Methylation of histone 3 (H3) at lysine 36 (K36) has been implicated in several biological processes, such as DNA replication, DNA repair, and transcription. To date, at least eight distinct mammalian enzymes have been described to methylate H3K36 in vitro and/or in vivo. In this work, Set2, Nsd1, and Nsd3 Venus tagged proteins were successfully expressed in mouse embryonic stem cells and, then, analyzed by confocal microscopy, mass spectrometry (MS), and chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing (ChIP-seq). MS analysis revealed that Setd2, Nsd1, and Nsd3 do not associate in protein complexes with each other. Setd2 was associated with RNA polymerase II subunits and two transcription elongation factors (Supt5 and Supt6), whereas Nsd1 associated with the transcription factor Zfx. In contrast, Nsd3 interacted with multiple protein complexes including Kdm1b and Brd4 complexes.
Interestingly, Nsd1 and Zfx seem to be bound to chromatin during cell division. ChIP-seq analysis of the H3K36 methyltransferases showed different binding profiles at transcribed genes: Nsd1 binds near the transcription start site (TSS), Setd2 loading starts near the TSS and spreads along the gene body, while, Nsd3 is preferentially enriched at the 5’ and 3’ gene regions. Sequential deletion of PWWP and zinger-finger like domains was achieved to study any possible changes in Nsd1 and Nsd3 function. Deletion of either PHD1-4 or PHD5/C5HCH domains decreased Nsd1 recruitment to chromatin. Particularly, the PHD5/C5HCH were identified as the protein-protein interface for Zfx interaction. In agreement, Zfx knockdown also decreased Nsd1 deposition at the Oct4 and Tcl1 promoter regions. Furthermore, Nsd1 depletion reduced bulk histone H3K36me2 and histone H3K36me3 loading at the coding regions of Oct4, Rif1, Brd2, and Ccnd1.
In addition, Nsd1 knockdown led to an increased Zfx deposition at promoters. Our findings suggest Zfx recruits Nsd1 to its target loci, whereas Nsd1 regulates Zfx chromatin release and further contributes to transcription regulation through its H3K36 dimethylase activity. On the other hand, loss of Nsd3’s PHD5/C5HCH or PWWP domains decreased Nsd3 binding to DNA. In addition, we demonstrate that Nsd3 is recruited to target genes in a Brd4-dependent manner. Herein, we provided further insights on how H3K36 methyltransferases are regulated, and how they contribute to changes in the epigenetic landscape in mouse embryonic stem cells.fi
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa:de:qucosa:28122 |
| Date | 05 June 2014 |
| Creators | Coe Torres, Davi |
| Contributors | Stewart, Francis, Cockerill, Peter, Technische Universität Dresden |
| Source Sets | Hochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | doc-type:doctoralThesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis, doc-type:Text |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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