H2AK119ub1 guides maternal inheritance and zygotic deposition of H3K27me3 in mouse embryos

H Mei, C Kozuka, R Hayashi, M Kumon, H Koseki… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Parental epigenomes are established during gametogenesis. While they are largely reset
after fertilization, broad domains of Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2)-mediated …

Distinct dynamics and functions of H2AK119ub1 and H3K27me3 in mouse preimplantation embryos

Z Chen, MN Djekidel, Y Zhang - Nature genetics, 2021 - nature.com
Polycomb repressive complexes 1 and 2 (PRC1/2) maintain transcriptional silencing of
developmental genes largely by catalyzing the formation of mono-ubiquitinated histone H2A …

[HTML][HTML] Resetting epigenetic memory by reprogramming of histone modifications in mammals

H Zheng, B Huang, B Zhang, Y Xiang, Z Du, Q Xu, Y Li… - Molecular cell, 2016 - cell.com
Polycomb group proteins and the related histone modification H3K27me3 can maintain the
silencing of key developmental regulators and provide cellular memory. However, how such …

[HTML][HTML] Polycomb-dependent H3K27me1 and H3K27me2 regulate active transcription and enhancer fidelity

KJ Ferrari, A Scelfo, SG Jammula, A Cuomo, I Barozzi… - Molecular cell, 2014 - cell.com
H3K27me3 is deposited at promoters by the preferential association of Polycomb repressive
complex 2 (PRC2) with CpG-rich DNA elements regulating development by repressing gene …

Germ line–inherited H3K27me3 restricts enhancer function during maternal-to-zygotic transition

F Zenk, E Loeser, R Schiavo, F Kilpert, O Bogdanović… - Science, 2017 - science.org
Gametes carry parental genetic material to the next generation. Stress-induced epigenetic
changes in the germ line can be inherited and can have a profound impact on offspring …

[HTML][HTML] PRC2 and EHMT1 regulate H3K27me2 and H3K27me3 establishment across the zygote genome

TG Meng, Q Zhou, XS Ma, XY Liu, QR Meng… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The formation of zygote is the beginning of mammalian life, and dynamic epigenetic
modifications are essential for mammalian normal development. H3K27 di-methylation …

Polycomb-mediated genome architecture enables long-range spreading of H3K27 methylation

K Kraft, KE Yost, SE Murphy, A Magg… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Polycomb-group proteins play critical roles in gene silencing through the deposition of
histone H3 lysine 27 trimethylation (H3K27me3) and chromatin compaction. This process is …

[HTML][HTML] The H3K36me2 methyltransferase Nsd1 demarcates PRC2-mediated H3K27me2 and H3K27me3 domains in embryonic stem cells

G Streubel, A Watson, SG Jammula, A Scelfo… - Molecular cell, 2018 - cell.com
The Polycomb repressor complex 2 (PRC2) is composed of the core subunits Ezh1/2,
Suz12, and Eed, and it mediates all di-and tri-methylation of histone H3 at lysine 27 in …

Accurate H3K27 methylation can be established de novo by SUZ12-directed PRC2

JW Højfeldt, A Laugesen, BM Willumsen… - Nature structural & …, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) catalyzes methylation on lysine 27 of
histone H3 (H3K27) and is required for maintaining transcriptional patterns and cellular …

Polycomb PHF19 binds H3K36me3 and recruits PRC2 and demethylase NO66 to embryonic stem cell genes during differentiation

GL Brien, G Gambero, DJ O'connell, E Jerman… - Nature structural & …, 2012 - nature.com
Polycomb group proteins are repressive chromatin modifiers with essential roles in
metazoan development, cellular differentiation and cell fate maintenance. How Polycomb …