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ArticleStem cells translational medicine2024

Histone Trimethylations and HDAC5 Regulate Spheroid Subpopulation and Differentiation Signaling of Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cells.

Ming-Min Chang, Yi-Kai Hong, Chao-Kai Hsu, Hans I-Chen Harn, Bu-Miin Huang, Ya-Hsin Liu, Fu-I Lu, Yuan-Yu Hsueh, Shau-Ping Lin, Chia-Ching Wu

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Article in Stem cells translational medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Ming-Min ChangDepartment of Cell Biology and Anatomy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-6537-2249
Yi-Kai HongDepartment of Dermatology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Chao-Kai HsuDepartment of Dermatology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-4365-4533
Hans I-Chen HarnDepartment of Pathology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Bu-Miin HuangDepartment of Cell Biology and Anatomy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Ya-Hsin LiuDepartment of Life Sciences, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Fu-I LuDepartment of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Yuan-Yu HsuehInternational Center for Wound Repair and Regeneration, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-8968-694X
Shau-Ping LinInstitute of Biotechnology, College of Bio-Resources and Agriculture, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chia-Ching WuDepartment of Cell Biology and Anatomy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-7224-8425
National Cheng Kung University · TWNational Cheng Kung University Hospital · TWNational Taiwan University · TWUniversity of Southern California · US

Funding

National Health Research Institutes of Taiwan NHRI-EX111-10925EINational Science and Technology Council, Taiwan NSTC111-2320-B-006-069-MY2
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) have shown immense potential for regenerative medicine. Our previous work demonstrated that chitosan nano-deposited surfaces induce spheroid formation and differentiation of ASCs for treating sciatic nerve injuries. However, the underlying cell fate and differentiation mechanisms of ASC-derived spheroids remain unknown. Here, we investigate the epigenetic regulation and signaling coordination of these therapeutic spheroids. During spheroid formation, we observed significant increases in histone 3 trimethylation at lysine 4 (H3K4me3), lysine 9 (H3K9me3), and lysine 27 (H3K27me3), accompanied by increased histone deacetylase (HDAC) activities and decreased histone acetyltransferase activities. Additionally, HDAC5 translocated from the cytoplasm to the nucleus, along with increased nuclear HDAC5 activities. Utilizing single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq), we analyzed the chitosan-induced ASC spheroids and discovered distinct cluster subpopulations, cell fate trajectories, differentiation traits, and signaling networks using the 10x Genomics platform, R studio/language, and the Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) tool. Specific subpopulations were identified within the spheroids that corresponded to a transient reprogramming state (Cluster 6) and the endpoint cell state (Cluster 3). H3K4me3 and H3K9me3 were discovered as key epigenetic regulators by IPA to initiate stem cell differentiation in Cluster 6 cells, and confirmed by qPCR and their respective histone methyltransferase inhibitors: SNDX-5613 (a KMT2A inhibitor for H3K4me3) and SUVi (an SUV39H1 inhibitor for H3K9me3). Moreover, H3K9me3 and HDAC5 were involved in regulating downstream signaling and neuronal markers during differentiation in Cluster 3 cells. These findings emphasize the critical role of epigenetic regulation, particularly H3K4me3, H3K9me3, and HDAC5, in shaping stem cell fate and directing lineage-specific differentiation.

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ChitosanHistonesCell DifferentiationEpigenesis, GeneticHistone DeacetylasesHumansLysineStem CellsChitosanHDAC5 protein, humanHistone DeacetylasesHistonesLysineadipose-derived stem cellsdifferentiation potentialHDAC5histone trimethylationsingle-cell RNA sequencingsphere formation

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