期刊
AGING CELL
卷 11, 期 6, 页码 1055-1064出版社
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1111/acel.12007
关键词
aging; ChIP-seq; histone methylation; prefrontal cortex; rhesus macaque; stress response
资金
- China Natural National Science Foundation [30890033, 91019019]
- Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology [2011CB504206]
- Chinese Academy of Sciences [KSCX2-EW-R-02, KSCX2-EW-J-15, XDA01010303]
Epigenetic modifications are critical determinants of cellular and developmental states. Epigenetic changes, such as decreased H3K27me3 histone methylation on insulin/IGF1 genes, have been previously shown to modulate lifespan through gene expression regulation. However, global epigenetic changes during aging and their biological functions, if any, remain elusive. Here, we examined the histone modification H3K4 dimethylation (H3K4me2) in the prefrontal cortex of individual rhesus macaques at different ages by chromatin immunoprecipitation, followed by deep sequencing (ChIP-seq) at the whole genome level. Through integrative analysis of the ChIP-seq profiles with gene expression data, we found that H3K4me2 increased at promoters and enhancers globally during postnatal development and aging, and those that correspond to gene expression changes in cis are enriched for stress responses, such as the DNA damage response. This suggests that metabolic and environmental stresses experienced by an organism are associated with the progressive opening of chromatin. In support of this, we also observed increased expression of two H3K4 methyltransferases, SETD7 and DPY30, in aged macaque brain.
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