DNA methyltransferase 1 deficiency improves macrophage motility and wound healing by ameliorating cholesterol accumulation

Autor: Chuanrong Zhao, Qianru Yang, Runze Tang, Wang Li, Jin Wang, Fangfang Yang, Jianan Zhao, Juanjuan Zhu, Wei Pang, Ning Li, Xu Zhang, Xiao Yu Tian, Weijuan Yao, Jing Zhou
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: npj Regenerative Medicine, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-17 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2057-3995
DOI: 10.1038/s41536-023-00306-2
Popis: Abstract Healing of the cutaneous wound requires macrophage recruitment at the sites of injury, where chemotactic migration of macrophages toward the wound is regulated by local inflammation. Recent studies suggest a positive contribution of DNA methyltransferase 1 (Dnmt1) to macrophage pro-informatory responses; however, its role in regulating macrophage motility remains unknown. In this study, myeloid-specific depletion of Dnmt1 in mice promoted cutaneous wound healing and de-suppressed the lipopolysaccharides (LPS)-inhibited macrophage motility. Dnmt1 inhibition in macrophages eliminated the LPS-stimulated changes in cellular mechanical properties in terms of elasticity and viscoelasticity. LPS increased the cellular accumulation of cholesterol in a Dnmt1-depedent manner; cholesterol content determined cellular stiffness and motility. Lipidomic analysis indicated that Dnmt1 inhibition altered the cellular lipid homeostasis, probably through down-regulating the expression of cluster of differentiation 36 CD36 (facilitating lipid influx) and up-regulating the expression of ATP-binding cassette transporter ABCA1 (mediating lipid efflux) and sterol O-acyltransferase 1 SOAT1 (also named ACAT1, catalyzing the esterification of cholesterol). Our study revealed a Dnmt1-dependent epigenetic mechanism in the control of macrophage mechanical properties and the related chemotactic motility, indicating Dnmt1 as both a marker of diseases and a potential target of therapeutic intervention for wound healing.
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