Journal: International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Article Title: G6PD Deficiency Is Crucial for Insulin Signaling Activation in Skeletal Muscle

doi: 10.3390/ijms23137425

Figure Lengend Snippet: G6PD was down−regulated during skeletal muscle formation. ( a ) The transcriptional level of G6PD during C2C12 differentiation; data represent mean ± SD; n = 3; * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01. ( b ) Western blot analysis for G6PD and MyHC during C2C12 differentiation. ( c ) The transcriptional level of G6PD in adult mice tissues; n = 3. ( d ) The protein level of G6PD in adult mice tissues. ( e ) The transcriptional level of MyHC and Myh3 during embryonic skeletal muscle formation; n = 3. ( f ) The transcriptional level of MyoD, MyoG, Pax3 and G6PD during embryonic skeletal muscle formation; n = 3. ( g ) Western blot analysis for MyHC, MyoD, MyoG and G6PD during embryonic skeletal muscle formation. ( h ) IGV graph shows the binding peak between G6PD promoter and H3K36me3, H3K79me2, H3K27me3 or H3ac. ( i , j ) Binding of H3K9ac to the G6PD promoter was detected by ChIP assays. DNA isolated from the precipitated complexes is the template for PCR, then PCR products were analyzed on a 1.5% agarose gel ( i ) and quantified by ImageJ (V1.8.0, National Institutes of Health, Berlin, Germany) ( j ); * p < 0.05. ( k , l ) The binding of H3K27ac to the G6PD promoter was detected by ChIP assays. PCR products were analyzed on a 1.5% agarose gel ( k ), and quantified by ImageJ ( l ); ** p < 0.01. ( m ) The percentage of DNA methylation and non-methylation for G6PD promoter was tested by BSP-seq and analyzed by SnapGene; n = 60; * p < 0.05. H3K36me3, histone H3 trimethylation at lysine 36; H3K79me2, histone H3 dimethylation at lysine 79; H3K27me3, histone H3 trimethylation at lysine 27; H3ac, histone H3 acetylation; d0, C2C12 myoblasts cultured in growth medium; myocyte, C2C12 cells cultured in differentiation medium for 80 h; d8, C2C12 cells cultured in differentiation medium for 8 d.

Article Snippet: Antibodies against GLUT4 (#2213) and MyOD1 (#13812) and mouse IgG1 isotype control (#5415) and Alexa Fluor ® 488 conjugate anti-mouse IgG (H + L) were purchased from Cell Signaling Technology (Beverly, MA, USA).

Techniques: Western Blot, Binding Assay, Isolation, Agarose Gel Electrophoresis, DNA Methylation Assay, Methylation, Cell Culture

Journal: iScience

Article Title: Immortalized human myotonic dystrophy type 1 muscle cell lines to address patient heterogeneity

doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109930

Figure Lengend Snippet: DM1 myoblasts show higher cell proliferation and reduced levels of early myogenic markers (A) Real-time impedance curves of human iCtrl (blue) and iDM1 (red) myoblasts during culture in proliferation medium (SGM) and differentiation media (bDM and cDM). (B) Proliferation of iCtrl (blue) and iDM1 (red) myoblasts was analyzed at 24 and 48 h after seeding. (C) Differentiation of iCtrl and iDM1 myoblasts was analyzed after 2 days in differentiation medium bDM (2dpd). (D) Jess Western blot analysis of Myf5, MyoD and Myogenin in iCtrl and iDM1 3 differentiating myoblasts at 4 different time-points: 0, 1, 2 and 3 dpd. Values are represented over Ctrl 0 dpd. Data information: n = 3 for iCtrl and iDM1. Dpd, days post differentiation. All data are expressed as mean ± SEM. (A–C) Dots indicate mean values of individual samples from 10 replicates. Means were compared using unpaired two-tail Student’s t test. ∗ p ≤ 0.05, ∗∗ p ≤ 0.01. “i” mean immortalized cell line.

Article Snippet: Rabbit polyclonal MyoD Antibody , Santa Cruz Biotechnology , Cat# sc-304, RRID: AB_631992.

Techniques: Western Blot

Journal: iScience

Article Title: Immortalized human myotonic dystrophy type 1 muscle cell lines to address patient heterogeneity

doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109930

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Article Snippet: Rabbit polyclonal MyoD Antibody , Santa Cruz Biotechnology , Cat# sc-304, RRID: AB_631992.

Techniques: Virus, DNA Methylation Assay, Control, Sequencing, Software, Methylation

Journal: Nature Communications

Article Title: Epigenetic interaction between UTX and DNMT1 regulates diet-induced myogenic remodeling in brown fat

doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-27141-7

Figure Lengend Snippet: A UTX protein level in iBAT of C57BL/6 J mice fed with HFD for 12 and 24 weeks ( n = 3/group). *indicates statistical significance between chow and HFD by two-tailed unpaired Student’s t -test. B Analysis of UTX protein levels and myogenic marker gene expression patterns in iBAT of HFD-fed mice for 1 week, 4 weeks, 12 weeks, 24 weeks, and 1 year. For UTX protein, n = 3/group. For Myod1 , Myog, and Myh1 gene expression, n = 8/group. C Negative correlations between UTX protein levels and myogenic marker gene expression in iBAT of mice fed HFD for 1 week, 4 weeks, 12 weeks, 24 weeks, and 52 weeks ( n = 15/group) as analyzed by Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient test, p = 0.029 between UTX protein and Myod1 mRNA, p = 0.002 between UTX protein and Myog mRNA, and p < 0.0001 between UTX protein and Myh1 mRNA. D Heatmap of myogenic marker gene expression from iBAT of wild-type mice fed chow or HFD. E Quantitative RT-PCR analysis of myogenic marker gene expression in iBAT of chow- or HFD-fed wild-type C57BL/6J mice ( n = 7/group). *Indicates statistical significance between Chow and HFD by Mann–Whitney’s nonparametric U test. F Representative IHC staining of MyHC in iBAT of chow- or HFD-fed wild-type C57BL/6J mice ( n = 3 replicates for each group). G OCR of primary brown adipocytes isolated from chow- or HFD-fed wild-type C57BL/6J mice ( n = 24 for chow, n = 19 for HFD). *Indicates statistical significance between chow and HFD by two-tailed unpaired Student’s t -test. All data are expressed as mean ± SEM.

Article Snippet: For plasmids overexpression and sub-cloning, full-length Myod1 overexpressing plasmid was purchased from Addgene (Addgene #8398).

Techniques: Two Tailed Test, Marker, Gene Expression, Quantitative RT-PCR, Immunohistochemistry, Isolation

Journal: Nature Communications

Article Title: Epigenetic interaction between UTX and DNMT1 regulates diet-induced myogenic remodeling in brown fat

doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-27141-7

Figure Lengend Snippet: A RRBS profiling of DNA methylation level at MyoD1 promoter in iBAT of D1KO and fl/fl mice. B , C Ucp1 ( B , n = 4/group) and Myod1 ( C , n = 4/group) expression in iBAT of mice during late embryonic and postnatal development. *Indicates statistical significance vs. 17E with one-way ANOVA followed by Fisher’s LSD multiple comparisons test; in ( B ), F (7,24) = 48.31, p < 0.0001, and in ( C ), F (7,24) = 10.54, p < 0.0001. D , E Ucp1 ( D ) and Myod1 ( E ) expression in iBAT of mice during cold exposure ( n = 3/group). *indicates statistical significance vs. Time 0 with one-way ANOVA followed by Fisher’s LSD multiple comparisons test; in ( D ), F (3,8) = 6.406, p = 0.016, and in ( E ), F (3,8) = 25.096, p < 0.0001. F Ucp1 , Prdm16 and myogenic marker gene expression in iBAT and gastrocnemius (GAS) muscle ( n = 4/group). *Indicates statistical significance between iBAT and GAS as analyzed by two-tailed unpaired Student’s t -test, except for Myod1 and Atp2a1 , which were analyzed by Mann–Whitney’s nonparametric U test. G Pyrosequencing analysis of DNA methylation level at Myod1 promoter in iBAT and GAS muscle ( n = 4/group). *Indicates statistical significance between iBAT and GAS as analyzed by Mann–Whitney’s nonparametric U test. H ChIP assay of DNMT1 binding to Myod1 promoter in undifferentiated BAT1 preadipocytes and differentiated BAT1 brown adipocytes ( n = 4/group). *indicates statistical significance by two-tailed unpaired Student’s t -test. I ChIP assay of DNMT1 binding to Myod1 promoter in iBAT from HFD- or LFD-fed mice ( n = 6/group). *Indicates statistical significance by two-tailed unpaired Student’s t -test. J Pyrosequencing analysis of DNA methylation levels at Myod1 promoter in BAT1 brown adipocytes transfected with scramble or Dnmt1 siRNA ( n = 6/group). *Indicates statistical significance between iBAT and GAS as analyzed by Mann–Whitney’s nonparametric U test. K Quantitative RT-PCR analysis of myogenic marker gene and BAT gene expression in BAT1 brown adipocytes transfected with scramble, Dnmt1 , Myod1 , or Dnmt1 + Myod1 siRNA ( n = 4/group). *Indicates statistical significance among groups. For Dnmt1 and Myod1, statistical significance was analyzed by Kruskal–Wallis non-parametric ANOVA H test by rank followed by Pairwise Comparisons test between groups, H(3) = 13.560, p = 0.004 for Dnmt1 , and H(3) = 13.097, p = 0.004 for Myod1 . For Ucp1 , Pgc1α , Myog and Acta1 , statistical significance was analyzed by one-way ANOVA followed by Fisher’s LSD multiple comparisons test: for Ucp1 , F (3,12) = 45.139, p < 0.0001; for Pgc1α , F (3,12) = 51.81, p < 0.0001; for Myog , F (3,12) = 33.178, p < 0.0001; for Acta1 , F (3,12) = 20.045, p < 0.0001. L , M Myod1 ( L ) and BAT-specific gene expression ( M ) in Myod1 -overexpressed BAT1 brown adipocytes treated with PBS or isoproterenol (Iso). n = 6/group. *indicates statistical significance analyzed by Kruskal–Wallis non-parametric ANOVA H test by rank followed by Pairwise Comparisons test between groups. In ( L ), H(3) = 17.613, p = 0.001. In ( M ), for Ucp1 , H(3) = 21.6, p < 0.0001; for Prdm16 , H(3) = 17.553, p = 0.001; for Pgc1α , H(3) = 20.309, p < 0.0001; for Elovl3 , H(3) = 19.62, p < 0.0001; for Cpt1b , H(3) = 18.033, p < 0.0001; for Cidea , H(3) = 18.023, p < 0.0001; for pgc1β , H(3) = 21.367, p < 0.0001; for Acox1 , H(3) = 16.847, p = 0.001; for Cox1 , H(3) = 19.807, p = 0.0009. For ( J – M ), BAT1 cells were differentiated into brown adipocytes as described under Methods. Scramble or targeting siRNAs, or control or Myod1 overexpressing plasmids were transfected into day 4 differentiated BAT1 cells using Amaxa Nucleofector II Electroporator with an Amaxa cell line nucleofector kit L. Cells were harvested 2 days after for pyrosequencing or gene expression analysis. All data are expressed as mean ± SEM.

Article Snippet: For plasmids overexpression and sub-cloning, full-length Myod1 overexpressing plasmid was purchased from Addgene (Addgene #8398).

Techniques: DNA Methylation Assay, Expressing, Marker, Gene Expression, Two Tailed Test, Binding Assay, Transfection, Quantitative RT-PCR, Control

Journal: Nature Communications

Article Title: Epigenetic interaction between UTX and DNMT1 regulates diet-induced myogenic remodeling in brown fat

doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-27141-7

Figure Lengend Snippet: A Pyrosequencing analysis of DNA methylation at Myod1 promoter in BAT1 adipocytes transfected with lentiviral vectors expressing dCas9-TET1CD along with lentiviral vectors expressing either Myod1 -targeting gRNA or scramble non-targeting gRNA ( n = 4/group). *indicates statistical significance between the two groups by two-tailed unpaired Student’s t -test. B Quantitative PCR analysis of Myod1 and BAT-specific gene expression in BAT1 adipocytes transfected with lentiviral vectors expressing dCas9-TET1CD along with lentiviral vectors expressing either Myod1 -targeting gRNA or scramble non-targeting gRNA ( n = 4/group). *indicates statistical significance between the two groups by two-tailed unpaired Student’s t -test. For ( A , B ), 4-day differentiated BAT brown adipocytes were transfected with lentiviral vectors FUW-dCas9-TET1CD along with lentiviral vectors pgRNA-mCherry encoding either scramble-gRNA or Myod1-targeting gRNA using Amaxa Nucleofector II Electroporator with an Amaxa cell line nucleofector kit L. Cells were harvested 2 days after for pyrosequencing ( A ) or gene expression ( B ) analysis. C , D Body weight ( C ) and Body composition ( D ) in mice with iBAT injection of lentiviruses expressing dCas9-TET1CD plus lentiviruses expressing either targeting Myod1-gRNA-mCherry or non-targeting scramble-gRNA-mCherry ( n = 4/group). *indicates statistical significance between the two groups by two-tailed unpaired Student’s t -test. E – G Methylation levels at Myod1 promoter ( E , n = 8/group), Myogenic marker gene expression (F, n = 7 for dCas9 + scramble, and 5 for dCas9 + Myod1 gRNA), and BAT-specific gene expression ( G , n = 7 for dCas9+scramble, and 6 for dCas9 + Myod1 gRNA) in iBAT of mice with iBAT injection of lentiviruses expressing dCas9-TET1CD plus lentiviruses expressing either targeting Myod1-gRNA-mCherry or non-targeting scramble-gRNA-mCherry. *Indicates statistical significance between the two groups by Mann–Whitney’s nonparametric U test in ( E ), ( F ) and ( G ). ( H ) Representative IHC staining of UCP1 (upper panel) and MyHC (lower panel) in iBAT of mice with iBAT injection of lentiviruses expressing dCas9-TET1CD plus lentiviruses expressing either targeting Myod1-gRNA-mCherry or non-targeting scramble-gRNA-mCherry ( n = 3 replicates). For ( C – H ), 3-month-old chow-fed male C57BL/6J mice were bilaterally injected with lentiviruses expressing dCas9-TET1CD plus lentiviruses expressing either targeting Myod1-gRNA-mCherry or non-targeting scramble-gRNA-mCherry into iBAT for up to 2 months. All data are expressed as mean ± SEM.

Article Snippet: For plasmids overexpression and sub-cloning, full-length Myod1 overexpressing plasmid was purchased from Addgene (Addgene #8398).

Techniques: DNA Methylation Assay, Transfection, Expressing, Two Tailed Test, Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Gene Expression, Injection, Methylation, Marker, Immunohistochemistry

Journal: Nature Communications

Article Title: Epigenetic interaction between UTX and DNMT1 regulates diet-induced myogenic remodeling in brown fat

doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-27141-7

Figure Lengend Snippet: A Comparison of genome-wide alterations in chromatin accessibility landscape assessed by ATAC-seq with the corresponding gene expression assessed by RNA-seq in iBAT of UTXKO and fl/Y mice fed HFD for 12 weeks ( n = 3 replicates per group). B ATAC-seq analysis of chromatin accessibility at Prdm16 gene locus in iBAT of UTXKO and fl/Y mice fed HFD for 12 weeks ( n = 3 replicates per group). C Quantitative RT-PCR analysis of Prdm16 mRNA in iBAT of LFD- or HFD-fed mice ( n = 8/Group). *Indicates statistical significance between the two groups by two-tailed unpaired Student’s t -test. D , E ChIP assay of UTX binding to Prdm16 promoter ( D , n = 4/group) and ChIP assay of H3K27me3 levels at Prdm16 promoter ( E , n = 4/group) in iBAT of LFD- or HFD-fed mice. *Indicates statistical significance between the two groups by Mann–Whitney’s nonparametric U test in ( D ) and two-tailed unpaired Student’s t -test in ( E ). F ChIP assay of H3K27me3 levels at Prdm16 promoter in control or Utx knockdown BAT1 brown adipocytes treated with isoproterenol ( n = 4/Group). *Indicates statistical significance between the two groups by Mann–Whitney’s nonparametric U test. G – H Pyrosequencing analysis of DNA methylation at Myod1 promoter ( G , n = 6/group) and Myod1 expression ( H , n = 8/group) in BAT1 brown adipocytes transfected with scramble or Utx siRNA. *Indicates statistical significance between the two groups by Mann–Whitney’s nonparametric U test in ( G ) and two-tailed unpaired Student’s t -test in ( H ). I , J Pyrosequencing analysis of DNA methylation at Myod1 promoter ( I , n = 4/group) and Myod1 expression ( J , n = 8 for Scramble and 7 for Prdm16 siRNA) in BAT1 brown adipocytes transfected with scramble or Prdm16 siRNA. *Indicates statistical significance between the two groups by Mann–Whitney’s nonparametric U test in ( I ) and two-tailed unpaired Student’s t -test in ( J ). K Pyrosequencing analysis of DNA methylation at Myod1 promoter in BAT1 brown adipocytes transfected with pSPORT6 or pSPORT6 encoding Prdm16 overexpressing plasmids ( n = 4/group). *indicates statistical significance between the two groups by Mann–Whitney’s nonparametric U test. All data are expressed as mean ± SEM.

Article Snippet: For plasmids overexpression and sub-cloning, full-length Myod1 overexpressing plasmid was purchased from Addgene (Addgene #8398).

Techniques: Comparison, Genome Wide, Gene Expression, RNA Sequencing, Quantitative RT-PCR, Two Tailed Test, Binding Assay, Control, Knockdown, DNA Methylation Assay, Expressing, Transfection

Journal: Nature Communications

Article Title: Epigenetic interaction between UTX and DNMT1 regulates diet-induced myogenic remodeling in brown fat

doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-27141-7

Figure Lengend Snippet: A ChIP assay of DNMT1 binding to Myod1 promoter in control or Prdm16 knockdown BAT1 brown adipocytes treated with or without isoproterenol ( n = 4/group). Data are expressed as mean ± SEM. Indicates statistical significance between different treatments analyzed by Kruskal–Wallis non-parametric ANOVA H test by rank followed by Pairwise Comparisons test between groups, H(3) = 9.816, p = 0.020. B Co-IP of DNMT1 and FLAG-PRDM16 in HEK293T cells. Data are representative from two independent experiments. C Co-IP of DNMT1 and various fragments of PRDM16. HA-tagged fragments of PRDM16 were expressed along with full-length DNMT1 in HEK293T cells. Cell lysates were immunoprecipitated with anti-DNMT1 antibodies followed by immunoblotting with HA or DNMT1 antibodies. Color-coded domain architecture of PRDM16 shows a PR/SET domain (PR), an N-terminal zinc-finger domain containing seven C2H2 zinc finger motifs (ZF1), a proline rich domain (PRR), a repression domain (RD), a second C-terminal zinc-finger domain containing three C2H2 zinc finger motifs (ZF2), and an acidic activation domain (AD). Data are representative from two independent experiments. D Co-IP of PRDM16 and various fragments of DNMT1. HA-tagged fragments of DNMT1 were expressed along with full-length PRDM16 in HEK293T cells. Cell lysates were immunoprecipitated with anti-HA antibodies followed by immunoblotting with HA or PRDM16 antibodies. Color-coded domain architecture of DNMT1 shows the N-terminal independently folded domain (NTD), replication foci-targeting sequence (RFTS) domain, a Zn-finger like CXXC motif, two bromo adjacent homology (BAH1 and BAH2) domains, and the catalytic domain. Data are representative from two independent experiments. E DNMT1 protein levels in Prdm16-overexpressed HEK293T cells treated with cycloheximide (CHX) (60 µg/ml) for various time. Data are representative from two independent experiments. F The interaction between PRDM16 and DNMT1 on Myod1 promoter in Prdm16 overexpressed BAT1 brown adipocytes measured by ChIP and Re-ChIP assay via sequential immunoprecipitation of PRDM16 and then DNMT1 ( n = 4/group). Data are expressed as mean ± SEM. *Indicates statistical significance between two groups by Mann–Whitney’s nonparametric U test. G , H Expression of miR-133a , miR133b , miR-206 and miR-1 in iBAT of female D1KO and fl/fl mice fed with a regular chow diet ( G , n = 4 for fl/fl and 6 for D1KO) and in BAT1 brown adipocytes with Myod1 overexpression ( H , n = 6/group). Data are expressed as mean ± SEM. *indicates statistical significance between the two groups by Mann–Whitney’s nonparametric U test in ( G ) and by two-tailed unpaired student’s t -test in ( H ). I , J Dnmt1 and miR-133a expression ( I ) and BAT-specific gene expression ( J ) in BAT1 brown adipocytes transfected with Dnmt1 siRNA, miR-133a inhibitor or both ( J ) ( n = 3/group). Data are expressed as mean ± SEM. *Indicates statistical significance analyzed by one-way ANOVA followed by Fisher’s LSD multiple comparisons test. In ( I ), for Dnm1 expression, F = (3,8) = 4.62, p = 0.037; for miR-133 expression, F (3,8) = 21.370, p < 0.0001. In ( J ), for Ucp1 expression, F = (3,8) = 4.827, p = 0.033; for Prdm16 expression, F = (3,8) = 10.863, p = 0.003; for Pgc1β expression, F (3,8) = 11.213, p = 0.003. K Schematic illustration of the interaction between UTX-regulated PRDM16 and DNMT1 in the maintenance of brown fat identity and suppression of myogenic remodeling in mature brown adipocytes. In brief, in mature brown adipocytes, UTX maintains the persistent demethylation of the repressive mark H3K27me3 at Prdm16 promoter, leading to high expression of Prdm16 ; PRDM16 then recruits the DNA methyltransferase DNMT1 to Myod1 promoter, causing Myod1 promoter hypermethylation, and suppressing Myod1 expression. In addition, reduced Myod1 expression relieves the inhibition on Prdm16 by miR-133, further increasing Prdm16 expression. The interaction between PRDM16 and DNMT1 coordinately serves to maintain brown adipocyte identity while repressing myogenic remodeling in mature brown adipocytes, thus promoting their active brown adipocyte thermogenic function. Suppressing this interaction by HFD feeding induces brown adipocyte-to-myocyte remodeling, which limits brown adipocyte thermogenic capacity and compromises diet-induced thermogenesis, leading to the development of obesity.

Article Snippet: For plasmids overexpression and sub-cloning, full-length Myod1 overexpressing plasmid was purchased from Addgene (Addgene #8398).

Techniques: Binding Assay, Control, Knockdown, Co-Immunoprecipitation Assay, Immunoprecipitation, Western Blot, Activation Assay, Sequencing, Expressing, Over Expression, Two Tailed Test, Gene Expression, Transfection, Inhibition

Journal: BMC Biology

Article Title: TIS7 induces transcriptional cascade of methylosome components required for muscle differentiation

doi: 10.1186/s12915-016-0318-6

Figure Lengend Snippet: TIS7 epigenetically regulates MyoD expression. a TIS7 KO MSCs were transfected with indicated plasmids. Quantitative PCR analysis of myoD was normalized to GAPDH expression (n = 3 independent experiments). Values represent the mean ± SEM and resulting data were analyzed via two-tailed type 2 Student’s t-test, *** P < 0.001 and * P < 0.05. b Proliferating TIS7 KO MSCs were transfected with indicated plasmids and total cell lysates were probed with MyoD and control antibodies. Quantification (n = 3 biological replicates) was performed by normalization to the tubulin signal. Values represent the mean ± SD and resulting data were analyzed via two-tailed type 2 Student’s t-test, *** P < 0.001 and ** P < 0.01. Representative western blots are shown. ChIP analyses using chromatin from TIS7 WT or KO MSCs transfected with either GFP or GFP-TIS7 plasmid DNA. c Schematic outline of mouse myoD gene locus. Primer pairs used for ChIP assays are indicated by arrows. The alignment of human and mouse sequences amplified by the PCR is shown. Antisera directed against symmetrically di-methylated histone H3 at arginine 8 ( d ) or PRMT5 ( e ) were used for immunoprecipitation. Immunoprecipitated DNA was analyzed by qPCR in triplicates using primers specific for the mouse myoD regulatory region. ChIP with control rabbit IgG or 1.23 % of total chromatin (input) were used as controls. Signals were normalized to input chromatin and shown as percentage of input, ** P ≤ 0.001 and *** P < 0.00005

Article Snippet: Full length mouse TIS7 (mTIS7), human PRMT5 (hPRMT5, Origen, cat. no. ORIGSC116333), mouse myoD (CMV-myc-tagged myoD; Addgene plasmid 8399; principal investigator: Andrew Lassar), and human ICln (hICln) cDNA or plasmid DNA were PCR amplified and cloned in frame with the fluorescent proteins ECFP and EYFP into the pECFP-C1, pECFP-N1, pEYFP-C1, or pEYFP-N1 (Clontech) mammalian expression vectors.

Techniques: Expressing, Transfection, Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Two Tailed Test, Control, Western Blot, Plasmid Preparation, Amplification, Methylation, Immunoprecipitation

Journal: BMC Biology

Article Title: TIS7 induces transcriptional cascade of methylosome components required for muscle differentiation

doi: 10.1186/s12915-016-0318-6

Figure Lengend Snippet: ICln affects in vivo methylation of histone H3 and binding of PRMT5 to myoD locus, resulting in increased myoD RNA and protein levels. ChIP analysis using chromatin from TIS7 WT or KO MSCs transfected with either YFP or YFP-ICln plasmids. Antisera directed against symmetrically dimethylated histone H3 at arginine 8 ( a ) or PRMT5 ( b ) were used for immunoprecipitation. Immunoprecipitated DNA was analyzed in triplicate by qPCR using primers to amplify the mouse myoD regulatory region. ChIP with control rabbit IgG or 1.23 % of total chromatin (input) were used as controls. Signals were normalized to input chromatin and shown as percentage of input. ** P ≤ 0.001 and *** P < 0.00005. c TIS7 KO MSCs were transfected with indicated plasmids and total cell lysates were probed with anti-MyoD and anti-YFP antibodies. Quantification (n = 3 biological replicates) was performed by normalization to the tubulin signal. Representative immunoblots are shown. d TIS7 KO MSCs were transfected with the indicated plasmids. Quantitative PCR analysis of myoD was normalized to GAPDH expression (n = 3 biological replicates and ** P < 0.01). e PRMT5 knockdown significantly increased myoD RNA levels in TIS7 KO MSCs transduced with sh PRMT5-expressing lentivirus. myoD RNA levels were measured by qPCR and PRMT5 protein levels were documented by immunoblots with indicated antibodies

Article Snippet: Full length mouse TIS7 (mTIS7), human PRMT5 (hPRMT5, Origen, cat. no. ORIGSC116333), mouse myoD (CMV-myc-tagged myoD; Addgene plasmid 8399; principal investigator: Andrew Lassar), and human ICln (hICln) cDNA or plasmid DNA were PCR amplified and cloned in frame with the fluorescent proteins ECFP and EYFP into the pECFP-C1, pECFP-N1, pEYFP-C1, or pEYFP-N1 (Clontech) mammalian expression vectors.

Techniques: In Vivo, Methylation, Binding Assay, Transfection, Immunoprecipitation, Control, Western Blot, Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Expressing, Knockdown, Transduction

Journal: BMC Biology

Article Title: TIS7 induces transcriptional cascade of methylosome components required for muscle differentiation

doi: 10.1186/s12915-016-0318-6

Figure Lengend Snippet: MSC differentiation is regulated by MyoD, ICln, and TIS7. a TIS7 WT and KO MSCs were plated at the same cell density. Proliferating TIS7 KO MSCs were transfected with indicated plasmids and 6 h later the differentiation was induced. After 5 d of differentiation, cells were fixed, stained with anti-myosin heavy chain antibody MF 20, and the nuclei were visualized using Hoechst. Scale bar = 100 μm. b Percentage of MSC fusion was calculated as the number of nuclei localized in multinucleated (n > 2) myotubes defined by MF20 staining compared to the total number of nuclei. Vertical bars denote the mean ± SD and were calculated from independent biological replicates (n = 3). The indicated number of nuclei was evaluated. Resulting data were analyzed via two-tailed type 2 Student’s t-test, *** P < 0.001. c Quantitative analysis of cells with the indicated nuclei numbers per cell defined by myosin staining. This analysis showed a significant decrease in the number of multinucleated cells and a completely missing category of cells with more than 15 nuclei in TIS7 KO MSCs when compared to TIS7 WT MSCs. Ectopic expression of TIS7, MyoD, or ICln significantly increased the number of multinucleated cells, mainly those with more than 15 nuclei in TIS7 KO MSCs when compared to TIS7 WT MSCs

Article Snippet: Full length mouse TIS7 (mTIS7), human PRMT5 (hPRMT5, Origen, cat. no. ORIGSC116333), mouse myoD (CMV-myc-tagged myoD; Addgene plasmid 8399; principal investigator: Andrew Lassar), and human ICln (hICln) cDNA or plasmid DNA were PCR amplified and cloned in frame with the fluorescent proteins ECFP and EYFP into the pECFP-C1, pECFP-N1, pEYFP-C1, or pEYFP-N1 (Clontech) mammalian expression vectors.

Techniques: Transfection, Staining, Two Tailed Test, Expressing

Journal: BMC Biology

Article Title: TIS7 induces transcriptional cascade of methylosome components required for muscle differentiation

doi: 10.1186/s12915-016-0318-6

Figure Lengend Snippet: Model of myogenesis regulation by the TIS7/ICln/PRMT5 pathway. In skeletal muscles, TIS7 transcriptionally regulates ICln. The accumulated ICln interacts with PRMT5 and prevents its recruitment to chromatin-bound complexes on the myoD gene. This regulates PRMT5-mediated symmetrical dimethylation of histone H3 Arg8 and myoD expression. The regulated myoD level affects the balance between proliferation and differentiation of MSCs

Article Snippet: Full length mouse TIS7 (mTIS7), human PRMT5 (hPRMT5, Origen, cat. no. ORIGSC116333), mouse myoD (CMV-myc-tagged myoD; Addgene plasmid 8399; principal investigator: Andrew Lassar), and human ICln (hICln) cDNA or plasmid DNA were PCR amplified and cloned in frame with the fluorescent proteins ECFP and EYFP into the pECFP-C1, pECFP-N1, pEYFP-C1, or pEYFP-N1 (Clontech) mammalian expression vectors.

Techniques: Muscles, Expressing