Aberrant levels of histone modifications lead to chromatin malfunctioning and consequently to various developmental defects and human diseases. Therefore, the proteins bearing the ability to modify histones have been extensively studied and the molecular mechanisms of their action are now fairly well understood. However, little attention has been paid to naturally occurring alternative isoforms of chromatin modifying proteins and to their biological roles. In this review, we focus on mammalian KDM2A and KDM2B, the only two lysine demethylases whose genes have been described to produce also an alternative isoform lacking the N-terminal demethylase domain. These short KDM2A/B-SF isoforms arise through alternative promoter usage and seem to play important roles in development and disease. We hypothesise about the biological significance of these alternative isoforms, which might represent a more common evolutionarily conserved regulatory mechanism.

• Klíčová slova
• KDM2A; KDM2B; lysine demethylase; epigenetics; chromatin; alternative isoform; alternative promoter,
• MeSH
• doména Jumonji s histondemethylasami nedostatek   genetika   metabolismus   MeSH
• izoenzymy nedostatek   genetika   metabolismus   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• nádory enzymologie   metabolismus   MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• přehledy MeSH
• Názvy látek
• doména Jumonji s histondemethylasami MeSH
• izoenzymy MeSH

The adenylate cyclase toxin (CyaA) of the whooping cough agent Bordetella pertussis subverts immune functions of host myeloid cells expressing the αMβ2 integrin (CD11b/CD18, CR3 or Mac-1). CyaA delivers into cytosol of cells an extremely catalytically active adenylyl cyclase enzyme, which disrupts the innate and adaptive immune functions of phagocytes through unregulated production of the key signaling molecule cAMP. We have used phosphoproteomics to analyze cAMP signaling of CyaA in murine bone marrow-derived dendritic cells. CyaA action resulted in alterations of phosphorylation state of a number of proteins that regulate actin cytoskeleton homeostasis, including Mena, Talin-1 and VASP. CyaA action repressed mTOR signaling through activation of mTORC1 inhibitors TSC2 and PRAS40 and altered phosphorylation of multiple chromatin remodelers, including the class II histone deacetylase HDAC5. CyaA toxin action further elicited inhibitory phosphorylation of SIK family kinases involved in modulation of immune response and provoked dephosphorylation of the transcriptional coactivator CRTC3, indicating that CyaA-promoted nuclear translocation of CRTC3 may account for CyaA-induced IL-10 production. These findings document the complexity of subversive physiological manipulation of myeloid phagocytes by the CyaA toxin, serving in immune evasion of the pertussis agent.

• MeSH
• AMP cyklický metabolismus   MeSH
• Bordetella pertussis metabolismus   MeSH
• cytoskeletální proteiny metabolismus   MeSH
• dendritické buňky metabolismus   MeSH
• fosfoprotein stimulovaný vazodilatátorem MeSH
• fosfoproteiny metabolismus   MeSH
• histondeacetylasy metabolismus   MeSH
• mikrofilamentové proteiny metabolismus   MeSH
• molekuly buněčné adheze metabolismus   MeSH
• myši inbrední C57BL MeSH
• myši MeSH
• pertuse mikrobiologie   MeSH
• signální transdukce fyziologie   MeSH
• talin metabolismus   MeSH
• transkripční faktory metabolismus   MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Check Tag
• myši MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• Názvy látek
• AMP cyklický MeSH
• CRTC3 protein, mouse MeSH Prohlížeč
• cytoskeletální proteiny MeSH
• Enah protein, mouse MeSH Prohlížeč
• fosfoprotein stimulovaný vazodilatátorem MeSH
• fosfoproteiny MeSH
• Hdac5 protein, mouse MeSH Prohlížeč
• histondeacetylasy MeSH
• mikrofilamentové proteiny MeSH
• molekuly buněčné adheze MeSH
• talin MeSH
• Tln1 protein, mouse MeSH Prohlížeč
• transkripční faktory MeSH

Histone modifications have a profound impact on the chromatin structure and gene expression and their correct establishment and recognition is essential for correct cell functioning. Malfunction of histone modifying proteins is associated with developmental defects and diseases and detailed characterization of these proteins is therefore very important. The lysine specific demethylase KDM2A is a CpG island binding protein that has been studied predominantly for its ability to regulate CpG island-associated gene promoters by demethylating their H3K36me2. However, very little attention has been paid to the alternative KDM2A isoform that lacks the N-terminal demethylation domain, KDM2A-SF. Here we characterized KDM2A-SF more in detail and we found that, unlike the canonical full length KDM2A-LF isoform, KDM2A-SF forms distinct nuclear heterochromatic bodies in an HP1a dependent manner. Our chromatin immunoprecipitation experiments further showed that KDM2A binds to transcriptionally silent pericentromeric regions that exhibit high levels of H3K36me2. H3K36me2 is the substrate of the KDM2A demethylation activity and the high levels of this histone modification in the KDM2A-bound pericentromeric regions imply that these regions are occupied by the demethylation deficient KDM2A-SF isoform.

• Klíčová slova
• H3K36me2, HP1a, KDM2A, alternative isoforms, pericentromeric heterochromatin,
• MeSH
• centromera metabolismus   MeSH
• chromozomální proteiny, nehistonové metabolismus   MeSH
• demetylace * MeSH
• doména Jumonji s histondemethylasami chemie   metabolismus   MeSH
• F-box proteiny chemie   metabolismus   MeSH
• heterochromatin metabolismus   MeSH
• homolog proteinu s chromoboxem 5 MeSH
• izoenzymy chemie   metabolismus   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• MFC-7 buňky MeSH
• proteinové domény MeSH
• vazba proteinů MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• Názvy látek
• chromozomální proteiny, nehistonové MeSH
• doména Jumonji s histondemethylasami MeSH
• F-box proteiny MeSH
• heterochromatin MeSH
• homolog proteinu s chromoboxem 5 MeSH
• izoenzymy MeSH
• KDM2A protein, human MeSH Prohlížeč

This review focuses on the function of heterochromatin protein HP1 in response to DNA damage. We specifically outline the regulatory mechanisms in which HP1 and its interacting partners are involved. HP1 protein subtypes (HP1α, HP1β, and HP1γ) are the main components of constitutive heterochromatin, and HP1α and HP1β in particular are responsible for heterochromatin maintenance. The recruitment of these proteins to DNA lesions is also important from the perspective of proper DNA repair mechanisms. For example, HP1α is necessary for the binding of the main DNA damage-related protein 53BP1 at DNA repair foci, which are positive not only for the HP1α protein but also for the RAD51 protein, a component of DNA repair machinery. The HP1β protein also appears in monomeric form in DNA lesions together with the evolutionarily well-conserved protein called proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). The role of HP1 in DNA lesions is also mediated via the Kap1 transcription repressor. Taken together, these results indicate that the function of HP1 after DNA injury depends strongly on the kinetics of other DNA repair-related factors and their post-translational modifications, such as the phosphorylation of Kap-1.

• Klíčová slova
• DNA damage response, DNA repair, HP1 protein,
• MeSH
• chromatin metabolismus   MeSH
• chromozomální proteiny, nehistonové metabolismus   MeSH
• homolog proteinu s chromoboxem 5 MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• oprava DNA genetika   MeSH
• poškození DNA genetika   MeSH
• posttranslační úpravy proteinů MeSH
• proliferační antigen buněčného jádra metabolismus   MeSH
• protein TRIM28 MeSH
• represorové proteiny metabolismus   MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• přehledy MeSH
• Názvy látek
• CBX1 protein, human MeSH Prohlížeč
• CBX5 protein, human MeSH Prohlížeč
• chromatin MeSH
• chromozomální proteiny, nehistonové MeSH
• homolog proteinu s chromoboxem 5 MeSH
• proliferační antigen buněčného jádra MeSH
• protein TRIM28 MeSH
• represorové proteiny MeSH
• TRIM28 protein, human MeSH Prohlížeč

Heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1), which binds to sites of histone H3 lysine 9 (H3K9) methylation, is primarily responsible for gene silencing and the formation of heterochromatin. We observed that HP1 beta is located in both the chromocenters and fibrillarin-positive nucleoli interiors. However, HP1 alpha and HP1 gamma occupied fibrillarin-positive compartments to a lesser extent, corresponding to the distinct levels of HP1 subtypes at the promoter of rDNA genes. Deficiency of histone methyltransferases SUV39h and/or inhibition of histone deacetylases (HDACi) decreased HP1 beta and H3K9 trimethylation at chromocenters, but not in fibrillarin-positive regions that co-localized with RNA polymerase I. Similarly, SUV39h- and HDACi-dependent nucleolar rearrangement and inhibition of rDNA transcription did not affect the association between HP1 beta and fibrillarin. Moreover, the presence of HP1 beta in nucleoli is likely connected with transcription of ribosomal genes and with the role of fibrillarin in nucleolar processes.

• MeSH
• buněčné jadérko metabolismus   MeSH
• chromozomální proteiny, nehistonové metabolismus   MeSH
• fibroblasty metabolismus   MeSH
• kultivované buňky MeSH
• methyltransferasy metabolismus   MeSH
• myši MeSH
• represorové proteiny metabolismus   MeSH
• vazba proteinů MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Check Tag
• myši MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• Názvy látek
• Cbx1 protein, mouse MeSH Prohlížeč
• chromozomální proteiny, nehistonové MeSH
• fibrillarin MeSH Prohlížeč
• methyltransferasy MeSH
• represorové proteiny MeSH
• Suv39h1 protein, mouse MeSH Prohlížeč