Epigenetic regulation of Wnt7b expression by the cis-acting long noncoding RNA Lnc-Rewind in muscle stem cells

  1. Andrea Cipriano
  2. Martina Macino
  3. Giulia Buonaiuto
  4. Tiziana Santini
  5. Beatrice Biferali
  6. Giovanna Peruzzi
  7. Alessio Colantoni
  8. Chiara Mozzetta  Is a corresponding author
  9. Monica Ballarino  Is a corresponding author
  1. Department of Biology and Biotechnology Charles Darwin, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
  2. Institute of Molecular Biology and Pathology (IBPM), National Research Council (CNR) at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
  3. Center for Life Nano Science at Sapienza, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy
5 figures, 1 table and 2 additional files

Figures

Figure 1 with 1 supplement
Lnc-Rewind is a conserved chromatin-associated lncRNA expressed in satellite cells.

(A) UCSC visualization showing the chromosome position and the genomic coordinates of Lnc-Rewind (red shade) in the mm9 mouse genome. Mmu_Lnc-Rewind reads coverage and quantification (FPKM) from …

Figure 1—figure supplement 1
Lnc-Rewind is a conserved chromatin-associated lncRNA expressed in satellite cells.

(A) Table represents the values obtained by analysing the local sequence alignment between the human and murine Lnc-Rewind transcripts. Data were produced by using the implementation of the …

Figure 2 with 1 supplement
Lnc-Rewind regulates muscle system processes and MuSC expansion.

(A) Heatmap representing hierarchical clustering performed on the final list of genes differentially expressed in MuSC-derived myoblasts upon Lnc-Rewind depletion (p-value threshold<0.05; see also Fi…

Figure 2—source data 1

List of the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between GAP-SCR and GAP-REW transfected MuSCs.

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Figure 2—source data 2

Source data for Figure 2.

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Figure 2—figure supplement 1
Lnc-Rewind regulates muscle system processes and MuSC expansion.

(A) Upper part: Experimental timeline used for the transfection of MuSC-derived myoblasts with GAP-SCR or GAP-REW. Lower part: qRT-PCR quantification of Lnc-Rewind spliced and unspliced transcript …

Figure 3 with 1 supplement
Lnc-Rewind and Wnt7b genes display opposite pattern of expression and a functional interplay.

(A) Schematic UCSC visualization showing the Lnc-Rewind chromosome position and its neighbouring genes. (B) TSS usage analyses of Wnt7b, Lnc-Rewind, Atxn10, and Cdpf1 performed by using FANTOM5 …

Figure 3—figure supplement 1
Lnc-Rewind and Wnt7b genes display opposite pattern of expression and a functional interplay.

(A) qRT-PCR (left panel) and Western blot (right panel) analyses performed on extracts from MuSC-derived myoblasts, treated with GAP-SCR or GAP-REW. Gapdh mRNA and protein were used as endogenous …

Figure 4 with 1 supplement
Lnc-Rewind directly interacts with the methyltransferase G9a and mediates specific in cis repression of Wnt7b.

(A) G9a crosslinked RNA immunoprecipitation assay (CLIP) performed on nuclear extracts from C2C12 proliferating myoblasts. Western blot analysis of G9a (left panel) and qRT-PCR quantification of …

Figure 4—figure supplement 1
Lnc-Rewind directly interacts with the methyltransferase G9a and mediates specific in cis repression of Wnt7b.

(A) Western blot analysis performed on protein extracted from WT MuSC-derived myoblasts cultured in growth (GM) and differentiated (DM) conditions. GAPDH protein was used as endogenous control. (B) …

Lnc-Rewind and G9a colocalize on Wnt7b gene locus.

(A) Top panel: RNA/DNA-FISH combined with immunofluorescence performed on MuSC-derived myoblasts; Lnc-Rewind RNA (red), Wnt7b DNA locus (green), and G9a protein (grey) are shown. Bottom panel: …

Tables

Key resources table
Reagent type
(species) or
resource
DesignationSource or
reference
IdentifiersAdditional
information
Strain, strain background (mouse)C57Bl/10 (WT)JAXStock# 000665
RRID:MGI:5656893
Cell line (mouse)C2C12ATCCC3H
RRID:CVCL_UR38
Cell line (human)Male myoblast (WT)Telethon BiobankN/A
AntibodyAnti-CD31-PE (cell line monoclonal)MiltenyBiotecCat# 130111540
RRID:AB_2657296
(1:25)
AntibodyAnti-CD45-PE (cell line monoclonal)MiltenyBiotecCat# 130110797
RRID:AB_2658218
(1:25)
AntibodyAnti-Ter119-PE
(cell line monoclonal)
MiltenyBiotecCat# 130112909
RRID:AB_2654115
(1:25)
AntibodyAnti-Sca1-FITC (cell line monoclonal)MiltenyBiotecCat# 130116490
RRID:AB_2751322
(1:50)
AntibodyAnti-α7Integrin-APCVio770 (cell line monoclonal)MiltenyBiotecCat# 130095212
Custom
(1:20)
AntibodyAnti-G9a (rabbit monoclonal)AbcamCat# ab185050
RRID:AB_2792982
(CLIP, RIP: 10 ug;
ChIP: 5 ug;
WB: 1:1000;
IF: 1:100)
AntibodyAnti-EZH2 (mouse monoclonal)Cell SignalingCat# 3147
RRID:AB_10694383
(RIP: 5 ug;
WB: 1:1000)
AntibodyAnti-GAPDH (rabbit polyclonal)Sigma–AldrichCat# G9545
RRID:AB_796208
(1:10000)
AntibodyAnti-MyHC (mouse monoclonal)DSHBCat# Mf20-s
RRID:AB_2147781
(1:20)
AntibodyAnti-CyclinD3 (rabbit polyclonal)Santa Cruz BiotechnologyCat# sc-182
RRID:AB_2259653
(1:200)
AntibodyAnti-Wnt7b (rabbit polyclonal)AbcamCat#ab94915
RRID:AB_10675749
(1:200)
AntibodyAnti-H3K9me2(mouse monoclonal)AbcamCat# ab1220
RRID:AB_449854
(ChIP: 5 ug)
AntibodyAnti-Pax7 (mouse monoclonal)DSHBCat# Pax7-s
RRID:AB_2299243
(1:10)
AntibodyIgG Anti-RabbitInvitrogenCat# 14-4616-82
RRID:AB_2865072
(CLIP, RIP:10 ug;
ChIP: 5 ug)
AntibodyDonkey anti-rabbit IgG Alexa Fluor Plus 647InvitrogenCat# A32795
RRID:AB_2762835
(1:300)
AntibodyAnti-Ki67 (rabbit polyclonal)AbcamCat# ab15580
RRID:AB_443209
(1:100)
Sequence-based reagentsiRNA: nontargeting controlSigma–AldrichCat# SIC007
Sequence-based reagentLNA Gapmer: nontargeting controlQiagenCat# 300610
Sequence-based reagentMir-Let7-bQiagenCat# MS00003122
Sequence-based reagentMir-Let7-cQiagenCat# 18300
Sequence-based reagentsiG9aSigma–AldrichSASI_Mm01_00136174
SASI_Mm_00136174_AS
SASI_Mm01_00136175
SASI_Mm01_00136175_AS
Sequence-based reagentsiWnt7bSigma–AldrichSASI_MM02_00316332
SASI_MM02_00316332_AS
SASI_MM01_00033690
SASI_MM01_00033690_AS
Sequence-based reagentHS-DLC1 mRNA probe setAdvanced Cell Diagnostics, IncRef. 716041
Sequence-based reagentWnt7b BAC probeInvitrogen clonesRP23-272K17
Sequence-based reagentNCTC BAC probeInvitrogen clonesRP23-352B6
Sequence-based reagentMm-Lnc-Rewind probe setAdvanced Cell Diagnostics, IncRef. 722581
Chemical compound, drugTriReagentSigmaCat#T9424
Chemical compound, drugDAPISigmaCat# 28718-90-3(1:10000)
Chemical compound, drugDSG (di-succinimidyl glutarate)Santa Cruz BiotechnologyCAS 79642-50-5
Commercial assay or kitSYBR Green Master mixThermoFisher ScientificCat# A25742
Commercial assay or kitParis KitThermo fisher scientificCat# AM1921
Commercial assay or kitDirect-Zol RNA MiniPrep KitZymo ResearchCat# R2050
Commercial assay or kitMAGnify ChIPThermoFisher ScientificCat# 492024
Commercial assay or kitMyTaq DNA polymeraseBiolineCat# bio-21105
Commercial assay or kitSuperScript RT Vilo Master MixThermoFisher ScientificCat# 11754050
Commercial assay or kitBaseScope Reagent Kit v2-REDAdvanced Cell Diagnostics, IncRef. 323900
Commercial assay or kitMiScript II RT kitQiagenCat# 218160
Commercial assay or kitLipofectamine 2000InvitrogenCat# 11668019
Commercial assay or kitClick-iT EdU Alexa Flour 594 HCS AssayInvitrogenCat# C10354
Commercial assay or kitPierce ChIP-grade Protein A/G Magnetic BeadsThermoFisher scientificCat# 26162
Peptide, recombinant proteinDispase IIRoche4942078001
Peptide, recombinant proteinProteinase KRocheEO0491
Peptide, recombinant proteinCollagenase ARoche10103578001
Peptide, recombinant proteinDNase IRoche10104159001
Peptide, recombinant proteinDNase IThermoFisher scientific#EN0521
Peptide, recombinant proteinCollagenase ISigmaC0130
Software, algorithmFACSDivaBD BiosciencesVersion 6.1.3.
Software, algorithmFlowJoTree StarVersion 9.3.2
RRID:SCR_008520
Software,
algorithm
Fiji image processing packageOpen-source software (OSS) projectshttps://imagej.net/Fiji
RRID:SCR_002285
Software, algorithmMetaMorphMolecular Deviceshttps://www.moleculardevices.com/
RRID:SCR_002368
Software, algorithmFV10-ASW Viewer softwareOlympushttps://www.olympus-lifescience.com/
RRID:SCR_014215
Software, algorithmZEN 3.0 Blue editionZEISS

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