HP1β dependent phase separation regulates embryonic stem cells exit from naïve pluripotent state

ABSTRACT: Liquid-liquid phase separation has drawn great attention as a physical process that mediates the formation of membraneless organelles in cells to coordinate biological reactions in space and time. Previously, it was proposed that the formation of phase-separated droplets is a unique property of HP1α. Here, we show that HP1β, but not HP1α and HP1ɤ, forms nucleosome dependent phase separated droplets. We demonstrate that H3K9me3 is required for HP1β dependent phase separation. Importantly, HP1β dependent phase separation regulates heterochromatin formation, thus controlling embryonic stem cells differentiation. In response to pluripotency exit, HP1β is phosphorylated at serine 89 recruiting KAP1, a pluripotency regulator, and sequestering it in the heterochromatin compartment. This induces c

INSTRUMENT(S): Illumina HiSeq 1500

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

SUBMITTER: Sebastian Bultmann 

PROVIDER: E-MTAB-8329 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress