Lysine acetyltransferase Tip60 is required for hematopoietic stem cells maintenance
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ABSTRACT: Hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) have the potential to replenish the blood system for the lifetime of the organism. Their two defining properties, self-renewal and differentiation, are tightly regulated by the epigenetic machineries. Here, using conditional gene knockout models, we demonstrate a critical requirement of lysine acetyltransferase 5 (also known as Tip60) for murine HSC maintenance both in the embryonic and adult stages, which depends on its acetyltransferase activity. Genome-wide chromatin and transcriptome profiling revealed that Tip60 co-localizes with c-Myc and that Tip60 deletion suppress the expression of Myc target genes, which are associated with critical biological processes for HSC maintenance, cell-cycle and DNA repair. Notably, acetylated H2A.Z (acH2A.Z) was enriched at the Tip60-bound active chromatin and Tip60 deletion induced a robust reduction in the acH2A.Z / H2A.Z ratio. These results uncover a critical epigenetic regulatory layer for HSC maintenance through Tip60 dependent H2A.Z acetylation to activate Myc target genes.
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE120705 | GEO | 2020/06/19
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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