Project description:We have identified ZNF618 as a novel binding partner of UHRF2. We have found that UHRF2 and ZNF618 co-localize at many genomic loci. Examination of genome-wide distribution of SFB-tagged UHRF2 and ZNF618 in 293T cells using ChIP-seq.
Project description:Changes in DNA methylation are required for the formation of germinal centers (GC), but the mechanisms of such changes are poorly understood. Activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) has been recently implicated recently in DNA demethylation through its deaminase activity coupled with DNA repair. We investigated the epigenetic function of AID in vivo in germinal center B cells (GCB) isolated from wild type (WT) and AID-deficient (Aicda-/-) mice. We determined that the transit of B cells through the GC is associated with marked locus-specific loss of methylation and increased methylation diversity, both of which are lost in Aicda-/- animals. Differentially methylated cytosines (DMCs) between GCB and naïve B cells (NB) are enriched in genes that are targeted for somatic hypermutation (SHM) by AID and these genes form networks required for B cell development and proliferation. Finally, we observed significant conservation of AID-dependent epigenetic reprogramming between mouse and human B cells. ERRBS and RNA-seq of wild type and Aicda knockout murine naive and germinal center B cells. ERRBS of human naive and germinal center B cells
