Project description:To further investigate the functional associations between PRMT1 and SMARCA4 and explore the biological significance of these interactions, we conducted expression profiling on the Agilent SurePrint G3 Human Gene Expression v3 (8*60K,Design ID:072363) using knockdown of PRMT1 or SMARCA4’s RNA in HCT116 cells.
Project description:To further investigate the functional associations between PRMT1 and SMARCA4 and explore the biological significance of these interactions, we conducted expression profiling on the Agilent SurePrint G3 Human Gene Expression v3 (8*60K,Design ID:072363) using knockdown of PRMT1 or SMARCA4’s RNA in HCT116 cells.
Project description:To understand PRMT1 recruitment and associated changes in histone H4 arginine3 di-methylation at the chromatin region in trophoblast progenitors, we performed CUT&RUN experiments in CT27 human trophoblast stem cells (CT27 hTSCs) and in primary trophoblast stem and progenitor cells (TSPCs) in mouse embryonic day (E) 7.5 ectoplacental cone region (EPC). For CT27 hTSCs, experiments were done in both control and PRMT1-knockdown CT27 hTSC. We also tested RNA polymerase II recruitment in these cells.
Project description:Purpose: Loss of functional β cell mass is an essential feature of type 2 diabetes and recent studies indicate that cell dedifferentiation can result in the loss of functional cell mass. However, the mechanism of cell dedifferentiation has not been elucidated due to the lack of appropriate animal model. Methods: Prmt1 floxed mice were crossed with Rip2-Cre and Pdx1-CreERT2 mice to generate Prmt1 KO and Prmt1 iKO mice. R26-eYFP mice were crossed for lineage tracing experiments and cell sorting. All mice were backcrossed and maintained on a C57BL/6J background. Cre recombination for CreERT2 was induced by total 5 times intraperitoneal injections (75 mg/kg) of corn oil dissolved tamoxifen (T5648, Sigma-Aldrich) over 2 weeks. Results: Deletion of Prmt1 in mature cells resulted in the immediate loss of H4R3me2a which induced cell dedifferentiation and cell selective Prmt1 knock-out mice developed diabetes phenotype. H4R3me2a worked as an active histone code that increased chromatin accessibility at the binding sites for transcription factors including CTCF, NKX6.1, MAFA, PDX1 and NEUROD1. Conclusions: PRMT1-dependent open chromatin regions showed a strong association with the risk of diabetes in human. In conclusion, PRMT1 plays an essential role in maintaining β cell identity by regulating chromatin accessibility.
Project description:Purpose: Loss of functional β cell mass is an essential feature of type 2 diabetes and recent studies indicate that cell dedifferentiation can result in the loss of functional cell mass. However, the mechanism of cell dedifferentiation has not been elucidated due to the lack of appropriate animal model. Methods: Prmt1 floxed mice were crossed with Rip2-Cre and Pdx1-CreERT2 mice to generate Prmt1 KO and Prmt1 iKO mice. R26-eYFP mice were crossed for lineage tracing experiments and cell sorting. All mice were backcrossed and maintained on a C57BL/6J background. Cre recombination for CreERT2 was induced by total 5 times intraperitoneal injections (75 mg/kg) of corn oil dissolved tamoxifen (T5648, Sigma-Aldrich) over 2 weeks. Results: Deletion of Prmt1 in mature cells resulted in the immediate loss of H4R3me2a which induced cell dedifferentiation and cell selective Prmt1 knock-out mice developed diabetes phenotype. H4R3me2a worked as an active histone code that increased chromatin accessibility at the binding sites for transcription factors including CTCF, NKX6.1, MAFA, PDX1 and NEUROD1. Conclusions: PRMT1-dependent open chromatin regions showed a strong association with the risk of diabetes in human. In conclusion, PRMT1 plays an essential role in maintaining β cell identity by regulating chromatin accessibility.
Project description:Purpose: Loss of functional β cell mass is an essential feature of type 2 diabetes and recent studies indicate that cell dedifferentiation can result in the loss of functional cell mass. However, the mechanism of cell dedifferentiation has not been elucidated due to the lack of appropriate animal model. Methods: Prmt1 floxed mice were crossed with Rip2-Cre and Pdx1-CreERT2 mice to generate Prmt1 KO and Prmt1 iKO mice. R26-eYFP mice were crossed for lineage tracing experiments and cell sorting. All mice were backcrossed and maintained on a C57BL/6J background. Cre recombination for CreERT2 was induced by total 5 times intraperitoneal injections (75 mg/kg) of corn oil dissolved tamoxifen (T5648, Sigma-Aldrich) over 2 weeks. Results: Deletion of Prmt1 in mature cells resulted in the immediate loss of H4R3me2a which induced cell dedifferentiation and cell selective Prmt1 knock-out mice developed diabetes phenotype. H4R3me2a worked as an active histone code that increased chromatin accessibility at the binding sites for transcription factors including CTCF, NKX6.1, MAFA, PDX1 and NEUROD1. Conclusions: PRMT1-dependent open chromatin regions showed a strong association with the risk of diabetes in human. In conclusion, PRMT1 plays an essential role in maintaining β cell identity by regulating chromatin accessibility.
Project description:The protein arginine methyltransferase PRMT1 is overexpressed in various human cancers and linked to poor response to therapy. Although various inhibitors targeting its activity are under development, we still do not fully understand how PRMT1 is involved in the cellular processes underpinning tumorigenesis and chemoresistance. Mass spectrometry–based proteomics revealed PRMT1 as a regulator of global arginine methylation changes in response to replicative stress in cancer cells. We show that, upon cisplatin, DNA-dependent protein kinase binds to- and phosphorylates PRMT1, inducing its chromatin recruitment and redirecting its enzymatic activity from soluble protein targets towards the histone substrate Arg3 of histone H4 (H4R3). On chromatin, DNA-PK/PRMT1 axis induces the Senescence-Associated Secretory Phenotype through the deposition of H4R3me2a at the pro-inflammatory gene promoters and by sustaining p65 binding to chromatin. Finally, PRMT1 inhibition reduced the clonogenic outgrowth of ovarian cancer cells exposed to low doses of CDDP and sensitized them to apoptosis. While unravelling a novel role of PRMT1 in replication stress response, our findings suggest the opportunity of targeting PRMT1 to sensitize cancer cells to genotoxic chemotherapeutics.