Mitochondrial control through nutritionally regulated global histone H3 lysine-4 demethylation

Sci Rep. 2016 Nov 29:6:37942. doi: 10.1038/srep37942.

Abstract

Histone demethylation by Jumonji-family proteins is coupled with the decarboxylation of α-ketoglutarate (αKG) to yield succinate, prompting hypotheses that their activities are responsive to levels of these metabolites in the cell. Consistent with this paradigm we show here that the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Jumonji demethylase Jhd2 opposes the accumulation of H3K4me3 in fermenting cells only when they are nutritionally manipulated to contain an elevated αKG/succinate ratio. We also find that Jhd2 opposes H3K4me3 in respiratory cells that do not exhibit such an elevated αKG/succinate ratio. While jhd2∆ caused only limited gene expression defects in fermenting cells, transcript profiling and physiological measurements show that JHD2 restricts mitochondrial respiratory capacity in cells grown in non-fermentable carbon in an H3K4me-dependent manner. In association with these phenotypes, we find that JHD2 limits yeast proliferative capacity under physiologically challenging conditions as measured by both replicative lifespan and colony growth on non-fermentable carbon. JHD2's impact on nutrient response may reflect an ancestral role of its gene family in mediating mitochondrial regulation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • DNA Replication
  • Demethylation
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal*
  • Histones / genetics
  • Histones / metabolism*
  • Jumonji Domain-Containing Histone Demethylases / genetics
  • Jumonji Domain-Containing Histone Demethylases / metabolism*
  • Ketoglutaric Acids / metabolism
  • Lysine / genetics
  • Lysine / metabolism*
  • Mitochondria / genetics
  • Mitochondria / metabolism*
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / genetics
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / growth & development
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / metabolism*
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / genetics
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / metabolism*
  • Succinic Acid / metabolism
  • Transcription, Genetic

Substances

  • Histones
  • Ketoglutaric Acids
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
  • Succinic Acid
  • JHD2 protein, S cerevisiae
  • Jumonji Domain-Containing Histone Demethylases
  • Lysine

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