Tet2 Regulates Osteoclast Differentiation by Interacting with Runx1 and Maintaining Genomic 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC)

Publication date: Available online 13 June 2018 Source:Genomics, Proteomics & Bioinformatics Author(s): Yajing Chu, Zhigang Zhao, David Wayne Sant, Ganqian Zhu, Sarah M. Greenblatt, Lin Liu, Jinhuan Wang, Zeng Cao, Jeanette Cheng Tho, Shi Chen, Xiaochen Liu, Peng Zhang, Jaroslaw P. Maciejewski, Stephen Nimer, Gaofeng Wang, Weiping Yuan, Feng-Chun Yang, Mingjiang Xu As a dioxygenase, Ten-eleven translocation 2 (TET2) catalyzes subsequent steps of 5-methylcytosine (5mC) oxidation. Tet2 plays a critical role in the self-renewal, proliferation, and differentiation of hematopoietic stem cells, but its impact on mature hematopoietic cells is not well-characterized. Here we show that Tet2 plays an essential role in osteoclastogenesis. Deletion of Tet2 impairs the differentiation of osteoclast precursor cells (macrophages) and their maturation into bone-resorbing osteoclasts in vitro. Furthermore, Tet2 -/- mice exhibit mild osteopetrosis, accompanied by decreased number of osteoclasts in vivo. Tet2 loss in macrophages results in the altered expression of a set of genes implicated in osteoclast differentiation, such as Cebpa, Mafb, and Nfkbiz. Tet2 deletion also leads to a genome-wide alteration in the level of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) and altered expression of a specific subset of macrophage genes associated with osteoclast differentiation. Furthermore, Tet2 interacts with Runx1 and negatively modulates its transcriptional activity. Our studies demon...
Source: Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics - Category: Bioinformatics Source Type: research