Abstract
Hyperthermia inhibits DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair that utilizes homol
ogous recombination (HR) pathway by a poorly defined mechanism(s); however,
themechanismsforthisinhibition remain unclear.Here wereportthat hyperther
miadecreasesH4K16acetylation(H4K16ac),anepigeneticmodificationessential
for genome stability and transcription. Heat-induced reduction in H4K16ac was
detected in humans, Drosophila, and yeast, indicating that this is a highly
conservedresponse.Theexaminationofhistonedeacetylaserecruitmenttochro
matin after heat-shock identified SIRT1 as the major deacetylase subsequently
enriched at gene-rich regions. Heat-induced SIRT1 recruitment was antagonized
bychromatinremodelerSMARCAD1depletionand,likehyperthermia,thedeple
tion of the SMARCAD1 or combination of the two impaired DNA end resection
and increased replication stress. Altered repair protein recruitment was associ
ated with heat-shock-induced g-H2AX chromatin changes and DSB repair pro
cessing. Theseresultssupportanovelmechanismwherebyhyperthermiaimpacts
chromatin organization owing to H4K16ac deacetylation, negatively affecting
the HR-dependent DSB repair.
ogous recombination (HR) pathway by a poorly defined mechanism(s); however,
themechanismsforthisinhibition remain unclear.Here wereportthat hyperther
miadecreasesH4K16acetylation(H4K16ac),anepigeneticmodificationessential
for genome stability and transcription. Heat-induced reduction in H4K16ac was
detected in humans, Drosophila, and yeast, indicating that this is a highly
conservedresponse.Theexaminationofhistonedeacetylaserecruitmenttochro
matin after heat-shock identified SIRT1 as the major deacetylase subsequently
enriched at gene-rich regions. Heat-induced SIRT1 recruitment was antagonized
bychromatinremodelerSMARCAD1depletionand,likehyperthermia,thedeple
tion of the SMARCAD1 or combination of the two impaired DNA end resection
and increased replication stress. Altered repair protein recruitment was associ
ated with heat-shock-induced g-H2AX chromatin changes and DSB repair pro
cessing. Theseresultssupportanovelmechanismwherebyhyperthermiaimpacts
chromatin organization owing to H4K16ac deacetylation, negatively affecting
the HR-dependent DSB repair.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 104142 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1-24 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| Journal | iScience |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Early online date | 23 Mar 2022 |
| Publication status | Published - 15 Apr 2022 |