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Heterochromatin loss as a determinant of progerin-induced DNA damage in Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria.
异染色质丢失作为早老激素诱导 Hutchinson-Gilford 早衰症 DNA 损伤的决定因素。
- 影响因子:7.42
- DOI:10.1111/acel.13108
- 作者列表:"Chojnowski A","Ong PF","Foo MXR","Liebl D","Hor LP","Stewart CL","Dreesen O
- 发表时间:2020-02-22
Abstract
:Hutchinson-Gilford progeria is a premature aging syndrome caused by a truncated form of lamin A called progerin. Progerin expression results in a variety of cellular defects including heterochromatin loss, DNA damage, impaired proliferation and premature senescence. It remains unclear how these different progerin-induced phenotypes are temporally and mechanistically linked. To address these questions, we use a doxycycline-inducible system to restrict progerin expression to different stages of the cell cycle. We find that progerin expression leads to rapid and widespread loss of heterochromatin in G1-arrested cells, without causing DNA damage. In contrast, progerin triggers DNA damage exclusively during late stages of DNA replication, when heterochromatin is normally replicated, and preferentially in cells that have lost heterochromatin. Importantly, removal of progerin from G1-arrested cells restores heterochromatin levels and results in no permanent proliferative impediment. Taken together, these results delineate the chain of events that starts with progerin expression and ultimately results in premature senescence. Moreover, they provide a proof of principle that removal of progerin from quiescent cells restores heterochromatin levels and their proliferative capacity to normal levels.
摘要
: Hutchinson-Gilford 早衰症是一种由一种被称为 progerin 的椎板蛋白截短形式引起的早衰综合征。Progerin 表达导致多种细胞缺陷,包括异染色质丢失、 DNA 损伤、增殖受损和早衰。目前还不清楚这些不同的早老素诱导的表型是如何在时间和机制上联系在一起的。为了解决这些问题,我们使用多西环素诱导系统将 progerin 的表达限制在细胞周期的不同阶段。我们发现 progerin 的表达导致 G1-arrested 细胞异染色质的快速和广泛丢失,而不会引起 DNA 损伤。相比之下,progerin 仅在 DNA 复制的后期触发 DNA 损伤,此时异染色质正常复制,并优先在失去异染色质的细胞中。重要的是,从 G1-arrested 细胞中去除 progerin 可恢复异染色质水平,不会导致永久性增殖障碍。综合起来,这些结果描绘了从 progerin 表达开始并最终导致早衰的事件链。此外,它们提供了从静止细胞中去除 progerin 将异染色质水平及其增殖能力恢复到正常水平的原理证明。
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