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Schneider, R.* ; Bannister, A.J.* ; Myers, F.A.* ; Thorne, A.W.* ; Crane-Robinson, C.* ; Kouzarides, T.*

Histone H3 lysine 4 methylation patterns in higher eukaryotic genes.

Nat. Cell Biol. 6, 73-77 (2004)
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Lysine residues within histones can be mono-, di - or tri-methylated. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae tri-methylation of Lys 4 of histone H3 (K4/H3) correlates with transcriptional activity, but little is known about this methylation state in higher eukaryotes. Here, we examine the K4/H3 methylation pattern at the promoter and transcribed region of metazoan genes. We analysed chicken genes that are developmentally regulated, constitutively active or inactive. We found that the pattern of K4/H3 methylation shows similarities to S. cerevisiae. Tri-methyl K4/H3 peaks in the 5' transcribed region and active genes can be discriminated by high levels of tri-methyl K4/H3 compared with inactive genes. However, our results also identify clear differences compared to yeast, as significant levels of K4/H3 methylation are present on inactive genes within the beta-globin locus, implicating this modification in maintaining a 'poised' chromatin state. In addition, K4/H3 di-methylation is not genome-wide and di-methylation is not uniformly distributed throughout the transcribed region. These results indicate that in metazoa, di- and tri-methylation of K4/H3 is linked to active transcription and that significant differences exist in the genome-wide methylation pattern as compared with S. cerevisiae.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Sprache englisch
Veröffentlichungsjahr 2004
HGF-Berichtsjahr 0
ISSN (print) / ISBN 1465-7392
e-ISSN 1476-4679
Zeitschrift Nature Cell Biology
Quellenangaben Band: 6, Heft: 1, Seiten: 73-77 Artikelnummer: , Supplement: ,
Verlag Nature Publishing Group
Begutachtungsstatus Peer reviewed
Institut(e) Institute of Functional Epigenetics (IFE)
POF Topic(s) 30203 - Molecular Targets and Therapies
Forschungsfeld(er) Helmholtz Diabetes Center
PSP-Element(e) G-502800-001
PubMed ID 14661024
DOI 10.1038/ncb1076
Erfassungsdatum 2004-12-31
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