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ArticleThe Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism2021

GCM2 Silencing in Parathyroid Adenoma Is Associated With Promoter Hypermethylation and Gain of Methylation on Histone 3.

Priyanka Singh, Sanjay Kumar Bhadada, Divya Dahiya, Uma Nahar Saikia, Ashutosh Kumar Arya, Naresh Sachdeva, Jyotdeep Kaur, Arunanshu Behera, Maria Luisa Brandi, Sudhaker Dhanwada Rao

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Article in The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Priyanka SinghDepartment of Endocrinology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160012, India.
Sanjay Kumar BhadadaDepartment of Endocrinology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160012, India.ORCID 0000-0002-0410-8778
Divya DahiyaDepartment of General Surgery, PGIMER, Chandigarh, 160012, India.
Uma Nahar SaikiaDepartment of Histopathology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, 160012, India.
Ashutosh Kumar AryaDepartment of Endocrinology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160012, India.
Naresh SachdevaDepartment of Endocrinology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160012, India.
Jyotdeep KaurDepartment of Biochemistry, PGIMER, Chandigarh, 160012, India.
Arunanshu BeheraDepartment of General Surgery, PGIMER, Chandigarh, 160012, India.
Maria Luisa BrandiDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence 50121, Italy.
Sudhaker Dhanwada RaoBone and Mineral Research Laboratory, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA.
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research · INHenry Ford Hospital · USUniversity of Florence · IT

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NIH HHS DK43858
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Abstract

contextGlial cells missing 2 (GCM2), a zinc finger-transcription factor, is essentially required for the development of the parathyroid glands.

objectiveWe sought to identify whether the epigenetic alterations in GCM2 transcription are involved in the pathogenesis of sporadic parathyroid adenoma. In addition, we examined the association between promoter methylation and histone modifications with disease indices.

methodsMessenger RNA (mRNA) and protein expression of GCM2 were analyzed by reverse transcriptase-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and immunohistochemistry in 33 adenomatous and 10 control parathyroid tissues. DNA methylation and histone methylation/acetylation of the GCM2 promoter were measured by bisulfite sequencing and chromatin immunoprecipitation-qPCR. Additionally, we investigated the role of epigenetic modifications on GCM2 and DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) expression in parathyroid (PTH)-C1 cells by treating with 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine (DAC) and BRD4770 and assessed for GCM2 mRNA and DNMT1 protein levels.

resultsmRNA and protein expression of GCM2 were lower in sporadic adenomatous than in control parathyroid tissues. This reduction correlated with hypermethylation (P < .001) and higher H3K9me3 levels in the GCM2 promoter (P < .04) in adenomas. In PTH-C1 cells, DAC treatment resulted in increased GCM2 transcription and decreased DNMT1 protein expression, while cells treated with the BRD4770 showed reduced H3K9me3 levels but a nonsignificant change in GCM2 transcription.

conclusionThese findings suggest the concurrent association of promoter hypermethylation and higher H3K9me3 with the repression of GCM2 expression in parathyroid adenomas. Treatment with DAC restored GCM2 expression in PTH-C1 cells. Our results showed a possible epigenetic landscape in the tumorigenesis of parathyroid adenoma and also that DAC may be a promising avenue of research for parathyroid adenoma therapeutics.

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AdenomaAdultCase-Control StudiesCell Line, TumorDNA MethylationEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleGene SilencingHistonesHumansMaleMiddle AgedNuclear ProteinsParathyroid GlandsParathyroid NeoplasmsPromoter Regions, GeneticGCM2 protein, humanHistonesNuclear ProteinsRNA, MessengerTranscription Factors5-aza-2′-deoxycytidinechromatin immunoprecipitationglial cells missing 2histone methylationprimary hyperparathyroidismpromoter hypermethylation

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PMID34077544
PMCPMC8475237
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