Mark O. Kitchen
Epidrug mediated re-expression of miRNA targeting the HMGA transcripts in pituitary cells
Kitchen, Mark O.; Yacqub-Usman, Kiren; Emes, Richard D.; Richardson, Alan; Clayton, Richard N.; Farrell, William E.
Authors
Kiren Yacqub-Usman
Richard D. Emes
Alan Richardson a.richardson1@keele.ac.uk
Richard N. Clayton
William E. Farrell
Abstract
Introduction
Transgenic mice overexpressing the high mobility group A (HMGA) genes, Hmga1 or Hmga2 develop pituitary tumours and their overexpression is also a frequent finding in human pituitary adenomas. In some cases, increased expression of HMGA2 but not that of HMGA1 is consequent to genetic perturbations. However, recent studies show that down-regulation of microRNA (miRNA), that contemporaneously target the HMGA1 and HMGA2 transcripts, are associated with their overexpression.
Results
In a cohort of primary pituitary adenoma we determine the impact of epigenetic modifications on the expression of HMGA-targeting miRNA. For these miRNAs, chromatin immunoprecipitations showed that transcript down-regulation is correlated with histone tail modifications associated with condensed silenced genes. The functional impact of epigenetic modification on miRNA expression was determined in the rodent pituitary cell line, GH3. In these cells, histone tail, miRNA-associated, modifications were similar to those apparent in human adenoma and likely account for their repression. Indeed, challenge of GH3 cells with the epidrugs, zebularine and TSA, led to enrichment of the histone modification, H3K9Ac, associated with active genes, and depletion of the modification, H3K27me3, associated with silent genes and re-expression of HMGA-targeting miRNA. Moreover, epidrugs challenges were also associated with a concomitant decrease in hmga1 transcript and protein levels and concurrent increase in bmp-4 expression.
Conclusions
These findings show that the inverse relationship between HMGA expression and targeting miRNA is reversible through epidrug interventions. In addition to showing a mechanistic link between epigenetic modifications and miRNA expression these findings underscore their potential as therapeutic targets in this and other diseases.
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Online Publication Date | Jan 4, 2015 |
Publication Date | 2015-10 |
Deposit Date | Jun 9, 2023 |
Journal | Pituitary |
Print ISSN | 1386-341X |
Electronic ISSN | 1573-7403 |
Publisher | Springer Verlag |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 18 |
Issue | 5 |
Pages | 674-684 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11102-014-0630-5 |
Keywords | Endocrinology; Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism; Pituitary; microRNA; Chromatin; Epidrugs; HMGA1 |
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