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ABSTRACT: Objective
Histone modifications set transcriptional competency and can perpetuate pathologic expression patterns. We defined systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)-specific changes in H3K4me3 and K3K27me3, histone marks of gene activation and repression, respectively.Methods
We used ChIP-seq to define histone modifications in monocytes from SLE patients and controls.Results
Both promoters and enhancers exhibited significant changes in histone methylation in SLE. Regions with differential H3K4me3 in SLE were significantly enriched in potential interferon-related transcription factor binding sites and pioneer transcription factor sites.Conclusion
Enhancer activation defines the character of the cell and our data support extensive disease effects in monocytes, a particularly plastic lineage. Type I interferons not only drive altered gene expression but may also alter the character of the cell through chromatin modifications.
SUBMITTER: Shi L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4864065 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Epigenomics 20151007 6
<h4>Objective</h4>Histone modifications set transcriptional competency and can perpetuate pathologic expression patterns. We defined systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)-specific changes in H3K4me3 and K3K27me3, histone marks of gene activation and repression, respectively.<h4>Methods</h4>We used ChIP-seq to define histone modifications in monocytes from SLE patients and controls.<h4>Results</h4>Both promoters and enhancers exhibited significant changes in histone methylation in SLE. Regions with ...[more]