DNMT1 Is regulated by ATP-citrate lyase and maintains methylation patterns during adipocyte differentiation Journal Article


Authors: Gentile, T. L.; Lu, C.; Lodato, P. M.; Tse, S.; Olejniczak, S. H.; Witze, E. S.; Thompson, C. B.; Wellen, K. E.
Article Title: DNMT1 Is regulated by ATP-citrate lyase and maintains methylation patterns during adipocyte differentiation
Abstract: During adipocyte differentiation, significant epigenomic changes occur in association with the implementation of the adipogenic program. We have previously shown that histone acetylation increases during differentiation in a manner dependent on acetyl coenzyme A (acetyl-CoA) production by the enzyme ATP-citrate lyase (ACL). Whether ACL regulates nuclear targets in addition to histones during differentiation is not clear. In this study, we report that DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) levels in adipocytes are controlled in part by ACL and that silencing of DNMT1 can accelerate adipocyte differentiation. DNMT1 gene expression is induced early in 3T3-L1 adipocyte differentiation during mitotic clonal expansion and is critical for maintenance of DNA and histone H3K9 methylation patterns during this period. In the absence of DNMT1, adipocyte-specific gene expression and lipid accumulation occur precociously. Later in differentiation, DNMT1 levels decline in an ACL-dependent manner. ACL-mediated suppression of DNMT1 occurs at least in part by promoting expression of microRNA 148a (miR-148a), which represses DNMT1. Ectopic expression of miR-148a accelerates differentiation under standard conditions and can partially rescue a hypermethylation-mediated differentiation block. The data suggest a role for DNMT1 in modulating the timing of differentiation and describe a novel ACL-miR-148a-dependent mechanism for regulating DNMT1 during adipogenesis. © 2013, American Society for Microbiology.
Keywords: controlled study; nonhuman; polymerase chain reaction; animal cell; mouse; microrna; gene expression; lipid; small interfering rna; dexamethasone; cell differentiation; enzyme activity; dna methylation; cell specificity; dna; chromatin immunoprecipitation; histone h3; immunoblotting; insulin; gene silencing; metabolite; cell strain 3t3; dna methyltransferase 1; complementary dna; acetylation; adipocyte; white adipose tissue; carbon 14; deoxyglucose; troglitazone; adenosine triphosphate citrate lyase; isobutylmethylxanthine
Journal Title: Molecular and Cellular Biology
Volume: 33
Issue: 19
ISSN: 0270-7306
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology  
Date Published: 2013-10-01
Start Page: 3864
End Page: 3878
Language: English
DOI: 10.1128/mcb.01495-12
PROVIDER: scopus
PMCID: PMC3811875
PUBMED: 23897429
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Notes: --- - "Export Date: 2 December 2013" - "CODEN: MCEBD" - "Source: Scopus"
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