title: Reduced body size and decreased intestinal tumor rates in HDAC2-mutant mice.
abstract: Histone deacetylases (HDAC) reverse the acetylation of histone and nonhistone proteins and thereby modulate chromatin structure and function of nonhistone proteins. Many tumor cell lines and experimental tumors respond to HDAC inhibition. To assess the role of an individual HDAC isoenzyme in physiology and tumor development, HDAC2-mutant mice were generated from a gene trap embryonic stem cell clone. These mice express a catalytically inactive fusion protein of the NH(2)-terminal part of HDAC2 and beta-galactosidase, which fails to integrate into corepressor complexes with mSin3B. They are the first class 1 HDAC mutant mice that are viable although they are approximately 25% smaller than their littermates. Cell number and thickness of intestinal mucosa are reduced. Mutant embryonic fibroblasts fail to respond to insulin-like growth factor I (IGF) by the IGF-I-induced increase in cell number observed in wild-type cells. These data suggest a novel link between HDACs and IGF-I-dependent responses. Crossing of HDAC2-mutant with tumor-prone APC(min) mice revealed tumor rates that are lower in HDAC2-deficient mice by 10% to 100% depending on segment of the gut and sex of the mice. These mice provide evidence that the key functions of HDAC2, although not essential for survival of the organism, play a rate-limiting role for tumor development in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Toxicology, GSF National Research Center for Environment and Health, Neuherberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zimmermann
authors.forename: Franz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kiefer
authors.forename: Michela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prudenziati
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Spiller
authors.forename: Jens
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Floss
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wurst
authors.forename: Saverio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Minucci
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Göttlicher
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size / Q000235:genetics; D053595:Embryonic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D017491:Genes, APC; D056464:Histone Deacetylase 2; D006655:Histone Deacetylases / Q000172:deficiency / Q000235:genetics*; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000494:pharmacology; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008817:Mice, Mutant Strains; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D012097:Repressor Proteins; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; C533424:Hdac2 protein, mouse; D056464:Histone Deacetylase 2; D006655:Histone Deacetylases