Antisense Targeting of CXXC Finger Protein 1 Inhibits Genomic Cytosine Methylation and Primitive Hematopoiesis in Zebrafish
| Autor: | Christen L. Mumaw, James A. Marrs, Suzanne R.L. Young, David G. Skalnik |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Amino Acid Motifs Molecular Sequence Data Oligonucleotides Apoptosis Biology Biochemistry Epigenesis Genetic Cytosine Animals Amino Acid Sequence Epigenetics Histone methyltransferase complex Molecular Biology Zebrafish Dose-Response Relationship Drug Gene Expression Regulation Developmental Morphant Cell Biology DNA Methylation Oligonucleotides Antisense Zebrafish Proteins biology.organism_classification Phenotype Molecular biology Hematopoiesis DNA-Binding Proteins CpG site embryonic structures DNA methylation Trans-Activators |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281:37034-37044 |
| ISSN: | 0021-9258 |
| Popis: | CXXC finger protein 1 (CFP1) binds to unmethylated CpG dinucleotides and is a component of the Set1 histone methyltransferase complex. Mice lacking CFP1 suffer a peri-implantation lethal phenotype, and CFP1-deficient embryonic stem cells are viable but unable to differentiate and exhibit a 60-80% decrease in genomic cytosine methylation. A zebrafish homolog of CFP1 has been identified, is approximately 70% similar to murine CFP1, and is widely expressed during development. Zebrafish embryos treated with a zCFP1 antisense morpholino oligonucleotide had little or no circulating red blood cells and exhibited abnormal yolk sac morphology at 48 h post-fertilization. Many of the antisense-treated zebrafish also exhibited cardiac edema, and 14% were dead at 24 h post-fertilization. Morphant zebrafish also exhibited elevated levels of apoptosis, particularly in the intermediate cell mass, the site of primitive erythropoiesis, as well as aberrations in vascular development. Genomic DNA isolated from morphant embryos exhibited a 60% reduction of global genomic cytosine methylation. A similar phenotype was observed with an independent zCFP1 antisense morpholino oligonucleotide, but not following injection of an unrelated control oligonucleotide. The morphant phenotype was rescued when mRNA encoding murine CFP1 was co-injected with the antisense oligonucleotide. Genomic data base analysis reveals the presence of a second version of zebrafish CFP1 (zCFP1b). However, the morphant phenotype observed following specific depletion of zCFP1 indicates that these related genes have nonredundant functions controlling normal zebrafish hematopoiesis and epigenetic regulation. These findings establish the importance of CFP1 during postgastrulation development. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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