EZH2 interacts with MEG3 to directly regulate integrin signaling and endothelial cell function
Dudnakova, T.; Dunn-Davies, H.; Nogara, A.; Rodor, J.; Thomas, A.; Parish, E.; Gautier, P.; Meynert, A.; Madeddu, P.; Caporali, A.; Baker, A.; Tollervey, D.; Mitic, T.
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Enhancer of Zeste Homologue 2 (EZH2) modulates gene transcription during endothelial cell (EC) dysfunction, via interaction with non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs). Thus, EZH2 can act as a rheostat in deposition of histone H3K27 trimethylation (H3K27me3) to repress many genes. We profiled EZH2-RNA interactions using formaldehyde/UV assisted cross-linking ligation and sequencing of hybrids (FLASH-seq) in primary human ECs. Transcriptome-wide EZH2-associated ncRNAs and RNA-RNA interactome were obtained. This approach revealed EZH2 directly binding maternally expressed gene (MEG3) and MEG3:MEG3 hybrid structures. By chromatin immunoprecipitation with sequencing (ChIP-seq) following depletion of MEG3, we discovered that MEG3 targets and controls recruitment of EZH2/H3K27me3 onto a regulatory region of integrin subunit alpha 4 (ITGA4). MEG3 knockdown or pharmacological inhibition of EZH2 de-repressed ITGA4, whilst improving endothelial cell function in vitro, and increasing ITGA4 expression in vivo. Our study demonstrates new role for MEG3, as instrumental in epigenetic regulation of EC function by EZH2, through targeting of integrin-dependent signalling.
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