title: Epigenetic regulation of cardiac progenitor cells marker c-kit by stromal cell derived factor-1α.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Cardiac progenitor cells (CPCs) have been proven suitable for stem cell therapy after myocardial infarction, especially c-kit(+)CPCs. CPCs marker c-kit and its ligand, the stem cell factor (SCF), are linked as c-kit/SCF axis, which is associated with the functions of proliferation and differentiation. In our previous study, we found that stromal cell-derived factor-1α (SDF-1α) could enhance the expression of c-kit. However, the mechanism is unknown.
  
  
  RESULTS
  CPCs were isolated from adult mouse hearts, c-kit(+) and c-kit(-) CPCs were separated by magnetic beads. The cells were cultured with SDF-1α and CXCR4-selective antagonist AMD3100, and c-kit expression was measured by qPCR and Western blotting. Results showed that SDF-1α could enhance c-kit expression of c-kit(+)CPCs, made c-kit(-)CPCs expressing c-kit, and AMD3100 could inhibit the function of SDF-1α. After the intervention of SDF-1α and AMD3100, proliferation and migration of CPCs were measured by CCK-8 and transwell assay. Results showed that SDF-1α could enhance the proliferation and migration of both c-kit(+) and c-kit(-) CPCs, and AMD3100 could inhibit these functions. DNA methyltransferase (DNMT) mRNA were measured by qPCR, DNMT activity was measured using the DNMT activity assay kit, and DNA methylation was analyzed using Sequenom's MassARRAY platform, after the CPCs were cultured with SDF-1α. The results showed that SDF-1α stimulation inhibited the expression of DNMT1 and DNMT3β, which are critical for the maintenance of regional DNA methylation. Global DNMT activity was also inhibited by SDF-1α. Lastly, SDF-1α treatment led to significant demethylation in both c-kit(+) and c-kit(-) CPCs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  SDF-1α combined with CXCR4 could up-regulate c-kit expression of c-kit(+)CPCs and make c-kit(-)CPCs expressing c-kit, which result in the CPCs proliferation and migration ability improvement, through the inhibition of DNMT1 and DNMT3β expression and global DNMT activity, as well as the subsequent demethylation of the c-kit gene.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
authors.forename: Zhongpu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xiaodong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Yuyu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Fengdi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Long
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Genshan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D054377:Chemokine CXCL12 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D044127:Epigenesis, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008858:Microscopy, Phase-Contrast; D009206:Myocardium / Q000166:cytology*; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D054377:Chemokine CXCL12
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