Pronounced specificity of the TET enzyme catalytic domain guides cellular function
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ABSTRACT: Epigenetic memory in the form of cytosine methylation is essential for vertebrate development and the formation of cellular identity. Active removal of DNA methylation by the action of the TET hydroxylase family helps enable developmental potency, both in vivo and during creation of induced pluripotent stem cells. Despite this, little is known about how TET proteins are targeted to DNA. We report that mammalian TET enzymes show strong preference (>200 fold) for oxidising certain CG-containing hexamers in vitro, and during global methylation reprogramming in cultured cells and during embryogenesis. These preferred sequences, and also the most poorly targeted motifs, constitute recognition sites for developmental transcription factors whose binding activity is sensitive to DNA methylation. X-ray structural analysis and molecular dynamics simulations suggest that TET proteins use indirect readout to sense the sequence context flanking CG sites. These results are significant for understanding epigenetic reprogramming during development and the biological role TET enzymes play in modulating epigenetic memory.
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE159205 | GEO | 2022/01/01
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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