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Chromatin Immunoprecipitation ChIP in Mouse T-cell Lines
Published on: June 17, 2017
Signaling induced biophysical disruption of repressed chromatin domains drives immune cell fate
Abstract:
Cell fate transitions require signal-induced chromatin derepression, yet mechanisms governing transitions from repressed to active chromatin states are poorly understood. We discover, at fate-defining genes across immune cell types, a signal-induced histone code, and describe domains of H3 serine 28 phosphorylation (H3S28ph) spanning architectural features, often coincident with repressive H3 lysine 27 trimethylation (H3K27me3). Employing biophysical, single cell, and functional approaches to study signal-induced cell differentiation in the immune system, we uncover epigenomic transitions and cell fate choices precipitated by histone phosphorylation (H3ph). Mechanistically, H3ph overrides Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 (PRC2) chromatin repression, biophysically disrupts polynucleosome compaction, and promotes loss of H3K27me3, while increasing activating H3K27 acetylation and H3K36 dimethylation to drive domain interactivity and stabilize transcription. We demonstrate the activity of H3ph in several cell fate transitions and illuminate biophysical mechanisms enabling rapid signal-activated chromatin derepression, processes with general relevance for cellular differentiation and activation.
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