Evolution of Lysine-Specific Demethylase 1 and REST Corepressor Gene Families and Their Molecular Interaction

Olivares, M.A; Merello, Gianluca; Verbel, Daniel; González, Mauricio; Andrés, Marı́a Estela; Opazo, Juan C.

doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-1106901/v1

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“…1A). In addition, similar to a recent preprint [56], we find CoREST sequences in plants by Blast search, but our analysis shows these to be contaminations from insects/mites. Firstly, in the cases where a genome for the plants is available, we do not find the sequences in those genomes, and secondly, phylogenetic analysis of the remaining sequences shows that they most likely represent arthropod sequences (Additional file 4: Fig.…”

Section: The Corest Complex Is Present In Nematostella Vectensissupporting

confidence: 89%

A developmental role for the chromatin-regulating CoREST complex in the cnidarian Nematostella vectensis

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Background Chromatin-modifying proteins are key players in the regulation of development and cell differentiation in animals. Most chromatin modifiers, however, predate the evolution of animal multicellularity, and how they gained new functions and became integrated into the regulatory networks underlying development is unclear. One way this may occur is the evolution of new scaffolding proteins that integrate multiple chromatin regulators into larger complexes that facilitate coordinated deposition or removal of different chromatin modifications. We test this hypothesis by analyzing the evolution of the CoREST-Lsd1-HDAC complex. Results Using phylogenetic analyses, we show that a bona fide CoREST homolog is found only in choanoflagellates and animals. We then use the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis as a model for early branching metazoans and identify a conserved CoREST complex by immunoprecipitation and mass spectrometry of an endogenously tagged Lsd1 allele. In addition to CoREST, Lsd1 and HDAC1/2 this complex contains homologs of HMG20A/B and PHF21A, two subunits that have previously only been identified in mammalian CoREST complexes. NvCoREST expression overlaps fully with that of NvLsd1 throughout development, with higher levels in differentiated neural cells. NvCoREST mutants, generated using CRISPR-Cas9, fail to develop beyond the primary polyp stage, thereby revealing essential roles during development and for the differentiation of cnidocytes that phenocopy NvLsd1 mutants. We also show that this requirement is cell autonomous using a cell-type-specific rescue approach. Conclusions The identification of a Nematostella CoREST-Lsd1-HDAC1/2 complex, its similarity in composition with the vertebrate complex, and the near-identical expression patterns and mutant phenotypes of NvCoREST and NvLsd1 suggest that the complex was present before the last common cnidarian-bilaterian ancestor and thus represents an ancient component of the animal developmental toolkit.

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Section: The Corest Complex Is Present In Nematostella Vectensissupporting

confidence: 89%