PMID- 29570119 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200423 LR - 20210103 IS - 1540-0514 (Electronic) IS - 1073-2322 (Linking) VI - 51 IP - 3 DP - 2019 Mar TI - H3K4 Methylation Regulates LPS-Induced Proinflammatory Cytokine Expression and Release in Macrophages. PG - 401-406 LID - 10.1097/SHK.0000000000001141 [doi] AB - Histone methylation is an important epigenetic mechanism that plays an essential role in regulating gene expression in mammalian cells. To understand its influence on inflammation, methylation of H3K4, H3K9, H3K36, H3K79, and H4K20, the most common histones methylated in the inflammatory response was analyzed in murine RAW264.7 cells and bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) upon lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulation. LPS stimulation resulted in enhanced methylation at H3K4 and H3K9 in both RAW264.7 and BMDMs. To further confirm whether LPS-stimulated H3K4me2 and H3K9me2 were responsible for subsequent proinflammatory cytokine expression, the recruitment of H3K4me2 and H3K9me2 at the promoters of interleukin (IL)-6 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) was assessed. H3K4me2, but not H3K9me2, was enriched at the promoters of both IL-6 and TNF-alpha. Furthermore, LPS-stimulated gene expression and release of IL-6 and TNF-alpha were markedly suppressed in macrophages by MTA, a specific inhibitor of H3K4 methylation. These results demonstrate that histone methylation, in particular H3K4me2, plays a critical role in the regulation of LPS-induced expression and release of IL-6 and TNF-alpha. FAU - Zhao, Shuqi AU - Zhao S AD - Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Proteomics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Zhong, Yuyun AU - Zhong Y FAU - Fu, Xiaoxia AU - Fu X FAU - Wang, Yiqian AU - Wang Y FAU - Ye, Ping AU - Ye P FAU - Cai, Junwei AU - Cai J FAU - Liu, Yun AU - Liu Y FAU - Sun, Jiang AU - Sun J FAU - Mei, Zhuzhong AU - Mei Z FAU - Jiang, Yong AU - Jiang Y FAU - Liu, Jinghua AU - Liu J LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - Shock JT - Shock (Augusta, Ga.) JID - 9421564 RN - 0 (Histones) RN - 0 (Interleukin-6) RN - 0 (Lipopolysaccharides) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - 0 (interleukin-6, mouse) RN - 0 (lipopolysaccharide, Escherichia coli O111 B4) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Gene Expression Regulation/*drug effects MH - Histones/*metabolism MH - Inflammation/chemically induced/metabolism/pathology MH - Interleukin-6/*biosynthesis MH - Lipopolysaccharides/*toxicity MH - Macrophages/*metabolism/pathology MH - Male MH - Methylation/drug effects MH - Mice MH - Protein Processing, Post-Translational/*drug effects MH - RAW 264.7 Cells MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/*biosynthesis EDAT- 2018/03/24 06:00 MHDA- 2020/04/24 06:00 CRDT- 2018/03/24 06:00 PHST- 2018/03/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/04/24 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/03/24 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1097/SHK.0000000000001141 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Shock. 2019 Mar;51(3):401-406. doi: 10.1097/SHK.0000000000001141.