Genome-wide distribution of linker histone H1.0 is independent of MeCP2.

ABSTRACT: Previous studies suggested that MeCP2 competes with linker histone H1, but this hypothesis has never been tested in vivo. Here, we performed chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by sequencing (ChIP-seq) of Flag-tagged-H1.0 in mouse forebrain excitatory neurons. Unexpectedly, Flag-H1.0 and MeCP2 occupied similar genomic regions and the Flag-H1.0 binding was not changed upon MeCP2 depletion. Furthermore, mild overexpression of H1.0 did not alter MeCP2 binding, suggesting that the functional binding of MeCP2 and H1.0 are largely independent.

SUBMITTER: Ito-Ishida A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6099063 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature