Epigenetic Downregulation of Scn3a Expression by Valproate: a Possible Role in Its Anticonvulsant Activity
Autor: | Qi-Hua Zhao, Guo-Wang Lin, Hai-Jun Li, Mei-Mei Gao, Ping Lu, Wei-Ping Liao, Yue-Sheng Long, Yong-Hong Chen, Yong-Hong Yi, Na-Na Tan, Hui-Ling Tang |
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Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0301 basic medicine Transcription Genetic medicine.medical_treatment Neuroscience (miscellaneous) Alpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase FTO Down-Regulation Lamotrigine Pharmacology Biology Hippocampus Models Biological Epigenesis Genetic Mice 03 medical and health sciences Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience SCN3A 0302 clinical medicine Downregulation and upregulation Genes Reporter Seizures Cell Line Tumor NAV1.3 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel medicine Animals RNA Messenger Epigenetics Promoter Regions Genetic Gene knockdown Valproic Acid Methylation DNA Methylation DNA-Binding Proteins 030104 developmental biology Anticonvulsant Neurology DNA methylation Anticonvulsants CpG Islands lipids (amino acids peptides and proteins) 030217 neurology & neurosurgery medicine.drug |
Zdroj: | Molecular Neurobiology. 54:2831-2842 |
ISSN: | 1559-1182 0893-7648 |
Popis: | Upregulation of sodium channel SCN3A expression in epileptic tissues is known to contribute to enhancing neuronal excitability and the development of epilepsy. Therefore, certain strategies to reduce SCN3A expression may be helpful for seizure control. Here, we reveal a novel role of valproate (VPA) in the epigenetic downregulation of Scn3a expression. We found that VPA, instead of carbamazepine (CBZ) and lamotrigine (LTG), could significantly downregulate Scn3a expression in mouse Neuro-2a cells. Luciferase assays and CpG methylation analyses showed that VPA induced the methylation at the -39C site in Scn3a promoter which decreased the promoter activity. We further showed that VPA downregulated the expression of methyl-CpG-binding domain protein 2 (MBD2) at the posttranscriptional level and knockdown of MBD2 increased Scn3a expression. In addition, we found that VPA induced the expression of fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) protein and FTO knockdown abolished the repressive effects of VPA on MBD2 and Nav1.3 expressions. Furthermore, VPA, instead of other two anticonvulsant drugs, induced the expressions of Scn3a and Mbd2 and reduced Fto expression in the hippocampus of VPA-treated seizure mice. Taken together, this study suggests an epigenetic pathway for the VPA-induced downregulation of Scn3a expression, which provides a possible role of this pathway in the anticonvulsant action of VPA. |
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