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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
2
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2006-4-24
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pubmed:abstractText |
The most highly conserved noncoding elements (HCNEs) in mammalian genomes cluster within regions enriched for genes encoding developmentally important transcription factors (TFs). This suggests that HCNE-rich regions may contain key regulatory controls involved in development. We explored this by examining histone methylation in mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells across 56 large HCNE-rich loci. We identified a specific modification pattern, termed "bivalent domains," consisting of large regions of H3 lysine 27 methylation harboring smaller regions of H3 lysine 4 methylation. Bivalent domains tend to coincide with TF genes expressed at low levels. We propose that bivalent domains silence developmental genes in ES cells while keeping them poised for activation. We also found striking correspondences between genome sequence and histone methylation in ES cells, which become notably weaker in differentiated cells. These results highlight the importance of DNA sequence in defining the initial epigenetic landscape and suggest a novel chromatin-based mechanism for maintaining pluripotency.
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pubmed:grant |
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pubmed:commentsCorrections |
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical |
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Apr
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pubmed:issn |
0092-8674
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pubmed:author |
pubmed-author:BernsteinBradley EBE,
pubmed-author:ChoJ BJB,
pubmed-author:CuffJamesJ,
pubmed-author:FeilRobertR,
pubmed-author:HuebertDana JDJ,
pubmed-author:JaenischRudolfR,
pubmed-author:KamalMichaelM,
pubmed-author:LanderEric SES,
pubmed-author:MeissnerAlexA,
pubmed-author:MikkelsenTarjei STS,
pubmed-author:PlathKathrinK,
pubmed-author:SchreiberStuart LSL,
pubmed-author:WagschalAlexandreA,
pubmed-author:WernigMariusM,
pubmed-author:XieXiaohuiX
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:day |
21
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pubmed:volume |
125
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
315-26
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2007-11-14
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:16630819-Animals,
pubmed-meshheading:16630819-Cell Differentiation,
pubmed-meshheading:16630819-Cells, Cultured,
pubmed-meshheading:16630819-Chromatin,
pubmed-meshheading:16630819-DNA-Binding Proteins,
pubmed-meshheading:16630819-Epigenesis, Genetic,
pubmed-meshheading:16630819-Gene Expression Profiling,
pubmed-meshheading:16630819-Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental,
pubmed-meshheading:16630819-Histones,
pubmed-meshheading:16630819-Homeodomain Proteins,
pubmed-meshheading:16630819-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:16630819-Methylation,
pubmed-meshheading:16630819-Mice,
pubmed-meshheading:16630819-Mice, Inbred C57BL,
pubmed-meshheading:16630819-Nucleic Acid Conformation,
pubmed-meshheading:16630819-Octamer Transcription Factor-3,
pubmed-meshheading:16630819-Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis,
pubmed-meshheading:16630819-Stem Cells
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pubmed:year |
2006
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pubmed:articleTitle |
A bivalent chromatin structure marks key developmental genes in embryonic stem cells.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Molecular Pathology Unit and Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA. bbernstein@partners.org
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't,
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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