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LSD1 promotes oncogenesis via H3K9 demethylation-mediated cell cycle gene expression and cellular senescence inhibition

ABSTRACT: Histone H3 lysine-9 methylation (H3K9me) is essential for retinoblastoma protein (RB)-mediated heterochromatin formation, epigenetic silencing of S-phase genes and permanent cell cycle arrest or cellular senescence. Besides as an H3K4me demethylase, lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1) has also been shown to promote H3K9 demethylation. However, it is unclear whether LSD1 plays any roles in regulating cell cycle entry and senescence. Here we demonstrate that genetic depletion or pharmacological inhibition of LSD1 triggers G1 arrest and cellular senescence. Genome-wide chromatin immunoprecipitation-sequencing (ChIP-seq) analysis reveal that the binding sites of LSD1 significantly overlaps with those bound by the S-phase gene transcription factor E2F1. Gene ontology (GO) analysis demonstrates that a large portion of E2F1 and LSD1 co-targeted genes are involved in cell cycle and proliferation. Further analyses show that depletion of LSD1 not only inhibits expression of the LSD1-E2F1 co-target genes, but also decreases the level of H3K9me2, but not H3K4me2 in those loci. Furthermore, the enzymatic activity of LSD1 is essential for H3K9me2 demethylation at cell cycle gene loci. Notably, co-treatment of chemotherapeutic agent camptothecin (CPT) enhanced LSD1 inhibitor-induced senescence and growth inhibition of cancer cells in vitro and in mice. Our data reveal LSD1 as a molecular rheostat regulating selective H3K9 demethylation at cell cycle gene loci, thereby representing a key event in oncogenesis and a viable target for cancer therapy.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE77448 | GEO | 2017/01/29

SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA310349

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:LSD1 (also known as KDM1A) is a histone demethylase and a key regulator of gene expression in embryonic stem cells and cancer.1,2 LSD1 was initially identified as a transcriptional repressor via its demethylation of active histone H3 marks (di-methyl lysine 4 [2MK4]).1 In prostate cancer, specifically, LSD1 also co-localizes with the AR and demethylates repressive 2MK9 histone marks from androgen-responsive AR target genes, facilitating androgen-mediated induction of AR-regulated gene expression and androgen-induced proliferation in androgen-dependent cancers.3,4 Recently, it was shown that treatment with high doses of androgens (e.g.10-fold higher doses than those required for induction of expression of androgen-activated genes such as PSA) recruits LSD1 and AR to an enhancer within the AR; this AR and LSD1 recruitment represses AR transcription.5 Thus, LSD1 appears to play a role in mediating both the proliferative and repressive phases of the biphasic androgen dose-response curve. For these reasons, we hypothesized that LSD1 might be important for maintenance of AR signaling in castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) tumors. However, in this report, we describe a distinct role of LSD1 as a driver of proliferation and survival of prostate cancer cells, including CRPC cells, irrespective of androgens or even AR expression. Specifically, LSD1 activates expression of cell cycle, mitosis, and embryonic stem cell maintenance pathways that are enriched in lethal prostate cancers – pathways not activated by androgens. Finally, we observe that treatment with a new LSD1 inhibitor potently and specifically suppresses LSD1 function and suppresses CRPC growth and survival in vitro and in vivo. Our data place LSD1 as a key driver of androgen-independent survival in lethal prostate cancers and demonstrate the potential of LSD1-directed therapies in the near-term. 1. Shi Y, Lan F, Matson C, et al. Histone demethylation mediated by the nuclear amine oxidase homolog LSD1. Cell. Dec 29 2004;119(7):941-953. 2. Whyte WA, Bilodeau S, Orlando DA, et al. Enhancer decommissioning by LSD1 during embryonic stem cell differentiation. Nature. Feb 9 2012;482(7384):221-225. 3. Metzger E, Wissmann M, Yin N, et al. LSD1 demethylates repressive histone marks to promote androgen-receptor-dependent transcription. Nature. Sep 15 2005;437(7057):436-439. 4. Yamane K, Toumazou C, Tsukada Y, et al. JHDM2A, a JmjC-containing H3K9 demethylase, facilitates transcription activation by androgen receptor. Cell. May 5 2006;125(3):483-495. 5. Cai C, He HH, Chen S, et al. Androgen receptor gene expression in prostate cancer is directly suppressed by the androgen receptor through recruitment of lysine-specific demethylase 1. Cancer Cell. Oct 18 2011;20(4):457-471.

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