Transcriptional Activity of the Islet β Cell Factor Pdx1 Is Augmented by Lysine Methylation Catalyzed by the Methyltransferase Set7/9*

Autor: Raghavendra G. Mirmira, Aarthi V. Maganti, Megan L. Sampley, Sabire Özcan, Patrick M. Woster, Sarah A. Tersey, Boobalan Pachaiyappan, Chad S. Hunter, Bernhard Maier, Amber L. Mosley, Roland Stein
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Popis: Background: Pdx1 interacts with the methyltransferase Set7/9 to transactivate β cell genes. Results: Methylation of Pdx1 residue Lys-131 by Set7/9 augments Pdx1 activity. Conclusion: The ability of Pdx1 to regulate genes in β cells is partially dependent upon its methylation by Set7/9. Significance: This study reveals a previously unappreciated role for Lys methylation in the maintenance of Pdx1 activity and β cell function. The transcription factor Pdx1 is crucial to islet β cell function and regulates target genes in part through interaction with coregulatory factors. Set7/9 is a Lys methyltransferase that interacts with Pdx1. Here we tested the hypothesis that Lys methylation of Pdx1 by Set7/9 augments Pdx1 transcriptional activity. Using mass spectrometry and mutational analysis of purified proteins, we found that Set7/9 methylates the N-terminal residues Lys-123 and Lys-131 of Pdx1. Methylation of these residues occurred only in the context of intact, full-length Pdx1, suggesting a specific requirement of secondary and/or tertiary structural elements for catalysis by Set7/9. Immunoprecipitation assays and mass spectrometric analysis using β cells verified Lys methylation of endogenous Pdx1. Cell-based luciferase reporter assays using wild-type and mutant transgenes revealed a requirement of Pdx1 residue Lys-131, but not Lys-123, for transcriptional augmentation by Set7/9. Lys-131 was not required for high-affinity interactions with DNA in vitro, suggesting that its methylation likely enhances post-DNA binding events. To define the role of Set7/9 in β cell function, we generated mutant mice in which the gene encoding Set7/9 was conditionally deleted in β cells (SetΔβ). SetΔβ mice exhibited glucose intolerance similar to Pdx1-deficient mice, and their isolated islets showed impaired glucose-stimulated insulin secretion with reductions in expression of Pdx1 target genes. Our results suggest a previously unappreciated role for Set7/9-mediated methylation in the maintenance of Pdx1 activity and β cell function.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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