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ArticlePLoS genetics2016

Maintenance of Tissue Pluripotency by Epigenetic Factors Acting at Multiple Levels.

Devendran A Sadasivam, Der-Hwa Huang

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Article in PLoS genetics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Devendran A SadasivamMolecular and Cell Biology, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Academia Sinica and Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
Der-Hwa HuangInstitute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica · TW

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pluripotent stem cells often adopt a unique developmental program while retaining certain flexibility. The molecular basis of such properties remains unclear. Using differentiation of pluripotent Drosophila imaginal tissues as assays, we examined the contribution of epigenetic factors in ectopic activation of Hox genes. We found that over-expression of Trithorax H3K4 methyltransferase can induce ectopic adult appendages by selectively activating the Hox genes Ultrabithorax and Sex comb reduced in wing and leg discs, respectively. This tissue-specific inducibility correlates with the presence of paused RNA polymerase II in the promoter-proximal region of these genes. Although the Antennapedia promoter is paused in eye-antenna discs, it cannot be induced by Trx without a reduction in histone variants or their chaperones, suggesting additional control by the nucleosomal architecture. Lineage tracing and pulse-chase experiments revealed that the active state of Hox genes is maintained substantially longer in mutants deficient for HIRA, a chaperone for the H3.3 variant. In addition, both HIRA and H3.3 appeared to act cooperatively with the Polycomb group of epigenetic repressors. These results support the involvement of H3.3-mediated nucleosome turnover in restoring the repressed state. We propose a regulatory framework integrating transcriptional pausing, histone modification, nucleosome architecture and turnover for cell lineage maintenance.

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Epigenesis, GeneticGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedAntennapedia Homeodomain ProteinCell Cycle ProteinsChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsHistone ChaperonesHistonesHomeodomain ProteinsLarvaPolycomb-Group ProteinsPolycomb Repressive Complex 1Transcription FactorsAntennapedia Homeodomain ProteinAntp protein, DrosophilaCell Cycle ProteinsChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneDrosophila ProteinsHira protein, DrosophilaHistone ChaperonesHistonesHomeodomain ProteinsPc protein, DrosophilaPolycomb-Group ProteinsPolycomb Repressive Complex 1Scr protein, DrosophilaTranscription Factorstrx protein, DrosophilaUbx protein, Drosophila

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PMID26926299
PMCPMC4771708
OpenAlexW2291790846

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