Metformin alters H2A.Z dynamics and regulates androgen dependent prostate cancer progression
| Autor: | Christopher H. Eskiw, Manjinder S. Cheema, Juan Ausió, Deanna Dryhurst, Monica Tyagi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0301 basic medicine
biology Chemistry EZH2 prostate cancer medicine.disease Metformin Androgen receptor 03 medical and health sciences Prostate cancer 030104 developmental biology Histone Oncology androgen receptor LNCaP medicine Cancer research biology.protein Epigenetics metformin Chromatin immunoprecipitation Research Paper H2AZ medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Oncotarget |
| ISSN: | 1949-2553 |
| DOI: | 10.18632/oncotarget.26457 |
| Popis: | Epigenetic mechanisms involved in prostate cancer include hypermethylation of tumor suppressor genes, general hypomethylation of the genome, and alterations in histone posttranslational modifications (PTMs). In addition, over expression of the histone variant H2A.Z as well as deregulated expression of Polycomb group proteins including EZH2 have been well-documented. Recent evidence supports a role for metformin in prostate cancer (PCa) treatment. However, the mechanism of action of metformin in PCa is poorly understood. We provide data showing that metformin epigenetically targets PCa by altering the levels and gene binding dynamics of histone variant H2A.Z. Moreover, we show that the increase in H2A.Z upon metformin treatment occurs preferentially due to H2A.Z.1 isoform. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP)-RT PCR analysis indicates that metformin treatment results in an increased H2A.Z occupancy on the androgen receptor (AR) and AR-regulated genes that is more prominent in the androgen dependent AR positive LNCaP cells. Repression of H2A.Z.1 gene by siRNA–mediated knock down identified this H2A.Z isoform to be responsible. Based on preliminary data with an EZH2-specific inhibitor, we suggest that the effects of metformin on the early stages of PCa may involve both EZH2 and H2A.Z through the alteration of different molecular pathways. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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