KDM6 demethylase independent loss of histone H3 lysine 27 trimethylation during early embryonic development
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ABSTRACT: H3K27me3 represses developmental genes at initial embryonic stages. The KDM6 family, comprised of UTX and JMJD3, are the only known proteins that demethylate H3K27me3 and they are hypothesized to catalyze the rapid removal of repressive chromatin in early mammalian development. However, we report that male embryos carrying mutations in both Utx and Jmjd3 survive to term and appear phenotypically normal at mid-gestation. We utilize several cell culture models to demonstrate that H3K27me3 is lost from repressed promoters in the absence of active KDM6 demethylation. Our data indicate that KDM6 H3K27me3 demethylation is not essential in the early embryo and that H3K27me3 loss from developmental genes occurs via novel mechanisms.
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE58391 | GEO | 2014/06/12
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA252436
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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