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Project description:Gene expression during cellular differentiation is coordinated by combinatorial interactions between transcription factors (TFs) and cofactors at promoters and enhancers. The “master TF” GATA1 coordinates gene transcription in a subset of hematopoietic lineages, including erythroid, megakaryocytic, mast, and eosinophil, while repressing the development of other blood lineages. However, the specific cofactors required for GATA1-activated gene expression during hematopoiesis are incompletely defined. We identified the cofactor KMT2D, an H3K4 methyltransferase that collaborates with H3K27 acetyltransferases to activate transcription, in an unbiased CRISPR/Cas9 screen for epigenetic regulators of erythropoiesis. Loss of KMT2D in human erythroid precursors caused developmental arrest with impaired expression of numerous erythroid genes. Mechanistically, KMT2D colocalized with GATA1 on more than one thousand erythroid enhancers associated with over two hundred erythroid genes. In general, co-occupancy of GATA1 and KMT2D at erythroid enhancers was associated with stronger transcriptional activity than occupancy by GATA1 alone. Acute depletion of KMT2D in erythroid precursors caused rapid reductions of H3K4me1 and H3K27ac on a subset of GATA1-bound enhancers and impaired the expression of canonical erythroid genes, including ZFPM1, SLC4A1, and EPOR. Moreover, acute depletion of GATA1 or KMT2D individually caused downregulation of overlapping gene sets. Thus, KMT2D controls erythropoiesis by selectively activating GATA1-dependent erythroid enhancers. Our studies identify KMT2D as a novel cofactor for transcriptional activation by GATA1 during erythropoiesis. More generally, our findings demonstrate how a lineage-specific TF cooperates with a ubiquitous epigenetic regulator to drive lineage-specific gene expression during cellular differentiation.
2026-04-10 | PXD076443 | Pride
Project description:Gene expression during cellular differentiation is coordinated by combinatorial interactions between transcription factors (TFs) and cofactors at promoters and enhancers. The “master TF” GATA1 coordinates gene transcription in a subset of hematopoietic lineages, including erythroid, megakaryocytic, mast, and eosinophil, while repressing the development of other blood lineages. However, the specific cofactors required for GATA1-activated gene expression during hematopoiesis are incompletely defined. We identified the cofactor KMT2D, an H3K4 methyltransferase that collaborates with H3K27 acetyltransferases to activate transcription, in an unbiased CRISPR/Cas9 screen for epigenetic regulators of erythropoiesis. Loss of KMT2D in human erythroid precursors caused developmental arrest with impaired expression of numerous erythroid genes. Mechanistically, KMT2D colocalized with GATA1 on more than one thousand erythroid enhancers associated with over two hundred erythroid genes. In general, co-occupancy of GATA1 and KMT2D at erythroid enhancers was associated with stronger transcriptional activity than occupancy by GATA1 alone. Acute depletion of KMT2D in erythroid precursors caused rapid reductions of H3K4me1 and H3K27ac on a subset of GATA1-bound enhancers and impaired the expression of canonical erythroid genes, including ZFPM1, SLC4A1, and EPOR. Moreover, acute depletion of GATA1 or KMT2D individually caused downregulation of overlapping gene sets. Thus, KMT2D controls erythropoiesis by selectively activating GATA1-dependent erythroid enhancers. Our studies identify KMT2D as a novel cofactor for transcriptional activation by GATA1 during erythropoiesis. More generally, our findings demonstrate how a lineage-specific TF cooperates with a ubiquitous epigenetic regulator to drive lineage-specific gene expression during cellular differentiation.
2026-04-10 | GSE319078 | GEO
Project description:Gene expression during cellular differentiation is coordinated by combinatorial interactions between transcription factors (TFs) and cofactors at promoters and enhancers. The “master TF” GATA1 coordinates gene transcription in a subset of hematopoietic lineages, including erythroid, megakaryocytic, mast and eosinophil, while repressing the development of other blood lineages. However, the specific cofactors required for GATA1-activated gene expression during hematopoiesis are incompletely defined. We identified the cofactor KMT2D in an unbiased CRISPR/Cas9 screen for epigenetic regulators of erythropoiesis. Loss of KMT2D in human erythroid precursors caused developmental arrest with impaired expression of numerous erythroid genes. Mechanistically, KMT2D belongs to a family of H3K4 methyltransferases that collaborate with H3K27 acetyltransferases to activate transcription. KMT2D colocalized with GATA1 on more than one thousand erythroid enhancers associated with over two hundreds erythroid genes. In general, co-occupancy of GATA1 and KMT2D at erythroid enhancers was associated with stronger transcriptional activity than occupancy by GATA1 alone. Acute depletion of KMT2D in erythroid precursors caused rapid reductions of H3K4me1 and H3K27ac on a subset of GATA1-bound enhancers and impaired the expression of canonical erythroid genes including ZFPM1, SLC4A1, and EPOR. Moreover, acute depletion of GATA1 or KMT2D individually caused downregulation of overlapping genes. Thus, KMT2D controls erythropoiesis by selectively activating GATA1-dependent erythroid enhancers. Our studies identify KMT2D as a novel cofactor for transcriptional activation by GATA1 during erythropoiesis. More generally, our findings demonstrate how a lineage-specific TF cooperates with a ubiquitous epigenic regulator to drive lineage-specific gene expression during cellular differentiation.
2026-04-10 | GSE275664 | GEO
Project description:Gene expression during cellular differentiation is coordinated by combinatorial interactions between transcription factors (TFs) and cofactors at promoters and enhancers. The “master TF” GATA1 coordinates gene transcription in a subset of hematopoietic lineages, including erythroid, megakaryocytic, mast, and eosinophil, while repressing the development of other blood lineages. However, the specific cofactors required for GATA1-activated gene expression during hematopoiesis are incompletely defined. We identified the cofactor KMT2D, an H3K4 methyltransferase that collaborates with H3K27 acetyltransferases to activate transcription, in an unbiased CRISPR/Cas9 screen for epigenetic regulators of erythropoiesis. Loss of KMT2D in human erythroid precursors caused developmental arrest with impaired expression of numerous erythroid genes. Mechanistically, KMT2D colocalized with GATA1 on more than one thousand erythroid enhancers associated with over two hundred erythroid genes. In general, co-occupancy of GATA1 and KMT2D at erythroid enhancers was associated with stronger transcriptional activity than occupancy by GATA1 alone. Acute depletion of KMT2D in erythroid precursors caused rapid reductions of H3K4me1 and H3K27ac on a subset of GATA1-bound enhancers and impaired the expression of canonical erythroid genes, including ZFPM1, SLC4A1, and EPOR. Moreover, acute depletion of GATA1 or KMT2D individually caused downregulation of overlapping gene sets. Thus, KMT2D controls erythropoiesis by selectively activating GATA1-dependent erythroid enhancers. Our studies identify KMT2D as a novel cofactor for transcriptional activation by GATA1 during erythropoiesis. More generally, our findings demonstrate how a lineage-specific TF cooperates with a ubiquitous epigenetic regulator to drive lineage-specific gene expression during cellular differentiation.
2026-04-10 | GSE319075 | GEO
Project description:By using an unbiased genetic screen and proteome profiling in human erythroblast, we identified and verified KMT2D as an essential factor for human erythropoiesis. Accordingly, we observed that KMT2D is indispensable for the activation of erythroid signature genes in a stage dependent manner. Moreover, to further study the direct transcriptional regulatory role of KMT2D, we established two endogenous N-terminus AID-KMT2D system in t human erythroblast cell lines and systematically investigated the effects of acute KMT2D loss by auxin-inducible degron system on transcriptional programs and chromatin accessibility. By integrating multi-omics datasets, we revealed that acute KMT2D loss notably suppressed the subset of GATA1 downstream targets. Importantly, we profiled the specific genome-wide occupancy of KMT2D by comparison between the presence and absence of KMT2D in AID model. Strikingly, KMT2D occupies over hundreds of erythroid specific genes mostly on their promoters. More importantly, we revealed that the KMT2D co-localized with GATA1 in numerous erythroid genes and the occupancy of GATA1 significantly reduced after KMT2D degradation. These results suggest KMT2D is indispensable for the enhancer-binding of GATA1 in gene expression in erythroid lineage specification.
2026-04-10 | GSE319244 | GEO
Project description:By using an unbiased genetic screen and proteome profiling in human erythroblast, we identified and verified KMT2D as an essential factor for human erythropoiesis. Accordingly, we observed that KMT2D is indispensable for the activation of erythroid signature genes in a stage dependent manner. Moreover, to further study the direct transcriptional regulatory role of KMT2D, we established two endogenous N-terminus AID-KMT2D system in t human erythroblast cell lines and systematically investigated the effects of acute KMT2D loss by auxin-inducible degron system on transcriptional programs and chromatin accessibility. By integrating multi-omics datasets, we revealed that acute KMT2D loss notably suppressed the subset of GATA1 downstream targets. Importantly, we profiled the specific genome-wide occupancy of KMT2D by comparison between the presence and absence of KMT2D in AID model. Strikingly, KMT2D occupies over hundreds of erythroid specific genes mostly on their promoters. More importantly, we revealed that the KMT2D co-localized with GATA1 in numerous erythroid genes and the occupancy of GATA1 significantly reduced after KMT2D degradation. These results suggest KMT2D is indispensable for the enhancer-binding of GATA1 in gene expression in erythroid lineage specification.
2026-04-10 | GSE309721 | GEO
Project description:Gene expression during cellular differentiation is coordinated by combinatorial interactions between transcription factors (TFs) and cofactors at promoters and enhancers. The “master TF” GATA1 coordinates gene transcription in a subset of hematopoietic lineages, including erythroid, megakaryocytic, mast, and eosinophil, while repressing the development of other blood lineages. However, the specific cofactors required for GATA1-activated gene expression during hematopoiesis are incompletely defined. We identified the cofactor KMT2D, an H3K4 methyltransferase that collaborates with H3K27 acetyltransferases to activate transcription, in an unbiased CRISPR/Cas9 screen for epigenetic regulators of erythropoiesis. Loss of KMT2D in human erythroid precursors caused developmental arrest with impaired expression of numerous erythroid genes. Mechanistically, KMT2D colocalized with GATA1 on more than one thousand erythroid enhancers associated with over two hundred erythroid genes. In general, co-occupancy of GATA1 and KMT2D at erythroid enhancers was associated with stronger transcriptional activity than occupancy by GATA1 alone. Acute depletion of KMT2D in erythroid precursors caused rapid reductions of H3K4me1 and H3K27ac on a subset of GATA1-bound enhancers and impaired the expression of canonical erythroid genes, including ZFPM1, SLC4A1, and EPOR. Moreover, acute depletion of GATA1 or KMT2D individually caused downregulation of overlapping gene sets. Thus, KMT2D controls erythropoiesis by selectively activating GATA1-dependent erythroid enhancers. Our studies identify KMT2D as a novel cofactor for transcriptional activation by GATA1 during erythropoiesis. More generally, our findings demonstrate how a lineage-specific TF cooperates with a ubiquitous epigenetic regulator to drive lineage-specific gene expression during cellular differentiation.
2026-04-10 | GSE319076 | GEO
Project description:The H3K4 methyltransferase KMT2D is an essential cofactor for GATA1 at erythroid gene enhancers
| PRJNA1245248 | ENA
Project description:The H3K4 methyltransferase KMT2D is an essential cofactor for GATA1 at erythroid gene enhancers
| PRJNA1152542 | ENA
Project description:The H3K4 methyltransferase KMT2D is an essential cofactor for GATA1 at erythroid gene enhancers
| PRJNA1422056 | ENA