Type I generates asymmetric di-methylarginine (ADMA), type II generates symmetric di-methylarginine (SDMA) and type III is unique in its ability to only generate mono-methylarginine (MMA). Mammals express nine distinct family members that catalyze the transfer of a methyl group from S-adenosylmethionine to the guanidine nitrogen atoms of arginine, which are categorized into three types 7.
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The posttranslational ligation of methyl groups to arginine residues in proteins, carried out by protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMT) in mammals, is a powerful posttranslational modification (PTM) that can both epigenetically regulate transcription and modulate signal transduction 6. However, the precise molecular mechanisms underpinning these responses remain to be elucidated, and require renewed attention, especially as only a percentage of smokers develop COPD and individual disease manifestations, as well as clinical courses, remain highly variable irrespective of therapy 3.
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Long-term exposure to toxic gases, in particular cigarette smoke (CS), results in complex inflammatory processes, with predominantly an increased number of monocyte-derived macrophages in the lung parenchyma and airways orchestrating immunopathogenesis 5. Conclusively, inhibition of arginine mono-methylation might offer targeted intervention in monocyte-driven inflammatory conditions that lead to extensive tissue damage if left untreated.Ĭhronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a highly prevalent inflammatory disease of the airways and alveoli that results in irreversible and progressive airflow limitation due to small airway disease and lung tissue injury (emphysema) driven by alveolar epithelial cell death 1, 2, 3, 4. Persistent monocyte-derived macrophage accumulation leads to ALOX5 over-expression and accumulation of its metabolite LTB4, which triggers expression of ACSL4 a ferroptosis promoting gene in lung epithelial cells. Mechanistically, activation of NF-κB/RelA in monocytes induces PRMT7 transcription and consequential mono-methylation of histones at the regulatory elements of RAP1A, which leads to increased transcription of this gene that is responsible for adhesion and migration of monocytes.
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In mouse models of COPD, lung fibrosis and skin injury, reduced expression of PRMT7 associates with decreased recruitment of monocytes to the site of injury and hence less severe symptoms. Here we show that in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, PRMT7 expression is elevated in the lung tissue and localized to the macrophages. Protein arginine methyltransferase 7 (PRMT7) is an epigenetic factor that has the capacity to mono-methylate histones on arginine residues.
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Nature Communications volume 13, Article number: 1303 ( 2022)Įxtravasation of monocytes into tissue and to the site of injury is a fundamental immunological process, which requires rapid responses via post translational modifications (PTM) of proteins. The arginine methyltransferase PRMT7 promotes extravasation of monocytes resulting in tissue injury in COPD