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ArticleNucleic acids research2017

Chd2 regulates chromatin for proper gene expression toward differentiation in mouse embryonic stem cells.

Yuichiro Semba, Akihito Harada, Kazumitsu Maehara, Shinya Oki, Chikara Meno, Jun Ueda, Kazuo Yamagata, Atsushi Suzuki, Mitsuho Onimaru, Jumpei Nogami and 3 more

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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28citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. Reprogramming of the epigenome in neurodevelopmental disorders.Critical reviews in biochemistry and molecular biology · 2022
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  13. Epigenetic Regulation of Myogenesis: Focus on the Histone Variants.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yuichiro SembaDivision of Transcriptomics, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
Akihito HaradaDivision of Transcriptomics, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
Kazumitsu MaeharaDivision of Transcriptomics, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
Shinya OkiDepartment of Developmental Biology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
Chikara MenoDepartment of Developmental Biology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
Jun UedaCenter of Education in Laboratory Animal Research, Chubu University, Aichi 487-8501, Japan.
Kazuo YamagataFaculty of Biology-Oriented Science and Technology, KINDAI University, Wakayama 649-6493, Japan.
Atsushi SuzukiDivision of Organogenesis and Regeneration Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
Mitsuho OnimaruPathophysiological and Experimental Pathology, Department of Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
Jumpei NogamiDivision of Transcriptomics, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
Seiji OkadaDepartment of Advanced Medical Initiatives, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
Koichi AkashiDepartment of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
Yasuyuki OhkawaDivision of Transcriptomics, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
Kyushu University · JPChubu University · JPKindai University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chromatin reorganization is necessary for pluripotent stem cells, including embryonic stem cells (ESCs), to acquire lineage potential. However, it remains unclear how ESCs maintain their characteristic chromatin state for appropriate gene expression upon differentiation. Here, we demonstrate that chromodomain helicase DNA-binding domain 2 (Chd2) is required to maintain the differentiation potential of mouse ESCs. Chd2-depleted ESCs showed suppressed expression of developmentally regulated genes upon differentiation and subsequent differentiation defects without affecting gene expression in the undifferentiated state. Furthermore, chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by sequencing revealed alterations in the nucleosome occupancy of the histone variant H3.3 for developmentally regulated genes in Chd2-depleted ESCs, which in turn led to elevated trimethylation of the histone H3 lysine 27. These results suggest that Chd2 is essential in preventing suppressive chromatin formation for developmentally regulated genes and determines subsequent effects on developmental processes in the undifferentiated state.

Indexed as

AnimalsCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationCells, CulturedChromatin Assembly and DisassemblyDNA-Binding ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Knockdown TechniquesMiceMice, Inbred NODMice, SCIDMouse Embryonic Stem CellsChd2 protein, mouseDNA-Binding Proteins

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PMID28549158
PMCPMC5587750
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