Stability of histone post-translational modifications in samples derived from liver tissue and primary hepatic cells.

Chromatin structure, a key contributor to the regulation of gene expression, is modulated by a broad array of histone post-translational modifications (PTMs). Taken together, these "histone marks" comprise what is often referred to as the "histone code". The quantitative analysis...

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Main Authors: Philip A Gruppuso, Joan M Boylan, Valerie Zabala, Nicola Neretti, Nebiyu A Abshiru, Jacek W Sikora, Emma H Doud, Jeannie M Camarillo, Paul M Thomas, Neil L Kelleher, Jennifer A Sanders
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
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Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6128477?pdf=render
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author Philip A Gruppuso
Joan M Boylan
Valerie Zabala
Nicola Neretti
Nebiyu A Abshiru
Jacek W Sikora
Emma H Doud
Jeannie M Camarillo
Paul M Thomas
Neil L Kelleher
Jennifer A Sanders
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Joan M Boylan
Valerie Zabala
Nicola Neretti
Nebiyu A Abshiru
Jacek W Sikora
Emma H Doud
Jeannie M Camarillo
Paul M Thomas
Neil L Kelleher
Jennifer A Sanders
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description Chromatin structure, a key contributor to the regulation of gene expression, is modulated by a broad array of histone post-translational modifications (PTMs). Taken together, these "histone marks" comprise what is often referred to as the "histone code". The quantitative analysis of histone PTMs by mass spectrometry (MS) offers the ability to examine the response of the histone code to physiological signals. However, few studies have examined the stability of histone PTMs through the process of isolating and culturing primary cells. To address this, we used bottom-up, MS-based analysis of histone PTMs in liver, freshly isolated hepatocytes, and cultured hepatocytes from adult male Fisher F344 rats. Correlations between liver, freshly isolated cells, and primary cultures were generally high, with R2 values exceeding 0.9. However, a number of acetylation marks, including those on H2A K9, H2A1 K13, H3 K4, H3 K14, H4 K8, H4 K12 and H4 K16 differed significantly among the three sources. Inducing proliferation of primary adult hepatocytes in culture affected several marks on histones H3.1/3.2 and H4. We conclude that hepatocyte isolation, culturing and cell cycle status all contribute to steady-state changes in the levels of a number of histone PTMs, indicating changes in histone marks that are rapidly induced in response to alterations in the cellular milieu. This has implications for studies aimed at assigning biological significance to histone modifications in tumors versus cancer cells, the developmental behavior of stem cells, and the attribution of changes in histone PTMs to altered cell metabolism.
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spelling doaj.art-1caaee12c994468fb5449398614069e42022-12-22T00:42:28ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032018-01-01139e020335110.1371/journal.pone.0203351Stability of histone post-translational modifications in samples derived from liver tissue and primary hepatic cells.Philip A GruppusoJoan M BoylanValerie ZabalaNicola NerettiNebiyu A AbshiruJacek W SikoraEmma H DoudJeannie M CamarilloPaul M ThomasNeil L KelleherJennifer A SandersChromatin structure, a key contributor to the regulation of gene expression, is modulated by a broad array of histone post-translational modifications (PTMs). Taken together, these "histone marks" comprise what is often referred to as the "histone code". The quantitative analysis of histone PTMs by mass spectrometry (MS) offers the ability to examine the response of the histone code to physiological signals. However, few studies have examined the stability of histone PTMs through the process of isolating and culturing primary cells. To address this, we used bottom-up, MS-based analysis of histone PTMs in liver, freshly isolated hepatocytes, and cultured hepatocytes from adult male Fisher F344 rats. Correlations between liver, freshly isolated cells, and primary cultures were generally high, with R2 values exceeding 0.9. However, a number of acetylation marks, including those on H2A K9, H2A1 K13, H3 K4, H3 K14, H4 K8, H4 K12 and H4 K16 differed significantly among the three sources. Inducing proliferation of primary adult hepatocytes in culture affected several marks on histones H3.1/3.2 and H4. We conclude that hepatocyte isolation, culturing and cell cycle status all contribute to steady-state changes in the levels of a number of histone PTMs, indicating changes in histone marks that are rapidly induced in response to alterations in the cellular milieu. This has implications for studies aimed at assigning biological significance to histone modifications in tumors versus cancer cells, the developmental behavior of stem cells, and the attribution of changes in histone PTMs to altered cell metabolism.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6128477?pdf=render
spellingShingle Philip A Gruppuso
Joan M Boylan
Valerie Zabala
Nicola Neretti
Nebiyu A Abshiru
Jacek W Sikora
Emma H Doud
Jeannie M Camarillo
Paul M Thomas
Neil L Kelleher
Jennifer A Sanders
Stability of histone post-translational modifications in samples derived from liver tissue and primary hepatic cells.
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title Stability of histone post-translational modifications in samples derived from liver tissue and primary hepatic cells.
title_full Stability of histone post-translational modifications in samples derived from liver tissue and primary hepatic cells.
title_fullStr Stability of histone post-translational modifications in samples derived from liver tissue and primary hepatic cells.
title_full_unstemmed Stability of histone post-translational modifications in samples derived from liver tissue and primary hepatic cells.
title_short Stability of histone post-translational modifications in samples derived from liver tissue and primary hepatic cells.
title_sort stability of histone post translational modifications in samples derived from liver tissue and primary hepatic cells
url http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6128477?pdf=render
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