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Molecular and Cellular Biology, August 2005, p. 6798-6810, Vol. 25, No. 15
0270-7306/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/MCB.25.15.6798-6810.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

hMOF Histone Acetyltransferase Is Required for Histone H4 Lysine 16 Acetylation in Mammalian Cells

Mikko Taipale,1 Stephen Rea,1 Karsten Richter,2 Ana Vilar,3,4 Peter Lichter,2 Axel Imhof,3 and Asifa Akhtar1*

European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Gene Expression Programme, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany,1 Division of Molecular Genetics (B060), Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, INF 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany,2 Adolf-Butenandt-Institut, Schillerstrasse 44, 80336 München, Germany,3 Cancer Epigenetics Laboratory, Molecular Pathology Programme, Spanish National Cancer Centre, Melchor Fernández Almagro 3, 28029 Madrid, Spain4

Received 18 March 2005/ Returned for modification 11 April 2005/ Accepted 5 May 2005

Reversible histone acetylation plays an important role in regulation of chromatin structure and function. Here, we report that the human orthologue of Drosophila melanogaster MOF, hMOF, is a histone H4 lysine K16-specific acetyltransferase. hMOF is also required for this modification in mammalian cells. Knockdown of hMOF in HeLa and HepG2 cells causes a dramatic reduction of histone H4K16 acetylation as detected by Western blot analysis and mass spectrometric analysis of endogenous histones. We also provide evidence that, similar to the Drosophila dosage compensation system, hMOF and hMSL3 form a complex in mammalian cells. hMOF and hMSL3 small interfering RNA-treated cells also show dramatic nuclear morphological deformations, depicted by a polylobulated nuclear phenotype. Reduction of hMOF protein levels by RNA interference in HeLa cells also leads to accumulation of cells in the G2 and M phases of the cell cycle. Treatment with specific inhibitors of the DNA damage response pathway reverts the cell cycle arrest caused by a reduction in hMOF protein levels. Furthermore, hMOF-depleted cells show an increased number of phospho-ATM and {gamma}H2AX foci and have an impaired repair response to ionizing radiation. Taken together, our data show that hMOF is required for histone H4 lysine 16 acetylation in mammalian cells and suggest that hMOF has a role in DNA damage response during cell cycle progression.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Gene Expression Programme, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany. Phone: 49 6221 3878550. Fax: 49 6221 3878518. E-mail: akhtar{at}embl.de.

Molecular and Cellular Biology, August 2005, p. 6798-6810, Vol. 25, No. 15
0022-538X/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/MCB.25.15.6798-6810.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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