ChIP-seq analysis of H3K4Me3- and H3K27Me3-marked chromatin in mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), osteoblasts derived from MSCs and the osteosarcoma cell line U2OS

ABSTRACT: Many DNA-hypermethylated cancer genes are occupied by the polycomb (PcG) repressor complex in embryonic stem cells (ESCs). Their prevalence in the full spectrum of cancers, the exact context of chromatin involved, and their status in adult cell renewal systems are unknown. Using a genome-wide analysis, we demonstrate that approximately 75% of hypermethylated genes are marked by PcG in the context of bivalent chromatin in both ESC and adult stem/progenitor cells. A large number of these genes are key developmental regulators and a subset, which we call the "DNA hypermethylation module", comprise a portion of the PcG target genes that are downregulated in cancer. Genes with bivalent chromatin have a low, poised gene transcription state that has been shown to maintain stemness and s

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

SUBMITTER: hari easwaran 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-35573 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress