Ring1B and Suv39h1 delineate distinct chromatin states at bivalent genes during early mouse lineage commitment

O Alder, F Lavial, A Helness, E Brookes, S Pinho, A Chandrashekran, P Arnaud, A Pombo, Laura O'Neill, V Azuara

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Abstract

Pluripotent cells develop within the inner cell mass of blastocysts, a mosaic of cells surrounded by an extra-embryonic layer, the trophectoderm. We show that a set of somatic lineage regulators (including Hox, Gata and Sox factors) that carry bivalent chromatin enriched in H3K27me3 and H3K4me2 are selectively targeted by Suv39h1-mediated H3K9me3 and de novo DNA methylation in extra-embryonic versus embryonic (pluripotent) lineages, as assessed both in blastocyst-derived stem cells and in vivo. This stably repressed state is linked with a loss of gene priming for transcription through the exclusion of PRC1 (Ring1B) and RNA polymerase II complexes at bivalent, lineage-inappropriate genes upon trophoblast lineage commitment. Collectively, our results suggest a mutually exclusive role for Ring1B and Suv39h1 in regulating distinct chromatin states at key developmental genes and propose a novel mechanism by which lineage specification can be reinforced during early development.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2483-2492
Number of pages10
JournalDevelopment (Cambridge)
Volume137
Issue number15
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2010

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