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ArticlePLoS genetics2021

Histone demethylase AMX-1 is necessary for proper sensitivity to interstrand crosslink DNA damage.

Xiaojuan Zhang, Sisi Tian, Sara E Beese-Sims, Jingjie Chen, Nara Shin, Monica P Colaiácovo, Hyun-Min Kim

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Article in PLoS genetics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xiaojuan ZhangSchool of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4441-0197
Sisi TianSchool of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6914-100X
Sara E Beese-SimsDepartment of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-4080-4615
Jingjie ChenSchool of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
Nara ShinDepartment of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-9910-4971
Monica P ColaiácovoDepartment of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0001-7803-4372
Hyun-Min KimSchool of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4610-3606
Harvard University · US

Funding

Synaptonemal Complex Assembly and Function in MeiosisR01GM072551 · NIGMS · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCHOOL) · PI Monica P Colaiacovo · 2005 to 2026
$7.5M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM072551
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Histone methylation is dynamically regulated to shape the epigenome and adjust central nuclear processes including transcription, cell cycle control and DNA repair. Lysine-specific histone demethylase 2 (LSD2) has been implicated in multiple types of human cancers. However, its functions remain poorly understood. This study investigated the histone demethylase LSD2 homolog AMX-1 in C. elegans and uncovered a potential link between H3K4me2 modulation and DNA interstrand crosslink (ICL) repair. AMX-1 is a histone demethylase and mainly localizes to embryonic cells, the mitotic gut and sheath cells. Lack of AMX-1 expression resulted in embryonic lethality, a decreased brood size and disorganized premeiotic tip germline nuclei. Expression of AMX-1 and of the histone H3K4 demethylase SPR-5 is reciprocally up-regulated upon lack of each other and the mutants show increased H3K4me2 levels in the germline, indicating that AMX-1 and SPR-5 regulate H3K4me2 demethylation. Loss of AMX-1 function activates the CHK-1 kinase acting downstream of ATR and leads to the accumulation of RAD-51 foci and increased DNA damage-dependent apoptosis in the germline. AMX-1 is required for the proper expression of mismatch repair component MutL/MLH-1 and sensitivity against ICLs. Interestingly, formation of ICLs lead to ubiquitination-dependent subcellular relocalization of AMX-1. Taken together, our data suggest that AMX-1 functions in ICL repair in the germline.

Indexed as

AnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsCell NucleusDNA DamageDNA RepairGerm CellsHistone DemethylasesHistonesMethylationProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalUbiquitinationCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsHistone DemethylasesHistonesKDM1B protein, human

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PMID34329293
PMCPMC8357103
OpenAlexW3186112269

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