82-kDa choline acetyltransferase and SATB1 localize to β-amyloid induced matrix attachment regions

Sci Rep. 2016 Apr 7:6:23914. doi: 10.1038/srep23914.

Abstract

The M-transcript of human choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) produces an 82-kDa protein (82-kDa ChAT) that concentrates in nuclei of cholinergic neurons. We assessed the effects of acute exposure to oligomeric amyloid-β1-42 (Aβ1-42) on 82-kDa ChAT disposition in SH-SY5Y neural cells, finding that acute exposure to Aβ1-42 results in increased association of 82-kDa ChAT with chromatin and formation of 82-kDa ChAT aggregates in nuclei. When measured by chromatin immunoprecipitation with next-generation sequencing (ChIP-seq), we identified that Aβ1-42-exposure increases 82-kDa ChAT association with gene promoters and introns. The Aβ1-42-induced 82-kDa ChAT aggregates co-localize with special AT-rich binding protein 1 (SATB1), which anchors DNA to scaffolding/matrix attachment regions (S/MARs). SATB1 had a similar genomic association as 82-kDa ChAT, with both proteins associating with synapse and cell stress genes. After Aβ1-42 -exposure, both SATB1 and 82-kDa ChAT are enriched at the same S/MAR on the APP gene, with 82-kDa ChAT expression attenuating an increase in an isoform-specific APP mRNA transcript. Finally, 82-kDa ChAT and SATB1 have patterned genomic association at regions enriched with S/MAR binding motifs. These results demonstrate that 82-kDa ChAT and SATB1 play critical roles in the response of neural cells to acute Aβ-exposure.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amyloid beta-Peptides / pharmacology*
  • Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor / genetics
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Nucleus / metabolism
  • Choline O-Acetyltransferase / metabolism*
  • Chromatin Immunoprecipitation
  • Epigenesis, Genetic
  • High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
  • Humans
  • Introns / drug effects
  • Matrix Attachment Region Binding Proteins / metabolism*
  • Matrix Attachment Regions / drug effects*
  • Molecular Weight
  • Neurons / cytology*
  • Neurons / drug effects
  • Neurons / metabolism
  • Promoter Regions, Genetic / drug effects

Substances

  • APP protein, human
  • Amyloid beta-Peptides
  • Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor
  • Matrix Attachment Region Binding Proteins
  • SATB1 protein, human
  • Choline O-Acetyltransferase