Project description:WHSC1 catalyzes dimethylation of lysine 36 on histone H3, which is upregualted in germinal center B cells. This study aimed to understand the H3K36me2 genome-wide alterations by analysing CHIP-seq data between wt and ko germinal center B cells.
Project description:The goal of this study was to invetigate the mechanisms by which nsd2 regulate germinal center reaction by comparing RNA-seq data between nsd2 wt and ko germinal center B cells
Project description:NSD2 (also named MMSET and WHSC1) is a histone lysine methyltransferase that is implicated in diverse diseases and commonly overexpressed in multiple myeloma due to a recurrent t(4;14) chromosomal translocation. However, the precise catalytic activity of NSD2 is obscure, preventing progress in understanding how this enzyme influences chromatin biology and myeloma pathogenesis. Here we show that dimethylation of histone H3 at lysine 36 (H3K36me2) is the principal chromatin-regulatory activity of NSD2. Catalysis of H3K36me2 by NSD2 is sufficient for gene activation. In t(4;14)-positive myeloma cells, the normal genome-wide and gene-specific distribution of H3K36me2 is obliterated, creating a chromatin landscape that selects for a transcription profile favorable for myelomagenesis. Catalytically active NSD2 confers xenograft tumor formation and invasion capacity upon t(4;14)-negative cells and NSD2 promotes oncogenic transformation of primary cells in an H3K36me2-dependent manner. Together our findings establish H3K36me2 as the primary product generated by NSD2, and demonstrate that genomic disorganization of this canonical chromatin mark initiates oncogenic programming. ChIP sequencing of H3K36me2 ChIP DNA from KMS11 and TKO2 cells using Illumina Solexa Genome Analyzer II single end sequencing protocol. The experiment contains two biological replicates of H3K36me2 ChIP DNA and input materials from KMS11 and TKO2 cells.
Project description:NSD2 (also named MMSET and WHSC1) is a histone lysine methyltransferase that is implicated in diverse diseases and commonly overexpressed in multiple myeloma due to a recurrent t(4;14) chromosomal translocation. However, the precise catalytic activity of NSD2 is obscure, preventing progress in understanding how this enzyme influences chromatin biology and myeloma pathogenesis. Here we show that dimethylation of histone H3 at lysine 36 (H3K36me2) is the principal chromatin-regulatory activity of NSD2. Catalysis of H3K36me2 by NSD2 is sufficient for gene activation. In t(4;14)-positive myeloma cells, the normal genome-wide and gene-specific distribution of H3K36me2 is obliterated, creating a chromatin landscape that selects for a transcription profile favorable for myelomagenesis. Catalytically active NSD2 confers xenograft tumor formation and invasion capacity upon t(4;14)-negative cells and NSD2 promotes oncogenic transformation of primary cells in an H3K36me2-dependent manner. Together our findings establish H3K36me2 as the primary product generated by NSD2, and demonstrate that genomic disorganization of this canonical chromatin mark initiates oncogenic programming. Genome-wide expression profiling of KMS11 cells stably transduced with control vector in comparison to two independent shRNAs against NSD2. Each cell line is tested in duplicate.
Project description:NSD2 (also named MMSET and WHSC1) is a histone lysine methyltransferase that is implicated in diverse diseases and commonly overexpressed in multiple myeloma due to a recurrent t(4;14) chromosomal translocation. However, the precise catalytic activity of NSD2 is obscure, preventing progress in understanding how this enzyme influences chromatin biology and myeloma pathogenesis. Here we show that dimethylation of histone H3 at lysine 36 (H3K36me2) is the principal chromatin-regulatory activity of NSD2. Catalysis of H3K36me2 by NSD2 is sufficient for gene activation. In t(4;14)-positive myeloma cells, the normal genome-wide and gene-specific distribution of H3K36me2 is obliterated, creating a chromatin landscape that selects for a transcription profile favorable for myelomagenesis. Catalytically active NSD2 confers xenograft tumor formation and invasion capacity upon t(4;14)-negative cells and NSD2 promotes oncogenic transformation of primary cells in an H3K36me2-dependent manner. Together our findings establish H3K36me2 as the primary product generated by NSD2, and demonstrate that genomic disorganization of this canonical chromatin mark initiates oncogenic programming. Genome-wide expression profiling of p19ARF-/- mouse embryonic fibroblasts stably transduced with control vector or wild-type NSD2. Each cell line is tested in triplicate.
Project description: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.
Project description: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.
Project description: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.
Project description: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.
Project description:NSD2 (also named MMSET and WHSC1) is a histone lysine methyltransferase that is implicated in diverse diseases and commonly overexpressed in multiple myeloma due to a recurrent t(4;14) chromosomal translocation. However, the precise catalytic activity of NSD2 is obscure, preventing progress in understanding how this enzyme influences chromatin biology and myeloma pathogenesis. Here we show that dimethylation of histone H3 at lysine 36 (H3K36me2) is the principal chromatin-regulatory activity of NSD2. Catalysis of H3K36me2 by NSD2 is sufficient for gene activation. In t(4;14)-positive myeloma cells, the normal genome-wide and gene-specific distribution of H3K36me2 is obliterated, creating a chromatin landscape that selects for a transcription profile favorable for myelomagenesis. Catalytically active NSD2 confers xenograft tumor formation and invasion capacity upon t(4;14)-negative cells and NSD2 promotes oncogenic transformation of primary cells in an H3K36me2-dependent manner. Together our findings establish H3K36me2 as the primary product generated by NSD2, and demonstrate that genomic disorganization of this canonical chromatin mark initiates oncogenic programming. Genome-wide expression profiling of KMS11 and t(4;14) translocation knockout (TKO) cells. Each cell line is tested in triplicate.