Wit N., Gogola E., West JA., Vornbäumen T., Seear RV., Bailey PSJ., Burgos-Barragan G., Wang M., Krawczyk P., Huberts DHEW., Gergely F., Matheson NJ., Kaser A., Nathan JA., Patel KJ.

Cells produce considerable genotoxic formaldehyde from an unknown source. We carry out a genome-wide CRISPR-Cas9 genetic screen in metabolically engineered HAP1 cells that are auxotrophic for formaldehyde to find this cellular source. We identify histone deacetylase 3 (HDAC3) as a regulator of cellular formaldehyde production. HDAC3 regulation requires deacetylase activity, and a secondary genetic screen identifies several components of mitochondrial complex I as mediators of this regulation. Metabolic profiling indicates that this unexpected mitochondrial requirement for formaldehyde detoxification is separate from energy generation. HDAC3 and complex I therefore control the abundance of a ubiquitous genotoxic metabolite.

A histone deacetylase 3 and mitochondrial complex I axis regulates toxic formaldehyde production.

Wit N., Gogola E., West JA., Vornbäumen T., Seear RV., Bailey PSJ., Burgos-Barragan G., Wang M., Krawczyk P., Huberts DHEW., Gergely F., Matheson NJ., Kaser A., Nathan JA., Patel KJ.

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