Histone variant H2A.Z mutant suppresses the senescence-associated secretory phenotype
Chua, Z. M.; Tanaka, H.; Abele, A.; Rajesh, A.; Marcos, T. G.; Lei, X.; Miller, K.; Davis, A.; Cano Macip, C.; Haddadin, L.; Dasgupta, N.; Adams, P. D.
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Cellular senescence features a durable cell-cycle arrest and a pro-inflammatory senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) driven in part by chromatin remodeling. The histone variant H2A.Z plays an essential role in regulating gene expression through modulating nucleosome dynamics and is known to regulate the expression of cell cycle genes during the early stages of cellular senescence. However, how the intrinsic stability of H2A.Z-containing nucleosomes plays a role in the establishment of the senescent phenotype remains unexplored. To investigate this, we employed H2A.Z R80C, a H2A.Z mutant that destabilizes nucleosomes by disrupting histone-DNA interactions. We observed that expression of H2A.Z R80C causes suppression of SASP in senescent primary human fibroblasts, without affecting expression of cell cycle genes. H2A.Z knockdown did not suppress the SASP, demonstrating that SASP suppression is likely due to altered stability of H2A.Z-containing nucleosomes rather than loss of H2A.Z function. Mechanistically, SASP suppression is linked to decreased H3K27ac at SASP gene loci. These findings offer a novel avenue for understanding and manipulating the SASP during aging and other senescence-related pathologies.
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