The Histone Methyltransferase SETDB2 Modulates Tissue Inhibitors of Metalloproteinase–Matrix Metalloproteinase Activity During Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Development

Author:

Davis Frank M.1,Melvin William J.1,Mangum Kevin1,Tsoi Lam C.234,Joshi Amrita D.1,Cai Qing1,Henke Peter K.1,Gudjonsson Johann E.2,Gallagher Katherine A.156

Affiliation:

1. Department of Surgery, Section of Vascular Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

2. Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

3. Department of Computation Medicine and Bioinformatics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

4. Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

5. Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

6. Department Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Abstract

Objective: To determine macrophage-specific alterations in epigenetic enzyme function contributing to the development of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs). Background: AAA is a life-threatening disease, characterized by pathologic vascular remodeling driven by an imbalance of matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs). Identifying mechanisms regulating macrophage-mediated extracellular matrix degradation is of critical importance to developing novel therapies. Methods: The role of SET Domain Bifurcated Histone Lysine Methyltransferase 2 (SETDB2) in AAA formation was examined in human aortic tissue samples by single-cell RNA sequencing and in a myeloid-specific SETDB2 deficient murine model induced by challenging mice with a combination of a high-fat diet and angiotensin II. Results: Single-cell RNA sequencing of human AAA tissues identified SETDB2 was upregulated in aortic monocyte/macrophages and murine AAA models compared with controls. Mechanistically, interferon-β regulates SETDB2 expression through Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription signaling, which trimethylates histone 3 lysine 9 on the TIMP1-3 gene promoters thereby suppressing TIMP1-3 transcription and leading to unregulated matrix metalloproteinase activity. Macrophage-specific knockout of SETDB2 (Setdb2 f/f Lyz2 Cre+ ) protected mice from AAA formation with suppression of vascular inflammation, macrophage infiltration, and elastin fragmentation. Genetic depletion of SETDB2 prevented AAA development due to the removal of the repressive histone 3 lysine 9 trimethylation mark on the TIMP1-3 gene promoter resulting in increased TIMP expression, decreased protease activity, and preserved aortic architecture. Lastly, inhibition of the Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of the transcription pathway with an FDA-approved inhibitor, Tofacitinib, limited SETDB2 expression in aortic macrophages. Conclusions: These findings identify SETDB2 as a critical regulator of macrophage-mediated protease activity in AAAs and identify SETDB2 as a mechanistic target for the management of AAAs.

Publisher

Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

Subject

Surgery

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