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Pathological LSD1 mutations repress enhancer-mediated gene regulatory networks in early differentiation

Item Type:Preprint
Title:Pathological LSD1 mutations repress enhancer-mediated gene regulatory networks in early differentiation
Creators Name:Bunina, D., Germain, P.L., Lopez Tobon, A., Fernandez-Novel Marx, N., Arnold, C., Ahern, A., Claringbould, A., Lai, M.C., Rangasamy, S., Narayanan, V., Lorentzen, P., Park, K.M., Adamo, A., Testa, G., Zaugg, J. and Noh, K.M.
Abstract:Lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1/KDM1A) demethylates both histone and non-histone substrates, recruits repressive chromatin complexes, and is increased in cancers. De novo LSD1 mutations impairing protein function lead to a rare developmental disorder, but the molecular details of the pathology remains unclear. Using patient-derived fibroblasts, reprogrammed pluripotent stem cells, and differentiated cells, we found over 4000 differentially expressed genes and 68 transcription factors (TFs) whose motif accessibilities changed upon LSD1 mutation. An enhancer-mediated gene regulatory network approach identified transcriptional repressors with impaired activity in fibroblast and stem cells, leading to erroneous activation of their target genes. We also revealed overall decreases in TF target gene expression during early lineage differentiation of LSD1 mutant stem cells, likely caused by increased activity of repressive histone deacetylases (HDACs), co-factors of LSD1. Indeed, an HDACs inhibitor restored changes in gene expression including downregulation phenotype. Our findings characterize the molecular pathogenesis of LSD1 mutations and suggest potential therapeutic strategies for the developmental disorder and cancers caused by LSD1 dysregulations.
Source:bioRxiv
Title of Book:Pathological LSD1 mutations repress enhancer-mediated gene regulatory networks in early differentiation
Publisher:Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Article Number:2021.08.11.455900v2
Date:22 September 2021
Official Publication:https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.08.11.455900

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