EHMT1 gene truncation in HEK293 cells recapitulates Kleefstra Syndrome disease phenotype
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Project description:Haploinsufficiency of the Euchromatin histone methyltransferase 1 (EHMT1) gene leads to Kleefstra Syndrome, a rare disease characterised by moderate to severe developmental delay/intellectual disability, childhood hypotonia and distinct facial features, comprising microcephaly. This study examines the genetic variant EHMT1_Ter (p.[Tyr1148=];[Tyr1148Leufs*9]) in HEK293 cells.
2020-09-04 | GSE157390 | GEO
Project description:EHMT1 haploinsufficiency causes Kleefstra syndrome (KS), a complex disorder of developmental delay and intellectual disability. EHMT1 encodes a lysine methyltransferase GLP and regulates histone H3 lysine 9 dimethylation (H3K9me2). Ehmt1 heterozygous mutant (Ehmt1∆/+) mice show KS-like abnormal behavioral phenotypes. Here, we examined the reversibility of decreased H3K9me2 by postnatal supply of GLP in post-mitotic neuron of Ehmt1∆/+ mice brain. For this purpose, we generated the mice harboring inducible Ehmt1 cDNA with CamKII-creER (Ehmt1 iTG-neuron mice) in Ehmt1∆/+ background. These mice expressed exogenous Ehmt1 in post-mitotic neuron upon Tamoxifen treatment. Using these mice, we sorted out NeuN+ cells from cortical region and performed Histone H3 K9-dimethyation ChIP analysis. Here we showed that Ehmt1 haploinsufficiency induces global reduction of euchromatic H3K9me2 especially in the euchromatic region of brain and that postnatal supply of GLP can reverse the diminished H3K9me2 phenotype, even in a postmitotic situation.
2021-06-09 | GSE162327 | GEO
Project description:Genetic evidence indicates disrupted epigenetic regulation as a major risk factor for psychiatric disorders, but the molecular mechanisms that drive this association are undetermined. EHMT1 is an epigenetic repressor that is causal for Kleefstra Syndrome (KS), a neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD) leading to ID, and is associated with schizophrenia. Here, we show that reduced EHMT1 activity decreases NRSF/REST protein leading to abnormal neuronal gene expression and progression of neurodevelopment in human iPSC. We further show that EHMT1 regulates NRSF/REST indirectly via repression of miRNA leading to aberrant neuronal gene regulation and neurodevelopment timing. Expression of a NRSF/REST mRNA that lacks the miRNA-binding sites restores neuronal gene regulation to EHMT1 deficient cells. Importantly, the EHMT1-regulated miRNA gene set with elevated expression is enriched for NRSF/REST regulators with an association for ID and schizophrenia. This reveals a molecular interaction between H3K9 dimethylation and NSRF/REST contributing to the aetiology of psychiatric disorders.
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Project description:Homeostatic plasticity, a form of synaptic plasticity, maintains the fine balance between overall excitation and inhibition in developing and mature neuronal networks. Although the synaptic mechanisms of homeostatic plasticity are well characterized, the associated transcriptional program remains poorly understood. We show that the Kleefstra syndrome-associated protein, EHMT1, plays a critical and cell-autonomous role in synaptic scaling by responding to attenuated neuronal firing or sensory drive. Chronic activity deprivation increased the amount of neuronal dimethylated H3 at lysine 9 (H3K9me2), the catalytic product of EHMT1 and an epigenetic marker for gene repression. Genetic knockdown and pharmacological blockade of EHMT1 or EHMT2 prevented the increase of H3K9me2 and synaptic scaling up. Furthermore, BDNF repression was preceded by EHMT1/2-mediated H3K9me2 deposition at the Bdnf promoter during synaptic scaling up, both in vivo or in vivo. These findings suggest that changes in chromatin state through H3K9me2 governs a repressive program to achieve synaptic scaling. 12 samples (4 conditions in biological triplicate), 3 wt, 3 wt tetradotoxin treated, 3 k.d., 3 k.d. tetradotoxin treated
2016-06-30 | E-GEOD-68960 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:Homeostatic plasticity, a form of synaptic plasticity, maintains the fine balance between overall excitation and inhibition in developing and mature neuronal networks. Although the synaptic mechanisms of homeostatic plasticity are well characterized, the associated transcriptional program remains poorly understood. We show that the Kleefstra syndrome-associated protein, EHMT1, plays a critical and cell-autonomous role in synaptic scaling by responding to attenuated neuronal firing or sensory drive. Chronic activity deprivation increased the amount of neuronal dimethylated H3 at lysine 9 (H3K9me2), the catalytic product of EHMT1 and an epigenetic marker for gene repression. Genetic knockdown and pharmacological blockade of EHMT1 or EHMT2 prevented the increase of H3K9me2 and synaptic scaling up. Furthermore, BDNF repression was preceded by EHMT1/2-mediated H3K9me2 deposition at the Bdnf promoter during synaptic scaling up, both in vivo or in vivo. These findings suggest that changes in chromatin state through H3K9me2 governs a repressive program to achieve synaptic scaling.
2016-06-30 | GSE68960 | GEO
Project description:Kleefstra syndrome, a disease with intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorders and other developmental defects is caused in humans by haploinsufficiency of EHMT1. Although EHMT1 and its paralog EHMT2 were shown to be histone methyltransferases responsible for deposition of the di-methylated H3K9 (H3K9me2), the exact nature of epigenetic dysfunctions in Kleefstra syndrome remains unknown. Here, we found that the epigenome of Ehmt1+/- adult mouse brain displays a marked increase of H3K9me2/3 which correlates with impaired expression of protocadherins, master regulators of neuronal diversity. Increased H3K9me3 was present already at birth, indicating that aberrant methylation patterns are established during embryogenesis. Interestingly, we found that Ehmt2+/- mice do not present neither the marked increase of H3K9me2/3 nor the cognitive deficits found in Ehmt1+/- mice, indicating an evolutionary diversification of functions. Our finding of increased H3K9me3 in Ehmt1+/- mice is the first one supporting the notion that EHMT1 can quench the deposition of tri-methylation by other Histone methyltransferases, ultimately leading to impaired neurocognitive functioning. Our insights into the epigenetic pathophysiology of Kleefstra syndrome may offer guidance for future developments of therapeutic strategies for this disease.
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Project description:Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a pediatric soft tissue sarcoma, wherein the malignant tumors arise from the myoblast like cells due to the perturbations in growth and differentiation. Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma (ARMS) is one of the two major histological subtypes which exhibits high metastatic potential and tumor recurrence culminating in poor prognosis. In the recent past, understanding the epigenetic modifications in these tumors with less genetic alterations has shed light on the process of tumor pathogenesis and development of potential epi-drugs for the effective treatment strategies. Epigenetic regulator, Euchromatin histone lysine methyltransferase 1 (EHMT1)/G9A-like protein (GLP) and its homolog Euchromatin histone lysine methyltransferase 1 (EHMT2)/G9A has been shown to promote proliferation and inhibit differentiation in the mouse myoblast cells, independently. Also, previous study from our lab reported the overexpression of EHMT2 and molecular mechanism associated with the oncogenic phenotype in ARMS. However, expression pattern and functional role of EHMT1 in ARMS is unknown. Herein, we investigated the role of EHMT1 in ARMS. Our preliminary data indicated the overexpression of EHMT1 and the associated oncogenic phenotypes in ARMS. Although EHMT1 has shown to be upregulated and correlated with the increased disease severity in several cancers including gastric, esophagus, squamous cell carcinoma, ovarian and breast cancer, the mechanism involved in the EHMT1 mediated tumorigenesis was unclear. Therefore, through our current study we aimed to understand the expression pattern and the mechanism through which EHMT1 regulated cancer phenotypes in ARMS, for this we performed whole transcriptomic analysis in ARMS cell lines upon EHMT1 knockdown for the first time. In addition, we also compared the expression levels of EHMT1 between Human skeletal muscle myoblasts (HSMM) and ARMS patient samples (obtained from St Jude cloud database).
2021-12-08 | GSE179049 | GEO
Project description:EHMT1 (also known as GLP) is a multifunctional protein, best known for its role as an H3K9me1 and H3K9me2 methyltransferase through its reportedly obligatory dimerization with EHMT2 (also known as G9A). Here, we investigated the role of EHMT1 in the oocyte in comparison to EHMT2 using oocyte-specific conditional knockout mouse models (Ehmt2 cKO, Ehmt1cKO, Ehmt1/2 cDKO), with ablation from the early phase of oocyte growth. Loss of EHMT1 in Ehmt1 cKO and Ehmt1/2 cDKO oocytes recapitulated meiotic defects observed in the Ehmt2 cKO; however, there was a significant impairment in oocyte maturation and developmental competence in Ehmt1 cKO and Ehmt1/2 cDKO oocytes beyond that observed in the Ehmt2cKO. Consequently, loss of EHMT1 in oogenesis results, upon fertilization, in mid-gestation embryonic lethality. To identify H3K9 methylation and other meaningful biological changes in each mutant to explore the molecular functions of EHMT1 and EHMT2, we performed immunofluorescence imaging, multi-omics sequencing, and mass spectrometry (MS)–based proteome analyses in cKO oocytes. Although H3K9me1 was depleted only upon loss of EHMT1, H3K9me2 was decreased, and H3K9me2-enriched domains were eliminated equally upon loss of EHMT1 or EHMT2. Furthermore, there were more significant changes in the transcriptome, DNA methylome, and proteome in Ehmt1/2 cDKO than Ehmt2 cKO oocytes, withtranscriptional derepression leading to increased protein abundance and local changes in genic DNA methylation in Ehmt1/2 cDKO oocytes. Together, our findings suggest that EHMT1 contributes to local transcriptional repression in the oocyte, partially independent of EHMT2, and is critical for oogenesis and oocyte developmental competence
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2012-07-30 | E-GEOD-39744 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:Kleefstra syndrome (KS, also known as 9q.34.3 deletion syndrome) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by a developmental delay, abnormal behaviors and autism-like features. This syndrome is caused by haplo-insufficiency of the euchromatin histone methyltransferase 1 gene (EHMT1/GLP/KDM1D). This gene product, GLP is a methyltransferase responsible for mono- and di-methylation of lysine 9 on histone H3 N-terminal tail, which modulates epigenetic information. Ehmt1 heterozygous mutant (Ehmt1∆/+) mice show KS-like abnormal behavioral phenotypes and utilized as KS model mice. Here, we isolated nuclei from adult Ehmt1∆/+ mice cortex and analysed gene expression precisely by single nucleus RNA-seq analysis. It showed that many genes were up or down regulated in different cell types of Ehmt1∆/+ mice brain. Among them, inflammation associating genes are up-regulated in Ehmt1∆/+ mice neuronal cells. And this up-regulation was reversed by postnatal supply of GLP in post-mitotic neuron of Ehmt1∆/+ mice brain.
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