Journal: The Journal of Biological Chemistry
Article Title: Genetic and environmental factors regulate the type 1 diabetes gene CTSH via differential DNA methylation
doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100774
Figure Lengend Snippet: Inhibition of Tet enzymes reduces CTSH transcription. A , relative gene expression levels of DNA methyltransferases DNMT1 (n = 9), DNMT3a (n = 11), DNMT3b (n = 7), DNA demethylases T et 1 (n = 10), T et 2 (n = 12), T et 3 (n = 10), as well as TDG (n = 6) in control islets and islets treated with IL-1β + TNF-α + IFN-γ; expression levels were normalized to β-actin and arbitrarily set to one in control islets. B , relative Tet protein activities in cytokine-treated and control human islets (n = 5). C , relative Tet protein activities in 48-h DMOG-treated and control human islets (n = 6). D , relative CTSH mRNA levels (normalized to β-actin) in 48-h DMOG-treated and control human islets (n = 6). E , relative luciferase activity of CpG21–36 luciferase plasmid when overexpressing Tet1 in HEK293 cells. Unmethylated (CpG21–36) or methylated (mCpG21–36) luciferase plasmid carrying the CTSH intron 1 CpG sites were cotransfected either with the plasmid expressing the functionally active Tet1 catalytic domain or the plasmid expressing the mutant inactive Tet1 catalytic domain at a ratio of 1:6. CTSH , cathepsin H; DMOG, dimethyloxalylglycine; HEK293, human embryonic kidney 293 cells; IFN-γ, interferon γ; IL-1β, interleukin 1β; Tet, 10–11 translocation; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor α.
Article Snippet: For Tet1 cotransfection experiment, a plasmid expressing either the functionally active Tet1 catalytic domain (180 ng; Addgene; catalog no.: 124082) or the mutant inactive Tet1 catalytic domain (180 ng; Addgene; catalog no.: 124083) was cotransfected with either the unmethylated or the methylated pCpG-free-CTSH intron 1-lucia plasmid (30 ng), as well as the pGL4.10-firefly transfection control plasmid (100 ng).
Techniques: Inhibition, Gene Expression, Control, Expressing, Luciferase, Activity Assay, Plasmid Preparation, Methylation, Mutagenesis, Translocation Assay