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Conservation of epigenetic regulation by the MLL3/4 tumour suppressor in planarian pluripotent stem cells

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  • Yuliana Mihaylova

    (Tinbergen Building)

  • Prasad Abnave

    (Tinbergen Building)

  • Damian Kao

    (Tinbergen Building)

  • Samantha Hughes

    (HAN University of Applied Sciences, Institute of Applied Sciences)

  • Alvina Lai

    (Tinbergen Building)

  • Farah Jaber-Hijazi

    (Beatson Institute for Cancer Research)

  • Nobuyoshi Kosaka

    (Tinbergen Building)

  • A. Aziz Aboobaker

    (Tinbergen Building)

Abstract

Currently, little is known about the evolution of epigenetic regulation in animal stem cells. Here we demonstrate, using the planarian stem cell system to investigate the role of the COMPASS family of MLL3/4 histone methyltransferases that their function as tumor suppressors in mammalian stem cells is conserved over a long evolutionary distance. To investigate the potential conservation of a genome-wide epigenetic regulatory program in animal stem cells, we assess the effects of Mll3/4 loss of function by performing RNA-seq and ChIP-seq on the G2/M planarian stem cell population, part of which contributes to the formation of outgrowths. We find many oncogenes and tumor suppressors among the affected genes that are likely candidates for mediating MLL3/4 tumor suppression function. Our work demonstrates conservation of an important epigenetic regulatory program in animals and highlights the utility of the planarian model system for studying epigenetic regulation.

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  • Yuliana Mihaylova & Prasad Abnave & Damian Kao & Samantha Hughes & Alvina Lai & Farah Jaber-Hijazi & Nobuyoshi Kosaka & A. Aziz Aboobaker, 2018. "Conservation of epigenetic regulation by the MLL3/4 tumour suppressor in planarian pluripotent stem cells," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 9(1), pages 1-17, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:9:y:2018:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-018-06092-6
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06092-6
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    1. Lily L. Wong & Christina G. Bruxvoort & Nicholas I. Cejda & Matthew R. Delaney & Jannette Rodriguez Otero & David J. Forsthoefel, 2022. "Intestine-enriched apolipoprotein b orthologs are required for stem cell progeny differentiation and regeneration in planarians," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-19, December.

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