The methyltransferase activity of Dot1L is essential for Xenopus tropicalis tadpole development and survival.

Emeric M Louis, Nga Luu, Laurent M Sachs, Yun-Bo Shi

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Emeric M LouisSection on Molecular Morphogenesis, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Nga LuuSection on Molecular Morphogenesis, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Laurent M SachsUMR 7221 Physiologie Moléculaire et Adaptation, CNRS, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Alliance Sorbonne Universités, CP32, 57 rue Cuvier, 75005, Paris, France.

Yun-Bo ShiSection on Molecular Morphogenesis, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. Shi@helix.nih.gov.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6330-0639

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Abstract

Epigenetic modifications of histones play key roles in transcriptional regulation by diverse transcription factors. One such modification is the methylation of histone H3 at lysine 79 (H3K79). The methyltransferase DOT1L is the only known, highly conserved enzyme capable of methylating H3K79 in a wide range of species. We have been studying the role of DOT1L during Xenopus tropicalis development. We have generated a Dot1L mutant line with a deletion of 6 amino acids and two amino acid substitutions in the catalytic domain, resulting in a complete loss of H3K79 methylation in the developing animals. Importantly, we have demonstrated that the absence of H3K79 methylation during X. tropicalis development leads to lethality at or before stage 48 (about 30 days post-fertilization), as well as delayed growth and developmental progression in tadpoles. These findings highlight a crucial role for H3K79 methylation during premetamorphic development of X. tropicalis.

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AmphibiansEpigeneticsH3K79 methylationHistone methyltransferaseThyroid hormone

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PMID41776679

DOI10.1186/s13578-026-01537-8

PMCPMC12954907

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