Project description:We report that a protein arginine methyltransferase Prmt and symmetric dimethylation at histone H arginine (HRsme) directly associates with chromatin of Bmp to suppress its transcription. Inactivation of Prmt in the lung epithelium results in halted branching morphogenesis, altered P-D airway patterning and neonatal lethality.
Project description:Protein arginine methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5) catalyzes the symmetric di-methylation of arginine residues in histones H3 and H4, marks generally associated with transcriptional repression. However, we found that PRMT5 inhibition (or depletion) led to more genes being down-regulated than up-regulated, indicating that PRMT5 can also act as a transcriptional activator. Indeed, the global level of histone H3K27me3 increases in PRMT5 deficient cells. Although PRMT5 does not directly affect PRC2 enzymatic activity, methylation of histone H3 by PRMT5 abrogates its subsequent methylation by PRC2. Treating AML cells with an EZH2 inhibitor partially restored the expression of approximately 50% of the genes that are initially down-regulated by PRMT5 inhibition, suggesting that the increased H3K27me3 contributes to the transcription repression of these genes. Interestingly, the growth inhibitory effect of PRMT5 inhibition was also partially rescued by combined treatment with EZH2 inhibitor in several leukemia cell lines. Thus, PRMT5-mediated crosstalk between histone marks contributes to its functional effects.
Project description:Protein arginine methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5) catalyzes the symmetric di-methylation of arginine residues in histones H3 and H4, marks generally associated with transcriptional repression. However, we found that PRMT5 inhibition (or depletion) led to more genes being down-regulated than up-regulated, indicating that PRMT5 can also act as a transcriptional activator. Indeed, the global level of histone H3K27me3 increases in PRMT5 deficient cells. Although PRMT5 does not directly affect PRC2 enzymatic activity, methylation of histone H3 by PRMT5 abrogates its subsequent methylation by PRC2. Treating AML cells with an EZH2 inhibitor partially restored the expression of approximately 50% of the genes that are initially down-regulated by PRMT5 inhibition, suggesting that the increased H3K27me3 contributes to the transcription repression of these genes. Interestingly, the growth inhibitory effect of PRMT5 inhibition was also partially rescued by combined treatment with EZH2 inhibitor in several leukemia cell lines. Thus, PRMT5-mediated crosstalk between histone marks contributes to its functional effects.
Project description:To explore the genome-wide gene expression changes induced by the K31R mutation in the histone H4 protein, we performed RNA-sequencing analysis in U2OS cells expressing either wildtype H4 or K31R mutant H4. We found that the lysine (K) to arginine (R) mutation mainly affected oxidative phosphorylation, mtiochondria dysfunction and et al, but not DNA damage signaling pathways.