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ArticleGenes & genomics2022

A class I histone deacetylase HDA-2 is essential for embryonic development and size regulation of fertilized eggs in Caenorhabditis elegans.

Takuma Unno, Hisashi Takatsuka, Yuto Ohnishi, Masahiro Ito, Yukihiko Kubota

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Takuma UnnoAdvanced Life Sciences Program, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, 1-1-1 Nojihigashi, Kusatsu, Shiga, 525-8577, Japan.
Hisashi TakatsukaAdvanced Life Sciences Program, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, 1-1-1 Nojihigashi, Kusatsu, Shiga, 525-8577, Japan.
Yuto OhnishiAdvanced Life Sciences Program, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, 1-1-1 Nojihigashi, Kusatsu, Shiga, 525-8577, Japan.
Masahiro ItoAdvanced Life Sciences Program, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, 1-1-1 Nojihigashi, Kusatsu, Shiga, 525-8577, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-8364-8440
Yukihiko KubotaDepartment of Bioinformatics, College of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, 1-1-1 Nojihigashi, Kusatsu, Shiga, 525-8577, Japan. yukubota@fc.ritsumei.ac.jp.ORCID 0000-0002-8151-9888
Ritsumeikan University · JP

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Enhancing and expanding the CGC Strain CollectionP40OD010440 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI Aric L Daul, Ann E. Rougvie · 2012 to 2026
$7.5M
NIH HHS P40 OD010440
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCaenorhabditis elegans encodes three class I histone deacetylases (HDACs), HDA-1, HDA-2, and HDA-3. Although HDA-1 is known to be involved in embryogenesis, the regulatory roles of HDA-2 and HDA-3 in embryonic development remain unexplored.

objectiveTo elucidate the functional roles of the three class I HDACs in C. elegans embryonic development.

methodsThe roles of Class I HDACs, HDA-1, HDA-2, and HDA-3 in Caenorhabditis elegans during embryogenesis were investigated through the analysis of embryonic lethality via gene knockdown or deletion mutants. Additionally, the size of these knockdown and mutant eggs was observed using a differential interference contrast microscope. Finally, expression pattern and tissue-specific role of hda-2 and transcriptome of the hda-2 mutant were analyzed.

resultsHere, we report that HDA-1 and HDA-2, but not HDA-3, play essential roles in Caenorhabditis elegans embryonic development. Our observations of the fertilized egg size variance demonstrated that HDA-2 is involved in regulating the size of fertilized eggs. Combined analysis of expression patterns and sheath cell-specific rescue experiments indicated that the transgenerational role of HDA-2 is involved in the viability of embryonic development and fertilized egg size regulation. Furthermore, transcriptome analysis of hda-2 mutant embryos implies that HDA-2 is involved in epigenetic regulation of embryonic biological processes by downregulating and upregulating the gene expression.

conclusionOur finding suggests that HDA-2 regulates the embryonic development in Caenorhabditis elegans by controling a specific subset of genes, and this function might be mediated by transgenerational epigenetic effect.

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Caenorhabditis elegansZygoteAnimalsEmbryonic DevelopmentEpigenesis, GeneticHistone DeacetylasesHistone DeacetylasesC. elegansEmbryonic lethalityEpigenomicsHDACSize regulationTransgeneration

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