SGF29 nuclear condensates reinforce cellular aging

Autor: Kaowen Yan, Qianzhao Ji, Dongxin Zhao, Mingheng Li, Xiaoyan Sun, Zehua Wang, Xiaoqian Liu, Zunpeng Liu, Hongyu Li, Yingjie Ding, Si Wang, Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte, Jing Qu, Weiqi Zhang, Guang-Hui Liu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Cell Discovery, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-21 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2056-5968
DOI: 10.1038/s41421-023-00602-7
Popis: Abstract Phase separation, a biophysical segregation of subcellular milieus referred as condensates, is known to regulate transcription, but its impacts on physiological processes are less clear. Here, we demonstrate the formation of liquid-like nuclear condensates by SGF29, a component of the SAGA transcriptional coactivator complex, during cellular senescence in human mesenchymal progenitor cells (hMPCs) and fibroblasts. The Arg 207 within the intrinsically disordered region is identified as the key amino acid residue for SGF29 to form phase separation. Through epigenomic and transcriptomic analysis, our data indicated that both condensate formation and H3K4me3 binding of SGF29 are essential for establishing its precise chromatin location, recruiting transcriptional factors and co-activators to target specific genomic loci, and initiating the expression of genes associated with senescence, such as CDKN1A. The formation of SGF29 condensates alone, however, may not be sufficient to drive H3K4me3 binding or achieve transactivation functions. Our study establishes a link between phase separation and aging regulation, highlighting nuclear condensates as a functional unit that facilitate shaping transcriptional landscapes in aging.
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