Setdb1 safeguards genome integrity in muscle stem cells to allow for regenerative myogenesis and inflammation

ABSTRACT Modulations in chromatin structure orchestrate gene expression and direct stem cell fate. More specifically, the histone 3 lysine 9 Methyltransferase Setdb1 controls transcriptional repression to regulate pluripotency and self-renewal. While Setdb1 functions have been extensively studied in embryonic stem cells and in cancer cells, less is known on its role in adult stem cellsin vivo. Here, we show that Setdb1 expression by adult muscle stem cells (MuSCs) is required for muscle tissue regeneration following acute injury. We find that SETDB1 represses the expression of the endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) family of transposable elements in MuSCs. ERV de-expression inSetdb1-nullMuSCs prevents their amplification following exit from quiescence and promotes cell death. Multi-omics profiling further shows that the absence of SETDB1 in MuSCs leads to the activation of the DNA-sensing cGAS-STING pathway, entailing increased cytokine expression.In vivo, conditional disruption ofSetdb1in MuSCs provokes aberrant infiltration of inflammatory cells including the appearance of a pathological macrophage lineage. The ensuing histiocytosis is accompanied by necrosis of the newly formed muscle fibers which, in addition with the progressive loss of MuSCs, completely abolish skeletal muscle tissue repair. In contrast, disruption ofSetdb1gene in another muscle-resident cell type, the fibro-adipogenic progenitors (FAPs), does not impact regenerative inflammation. In conclusion, the control of genome stability by SETDB1 in an adult somatic stem cell is necessary for both its regenerative potential and an adequate inflammation regulating tissue repair..

Medienart:

Preprint

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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bioRxiv.org - (2024) vom: 12. Feb. Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Garcia, Pauline [VerfasserIn]
Jarassier, William [VerfasserIn]
Brun, Caroline [VerfasserIn]
Giordani, Lorenzo [VerfasserIn]
Agostini, Fany [VerfasserIn]
Kung, Wai Hing [VerfasserIn]
Peccate, Cécile [VerfasserIn]
Ravent, Jade [VerfasserIn]
Fall, Sidy [VerfasserIn]
Petit, Valentin [VerfasserIn]
Cheung, Tom H [VerfasserIn]
Ait-Si-Ali, Slimane [VerfasserIn]
Le Grand, Fabien [VerfasserIn]

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570
Biology

doi:

10.1101/2023.06.08.544190

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XBI039850439