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<p>Histone H3K4me1 and H3K27me3 modifications play a crucial role in regulating neuronal development by maintaining the balance between active and inactive genes during neurogenesis. Prenatal exposure to electronic-cigarette (e-cig) aerosol has been shown to alter neuronal differentiation in a neuron type-specific manner. However, it remains unclear whether e-cig aerosol exposure affects gene expression by altering H3K4me1 and H3K27me3 modifications. Using single-nucleus joint profiling of &#xa0;H3K4me1-H3K27me3 and transcriptome of neonatal rat prefrontal cortex, we demonstrate that e-cig aerosol exposure alters the H3K4me1-H3K27me3 methylation patterns in the promoters, <i>i.e</i>., the bivalency, of many cell type-specific genes, impacting gene expression levels, neuronal differentiation and functions. Additionally, the prenatal e-cig aerosol exposure impacts the expression of genes related to circadian entrainment, calcium signaling, protein kinase signaling transduction, and synaptic transmission. These results suggest that nicotine addiction may be epigenetically imprinted at a very early stage of brain development.</p>

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Single-cell profiling of H3K4me1-H3K27me3 revealed bivalent regulation of abnormal neuronal development caused by prenatal e-cigarette vaporing

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    2025年9月1日

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  • Zhong Chen,
  • Lijuan Song,
  • Wanqiu Chen,
  • Charles Wang

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Histone H3K4me1 and H3K27me3 modifications play a crucial role in regulating neuronal development by maintaining the balance between active and inactive genes during neurogenesis. Prenatal exposure to electronic-cigarette (e-cig) aerosol has been shown to alter neuronal differentiation in a neuron type-specific manner. However, it remains unclear whether e-cig aerosol exposure affects gene expression by altering H3K4me1 and H3K27me3 modifications. Using single-nucleus joint profiling of  H3K4me1-H3K27me3 and transcriptome of neonatal rat prefrontal cortex, we demonstrate that e-cig aerosol exposure alters the H3K4me1-H3K27me3 methylation patterns in the promoters, i.e., the bivalency, of many cell type-specific genes, impacting gene expression levels, neuronal differentiation and functions. Additionally, the prenatal e-cig aerosol exposure impacts the expression of genes related to circadian entrainment, calcium signaling, protein kinase signaling transduction, and synaptic transmission. These results suggest that nicotine addiction may be epigenetically imprinted at a very early stage of brain development.