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MeCP2 heterochromatin organization is modulated by arginine methylation and serine phosphorylation

Schmidt, Annika ; Frei, Jana ; Poetsch, Ansgar ; Chittka, Alexandra ; Zhang, Hui ; Aßmann, Chris ; Lehmkuhl, Anne ; Bauer, Uta-Maria ; Nuber, Ulrike A. ; Cardoso, M. Cristina (2022)
MeCP2 heterochromatin organization is modulated by arginine methylation and serine phosphorylation.
In: Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2022, 10
doi: 10.26083/tuprints-00022455
Artikel, Zweitveröffentlichung, Verlagsversion

Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)

Rett syndrome is a human intellectual disability disorder that is associated with mutations in the X-linked MECP2 gene. The epigenetic reader MeCP2 binds to methylated cytosines on the DNA and regulates chromatin organization. We have shown previously that MECP2 Rett syndrome missense mutations are impaired in chromatin binding and heterochromatin reorganization. Here, we performed a proteomics analysis of post-translational modifications of MeCP2 isolated from adult mouse brain. We show that MeCP2 carries various post-translational modifications, among them phosphorylation on S80 and S421, which lead to minor changes in either heterochromatin binding kinetics or clustering. We found that MeCP2 is (di)methylated on several arginines and that this modification alters heterochromatin organization. Interestingly, we identified the Rett syndrome mutation site R106 as a dimethylation site. In addition, co-expression of protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMT)1 and PRMT6 lead to a decrease of heterochromatin clustering. Altogether, we identified and validated novel modifications of MeCP2 in the brain and show that these can modulate its ability to bind as well as reorganize heterochromatin, which may play a role in the pathology of Rett syndrome.

Typ des Eintrags: Artikel
Erschienen: 2022
Autor(en): Schmidt, Annika ; Frei, Jana ; Poetsch, Ansgar ; Chittka, Alexandra ; Zhang, Hui ; Aßmann, Chris ; Lehmkuhl, Anne ; Bauer, Uta-Maria ; Nuber, Ulrike A. ; Cardoso, M. Cristina
Art des Eintrags: Zweitveröffentlichung
Titel: MeCP2 heterochromatin organization is modulated by arginine methylation and serine phosphorylation
Sprache: Englisch
Publikationsjahr: 2022
Ort: Darmstadt
Publikationsdatum der Erstveröffentlichung: 2022
Verlag: Frontiers Media S.A.
Titel der Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Schriftenreihe: Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
Jahrgang/Volume einer Zeitschrift: 10
Kollation: 22 Seiten
DOI: 10.26083/tuprints-00022455
URL / URN: https://tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/22455
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Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract):

Rett syndrome is a human intellectual disability disorder that is associated with mutations in the X-linked MECP2 gene. The epigenetic reader MeCP2 binds to methylated cytosines on the DNA and regulates chromatin organization. We have shown previously that MECP2 Rett syndrome missense mutations are impaired in chromatin binding and heterochromatin reorganization. Here, we performed a proteomics analysis of post-translational modifications of MeCP2 isolated from adult mouse brain. We show that MeCP2 carries various post-translational modifications, among them phosphorylation on S80 and S421, which lead to minor changes in either heterochromatin binding kinetics or clustering. We found that MeCP2 is (di)methylated on several arginines and that this modification alters heterochromatin organization. Interestingly, we identified the Rett syndrome mutation site R106 as a dimethylation site. In addition, co-expression of protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMT)1 and PRMT6 lead to a decrease of heterochromatin clustering. Altogether, we identified and validated novel modifications of MeCP2 in the brain and show that these can modulate its ability to bind as well as reorganize heterochromatin, which may play a role in the pathology of Rett syndrome.

Freie Schlagworte: arginine (di)methylation, heterochromatin organization, MeCP2, protein arginine methyltransferases, Rett syndrome
Status: Verlagsversion
URN: urn:nbn:de:tuda-tuprints-224556
Sachgruppe der Dewey Dezimalklassifikatin (DDC): 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 570 Biowissenschaften, Biologie
Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): 10 Fachbereich Biologie
10 Fachbereich Biologie > Cell Biology and Epigenetics
Hinterlegungsdatum: 24 Okt 2022 13:13
Letzte Änderung: 25 Okt 2022 11:39
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