Transcriptomics analysis shows that corin2 is a more powerful inducer of tumor suppressor genes relative to the parent HDAC and LSD1 compounds (alone or in combination). Genetic knockdown of CoREST or LSD1 in cancer cell lines abolishes the differences in potency of corin2 vs. entinostat, suggesting that corin2's favorable pharmacologic effects rely on an intact CoREST complex. Corin2 was also effective in slowing tumor growth in a melanoma mouse xenograft model. These studies highlight the promise of a new class of two-pronged hybrid agents that selectively target particular epigenetic regulatory complexes and offer unique therapeutic opportunities. We characterized the gene expression changes uniquely related to dual inhibition of HDAC1/2 and LSD1 as part of the CoREST complex to identify genes associated with our dual inhibitor's (corin2) antiproliferative mechanism of action in melanoma cells. Transcriptomics analysis shows that corin2 is a more powerful inducer of tumor suppressor genes relative to the parent HDAC and LSD1 compounds (alone or in combination).

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Illumina microarray experiment on LSD1 deletion ES cell with Lsd1Lox/Δ3 and Lsd1Δ3/Δ3

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