Spatial partitioning of NSD2 deposits H3K36me2 as an active histone mark to promote repetitive sequence expression [TT-Seq]
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ABSTRACT: Histone H3 lysine 36 dimethylation (H3K36me2) plays a key role in transcriptional elongation and chromatin organization, yet how its deposition is spatially controlled across the genome remains unclear. Here, we identify TOP1 as a critical recruiter of the H3K36me2 methyltransferase NSD2 to gene bodies. Disruption of the TOP1–NSD2 interaction reduces H3K36me2 at gene bodies, impairs RNA Polymerase II release, and represses transcription. Remarkably, loss of this recruitment increases H3K36me2 at repetitive sequences, licensing their aberrant transcriptional activation. Subsequently, we identify MTA1 as a principal recruiter of NSD2 at these repetitive sequences through the recognition of consensus sequence GATC. Together, we demonstrate that TOP1 and MTA1 orchestrate NSD2 binding to direct its genomic distribution. Our study elucidates a complex recruitment mechanism that spatially partitions NSD2, thereby establishing the bifunctional role of H3K36me2 in regulating canonical gene expression and serving as an active mark for the transcriptional activation of repetitive sequences.
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE303597 | GEO | 2026/08/24
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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