Impact of CYLD on chromatin structure and histone methylation in malignant melanoma

Schott M, Kappelmann-Fenz M, Fischer S, Fernandez-Barrena MG, Pineda-Lucena A, Ávila MA, Kuphal S, Boßerhoff AK (2022)


Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2022

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Book Volume: 49

Article Number: 66

Journal Issue: 5

DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2022.5122

Abstract

The tumor suppressive role of CYLD lysine 63 deubiquitinase (CYLD) is known in melanoma. To the best of our knowledge, however, the precise mechanism under- lying the tumor suppressive function of CYLD has yet to be clarified. In the present study, a novel melanoma mouse model was generated, which revealed accelerated tumor growth in Cyld-knockout (Cyld-/-) compared with Cyld-wild-type (Cyld+/+) mice. To determine the underlying molecular mechanism, mutation analysis of primary tumor-derived cell lines from Cyld+/+and Cyld-/-mice was performed using RNA sequencing data. Variant calling revealed no common mutations in Cyld-/-compared with Cyld+/+cells. Thus, the epigenetic processes influencing development and progression of melanoma were investigated. Initial analysis of expres- sion pattern of known hypermethylated genes in melanoma (suppressor of cytokine signalling, methylthioadenosine phosphorylase, cadherin 1) in the presence or absence of 5'-Aza-deoxyctidine treatment revealed that CYLD does not play a key role in DNA methylation. Chromatin accessibility and histone H3 modification assay uncovered a role of CYLD in the formation of chromatin structure. Subsequent inhibitor experiments confirmed the effect of CYLD on H3K9me2 level associated with heterochromatin. Furthermore, enhanced H3K9 dimethylation in Cyld-/-melanoma cells was associated with upregulation of euchromatic histone lysine methyltrans- ferase 2 (EHMT2). Moreover, the specific inhibitor of EHMT2, CM272, resulted in decreased proliferation and relaxation of compact chromatin in Cyld-deficient melanoma cells. These results reveal a novel role of CYLD in histone methylation and chromatin packaging.

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APA:

Schott, M., Kappelmann-Fenz, M., Fischer, S., Fernandez-Barrena, M.G., Pineda-Lucena, A., Ávila, M.A.,... Boßerhoff, A.K. (2022). Impact of CYLD on chromatin structure and histone methylation in malignant melanoma. International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 49(5). https://dx.doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2022.5122

MLA:

Schott, Mandy, et al. "Impact of CYLD on chromatin structure and histone methylation in malignant melanoma." International Journal of Molecular Medicine 49.5 (2022).

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