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ATAC-Seq analysis reveals a widespread decrease of chromatin accessibility in age-related macular degeneration

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Wang, Jie, Zibetti, Cristina, Shang, Peng, Sripathi, Srinivasa R., Zhang, Pingwu, Cano, Marisol, Hoang, Thanh, Xia, Shuli +7 more·2018·Nature Communications

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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a significant cause of vision loss in the elderly. The extent to which epigenetic changes regulate AMD progression is unclear. Here we globally profile chromatin accessibility using ATAC-Seq in the retina and retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE) from AMD and control patients. Global decreases in chromatin accessibility occur in the RPE with early AMD, and in the retina of advanced disease, suggesting that dysfunction in the RPE drives disease onset. Footprints of photoreceptor and RPE-specific transcription factors are enriched in differentially accessible regions (DARs). Genes associated with DARs show altered expression in AMD. Cigarette smoke treatment of RPE cells recapitulates chromatin accessibility changes seen in AMD, providing an epigenetic link between a known risk factor for AMD and AMD pathology. Finally, overexpression of HDAC11 is partially responsible for the observed reduction in chromatin accessibility, suggesting that HDAC11 may be a potential new therapeutic target for AMD.

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Wang, J., Zibetti, C., Shang, P., Sripathi, S. R., Zhang, P., Cano, M., Hoang, T., Xia, S., Ji, H., Merbs, S. L., Zack, D. J., Handa, J. T., Sinha, D., Blackshaw, S., & Qian, J.
Affiliations
Johns Hopkins University (US)
Corresponding author
  • Blackshaw, Seth
  • Qian, Jiang
Venue
Nature Communications
Published
2018-04-10
Volume
9
Issue
1
Pages
1364-1364
ISSN
2041-1723 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2797486746
Cited by
185
References
74
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FWCI
17.10
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Nature Communications (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (acceptedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • NORA - Norwegian Open Research Archives (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
  • International Retinal Research Foundation
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Eye Institute (R01EY020560, R01EY024580, R01EY023188, R01EY027691)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R01NS091165)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Ophthalmology › Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
Keywords
age-related macular degeneration, chromatin accessibility, retinal pigment epithelium, retina, epigenetic regulation, differentially accessible regions, cigarette smoke, HDAC11, histone deacetylase, therapeutic target
MeSH terms
Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Chromatin, Epithelial Cells, Eye Proteins, Female, Histone Deacetylases, Humans, Macular Degeneration, Male, Smoke, Nicotiana, Transcription Factors, Case-Control Studies, Epigenesis, Genetic, Complex Mixtures, Genome-Wide Association Study, Retinal Pigment Epithelium, High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing, Primary Cell Culture

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