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ArticleNature communications2018

Uhrf1 regulates active transcriptional marks at bivalent domains in pluripotent stem cells through Setd1a.

Kun-Yong Kim, Yoshiaki Tanaka, Juan Su, Bilal Cakir, Yangfei Xiang, Benjamin Patterson, Junjun Ding, Yong-Wook Jung, Ji-Hyun Kim, Eriona Hysolli and 10 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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20 authors at 8 institutions in 6 countries.

Kun-Yong KimDepartment of Genetics, Yale Stem Cell Center, Yale Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA.
Yoshiaki TanakaDepartment of Genetics, Yale Stem Cell Center, Yale Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA.
Juan SuDepartment of Genetics, Yale Stem Cell Center, Yale Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA.
Bilal CakirDepartment of Genetics, Yale Stem Cell Center, Yale Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4610-0317
Yangfei XiangDepartment of Genetics, Yale Stem Cell Center, Yale Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA.
Benjamin PattersonDepartment of Genetics, Yale Stem Cell Center, Yale Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA.
Junjun DingDepartment of Cell, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Black Family Stem Cell Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA.
Yong-Wook JungDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CHA Gangnam Medical Center, CHA University, Seoul, 06135, Republic of Korea.
Ji-Hyun KimDepartment of Genetics, Yale Stem Cell Center, Yale Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA.
Eriona HysolliDepartment of Genetics, Yale Stem Cell Center, Yale Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA.
Haelim LeeDepartment of Genetics, Yale Stem Cell Center, Yale Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA.
Rana DajaniDepartment of Biology and Biotechnology, Hashemite University, Zarqa, 13115, Jordan.
Jonghwan KimDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Center for Systems and Synthetic Biology, the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9919-9843
Mei ZhongDepartment of Cell Biology, Yale Stem Cell Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA.
Jeong-Heon LeeDepartment of Biology, School of Science, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.
David SkalnikDepartment of Biology, School of Science, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.
Jeong Mook LimDepartment of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea.
Gareth J SullivanDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Hybrid Technology Hub - Centre of Excellence, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, 0372, Oslo, Norway.
Jianlong WangDepartment of Cell, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Black Family Stem Cell Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1317-6457
In-Hyun ParkDepartment of Genetics, Yale Stem Cell Center, Yale Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA. inhyun.park@yale.edu.
Yale Cancer Center · USNew York Stem Cell Foundation · USUniversity of Indianapolis · USCHA University · KRHashemite University · JOOslo University Hospital · NOSecond Military Medical University · CNSeoul National University · KR

Funding

CTSA INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCHUL1RR025750 · NCRR · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI SHAMOON, HARRY · 2008 to 2011
$20.5M
Project 3: Effect of Age and Longevity Genes on Epigenomic MechanismsP01GM099130 · NIGMS · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI SNYDER, MICHAEL P. · 2011 to 2015
$11.4M
Investigation of the function of methylated DNA binding protein in reprogrammingR01GM111667 · NIGMS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI PARK, IN-HYUN · 2014 to 2018
$1.6M
Catalytic Activity Independent Functions of TET Proteins in PluripotencyR21HD087722 · NICHD · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI WANG, JIANLONG · 2016 to 2017
$466k
Connecticut Innovations (CI) 13-SCB-YALE-06NCRR NIH HHS UL1 RR025750NICHD NIH HHS R21 HD087722NIGMS NIH HHS P01 GM099130NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM111667U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) UL1RR025750U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) GM0099130-01U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) GM111667-01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) maintain pluripotency through unique epigenetic states. When ESCs commit to a specific lineage, epigenetic changes in histones and DNA accompany the transition to specialized cell types. Investigating how epigenetic regulation controls lineage specification is critical in order to generate the required cell types for clinical applications. Uhrf1 is a widely known hemi-methylated DNA-binding protein, playing a role in DNA methylation through the recruitment of Dnmt1 and in heterochromatin formation alongside G9a, Trim28, and HDACs. Although Uhrf1 is not essential in ESC self-renewal, it remains elusive how Uhrf1 regulates cell specification. Here we report that Uhrf1 forms a complex with the active trithorax group, the Setd1a/COMPASS complex, to maintain bivalent histone marks, particularly those associated with neuroectoderm and mesoderm specification. Overall, our data demonstrate that Uhrf1 safeguards proper differentiation via bivalent histone modifications.

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AnimalsCCAAT-Enhancer-Binding ProteinsCellular ReprogrammingCellular Reprogramming TechniquesChimeraDNA MethylationEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleFibroblastsGene Knockout TechniquesHEK293 CellsHistone CodeHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHistonesHumansMaleCCAAT-Enhancer-Binding ProteinsHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHistonesNsccn1 protein, mouseNuclear ProteinsRecombinant ProteinsSetd1A protein, humanUbiquitin-Protein LigasesUhrf1 protein, mouse

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PMID29968706
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