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Targeted epigenome editing of an endogenous locus with chromatin modifiers is not stably maintained

Overview of attention for article published in Epigenetics & Chromatin, March 2015
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Title
Targeted epigenome editing of an endogenous locus with chromatin modifiers is not stably maintained
Published in
Epigenetics & Chromatin, March 2015
DOI 10.1186/s13072-015-0002-z
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Authors

Goran Kungulovski, Suneetha Nunna, Maria Thomas, Ulrich M Zanger, Richard Reinhardt, Albert Jeltsch

Abstract

DNA methylation and histone 3 lysine 9 (H3K9) methylation are considered as epigenetic marks that can be inherited through cell divisions. To explore the functional consequences and stability of these modifications, we employed targeted installment of DNA methylation and H3K9 methylation in the vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A) promoter using catalytic domains of DNA or H3K9 methyltransferases that are fused to a zinc finger protein which binds a site in the VEGF-A promoter. Expression of the targeted DNA and H3K9 methyltransferases caused dense deposition of DNA methylation or H3K9 di- and trimethylation in the promoter of VEGF-A and downregulation of VEGF-A gene expression. We did not observe positive feedback between DNA methylation and H3K9 methylation. Upon loss of the targeted methyltransferases from the cells, the epigenetic marks, chromatin environment, and gene expression levels returned to their original state, indicating that both methylation marks were not stably propagated after their installment. The clear anti-correlation between DNA or H3K9 methylation and gene expression suggests a direct role of these marks in transcriptional control. The lack of maintenance of the transiently induced silenced chromatin state suggests that the stability of epigenetic signaling is based on an epigenetic network consisting of several molecular marks. Therefore, for stable reprogramming, either multivalent deposition of functionally related epigenetic marks or longer-lasting trigger stimuli might be necessary.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 2 2%
Canada 2 2%
Bulgaria 1 <1%
Germany 1 <1%
Netherlands 1 <1%
Spain 1 <1%
Unknown 120 94%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 36 28%
Student > Ph. D. Student 33 26%
Student > Master 14 11%
Professor > Associate Professor 10 8%
Student > Bachelor 9 7%
Other 13 10%
Unknown 13 10%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 54 42%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 38 30%
Medicine and Dentistry 6 5%
Immunology and Microbiology 3 2%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 2 2%
Other 7 5%
Unknown 18 14%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 17. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 24 January 2024.
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