PMID- 36587526 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230124 LR - 20231116 IS - 1090-2104 (Electronic) IS - 0006-291X (Linking) VI - 643 DP - 2023 Feb 5 TI - Chromatin remodeler BRM is a key mediator of leucine-stimulated mTOR gene transcription in mouse mammary epithelial cells. PG - 88-95 LID - S0006-291X(22)01735-1 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.bbrc.2022.12.064 [doi] AB - Brahma (BRM) is one of the core ATPase subunits of SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex, and participates in various important cellular regulatory processes. However, the role of BRM in regulating gene expression of the mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) still remains unknown. In this study, we explored the effects and the corresponding molecular mechanisms of BRM on Leucine (Leu)-stimulated mTOR activation in and proliferation of a mouse mammary epithelial cell (MEC) line (HC11 cell). Initially, we found that the abundance of BRM protein in mammary gland tissue during lactation was significantly higher than that during puberty and involution. BRM knockdown inhibited HC11 cell proliferation, mRNA expression of mTOR and subsequent protein phosphorylation, whereas BRM gene activation had the opposite effect. Leu affected the level of BRM protein and mTOR phospphorylation in a dose-dependent manner, and BRM knockdown totally blocked the stimulation of Leu on mTOR mRNA expression and protein phospphorylation. ChIP-PCR detected that BRM was bound to the -4368 approximately -4591 bp site of the mTOR promoter, and ChIP-qPCR further detected that Leu stimulated BRM to bind to this site. In conclusion, these data reveal that BRM is a positive regulator of HC11 cell proliferation and mediates Leu's stimulation on mTOR gene transcription and protein phosphorylation. Our data provide a new theoretical basis for the involvement of BRM in cell proliferation and regulation of the mTOR signaling pathway. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Ke, Changping AU - Ke C AD - College of Animal Science, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434025, China. FAU - Zhao, Sunqi AU - Zhao S AD - College of Animal Science, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434025, China. FAU - Wang, Lulu AU - Wang L AD - College of Animal Science, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434025, China. FAU - Zhang, Minghui AU - Zhang M AD - College of Animal Science, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434025, China. Electronic address: minghuizhang2019@163.com. FAU - Gao, Xuejun AU - Gao X AD - College of Animal Science, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434025, China. Electronic address: gaoxj53901@163.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20221226 PL - United States TA - Biochem Biophys Res Commun JT - Biochemical and biophysical research communications JID - 0372516 RN - 0 (Chromatin) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) RN - GMW67QNF9C (Leucine) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) SB - IM MH - Female MH - Animals MH - Mice MH - *Chromatin/metabolism MH - *Transcription Factors/metabolism MH - Leucine/pharmacology/metabolism MH - Sexual Maturation MH - Epithelial Cells/metabolism MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism MH - Transcription, Genetic MH - RNA, Messenger/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - BRM OT - Leucine OT - Mammary epithelial cell OT - Proliferation OT - mTOR COIS- Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. EDAT- 2023/01/02 06:00 MHDA- 2023/01/25 06:00 CRDT- 2023/01/01 18:11 PHST- 2022/12/11 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/12/21 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/01/02 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/01/25 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2023/01/01 18:11 [entrez] AID - S0006-291X(22)01735-1 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.bbrc.2022.12.064 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2023 Feb 5;643:88-95. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2022.12.064. Epub 2022 Dec 26.