Abstract
The molecular bases of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are not fully understood. Trimethylated histone 3 lysine 4 (H3K4me3) is present in promoters of actively transcribed genes and has been shown to be involved in hematopoietic differentiation. We performed a genome-wide H3K4me3 CHIP-Seq (chromatin immunoprecipitation coupled with whole genome sequencing) analysis of primary MDS bone marrow (BM) CD34+ cells. This resulted in the identification of 36 genes marked by distinct higher levels of promoter H3K4me3 in MDS. A majority of these genes are involved in nuclear factor (NF)-κB activation and innate immunity signaling. We then analyzed expression of histone demethylases and observed significant overexpression of the JmjC-domain histone demethylase JMJD3 (KDM6b) in MDS CD34+ cells. Furthermore, we demonstrate that JMJD3 has a positive effect on transcription of multiple CHIP-Seq identified genes involved in NF-κB activation. Inhibition of JMJD3 using shRNA in primary BM MDS CD34+ cells resulted in an increased number of erythroid colonies in samples isolated from patients with lower-risk MDS. Taken together, these data indicate the deregulation of H3K4me3 and associated abnormal activation of innate immunity signals have a role in the pathogenesis of MDS and that targeting these signals may have potential therapeutic value in MDS.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2177-2186 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Leukemia |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2013 |
Keywords
- CHIP-Seq
- H3K4me3
- JMJD3
- innate immunity
- myelodysplastic syndromes
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hematology
- Oncology
- Cancer Research
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