TY - JOUR
T1 - H4R3 methylation facilitates β-globin transcription by regulating histone acetyltransferase binding and H3 acetylation
AU - Li, Xingguo
AU - Hu, Xin
AU - Patel, Bhavita
AU - Zhou, Zhuo
AU - Liang, Shermi
AU - Ybarra, River
AU - Qiu, Yi
AU - Felsenfeld, Gary
AU - Bungert, Jörg
AU - Huang, Suming
PY - 2010/3/11
Y1 - 2010/3/11
N2 - Histone modifications play an important role in the process of transcription. However, in contrast to lysine methylation, the role of arginine methylation in chromatin structure and transcription has been underexplored. The globin genes are regulated by a highly organized chromatin structure that juxtaposes the locus control region (LCR) with downstream globin genes. We report here that the targeted recruitment of asymmetric dimethyl H4R3 catalyzed by PRMT1 (protein arginine methyltransferase 1) facilitates histone H3 acetylation on Lys9/Lys14. Dimethyl H4R3 provides a binding surface for P300/CBP-associated factor (PCAF) and directly enhances histone H3 acetylation in vitro.We show that these active modifications are essential for efficient interactions between the LCR and the βmaj-promoter as well as transcription of the β-globin gene. Furthermore, knockdown (KD) of PRMT1 by RNA interference in erythroid progenitor cells prevents histone acetylation, enhancer and promoter interaction, and recruitment of transcription complexes to the active β-globin promoter. Reintroducing rat PRMT1 into the PRMT1 KD MEL cells rescues PRMT1 binding, β-globin transcription, and erythroid differentiation. Taken together, our data suggest that PRMT1-mediated dimethyl H4R3 facilitates histone acetylation and enhancer/promoter communications, which lead to the efficient recruitment of transcription preinitiation complexes to active promoters.
AB - Histone modifications play an important role in the process of transcription. However, in contrast to lysine methylation, the role of arginine methylation in chromatin structure and transcription has been underexplored. The globin genes are regulated by a highly organized chromatin structure that juxtaposes the locus control region (LCR) with downstream globin genes. We report here that the targeted recruitment of asymmetric dimethyl H4R3 catalyzed by PRMT1 (protein arginine methyltransferase 1) facilitates histone H3 acetylation on Lys9/Lys14. Dimethyl H4R3 provides a binding surface for P300/CBP-associated factor (PCAF) and directly enhances histone H3 acetylation in vitro.We show that these active modifications are essential for efficient interactions between the LCR and the βmaj-promoter as well as transcription of the β-globin gene. Furthermore, knockdown (KD) of PRMT1 by RNA interference in erythroid progenitor cells prevents histone acetylation, enhancer and promoter interaction, and recruitment of transcription complexes to the active β-globin promoter. Reintroducing rat PRMT1 into the PRMT1 KD MEL cells rescues PRMT1 binding, β-globin transcription, and erythroid differentiation. Taken together, our data suggest that PRMT1-mediated dimethyl H4R3 facilitates histone acetylation and enhancer/promoter communications, which lead to the efficient recruitment of transcription preinitiation complexes to active promoters.
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U2 - 10.1182/blood-2009-07-236059
DO - 10.1182/blood-2009-07-236059
M3 - Article
C2 - 20068219
AN - SCOPUS:77950390899
SN - 0006-4971
VL - 115
SP - 2028
EP - 2037
JO - Blood
JF - Blood
IS - 10
ER -