Dynamic replacement of histone H3 variants reprograms epigenetic marks in early mouse embryos.
Dynamic replacement of histone H3 variants reprograms epigenetic marks in early mouse embryos.
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10.1371/journal.pgen.1002279
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发表时间:
2011-10
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影响因子:
4.5
通讯作者:
Aoki F
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作者:
Akiyama T;Suzuki O;Matsuda J;Aoki F
Upon fertilization, reprogramming of gene expression is required for embryo development. This step is marked by DNA demethylation and changes in histone variant composition. However, little is known about the molecular mechanisms causing these changes and their impact on histone modifications. We examined the global deposition of the DNA replication-dependent histone H3.1 and H3.2 variants and the DNA replication-independent H3.3 variant after fertilization in mice. We showed that H3.3, a euchromatic marker of gene activity, transiently disappears from the maternal genome, suggesting erasure of the oocyte-specific modifications carried by H3.3. After fertilization, H3.2 is incorporated into the transcriptionally silent heterochromatin, whereas H3.1 and H3.3 occupy unusual heterochromatic and euchromatin locations, respectively. After the two-cell stage, H3.1 and H3.3 variants resume their usual respective locations on heterochromatin and euchromatin. Preventing the incorporation of H3.1 and H3.2 by knockdown of the histone chaperone CAF-1 induces a reciprocal increase in H3.3 deposition and impairs heterochromatin formation. We propose that the deposition of different H3 variants influences the functional organization of chromatin. Taken together, these findings suggest that dynamic changes in the deposition of H3 variants are critical for chromatin reorganization during epigenetic reprogramming. Histones play essential roles in the regulation of chromatin structure and gene expression. The functions of histone H3 non-centromeric variants (H3.1, H3.2, and H3.3) have not yet been fully understood. Little is known about the mammalian-specific H3.1 in terms of deposition pattern and role. We show here that the nuclear deposition of these three variants is dynamically changed after fertilization and in the process of embryo preimplantation development, during which genome reprogramming occurs. H3.3, an active gene marker, is removed from the female pronucleus soon after fertilization, suggesting that the epigenetic marks carried by H3.3 in differentiated oocytes are erased. This process might participate in generating totipotency in early embryos. During the late preimplantation stage, H3.1 appears to prevent H3.3 deposition in inactive chromatin domains. The interplay among deposition of H3 variants likely participates in the functional organization of chromatin. Together, our results suggest that dynamic replacement of histone variants plays important roles in genome remodeling.
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影响因子:
64.8
作者:
Hajkova, Petra;Ancelin, Katia;Waldmann, Tanja;Lacoste, Nicolas;Lange, Ulrike C.;Cesari, Francesca;Lee, Caroline;Almouzni, Genevieve;Schneider, Robert;Surani, M. Azim
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DOI:
10.1083/jcb.153.7.1341
发表时间:
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期刊:
The Journal of cell biology
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影响因子:
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作者:
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