scholarly journals In vitro maturation affects chromosome segregation, spindle morphology and acetylation of lysine 16 on histone H4 in horse oocytes

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 721 ◽  
Author(s):  
Federica Franciosi ◽  
Ghylene Goudet ◽  
Irene Tessaro ◽  
Pascal Papillier ◽  
Rozenn Dalbies-Tran ◽  
...  

Implantation failure and genetic developmental disabilities in mammals are caused by errors in chromosome segregation originating mainly in the oocyte during meiosis I. Some conditions, like maternal ageing or in vitro maturation (IVM), increase the incidence of oocyte aneuploidy. Here oocytes from adult mares were used to investigate oocyte maturation in a monovulatory species. Experiments were conducted to compare: (1) the incidence of aneuploidy, (2) the morphology of the spindle, (3) the acetylation of lysine 16 on histone H4 (H4K16) and (4) the relative amount of histone acetyltransferase 1 (HAT1), K(lysine) acetyltransferase 8 (KAT8, also known as MYST1), histone deacetylase 1 (HDAC1) and NAD-dependent protein deacetylase sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) mRNA in metaphase II stage oocytes that were in vitro matured or collected from peri-ovulatory follicles. The frequency of aneuploidy and anomalies in spindle morphology was increased following IVM, along with a decrease in H4K16 acetylation that was in agreement with our previous observations. However, differences in the amount of the transcripts investigated were not detected. These results suggest that the degradation of transcripts encoding for histone deacetylases and acetyltransferases is not involved in the changes of H4K16 acetylation observed following IVM, while translational or post-translational mechanisms might have a role. Our study also suggests that epigenetic instabilities introduced by IVM may affect the oocyte and embryo genetic stability.

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (8) ◽  
pp. 2425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Orazio Angelo Arcidiacono ◽  
Jana Krejčí ◽  
Jana Suchánková ◽  
Eva Bártová

Cell differentiation into cardiomyocytes requires activation of differentiation-specific genes and epigenetic factors that contribute to these physiological processes. This study is focused on the in vitro differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells (mESCs) induced into cardiomyocytes. The effects of clinically promising inhibitors of histone deacetylases (HDACi) on mESC cardiomyogenesis and on explanted embryonic hearts were also analyzed. HDAC1 depletion caused early beating of cardiomyocytes compared with those of the wild-type (wt) counterpart. Moreover, the adherence of embryonic bodies (EBs) was reduced in HDAC1 double knockout (dn) mESCs. The most important finding was differentiation-specific H4 deacetylation observed during cardiomyocyte differentiation of wt mESCs, while H4 deacetylation was weakened in HDAC1-depleted cells induced to the cardiac pathway. Analysis of the effect of HDACi showed that Trichostatin A (TSA) is a strong hyperacetylating agent, especially in wt mESCs, but only SAHA reduced the size of the beating areas in EBs that originated from HDAC1 dn mESCs. Additionally, explanted embryonic hearts (e15) responded to treatment with HDACi: all of the tested HDACi (TSA, SAHA, VPA) increased the levels of H3K9ac, H4ac, H4K20ac, and pan-acetylated lysines in embryonic hearts. This observation shows that explanted tissue can be maintained in a hyperacetylation state several hours after excision, which appears to be useful information from the view of transplantation strategy and the maintenance of gene upregulation via acetylation in tissue intended for transplantation.


Science ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 371 (6527) ◽  
pp. eabc6663
Author(s):  
Marco Igor Valencia-Sánchez ◽  
Pablo De Ioannes ◽  
Miao Wang ◽  
David M. Truong ◽  
Rachel Lee ◽  
...  

Dot1 (disruptor of telomeric silencing-1), the histone H3 lysine 79 (H3K79) methyltransferase, is conserved throughout evolution, and its deregulation is found in human leukemias. Here, we provide evidence that acetylation of histone H4 allosterically stimulates yeast Dot1 in a manner distinct from but coordinating with histone H2B ubiquitination (H2BUb). We further demonstrate that this stimulatory effect is specific to acetylation of lysine 16 (H4K16ac), a modification central to chromatin structure. We provide a mechanism of this histone cross-talk and show that H4K16ac and H2BUb play crucial roles in H3K79 di- and trimethylation in vitro and in vivo. These data reveal mechanisms that control H3K79 methylation and demonstrate how H4K16ac, H3K79me, and H2BUb function together to regulate gene transcription and gene silencing to ensure optimal maintenance and propagation of an epigenetic state.


2011 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 243-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Federica Franciosi ◽  
Valentina Lodde ◽  
Ghylène Goudet ◽  
Guy Duchamp ◽  
Stefan Deleuze ◽  
...  

2016 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 103-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
TF Motheo ◽  
DR Arnold ◽  
LC Padilha-Nakaghi ◽  
EA Pires-Buttler ◽  
AE Alves ◽  
...  

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ning Wang ◽  
Fang Le ◽  
Qi-Tao Zhan ◽  
Li Li ◽  
Min-Yue Dong ◽  
...  

In vitro maturation (IVM) of oocyte is an effective procedure for avoiding ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in patients with polycystic ovaries (PCOS) during in vitro fertilization (IVF). To investigate the influences of IVM on epigenetic reprogramming and to search for the possible reasons for the lower rates of fertilization and cleavage in IVM oocytes, we examined the expression of two enzymes controlling histone acetylation, histone acetyltransferase GCN5 (GCN5) and histone deacetylase 1 (HDAC1), as well as their common target, acetyl-histone H3 (Ac-H3), in mouse metaphase II (MII) oocytes and preimplantation embryos. Results showed that IVM downregulated the protein expression of GCN5 in MII oocytes and two-cell embryos and changed the distribution of GCN5 in two-cell embryos. Expression of HDAC1 mRNA in MII oocytes and two-cell embryos decreased in the IVM group. However, none of these changes persisted after two-cell embryos. Levels of Ac-H3 in both oocytes and embryos remained unchanged after IVM. Our studies indicated that IVM could affect the protein and gene expression related to histone acetylation in oocytes and early cleavage embryos. By function of selection, parts of the changes could be recovered in late embryo development.


2009 ◽  
Vol 83 (22) ◽  
pp. 11502-11513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew S. Walters ◽  
Angela Erazo ◽  
Paul R. Kinchington ◽  
Saul Silverstein

ABSTRACT ORF66p, a virion-associated varicella-zoster virus (VZV) protein, is a member of a conserved A lphaherpesvirinae kinase family with homology to herpes simplex virus US3 kinase. Expression of ORF66p in cells infected with VZV or an adenovirus expressing only ORF66p results in hyperphosphorylation of histone deacetylase 1 (HDAC1) and HDAC2. Mapping studies reveal that phosphorylation is at a unique conserved Ser residue in the C terminus of both HDACs. This modification requires an active kinase domain in ORF66p, as neither protein is phosphorylated in cells infected with VZV lacking kinase activity. However, hyperphosphorylation appears to occur indirectly, as within the context of in vitro kinase reactions, purified ORF66p phosphorylates a peptide derived from ORF62p, a known substrate, but does not phosphorylate HDAC. These results support a model where ORF66p is necessary but not sufficient to effect hyperphosphorylation of HDAC1 and HDAC2.


Author(s):  
Berin Karaman ◽  
Zayan Alhalabi ◽  
Sören Swyter ◽  
Shetonde O. Mihigo ◽  
Kerstin Andrae-Marobela ◽  
...  

Sirtuins are nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+)-dependent class III histone deacetylases and have been linked to the pathogenesis of numerous diseases such as HIV, metabolic disorders, neurodegeneration and cancer. Docking of the virtual pan-African natural products library (p-ANAPL), followed by in vitro testing, resulted in the identification of two inhibitors of sirtuin 1, 2 and 3 (sirt1-3). Two bichalcones; rhuschalcone IV (8) and rhuschalcone I (9), previously isolated from the medicinal plant Rhus pyroides, were shown to be active in the in vitro assay, with rhuschalcone I showing the best activity against sirt1, having an IC50 = 40.8 µM. Based on the docking experiments, suggestions for improving the biological activities of the newly identified hit compounds have been provided.


2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 230
Author(s):  
P. Kordowitzki ◽  
S. M. Bernal ◽  
D. Herrmann ◽  
P. Aldag ◽  
H. Niemann

Resveratrol (3,4′,5-trihydroxystilbene) is a phytoalexin identified in various plant species, particularly in grapevine peel. It is a strong antioxidant, induces mitochondrial biogenesis and enhances Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) activity by inhibiting phosphodiesterase. SIRT1 belongs to the family of NAD+-dependent histone deacetylates and has been shown to regulate several key cellular processes, including transcriptional silencing, aging, chromatin remodeling, and genomic stability, via deacetylation of p53, FoxO transcription factors, and nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB). The aim of this study was to determine whether supplementation of the maturation and fertilisation medium with resveratrol influences bovine oocyte maturation and subsequent embryonic development and whether these effects are mediated via SIRT1 pathway. Three different resveratrol concentrations were used during in vitro maturation (IVM) and IVF. Cumulus-oocyte complexes (n = 2878) were collected from slaughterhouse ovaries and subjected to IVM medium supplemented with 0.2 µM, 1 µM, or 20 µM resveratrol® (Sigma-Aldrich, Buchs, Switzerland) for 24 h followed by IVF with the same concentrations of resveratrol for 19 h. The IVM and IVF medium without resveratrol (controls) and dimethyl sulfoxide supplementation as vehicle control were also included. Presumptive zygotes were cultured in vitro until Day 8 to assess embryo development, and maturation rates, cleavage, and blastocyst formation were evaluated. Maturation rates as determined by polar body extrusion (0.2 µM: 64.2% ± 7; 1 µM: 82.3% ± 4; 20 µM: 68.8% ± 2; control: 74.6% ± 5 and vehicle control: 70.2% ± 6, respectively; P ≤ 0.05) did not differ dramatically. Oocytes in 1 µM resveratrol supplemented maturation medium showed distinct detachment of cumulus cells in comparison with those in the other treatment and control groups. Cleavage rates were reduced in the 0.2 µM and 20 µM group compared with controls (0.2 µM: 44.21% ± 2; 1 µM: 58.4% ± 3; 20 µM: 40.9% ± 5; control: 56.6% ± 2 and vehicle control: 55.2% ± 6, respectively; P ≤ 0.05). Blastocyst rates were impaired in the low and high resveratrol concentration groups compared to all other groups (0.2 µM: 11.3% ± 1; 1 µM: 33.4% ± 3; 20 µM: 8.2% ± 4; control: 26.7% ± 4 and vehicle control: 20.8% ± 2, respectively; P ≤ 0.05). Relative mRNA abundance of SIRT1 in matured oocytes from the 1 µM group did not differ significantly compared to the controls. Results so far indicate that very low and high concentrations of resveratrol impair development to the blastocyst stage. In conclusion, a 1 µM resveratrol supplementation during IVM and IVF seems to improve the developmental competence of oocytes, which is reflected not only in the elevated blastocyst rates but also in higher degree of expansion of cumulus cells after IVM and maturation rates.


2008 ◽  
Vol 413 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis Wegener ◽  
Christian Hildmann ◽  
Daniel Riester ◽  
Andreas Schober ◽  
Franz-Josef Meyer-Almes ◽  
...  

HDACs (histone deacetylases) are considered to be among the most important enzymes that regulate gene expression in eukaryotic cells. In general, increased levels of histone acetylation are associated with increased transcriptional activity, whereas decreased levels are linked to repression of gene expression. HDACs associate with a number of cellular oncogenes and tumour-suppressor genes, leading to an aberrant recruitment of HDAC activity, which results in changes of gene expression, impaired differentiation and excessive proliferation of tumour cells. Therefore HDAC inhibitors are efficient anti-proliferative agents in both in vitro and in vivo pre-clinical models of cancer, making them promising anticancer therapeutics. In the present paper, we present the results of a medium-throughput screening programme aiming at the identification of novel HDAC inhibitors using HDAH (HDAC-like amidohydrolase) from Bordetella or Alcaligenes strain FB188 as a model enzyme. Within a library of 3719 compounds, several new classes of HDAC inhibitor were identified. Among these hit compounds, there were also potent inhibitors of eukaryotic HDACs, as demonstrated by an increase in histone H4 acetylation, accompanied by a decrease in tumour cell metabolism in both SHEP neuroblastoma and T24 bladder carcinoma cells. In conclusion, screening of a compound library using FB188 HDAH as model enzyme identified several promising new lead structures for further development.


2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavlo Lazarchuk ◽  
John Hernandez-Villanueva ◽  
Maria N. Pavlova ◽  
Alexander Federation ◽  
Michael MacCoss ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Newly synthesized histone H4 that is incorporated into chromatin during DNA replication is acetylated on lysines 5 and 12. Histone deacetylase 1 (HDAC1) and HDAC2 are responsible for reducing H4 acetylation as chromatin matures. Using CRISPR-Cas9-generated hdac1- or hdac2-null fibroblasts, we determined that HDAC1 and HDAC2 do not fully compensate for each other in removing de novo acetyls on H4 in vivo. Proteomics of nascent chromatin and proximity ligation assays with newly replicated DNA revealed the binding of ATAD2, a bromodomain-containing posttranslational modification (PTM) reader that recognizes acetylated H4. ATAD2 is a transcription facilitator overexpressed in several cancers and in the simian virus 40 (SV40)-transformed human fibroblast model cell line used in this study. The recruitment of ATAD2 to nascent chromatin was increased in hdac2 cells over the wild type, and ATAD2 depletion reduced the levels of nascent chromatin-associated, acetylated H4 in wild-type and hdac2 cells. We propose that overexpressed ATAD2 shifts the balance of H4 acetylation by protecting this mark from removal and that HDAC2 but not HDAC1 can effectively compete with ATAD2 for the target acetyls. ATAD2 depletion also reduced global RNA synthesis and nascent DNA-associated RNA. A moderate dependence on ATAD2 for replication fork progression was noted only for hdac2 cells overexpressing the protein.


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