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- Jiang, Lin, et al.
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Stable silencing of ZBED6 affects morphology, gene expression and insulin release in insulin-producing islet cells
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Annan publikation (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Zbed6 has evolved from a domesticated DNA transposon and encodes a novel transcription factor unique to placental mammals. Here we have investigated the function of ZBED6 in insulin-producing beta cells based on whole transcriptome analysis of MIN6 cells with lentiviral shRNA-mediated stable silencing of either Zbed6 (shZbed6) or mock mRNA (shMock). Zbed6-silencing was associated with altered cell morphology as the shZbed6 cells showed increased neuron-like protrusions compared with shMock cells. ZBED6 appeared as an important transcriptional regulator in islet cells since more than 700 genes showed differential expression in shZbed6 cells when compared with control cells. The most significantly enriched GO categories among differentially expressed genes were neuronal differentiation and cell adhesion, which is consistent with the changes in morphology in the silenced cells. A ChIP-seq analysis identified more than 4,000 putative binding sites in the genome of MIN6 cells and there was a significant overrepresentation of genes with ZBED6 sites among the differentially expressed genes after silencing. This suggests that ZBED6 acts as a transcriptional regulator for many genes in MIN6 cells. The genes showing differential expression included Pdx1, Mafa and Nkx6-1, three crucial transcription factors in beta-cell maturation, which were all up-regulated after Zbed6-silencing. Finally, in shZbed6 MIN6 cells the content and release of insulin was increased. We conclude that ZBED6 is expressed in insulin-producing islet cells and has a significant role for the modulation of cellular functions in this cell type.
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- Wang, Xuan, 1984-, et al.
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Knock-down of ZBED6 in insulin-producing cells promotes N-cadherin junctions between beta-cells and neural crest stem cells in vitro
- 2016
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Ingår i: Scientific Reports. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 2045-2322. ; 6
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The role of the novel transcription factor ZBED6 for the adhesion/clustering of insulin-producing mouse MIN6 and βTC6 cells was investigated. Zbed6-silencing in the insulin producing cells resulted in increased three-dimensional cell-cell clustering and decreased adhesion to mouse laminin and human laminin 511. This was paralleled by a weaker focal adhesion kinase phosphorylation at laminin binding sites. Zbed6-silenced cells expressed less E-cadherin and more N-cadherin at cell-to-cell junctions. A strong ZBED6-binding site close to the N-cadherin gene transcription start site was observed. Three-dimensional clustering in Zbed6-silenced cells was prevented by an N-cadherin neutralizing antibody and by N-cadherin knockdown. Co-culture of neural crest stem cells (NCSCs) with Zbed6-silenced cells, but not with control cells, stimulated the outgrowth of NCSC processes. The cell-to-cell junctions between NCSCs and βTC6 cells stained more intensely for N-cadherin when Zbed6-silenced cells were co-cultured with NCSCs. We conclude that ZBED6 decreases the ratio between N- and E-cadherin. A lower N- to E-cadherin ratio may hamper the formation of three-dimensional beta-cell clusters and cell-to-cell junctions with NCSC, and instead promote efficient attachment to a laminin support and monolayer growth. Thus, by controlling beta-cell adhesion and cell-to-cell junctions, ZBED6 might play an important role in beta-cell differentiation, proliferation and survival.
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- Wang, Xuan, et al.
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Transcription factor ZBED6 affects gene expression, proliferation, and cell death in pancreatic beta cells
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Ingår i: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. - : Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. - 0027-8424 .- 1091-6490. ; 110:40, s. 15997-16002
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We have investigated whether the recently discovered transcription factor, zinc finger BED domain-containing protein 6 (ZBED6), is expressed in insulin-producing cells and, if so, to what extent it affects beta cell function. ZBED6 was translated from a ZC3H11A transcript in which the ZBED6-containing intron was retained. ZBED6 was present in mouse βTC-6 cells and human islets as a double nuclear band at 115/120 kDa and as a single cytoplasmic band at 95-100 kDa, which lacked N-terminal nuclear localization signals. We propose that ZBED6 supports proliferation and survival of beta cells, possibly at the expense of specialized beta cell function-i.e., insulin production-because (i) the nuclear ZBED6 were the predominant forms in rapidly proliferating βTC-6 cells, but not in human islet cells; (ii) down-regulation of ZBED6 in βTC-6 cells resulted in altered morphology, decreased proliferation, a partial S/G2 cell-cycle arrest, increased expression of beta cell-specific genes, and higher rates of apoptosis; (iii) silencing of ZBED6 in the human PANC-1 duct cell line reduced proliferation rates; and (iv) ZBED6 binding was preferentially to genes that control transcription, macromolecule biosynthesis, and apoptosis. Furthermore, it is possible that beta cells, by switching from full length to a truncated form of ZBED6, can decide the subcellular localization of ZBED6, thereby achieving differential ZBED6-mediated transcriptional regulation.
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- Wang, Xuan, 1984-, et al.
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ZBED6 negatively regulates insulin production, neuronal differentiation, and cell aggregation in MIN6 cells
- 2019
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Ingår i: The FASEB Journal. - : FEDERATION AMER SOC EXP BIOL. - 0892-6638 .- 1530-6860. ; 33:1, s. 88-100
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Zinc finger BED domain containing protein 6 (Zbed6) has evolved from a domesticated DNA transposon and encodes a transcription factor unique to placental mammals. The aim of the present study was to investigate further the role of ZBED6 in insulin-producing cells, using mouse MIN6 cells, and to evaluate the effects of Zbed6 knockdown on basal -cell functions, such as morphology, transcriptional regulation, insulin content, and release. Zbed6-silenced cells and controls were characterized with a range of methods, including RNA sequencing, chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing, insulin content and release, subplasma membrane Ca2+ measurements, cAMP determination, and morphologic studies. More than 700 genes showed differential expression in response to Zbed6 knockdown, which was paralleled by increased capacity to generate cAMP, as well as by augmented subplasmalemmal calcium concentration and insulin secretion in response to glucose stimulation. We identified >4000 putative ZBED6-binding sites in the MIN6 genome, with an enrichment of ZBED6 sites at upregulated genes, such as the -cell transcription factors v-maf musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog A and Nk6 homeobox 1. We also observed altered morphology/growth patterns, as indicated by increased cell clustering, and in the appearance of axon-like Neurofilament, medium polypeptide and tubulin 3, class III-positive protrusions. We conclude that ZBED6 acts as a transcriptional regulator in MIN6 cells and that its activity suppresses insulin production, cell aggregation, and neuronal-like differentiation.Wang, X., Jiang, L., Wallerman, O., Younis, S., Yu, Q., Klaesson, A., Tengholm, A., Welsh, N., Andersson, L. ZBED6 negatively regulates insulin production, neuronal differentiation, and cell aggregation in MIN6 cells.
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