Intrinsic histone acetyltransferase activity of BRD4 is responsible for nucleosome eviction and transcriptional activation
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ABSTRACT: Purpose: BRD4 is a chromatin reader and transcriptional activator of M/G1 genes.We discovered that BRD4 is a novel histone acetyltransferase that acetylates histones and evicts nucleosomes. Here, investigated genome-wide changes in nucleosome occupancy and transcription caused by BRD4 HAT activity . Method: Human U2OS cells were transfected with either wild type BRD4 (WT), a BRD4 HAT mutant (MT) or a empty vector (NT) in biological duplicates, harvested 18 hrs post transfection and subjected to global MNase-seq and RNA-seq analysis. Results: The results show that while wild type BRD4 reduces nucleosome occupancy and increases transcription genome-wide, the BRD4 HAT mutant does not. Conclusion: BRD4 HAT activity is responsible for evicting nucleosomes and activating transcription.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE71577 | GEO | 2016/05/08
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA291538
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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