PMID- 29254825 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190130 LR - 20190301 IS - 1095-9327 (Electronic) IS - 1044-7431 (Print) IS - 1044-7431 (Linking) VI - 87 DP - 2018 Mar TI - The histone demethylase Kdm6b regulates a mature gene expression program in differentiating cerebellar granule neurons. PG - 4-17 LID - S1044-7431(17)30243-9 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.mcn.2017.11.005 [doi] AB - The histone H3 lysine 27 (H3K27) demethylase Kdm6b (Jmjd3) can promote cellular differentiation, however its physiological functions in neurons remain to be fully determined. We studied the expression and function of Kdm6b in differentiating granule neurons of the developing postnatal mouse cerebellum. At postnatal day 7, Kdm6b is expressed throughout the layers of the developing cerebellar cortex, but its expression is upregulated in newborn cerebellar granule neurons (CGNs). Atoh1-Cre mediated conditional knockout of Kdm6b in CGN precursors either alone or in combination with Kdm6a did not disturb the gross morphological development of the cerebellum. Furthermore, RNAi-mediated knockdown of Kdm6b in cultured CGN precursors did not alter the induced expression of early neuronal marker genes upon cell cycle exit. By contrast, knockdown of Kdm6b significantly impaired the induction of a mature neuronal gene expression program, which includes gene products required for functional synapse maturation. Loss of Kdm6b also impaired the ability of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) to induce expression of Grin2c and Tiam1 in maturing CGNs. Taken together, these data reveal a previously unknown role for Kdm6b in the postmitotic stages of CGN maturation and suggest that Kdm6b may work, at least in part, by a transcriptional mechanism that promotes gene sensitivity to regulation by BDNF. CI - Copyright (c) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Wijayatunge, Ranjula AU - Wijayatunge R AD - Dept. of Neurobiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, United States. FAU - Liu, Fang AU - Liu F AD - Dept. of Neurobiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, United States. FAU - Shpargel, Karl B AU - Shpargel KB AD - Dept. of Genetics and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States. FAU - Wayne, Nicole J AU - Wayne NJ AD - Dept. of Neurobiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, United States. FAU - Chan, Urann AU - Chan U AD - Dept. of Neurobiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, United States. FAU - Boua, Jane-Valeriane AU - Boua JV AD - Dept. of Neurobiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, United States. FAU - Magnuson, Terry AU - Magnuson T AD - Dept. of Genetics and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States. FAU - West, Anne E AU - West AE AD - Dept. of Neurobiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, United States. Electronic address: west@neuro.duke.edu. LA - eng GR - R01 DA022202/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 GM101974/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 NS098804/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States GR - R21 NS084336/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Review DEP - 20171215 PL - United States TA - Mol Cell Neurosci JT - Molecular and cellular neurosciences JID - 9100095 RN - 0 (Histones) RN - EC 1.14.11.- (Histone Demethylases) RN - EC 1.14.11.- (Jumonji Domain-Containing Histone Demethylases) RN - EC 1.14.11.- (KDM6B protein, human) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cytoplasmic Granules/metabolism MH - Gene Expression/genetics MH - Histone Demethylases/*genetics MH - Histones/*genetics/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Jumonji Domain-Containing Histone Demethylases/*genetics MH - Neurons/*metabolism PMC - PMC5828961 MID - NIHMS920487 OTO - NOTNLM OT - BDNF OT - Cerebellum OT - Histone Demethylase OT - Kdm6b OT - Neuronal differentiation EDAT- 2017/12/20 06:00 MHDA- 2019/01/31 06:00 PMCR- 2019/03/01 CRDT- 2017/12/20 06:00 PHST- 2017/07/11 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/10/21 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2017/11/06 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/12/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/01/31 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/12/20 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/03/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S1044-7431(17)30243-9 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.mcn.2017.11.005 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Cell Neurosci. 2018 Mar;87:4-17. doi: 10.1016/j.mcn.2017.11.005. Epub 2017 Dec 15.