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Research Article

The involvement of epigenetic silencing of Foxa2 in cellular replicative and premature senescence induced by hydrogen peroxide

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Pages 325-332 | Received 25 Oct 2012, Accepted 02 Feb 2013, Published online: 01 Mar 2013
 

Abstract

Foxa2 is one member of the Foxa subfamily of winged helix/forkhead box (Fox) transcription factors which has been found to play important roles in multiple stages of mammalian life, beginning with early development, continuing during organogenesis, and finally in metabolism and homeostasis in the adult. To explore the involvement of Foxa2 and its epigenetic regulations in cellular senescence, we established the premature senescence model induced by hydrogen peroxide in comparison with replicative senescence. The mRNA level of Foxa2 was downregulated in both replicative and premature senescent cells. We further found the increased DNA methylation level and new methylation at CpG sites in the promoter with 43.6% of methylated CpG islands in premature senescence, while only 5.7% and 17.1% in young cells and replicative senescence separately. Moreover, we noted the alterations of histone modifications including decreased histone H3 acetylation, increased H4 (Lys-20) trimethylation at the Foxa2 CpG islands in the promoter in replicative or premature senescence, while decreased histone H3 (Lys-4) trimethylation across the transcription start regions in cellular senescence. Taken together, epigenetic silencing of Foxa2 is associated with an increased DNA methylation level and histone H4 (Lys-20) trimethylation, decreased histone H3 acetylation and histone H3 (Lys-4) trimethylation, involved in cellular replicative or premature senescence.

Declaration of interest

The authors report no declarations of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.

This study was supported by a Key Program of NSFC (30630055), NSFC (81001259, 81272350, 30671746, 30900728), National Key Basic Research and Development Program (2002CB512904, 2002CB512903), NSF of Guangdong Province (5001763, 04002730, 07003055, 9451051501002539), a Key Program of High Technology Research and Development Program of Shenzhen (JH200505300503A).

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