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MTA3 Regulates Extravillous Trophoblast Invasion Through NuRD Complex

  • Received: 11 December 2016 Accepted: 12 January 2017 Published: 16 January 2017
  • Extravillous trophoblast (EVT) invasion is required for remodeling uterine tertiary arteries and placenta development during pregnancy. Compromised EVT invasion may contribute to the pathology of placenta-related diseases. Metastasis-associated protein 3 (MTA3) is one of the subunits of nucleosome remodeling and deacetylation (NuRD) complex that represses transcription in a histone deacetylase-dependent manner. MTA3 is reported to be down-regulated in preeclamptic placentas, suggesting its potential role in EVT invasion. Here, we investigate the role of MTA3 in EVT invasion by studying its molecular mechanisms in EVT cells. First, we confirmed MTA3 expression in the EVT cells in human placenta using immunohistochemistry. We then used lentivirus-mediated MTA3 short hairpin RNA (shRNA) to knock down MTA3 expression in EVT-derived HTR8/SVneo cells and found higher invasion capacity in MTA3 knockdown cells. Using quantitative real-time PCR, we showed higher expression of invasion-related genes matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP2), matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9), and transcription factor Snail in MTA3 knockdown compared with control cells. Co-immunoprecipitation-Western blot assay showed the protein-protein interaction of histone deacetylase 1 (HDAC1), a subunit of NuRD, with MTA3 in HTR8/SVneo cells. Co-immunoprecipitation-Mass spectrometry assay further identified 71 proteins interacting with MTA3, including NuRD subunits, heterochromatin proteins, epigenetics modifiers and transcription factors. This result not only indicated the involvement of NuRD complex in MTA3’s function, but also demonstrated the complicated multiple co-players in MTA3 and NuRD complex mediated transcription repression in EVT. In summary, our data demonstrates that MTA3 regulates EVT invasion and related gene expression via NuRD complex in EVT.

    Citation: Ying Chen, Sok Kean Khoo, Richard Leach, Kai Wang. MTA3 Regulates Extravillous Trophoblast Invasion Through NuRD Complex[J]. AIMS Medical Science, 2017, 4(1): 17-27. doi: 10.3934/medsci.2017.1.17

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  • Extravillous trophoblast (EVT) invasion is required for remodeling uterine tertiary arteries and placenta development during pregnancy. Compromised EVT invasion may contribute to the pathology of placenta-related diseases. Metastasis-associated protein 3 (MTA3) is one of the subunits of nucleosome remodeling and deacetylation (NuRD) complex that represses transcription in a histone deacetylase-dependent manner. MTA3 is reported to be down-regulated in preeclamptic placentas, suggesting its potential role in EVT invasion. Here, we investigate the role of MTA3 in EVT invasion by studying its molecular mechanisms in EVT cells. First, we confirmed MTA3 expression in the EVT cells in human placenta using immunohistochemistry. We then used lentivirus-mediated MTA3 short hairpin RNA (shRNA) to knock down MTA3 expression in EVT-derived HTR8/SVneo cells and found higher invasion capacity in MTA3 knockdown cells. Using quantitative real-time PCR, we showed higher expression of invasion-related genes matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP2), matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9), and transcription factor Snail in MTA3 knockdown compared with control cells. Co-immunoprecipitation-Western blot assay showed the protein-protein interaction of histone deacetylase 1 (HDAC1), a subunit of NuRD, with MTA3 in HTR8/SVneo cells. Co-immunoprecipitation-Mass spectrometry assay further identified 71 proteins interacting with MTA3, including NuRD subunits, heterochromatin proteins, epigenetics modifiers and transcription factors. This result not only indicated the involvement of NuRD complex in MTA3’s function, but also demonstrated the complicated multiple co-players in MTA3 and NuRD complex mediated transcription repression in EVT. In summary, our data demonstrates that MTA3 regulates EVT invasion and related gene expression via NuRD complex in EVT.


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