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Seo, S.-B.

Publications and source records attributed to Seo, S.-B..

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bioRxiv2020

SRF is a non-histone methylation target of KDM2B and SET7 in the regulation of myogenesis

Demethylation of histone lysines, one of the most important modifications in transcriptional regulation, is associated with various physiological states. KDM2B is a histone H3K4, H3K36, and H3K79 demethylase associated with the repression of transcription. Here, we present a novel mechanism by which KDM2B demethylates serum response factor (SRF) K165 to negatively regulate muscle differentiation, which is counteracted by histone methyltransferase SET7. We show that KDM2B inhibited skeletal muscle differentiation by inhibiting the transcription of SRF-dependent genes. Both KDM2B and SET7 regulated the balance of SRF K165 methylation. SRF K165 methylation was required for the transcriptional activation of SRF and for the promoter occupancy of SRF-dependent genes. SET7 inhibitors blocked muscle cell differentiation. Taken together, these data indicate that SRF is a non-histone target of KDM2B and that the methylation balance of SRF maintained by KDM2B and SET7 plays an important role in muscle cell differentiation.

developmental biology↗

bioRxiv2018

Arginine culture turns on the elusive nitrogen starvation signal during robust phototrophic growth in Chlamydomonas

Under nitrogen (N) starvation, microalgae increase carbon storage in the form of lipid droplets while also downregulating photosynthesis and eventually terminating growth. To improve lipid yield, we asked whether lipid droplets and N starvation responses can be induced without limiting growth or photosynthesis. In the chlorophyte Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, gametogenesis is induced either by N starvation or by growth with arginine as the sole N source. We showed that arginine cultures supported robust phototrophic growth, constitutively turned on N starvation-induced genes, and increased lipid droplets. The lipids accumulated in arginine cultures exhibited strong enrichment of saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids, a preferred characteristic of biodiesel precursors. The diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum also accumulated lipid droplets in arginine culture without growth impairment. We document a system wherein N starvation responses are induced without compromising photosynthesis or growth, thereby suited to the producing valuable chemicals and biofuel precursors without requiring stressors in microalgae.

plant biology↗