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Carbonic anhydrases (CAs) play an important role in maintaining pH balance by catalyzing the conversion of carbon dioxide to bicarbonate. Since this pH balance is critical to health, all organisms must develop mechanisms to control and regulate it. Although there is a great deal of literature on the biochemical, functional, and structural properties of the CA family, there is no enough knowledge on the regulation of CAs at gene and protein levels, especially their epigenetic regulation. In this study, impact of Tip60, a member of histone acetyltransferases family, on the expression of Ca1 and Ca3 genes in liver tissue was investigated at different zeitgeber time points in control and liver-speci c Tip60 knockout mice (mutant) groups. First of all, Tip60 was speci cally knocked out in mouse liver the using Cre/loxP system and knockout rate was shown as 83% -88% by southern blot. Expression pro les of Ca1 and Ca3 genes in both groups were determined by Real-Time PCR at six different time points. While Ca1 showed the highest expression at ZT8 and ZT12, the lowest expression pro le was observed at ZT0 and ZT20. Hepatic Ca1 showed a robust circadian expression. While hepatic Ca3 showed almost the same level of expression at different time units. The expression of Ca1 and Ca3 signi cantly decreased in the absence of Tip60 in mouse liver all time period. In conclusion, it was suggested for the rst time that Tip60 may be considered a candidate protein in the regulation of Ca1 and Ca3 genes, possibly by acetylation.

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Iron is an indispensable element for vital activities in almost all living organisms. It is also a cofactor for many proteins, enzymes, and other essential complex biochemical processes. Therefore, iron trafficking is firmly regulated by Hepcidin (Hamp), which is regarded as the marker for iron accumulation. The disruption of iron homeostasis leads to oxidative stress that causes various human diseases, but this mechanism is still unclear. The aim of this study is to provide a better in vivo and in vitro understanding of how long‐term iron overload affects the gene expression and activities of some antioxidant enzymes, such as glucose 6‐phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD), 6‐phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (6PGD), and glutathione reductase (GR) in the spleen. The findings of this study show that iron overload reduces the gene expression of G6pd, 6pgd, and Gr, but its actual effect was on the protein level.