Linker histone H1FOO is required for bovine preimplantation development by regulating lineage specification and chromatin structure†
Linker histone H1FOO is required for bovine preimplantation development by regulating lineage specification and chromatin structure†
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连接组蛋白 H1FOO 是牛植入前发育所必需的,可调节谱系规格和染色质结构
DOI:
10.1093/biolre/ioac167
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发表时间:
2022-08-24
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
Zhang, Kun
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作者:
Li, Shuang;Shi, Yan;Zhang, Kun
Linker histone H1 binds to the nucleosome and is implicated in the regulation of the chromatin structure and function. The H1 variant H1FOO is heavily expressed in oocytes and early embryos. However, given the poor homology of H1FOO among mammals, the functional role of H1FOO during preimplantation embryonic development remains largely unknown, especially in domestic animals. Here, we find that H1FOO is not only expressed in oocytes and preimplantation embryos but granulosa cells and spermatids in cattle. We then demonstrate that the interference of H1FOO results in preimplantation embryonic developmental arrest in cattle using either RNA editing or Trim-Away approach. H1FOO depletion leads to a compromised expression of critical lineage-specific genes at the morula stage and affects the establishment of cell polarity. Interestingly, H1FOO depletion causes a significant increase in the expression of genes encoding other linker H1 and core histones. Concurrently, there is an increase of H3K9me3 and H3K27me3, two markers of repressive chromatin and a decrease of H4K16ac, a marker of open chromatin. Importantly, overexpression of bovine H1FOO results in severe embryonic developmental defects. In sum, we propose that H1FOO controls the proper chromatin structure that is crucial for the fidelity of cell polarization and lineage specification during bovine preimplantation development.