 |
Previous Article | Next Article 
The Journal of Neuroscience, December 1, 2002, 22(23):10333-10345
Histone Deacetylase Activity Is Necessary for Oligodendrocyte
Lineage Progression
Mireya
Marin-Husstege,
Michela
Muggironi,
Aixiao
Liu, and
Patricia
Casaccia-Bonnefil
Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Medicine
and Dentistry of New Jersey, R. Wood Johnson Medical School,
Piscataway, New Jersey 08854
Gene expression can be modulated by chromatin changes induced by
histone acetylation and deacetylation. Acetylation of histone lysine
residues by acetyltransferases is associated with transcriptionally active chromatin, whereas the removal of acetyl groups by histone deacetylases (HDACs) correlates with repressed chromatin. Recent evidence has shown that histone deacetylation is responsible for restricting neuronal gene expression, whereas histone acetylation is
necessary for astrocytic differentiation We now asked whether histone
acetylation or deacetylation was necessary for oligodendrocyte differentiation. Neonatal rat cortical progenitors were kept
proliferating and undifferentiated in the presence of mitogens and
induced to stop proliferating and differentiate into oligodendrocytes
by mitogen removal. Histone deacetylation was observed during the temporal window between exit from the cell cycle and onset of differentiation, which was characterized by acquisition of branched morphology and myelin gene expression. Blocking HDAC activity during
this critical window using the inhibitor trichostatin A (TSA) prevented
the progression of progenitors into mature oligodendrocytes. TSA-treated progenitors were able to exit from the cell cycle but did
not progress to oligodendrocytes. Their development was arrested at the
progenitor stage, characterized by simple morphology and lack of myelin
gene expression. The effect of TSA on progenitor differentiation was
lineage specific, because TSA did not affect the ability of these cells
to differentiate into type II astrocytes when cultured in the presence
of serum. From these data, we conclude that histone deacetylation is a
necessary component of the oligodendrocyte differentiation program.
Key words:
myelin; differentiation; transcription; trichostatin A; chromatin; development
Copyright © 2002 Society for Neuroscience 0270-6474/02/222310333-13$05.00/0
This article has been cited by other articles:

|
 |

|
 |
 
F. Sher, R. Rossler, N. Brouwer, V. Balasubramaniyan, E. Boddeke, and S. Copray
Differentiation of Neural Stem Cells into Oligodendrocytes: Involvement of the Polycomb Group Protein Ezh2
Stem Cells,
November 1, 2008;
26(11):
2875 - 2883.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
C. Haumaitre, O. Lenoir, and R. Scharfmann
Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Modify Pancreatic Cell Fate Determination and Amplify Endocrine Progenitors
Mol. Cell. Biol.,
October 15, 2008;
28(20):
6373 - 6383.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
N. D Allen
Temporal and epigenetic regulation of neurodevelopmental plasticity
Phil Trans R Soc B,
January 12, 2008;
363(1489):
23 - 38.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
H. B. Werner, K. Kuhlmann, S. Shen, M. Uecker, A. Schardt, K. Dimova, F. Orfaniotou, A. Dhaunchak, B. G. Brinkmann, W. Mobius, et al.
Proteolipid Protein Is Required for Transport of Sirtuin 2 into CNS Myelin
J. Neurosci.,
July 18, 2007;
27(29):
7717 - 7730.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
A. Liu, Y. R. Han, J. Li, D. Sun, M. Ouyang, M. R. Plummer, and P. Casaccia-Bonnefil
The Glial or Neuronal Fate Choice of Oligodendrocyte Progenitors Is Modulated by Their Ability to Acquire an Epigenetic Memory
J. Neurosci.,
July 4, 2007;
27(27):
7339 - 7343.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
W. Li, B. Zhang, J. Tang, Q. Cao, Y. Wu, C. Wu, J. Guo, E.-A. Ling, and F. Liang
Sirtuin 2, a Mammalian Homolog of Yeast Silent Information Regulator-2 Longevity Regulator, Is an Oligodendroglial Protein That Decelerates Cell Differentiation through Deacetylating {alpha}-Tubulin
J. Neurosci.,
March 7, 2007;
27(10):
2606 - 2616.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
F. G. Mastronardi, D. D. Wood, J. Mei, R. Raijmakers, V. Tseveleki, H.-M. Dosch, L. Probert, P. Casaccia-Bonnefil, and M. A. Moscarello
Increased Citrullination of Histone H3 in Multiple Sclerosis Brain and Animal Models of Demyelination: A Role for Tumor Necrosis Factor-Induced Peptidylarginine Deiminase 4 Translocation.
J. Neurosci.,
November 1, 2006;
26(44):
11387 - 11396.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
J. Sohn, J. Natale, L.-J. Chew, S. Belachew, Y. Cheng, A. Aguirre, J. Lytle, B. Nait-Oumesmar, C. Kerninon, M. Kanai-Azuma, et al.
Identification of Sox17 as a transcription factor that regulates oligodendrocyte development.
J. Neurosci.,
September 20, 2006;
26(38):
9722 - 9735.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
S. Gokhan, M. Marin-Husstege, S. Y. Yung, D. Fontanez, P. Casaccia-Bonnefil, and M. F. Mehler
Combinatorial Profiles of Oligodendrocyte-Selective Classes of Transcriptional Regulators Differentially Modulate Myelin Basic Protein Gene Expression
J. Neurosci.,
September 7, 2005;
25(36):
8311 - 8321.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
M. Yamaguchi, N. Tonou-Fujimori, A. Komori, R. Maeda, Y. Nojima, H. Li, H. Okamoto, and I. Masai
Histone deacetylase 1 regulates retinal neurogenesis in zebrafish by suppressing Wnt and Notch signaling pathways
Development,
July 1, 2005;
132(13):
3027 - 3043.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
L. Rossig, C. Urbich, T. Bruhl, E. Dernbach, C. Heeschen, E. Chavakis, K.-i. Sasaki, D. Aicher, F. Diehl, F. Seeger, et al.
Histone deacetylase activity is essential for the expression of HoxA9 and for endothelial commitment of progenitor cells
J. Exp. Med.,
June 6, 2005;
201(11):
1825 - 1835.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
S. Shen, J. Li, and P. Casaccia-Bonnefil
Histone modifications affect timing of oligodendrocyte progenitor differentiation in the developing rat brain
J. Cell Biol.,
May 23, 2005;
169(4):
577 - 589.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
T. Kawamura, K. Ono, T. Morimoto, H. Wada, M. Hirai, K. Hidaka, T. Morisaki, T. Heike, T. Nakahata, T. Kita, et al.
Acetylation of GATA-4 Is Involved in the Differentiation of Embryonic Stem Cells into Cardiac Myocytes
J. Biol. Chem.,
May 20, 2005;
280(20):
19682 - 19688.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
Q. Wei, W. K. Miskimins, and R. Miskimins
Stage-specific Expression of Myelin Basic Protein in Oligodendrocytes Involves Nkx2.2-mediated Repression That Is Relieved by the Sp1 Transcription Factor
J. Biol. Chem.,
April 22, 2005;
280(16):
16284 - 16294.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
Y. H. Kim, D. S. Lee, J. H. Kang, Y. J. Lee, J.-K. Chung, J.-K. Roh, S. U. Kim, and M. C. Lee
Reversing the Silencing of Reporter Sodium/Iodide Symporter Transgene for Stem Cell Tracking
J. Nucl. Med.,
February 1, 2005;
46(2):
305 - 311.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
A. Liu, C. Stadelmann, M. Moscarello, W. Bruck, A. Sobel, F. G. Mastronardi, and P. Casaccia-Bonnefil
Expression of Stathmin, a Developmentally Controlled Cytoskeleton-Regulating Molecule, in Demyelinating Disorders
J. Neurosci.,
January 19, 2005;
25(3):
737 - 747.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
S. Bai, K. Ghoshal, J. Datta, S. Majumder, S. O. Yoon, and S. T. Jacob
DNA Methyltransferase 3b Regulates Nerve Growth Factor-Induced Differentiation of PC12 Cells by Recruiting Histone Deacetylase 2
Mol. Cell. Biol.,
January 15, 2005;
25(2):
751 - 766.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
J. Hsieh, K. Nakashima, T. Kuwabara, E. Mejia, and F. H. Gage
Histone deacetylase inhibition-mediated neuronal differentiation of multipotent adult neural progenitor cells
PNAS,
November 23, 2004;
101(47):
16659 - 16664.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
J. Imitola, E. Y. Snyder, and S. J. Khoury
Genetic programs and responses of neural stem/progenitor cells during demyelination: potential insights into repair mechanisms in multiple sclerosis
Physiol Genomics,
August 15, 2003;
14(3):
171 - 197.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|
|