A key role for Mbd3 in 5-hydroxymethylcytosine-dependent gene regulation in embryonic stem cells

ABSTRACT: Numerous chromatin regulators are required for embryonic stem (ES) cell self-renewal and pluripotency, but few have been studied in detail. Here, we examine the roles of several chromatin regulators whose loss affects the pluripotent state of ES cells. We find that Mbd3 and Brg1 antagonistically regulate a common set of genes by regulating promoter-proximal nucleosome occupancy and recruitment of RNA polymerase II. Furthermore, both Mbd3 and Brg1 play key roles in the biology of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC): Mbd3 colocalizes with both Tet1 and 5hmC in vivo, its localization is Tet1-dependent, and binding of Mbd3/NURD to DNA in vitro is inhibited by methylcytosine, but not hydroxymethylcytosine. Finally, both Mbd3 and Brg1 are themselves required for normal levels of 5hmC in vivo. Togethe

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

SUBMITTER: Jui-Hung Hung 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-31690 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress