PMID- 28415746 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180319 LR - 20181113 IS - 1949-2553 (Electronic) IS - 1949-2553 (Linking) VI - 8 IP - 23 DP - 2017 Jun 6 TI - Epigenetic up-regulation of ribosome biogenesis and more aggressive phenotype triggered by the lack of the histone demethylase JHDM1B in mammary epithelial cells. PG - 37091-37103 LID - 10.18632/oncotarget.16181 [doi] AB - The alterations of ribosome biogenesis and protein synthesis play a direct role in the development of tumors. The accessibility and transcription of ribosomal genes is controlled at several levels, with their epigenetic regulation being one of the most important. Here we explored the JmjC domain-containing histone demethylase 1B (JHDM1B) function in the epigenetic control of rDNA transcription. Since JHDM1B is a negative regulator of gene transcription, we focused on the effects induced by JHDM1B knock-down (KD). We studied the consequences of stable inducible JHDM1B silencing in cell lines derived from transformed and untransformed mammary epithelial cells. In these cellular models, prolonged JHDM1B downregulation triggered a surge of 45S pre-rRNA transcription and processing, associated with a re-modulation of the H3K36me2 levels at rDNA loci and with changes in DNA methylation of specific CpG sites in rDNA genes. We also found that after JHDM1B KD, cells showed a higher ribosome content: which were engaged in mRNA translation. JHDM1B KD and the consequent stimulation of ribosomes biogenesis conferred more aggressive features to the tested cellular models, which acquired a greater clonogenic, staminal and invasive potential. Taken together, these data indicate that the reduction of JHDM1B leads to a more aggressive cellular phenotype in mammary gland cells, by virtue of its negative regulatory activity on ribosome biogenesis. FAU - Galbiati, Alice AU - Galbiati A AD - Department of Experimental, Diagnostic, and Specialty Medicine, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. FAU - Penzo, Marianna AU - Penzo M AD - Department of Experimental, Diagnostic, and Specialty Medicine, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. FAU - Bacalini, Maria Giulia AU - Bacalini MG AD - Department of Experimental, Diagnostic, and Specialty Medicine, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. FAU - Onofrillo, Carmine AU - Onofrillo C AD - Department of Experimental, Diagnostic, and Specialty Medicine, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. FAU - Guerrieri, Ania Naila AU - Guerrieri AN AD - Department of Experimental, Diagnostic, and Specialty Medicine, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. FAU - Garagnani, Paolo AU - Garagnani P AD - Department of Experimental, Diagnostic, and Specialty Medicine, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. FAU - Franceschi, Claudio AU - Franceschi C AD - Department of Experimental, Diagnostic, and Specialty Medicine, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. FAU - Trere, Davide AU - Trere D AD - Department of Experimental, Diagnostic, and Specialty Medicine, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. FAU - Montanaro, Lorenzo AU - Montanaro L AD - Department of Experimental, Diagnostic, and Specialty Medicine, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Oncotarget JT - Oncotarget JID - 101532965 RN - 0 (F-Box Proteins) RN - 0 (Histones) RN - 0 (RNA, Ribosomal) RN - 0 (RNA, ribosomal, 45S) RN - EC 1.14.11.- (Jumonji Domain-Containing Histone Demethylases) RN - EC 1.14.11.27 (KDM2A protein, human) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Breast/cytology MH - Breast Neoplasms/genetics/pathology/therapy MH - Cell Line MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - *Epigenesis, Genetic MH - Epithelial Cells/*metabolism MH - F-Box Proteins/*genetics/metabolism MH - Female MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - Histones/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Jumonji Domain-Containing Histone Demethylases/*genetics/metabolism MH - Mice, Inbred BALB C MH - Mice, Nude MH - Phenotype MH - RNA Interference MH - RNA, Ribosomal/genetics/metabolism MH - RNAi Therapeutics/methods MH - Ribosomes/*genetics/metabolism MH - *Up-Regulation MH - Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays/methods PMC - PMC5514893 OTO - NOTNLM OT - JHDM1B OT - cancer cells OT - histone modification OT - rDNA OT - ribosome biogenesis COIS- CONFLICTS OF INTEREST The authors declare no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2017/04/19 06:00 MHDA- 2018/03/20 06:00 PMCR- 2017/06/06 CRDT- 2017/04/19 06:00 PHST- 2016/04/28 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/03/03 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/04/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/03/20 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/04/19 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/06/06 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 16181 [pii] AID - 10.18632/oncotarget.16181 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Oncotarget. 2017 Jun 6;8(23):37091-37103. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.16181.