Redistribution of the Lamin B1 genomic binding profile affects rearrangement of heterochromatic domains and SAHF formation during senescence

M Sadaie, R Salama, T Carroll… - Genes & …, 2013 - genesdev.cshlp.org
M Sadaie, R Salama, T Carroll, K Tomimatsu, T Chandra, ARJ Young, M Narita…
Genes & development, 2013genesdev.cshlp.org
Senescence is a stress-responsive form of stable cell cycle exit. Senescent cells have a
distinct gene expression profile, which is often accompanied by the spatial redistribution of
heterochromatin into senescence-associated heterochromatic foci (SAHFs). Studying a key
component of the nuclear lamina lamin B1 (LMNB1), we report dynamic alterations in its
genomic profile and their implications for SAHF formation and gene regulation during
senescence. Genome-wide mapping reveals that LMNB1 is depleted during senescence …
Senescence is a stress-responsive form of stable cell cycle exit. Senescent cells have a distinct gene expression profile, which is often accompanied by the spatial redistribution of heterochromatin into senescence-associated heterochromatic foci (SAHFs). Studying a key component of the nuclear lamina lamin B1 (LMNB1), we report dynamic alterations in its genomic profile and their implications for SAHF formation and gene regulation during senescence. Genome-wide mapping reveals that LMNB1 is depleted during senescence, preferentially from the central regions of lamina-associated domains (LADs), which are enriched for Lys9 trimethylation on histone H3 (H3K9me3). LMNB1 knockdown facilitates the spatial relocalization of perinuclear H3K9me3-positive heterochromatin, thus promoting SAHF formation, which could be inhibited by ectopic LMNB1 expression. Furthermore, despite the global reduction in LMNB1 protein levels, LMNB1 binding increases during senescence in a small subset of gene-rich regions where H3K27me3 also increases and gene expression becomes repressed. These results suggest that LMNB1 may contribute to senescence in at least two ways due to its uneven genome-wide redistribution: first, through the spatial reorganization of chromatin and, second, through gene repression.
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