PMID- 28220902 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20181030 LR - 20181113 IS - 2045-2322 (Electronic) IS - 2045-2322 (Linking) VI - 7 DP - 2017 Feb 21 TI - TWIST1 induces MMP3 expression through up-regulating DNA hydroxymethylation and promotes catabolic responses in human chondrocytes. PG - 42990 LID - 10.1038/srep42990 [doi] LID - 42990 AB - The objective was to investigate the levels of TWIST1 in normal and OA cartilage and examine its role in regulating gene expression in chondrocytes. Human cartilage tissues and chondrocytes were obtained at autopsy from normal knee joints and from OA-affected joints at the time of total knee arthroplasty. TWIST1 expression was increased in human OA knee cartilage compared to normal knee cartilage. TWIST1 induced matrix metalloproteinase 3 (MMP3) expression without direct binding to MMP3 promoter and increased the 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) level at the MMP3 promoter. The effect of TWIST1 on expression of TET family (TET1, 2 and 3) was measured in stable TWIST1 transfected TC28 cells, and TET1 expression was up-regulated. TWIST1 dependent upregulation of Mmp3 expression was suppressed in Tet triple KO fibroblast derived from mouse ES cells. Increased TWIST1 expression is a feature of OA-affected cartilage. We identified a novel mechanism of catabolic reaction where TWIST1 up-regulates MMP3 expression by enriching 5hmC levels at the MMP3 promoter via TET1 induction. These findings implicate TWIST1 as an important factor regulating OA related gene expression. Clarifying epigenetic mechanisms of 5hmC induced by TWIST1 is a critical molecule to understanding OA pathogenesis. FAU - Hasei, Joe AU - Hasei J AD - Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA. FAU - Teramura, Takeshi AU - Teramura T AD - Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA. AD - Division of Cell Biology for Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Advanced Clinical Medicine, Kindai University, Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan. FAU - Takehara, Toshiyuki AU - Takehara T AD - Division of Cell Biology for Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Advanced Clinical Medicine, Kindai University, Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan. FAU - Onodera, Yuta AU - Onodera Y AD - Division of Cell Biology for Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Advanced Clinical Medicine, Kindai University, Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan. FAU - Horii, Takuro AU - Horii T AD - Laboratory of Genome Science, Biosignal Genome Resource Center, Institute for Molecular and Cellular Regulation, Gunma University, Gunma, Japan. FAU - Olmer, Merissa AU - Olmer M AD - Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA. FAU - Hatada, Izuho AU - Hatada I AD - Laboratory of Genome Science, Biosignal Genome Resource Center, Institute for Molecular and Cellular Regulation, Gunma University, Gunma, Japan. FAU - Fukuda, Kanji AU - Fukuda K AD - Division of Cell Biology for Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Advanced Clinical Medicine, Kindai University, Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan. AD - Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kindai University, Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan. FAU - Ozaki, Toshifumi AU - Ozaki T AD - Science of Functional Recovery and Reconstruction, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan. FAU - Lotz, Martin K AU - Lotz MK AD - Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA. FAU - Asahara, Hiroshi AU - Asahara H AD - Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA. AD - Department of Systems BioMedicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan. LA - eng GR - P01 AG007996/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AG049617/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AR050631/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AR065379/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20170221 PL - England TA - Sci Rep JT - Scientific reports JID - 101563288 RN - 0 (Nuclear Proteins) RN - 0 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins) RN - 0 (RNA, Small Interfering) RN - 0 (TWIST1 protein, human) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - 0 (Twist-Related Protein 1) RN - EC 3.4.24.17 (MMP3 protein, human) RN - EC 3.4.24.17 (Matrix Metalloproteinase 3) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Animals MH - Cartilage, Articular/cytology/metabolism/pathology MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Chondrocytes/cytology/metabolism MH - DNA Methylation MH - Fibroblasts/cytology/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Matrix Metalloproteinase 3/genetics/*metabolism MH - Mice MH - Middle Aged MH - Nuclear Proteins/genetics/*metabolism MH - Osteoarthritis, Knee/metabolism/pathology MH - Promoter Regions, Genetic MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors/genetics/metabolism MH - RNA Interference MH - RNA, Small Interfering/metabolism MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/pharmacology MH - Twist-Related Protein 1/genetics/*metabolism MH - Up-Regulation/drug effects PMC - PMC5318945 COIS- The authors declare no competing financial interests. EDAT- 2017/02/22 06:00 MHDA- 2018/10/31 06:00 PMCR- 2017/02/21 CRDT- 2017/02/22 06:00 PHST- 2016/05/16 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/01/18 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/02/22 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/02/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/10/31 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/02/21 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - srep42990 [pii] AID - 10.1038/srep42990 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Sci Rep. 2017 Feb 21;7:42990. doi: 10.1038/srep42990.