HeLa TI cell-based assay as a new approach to screen for chemicals able to reactivate the expression of epigenetically silenced genes.

Chemicals reactivating epigenetically silenced genes target diverse classes of enzymes, including DNMTs, HDACs, HMTs and BET protein family members. They can strongly influence the expression of genes and endogenous retroviral elements with concomitant dsRNA synthesis and massive transcription of LT...

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Autores principales: Varvara Maksimova, Natalya Shalginskikh, Olga Vlasova, Olga Usalka, Anastasia Beizer, Polina Bugaeva, Dmitry Fedorov, Olga Lizogub, Ekaterina Lesovaya, Richard Katz, Gennady Belitsky, Kirill Kirsanov, Marianna Yakubovskaya
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:32861914037347c3abf81116c4f0a3d52021-12-02T20:07:09ZHeLa TI cell-based assay as a new approach to screen for chemicals able to reactivate the expression of epigenetically silenced genes.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0252504https://doaj.org/article/32861914037347c3abf81116c4f0a3d52021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252504https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203Chemicals reactivating epigenetically silenced genes target diverse classes of enzymes, including DNMTs, HDACs, HMTs and BET protein family members. They can strongly influence the expression of genes and endogenous retroviral elements with concomitant dsRNA synthesis and massive transcription of LTRs. Chemicals reactivating gene expression may cause both beneficial effects in cancer cells and may be hazardous by promoting carcinogenesis. Among chemicals used in medicine and commerce, only a small fraction has been studied with respect to their influence on epigenetic silencing. Screening of chemicals reactivating silent genes requires adequate systems mimicking whole-genome processes. We used a HeLa TSA-inducible cell population (HeLa TI cells) obtained by retroviral infection of a GFP-containing vector followed by several rounds of cell sorting for screening purposes. Previously, the details of GFP epigenetic silencing in HeLa TI cells were thoroughly described. Herein, we show that the epigenetically repressed gene GFP is reactivated by 15 agents, including HDAC inhibitors-vorinostat, sodium butyrate, valproic acid, depsipeptide, pomiferin, and entinostat; DNMT inhibitors-decitabine, 5-azacytidine, RG108; HMT inhibitors-UNC0638, BIX01294, DZNep; a chromatin remodeler-curaxin CBL0137; and BET inhibitors-JQ-1 and JQ-35. We demonstrate that combinations of epigenetic modulators caused a significant increase in cell number with reactivated GFP compared to the individual effects of each agent. HeLa TI cells are competent to metabolize xenobiotics and possess constitutively expressed and inducible cytochrome P450 mono-oxygenases involved in xenobiotic biotransformation. Thus, HeLa TI cells may be used as an adequate test system for the extensive screening of chemicals, including those that must be metabolically activated. Studying the additional metabolic activation of xenobiotics, we surprisingly found that the rat liver S9 fraction, which has been widely used for xenobiotic activation in genotoxicity tests, reactivated epigenetically silenced genes. Applying the HeLa TI system, we show that N-nitrosodiphenylamine and N-nitrosodimethylamine reactivate epigenetically silenced genes, probably by affecting DNA methylation.Varvara MaksimovaNatalya ShalginskikhOlga VlasovaOlga UsalkaAnastasia BeizerPolina BugaevaDmitry FedorovOlga LizogubEkaterina LesovayaRichard KatzGennady BelitskyKirill KirsanovMarianna YakubovskayaPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 6, p e0252504 (2021)
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Varvara Maksimova
Natalya Shalginskikh
Olga Vlasova
Olga Usalka
Anastasia Beizer
Polina Bugaeva
Dmitry Fedorov
Olga Lizogub
Ekaterina Lesovaya
Richard Katz
Gennady Belitsky
Kirill Kirsanov
Marianna Yakubovskaya
HeLa TI cell-based assay as a new approach to screen for chemicals able to reactivate the expression of epigenetically silenced genes.
description Chemicals reactivating epigenetically silenced genes target diverse classes of enzymes, including DNMTs, HDACs, HMTs and BET protein family members. They can strongly influence the expression of genes and endogenous retroviral elements with concomitant dsRNA synthesis and massive transcription of LTRs. Chemicals reactivating gene expression may cause both beneficial effects in cancer cells and may be hazardous by promoting carcinogenesis. Among chemicals used in medicine and commerce, only a small fraction has been studied with respect to their influence on epigenetic silencing. Screening of chemicals reactivating silent genes requires adequate systems mimicking whole-genome processes. We used a HeLa TSA-inducible cell population (HeLa TI cells) obtained by retroviral infection of a GFP-containing vector followed by several rounds of cell sorting for screening purposes. Previously, the details of GFP epigenetic silencing in HeLa TI cells were thoroughly described. Herein, we show that the epigenetically repressed gene GFP is reactivated by 15 agents, including HDAC inhibitors-vorinostat, sodium butyrate, valproic acid, depsipeptide, pomiferin, and entinostat; DNMT inhibitors-decitabine, 5-azacytidine, RG108; HMT inhibitors-UNC0638, BIX01294, DZNep; a chromatin remodeler-curaxin CBL0137; and BET inhibitors-JQ-1 and JQ-35. We demonstrate that combinations of epigenetic modulators caused a significant increase in cell number with reactivated GFP compared to the individual effects of each agent. HeLa TI cells are competent to metabolize xenobiotics and possess constitutively expressed and inducible cytochrome P450 mono-oxygenases involved in xenobiotic biotransformation. Thus, HeLa TI cells may be used as an adequate test system for the extensive screening of chemicals, including those that must be metabolically activated. Studying the additional metabolic activation of xenobiotics, we surprisingly found that the rat liver S9 fraction, which has been widely used for xenobiotic activation in genotoxicity tests, reactivated epigenetically silenced genes. Applying the HeLa TI system, we show that N-nitrosodiphenylamine and N-nitrosodimethylamine reactivate epigenetically silenced genes, probably by affecting DNA methylation.
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author Varvara Maksimova
Natalya Shalginskikh
Olga Vlasova
Olga Usalka
Anastasia Beizer
Polina Bugaeva
Dmitry Fedorov
Olga Lizogub
Ekaterina Lesovaya
Richard Katz
Gennady Belitsky
Kirill Kirsanov
Marianna Yakubovskaya
author_facet Varvara Maksimova
Natalya Shalginskikh
Olga Vlasova
Olga Usalka
Anastasia Beizer
Polina Bugaeva
Dmitry Fedorov
Olga Lizogub
Ekaterina Lesovaya
Richard Katz
Gennady Belitsky
Kirill Kirsanov
Marianna Yakubovskaya
author_sort Varvara Maksimova
title HeLa TI cell-based assay as a new approach to screen for chemicals able to reactivate the expression of epigenetically silenced genes.
title_short HeLa TI cell-based assay as a new approach to screen for chemicals able to reactivate the expression of epigenetically silenced genes.
title_full HeLa TI cell-based assay as a new approach to screen for chemicals able to reactivate the expression of epigenetically silenced genes.
title_fullStr HeLa TI cell-based assay as a new approach to screen for chemicals able to reactivate the expression of epigenetically silenced genes.
title_full_unstemmed HeLa TI cell-based assay as a new approach to screen for chemicals able to reactivate the expression of epigenetically silenced genes.
title_sort hela ti cell-based assay as a new approach to screen for chemicals able to reactivate the expression of epigenetically silenced genes.
publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/32861914037347c3abf81116c4f0a3d5
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