Blobel, G. A., Kadauke, S., Wang, E., Lau, A. W., Zuber, J., Chou, M. M., Vakoc, C. R. (December 2009) A Reconfigured Pattern of MLL Occupancy within Mitotic Chromatin Promotes Rapid Transcriptional Reactivation Following Mitotic Exit. Molecular Cell, 36 (6). pp. 970-983.
Abstract
Mixed lineage leukemia (MLL) and its metazoan Trithorax orthologs have been linked with the epigenetic maintenance of transcriptional activity. To identify mechanisms by which MLL perpetuates active transcription in dividing cells, we investigated its role during M phase of the cell cycle. Unlike other chromatin-modifying enzymes examined, we found that MLL associates with gene promoters packaged within condensed mitotic chromosomes. Genome-wide location analysis identified a globally rearranged pattern of MLL occupancy during mitosis in a manner favoring genes that were highly transcribed during interphase. Knockdown experiments revealed that MLL retention at gene promoters during mitosis accelerates transcription reactivation following mitotic exit. MLL tethers Menin, RbBP5, and ASH2L to its occupied sites during mitosis, but is dispensable for preserving histone H3K4 methylation. These findings implicate mitotic bookmarking as a component of Trithorax-based gene regulation, which may facilitate inheritance of active gene expression states during cell division. © 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
| Item Type: | Paper |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | CELLCYCLE cell cycle DNA |
| Subjects: | bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification > transcription bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification > Chromatin dynamics diseases & disorders > cancer > cancer types > leukemia |
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| Communities: | CSHL labs > Vakoc lab CSHL Cancer Center Shared Resources > DNA Sequencing Service CSHL Cancer Center Shared Resources > Flow Cytometry Service CSHL Cancer Center Shared Resources > Microscopy Service |
| Depositing User: | CSHL Librarian |
| Date: | 24 December 2009 |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Mar 2012 19:12 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Dec 2014 16:50 |
| PMCID: | PMC2818742 |
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| URI: | https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/25403 |
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