Department of Genetics, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7264, USA.
G3 (Bethesda). 2022 May 30;12(6). doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkac082.
RBBP4 is a subunit of the chromatin remodeling complexes known as Polycomb repressive complex 2 and histone deacetylase 1/2-containing complexes. These complexes are responsible for histone H3 lysine 27 methylation and deacetylation, respectively. How RBBP4 modulates the functions of these complexes remains largely unknown. We generated viable Rbbp4 mutant alleles in mouse embryonic stem cell lines by CRISPR-Cas9. The mutations disrupted Polycomb repressive complex 2 assembly and H3K27me3 establishment on target chromatin and altered histone H3 lysine 27 acetylation genome wide. Moreover, Rbbp4 mutant cells underwent dramatic changes in transcriptional profiles closely tied to the deregulation of H3K27ac. The alteration of H3K27ac due to RBBP4 dysfunction occurred on numerous cis-regulatory elements, especially putative enhancers. These data suggest that RBBP4 plays a central role in regulating histone H3 lysine 27 methylation and acetylation to modulate gene expression.
RBBP4 是已知的染色质重塑复合物的亚基,这些复合物被称为多梳抑制复合物 2 和包含组蛋白去乙酰化酶 1/2 的复合物。这些复合物分别负责组蛋白 H3 赖氨酸 27 的甲基化和去乙酰化。RBBP4 如何调节这些复合物的功能在很大程度上仍然未知。我们通过 CRISPR-Cas9 在小鼠胚胎干细胞系中生成了可行的 Rbbp4 突变等位基因。这些突变破坏了多梳抑制复合物 2 的组装和靶染色质上 H3K27me3 的建立,并改变了组蛋白 H3 赖氨酸 27 的乙酰化全基因组。此外,Rbbp4 突变细胞的转录谱发生了剧烈变化,与 H3K27ac 的失调密切相关。由于 RBBP4 功能障碍导致的 H3K27ac 的改变发生在许多顺式调控元件上,特别是假定的增强子上。这些数据表明,RBBP4 在调节组蛋白 H3 赖氨酸 27 甲基化和乙酰化以调节基因表达方面发挥着核心作用。
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