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Trans-2-phenylcyclopropylamine regulates zebrafish lateral line neuromast development mediated by depression of LSD1 activity

Authors
He, Y., Yu, H., Sun, S., Wang, Y., Liu, I., Chen, Z., and Li, H.
ID
ZDB-PUB-130805-23
Date
2013
Source
The International journal of developmental biology   57(5): 365-373 (Journal)
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Keywords
hair cell, LSD1, neuromast, trans-2-phenylcyclopropylamine, zebrafish
MeSH Terms
  • Animals
  • Apoptosis/drug effects
  • Blotting, Western
  • Cell Proliferation/drug effects
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
  • Hair Cells, Auditory/drug effects
  • Hair Cells, Auditory/metabolism
  • Hair Cells, Auditory/physiology
  • Histone Demethylases/antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Histone Demethylases/genetics
  • Histone Demethylases/metabolism
  • Histones/metabolism
  • Larva/drug effects
  • Larva/genetics
  • Larva/metabolism
  • Lateral Line System/drug effects*
  • Lateral Line System/metabolism
  • Lateral Line System/physiology
  • Mechanoreceptors/drug effects*
  • Mechanoreceptors/metabolism
  • Mechanoreceptors/physiology
  • Methylation/drug effects
  • Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors/pharmacology
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Time Factors
  • Tranylcypromine/pharmacology*
  • Zebrafish/genetics
  • Zebrafish/metabolism
  • Zebrafish/physiology*
  • Zebrafish Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Zebrafish Proteins/genetics
  • Zebrafish Proteins/metabolism
PubMed
23873368 Full text @ Int. J. Dev. Biol.
Abstract

The zebrafish mechanosensory lateral line (LL) is a model system for the study of hair cell development, survival and regeneration. Recently, histone modifications have attracted a considerable amount of interest because of their indispensable roles in various kinds of cellular processes including differentiation, proliferation, apoptosis and function. Lysine specific demethylase 1 (LSD1) is an important enzyme that regulates histone methylation. As a transcriptional regulator, this enzyme has broad functional activities and is involved in many biological processes. However, the effects of LSD1 on the early development of zebrafish sensory system have not been fully elucidated. Here, we have found that pharmacological inhibition of LSD1 with the monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor trans-2-phenylcyclopropylamine (referred to as 2-PCPA) reduced the numbers of both sensory hair cells and supporting cells of neuromasts during zebrafish development. Our results showed that the treatment of zebrafish larvae with 2-PCPA caused accumulation of histone methylation and suppressed proliferation of neuromast cells. Finally, acridine orange staining assay demonstrated that 2-PCPA treatment at high concentrations induced an enhancement of cellular apoptosis within neuromasts. Taken together, these results indicate that LSD1 demethylase activity is required for neuromast development in zebrafish larvae.

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