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ArticleGenes & development2025

H3K4me3 amplifies transcription at intergenic active regulatory elements.

Haoming Yu, Yongyan Zhang, Zhicong Liao, Benjamin William Walters, Bluma J Lesch

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Article in Genes & development, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  1. Histone modification cross talk between a host and pathogen.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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Haoming YuDepartment of Genetics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6231-7183
Yongyan ZhangDepartment of Genetics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, USA.
Zhicong LiaoDepartment of Genetics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, USA.
Benjamin William WaltersDepartment of Genetics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, USA.
Bluma J LeschDepartment of Genetics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, USA; bluma.lesch@yale.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-6689-0240

Funding

Germline Utx mutation as a model for transgenerational epigenetic inheritanceR01HD098128 · NICHD · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI LESCH, BLUMA J · 2020 to 2024
$2.0M
Defining the role of DOT1L in chromocenter stabilization pre- and post-fertilizationR21HD110843 · NICHD · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI LESCH, BLUMA J · 2023 to 2023
$461k
Defining signatures of epigenetic sensitization to lung cancer in a mouse modelR21CA288677 · NCI · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI LESCH, BLUMA J · 2024 to 2025
$430k
NCI NIH HHS R21 CA288677NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD098128NICHD NIH HHS R21 HD110843
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mammalian genomes undergo pervasive transcription in both genic and intergenic regions. Trimethylation of histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4me3) is a deeply conserved and functionally important histone modification enriched at transcriptionally active promoters, where it facilitates RNA polymerase activity. H3K4me3 is also commonly found in intergenic regions, where its role is poorly understood. We interrogated the role of H3K4me3 at intergenic regulatory elements by using epigenetic editing to efficiently deposit H3K4me3 at intergenic loci. We found that H3K4me3 amplifies RNA polymerase activity and is actively remodeled at intergenic regions, shedding light on these important but poorly understood regions of the genome.

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DNA, IntergenicHistonesTranscription, GeneticAnimalsDNA-Directed RNA PolymerasesEpigenesis, GeneticHumansMethylationMiceDNA-Directed RNA PolymerasesDNA, Intergenichistone H3 trimethyl Lys4Histoneschromatinenhancerepigenetics

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PMID40825666
PMCPMC12581817

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