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ArticleBiomolecules2026

A Developmental Study of MeCP2 with Core and Linker Histones Indicates a Dynamic Change During Adolescent Brain Development in a Region- and Strain-Specific Manner in Mice.

Ashraf Kadar Shahib, Seyyed Mohyeddin Ziaee, Kazem Nejati-Koshki, James R Davie, Mojgan Rastegar

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Ashraf Kadar ShahibDepartment of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, 745 Bannatyne Avenue, Basic Medical Sciences Bldg. Room 627, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0J9, Canada.ORCID 0009-0009-8641-7969
Seyyed Mohyeddin ZiaeeDepartment of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, 745 Bannatyne Avenue, Basic Medical Sciences Bldg. Room 627, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0J9, Canada.
Kazem Nejati-KoshkiDepartment of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, 745 Bannatyne Avenue, Basic Medical Sciences Bldg. Room 627, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0J9, Canada.
James R DavieDepartment of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, 745 Bannatyne Avenue, Basic Medical Sciences Bldg. Room 627, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0J9, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-0420-6888
Mojgan RastegarDepartment of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, 745 Bannatyne Avenue, Basic Medical Sciences Bldg. Room 627, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0J9, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-3619-6116

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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada NSERC Discovery Grant - RGPIN-2024-04920
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Abstract

Chromatin organization during postnatal development is very important for establishing neuronal function and may be disrupted in neurodevelopmental disorders that are associated with impaired brain function. Both the Methyl CpG-binding protein 2 (MeCP2) and the linker histone H1 are important chromatin regulators. Still, their developmental expression patterns and functional interactions across diverse genetic backgrounds are not well understood. This study examined changes in histone H1, histone H3, and MeCP2 levels in CD1 and C57BL/6 mice in two different strains, in the liver, cerebellum, and cerebral hemispheres obtained at two adolescent developmental stages [P21 (postnatal day 21) and P56]. We show that both strains have significant cerebral-specific increases in MeCP2 and H1, while H3 levels remain consistent. The CD1 strain exhibited hepatic H1 elevation between early (P21) and late (P56) adolescence, which was absent in the C57BL/6 strain. This highlights possible strain-dependent postnatal dynamic chromatin organization. Analysis of

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BrainHistonesMethyl-CpG-Binding Protein 2AnimalsCerebellumChromatinFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalLiverMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLChromatinHistonesMecp2 protein, mouseMethyl-CpG-Binding Protein 2cerebellar developmentchromatin organizationcore histone H3linker histone H1male and female miceMeCP2mouse genetic background/strainneurodevelopmentpostnatal developmentRett Syndrome

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PMID41750404
PMCPMC12937746

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