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TAD border deletion at the Kit locus causes tissue-specific ectopic activation of a neighboring gene. / Kabirova, Evelyn; Ryzhkova, Anastasiya; Lukyanchikova, Varvara et al.
In: Nature Communications, Vol. 15, No. 1, 4521, 12.2024.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - TAD border deletion at the Kit locus causes tissue-specific ectopic activation of a neighboring gene
AU - Kabirova, Evelyn
AU - Ryzhkova, Anastasiya
AU - Lukyanchikova, Varvara
AU - Khabarova, Anna
AU - Korablev, Alexey
AU - Shnaider, Tatyana
AU - Nuriddinov, Miroslav
AU - Belokopytova, Polina
AU - Smirnov, Alexander
AU - Khotskin, Nikita V
AU - Kontsevaya, Galina
AU - Serova, Irina
AU - Battulin, Nariman
N1 - This work was supported with the budget project of Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS (state project FWNR-2022-0019). Experiment with M. castaneus hybrids was supported by Russian Science Foundation grant #22-14-00247. Hi-C experiments sequencing was performed using equipment of the Novosibirsk State University, supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of Russian Federation, grant #FSUS-2024- 0018. Illumina data analysis was supported by the strategic academic leadership program “Priority 2030” in Novosibirsk State University. Cell culturing was performed at the Collective Center of ICG SB RAS “Collection of Pluripotent Human and Mammalian Cell Cultures for Biological and Biomedical Research”, project number FWNR-2022-0019. © 2024. The Author(s).
PY - 2024/12
Y1 - 2024/12
N2 - Topologically associated domains (TADs) restrict promoter-enhancer interactions, thereby maintaining the spatiotemporal pattern of gene activity. However, rearrangements of the TADs boundaries do not always lead to significant changes in the activity pattern. Here, we investigated the consequences of the TAD boundaries deletion on the expression of developmentally important genes encoding tyrosine kinase receptors: Kit, Kdr, Pdgfra. We used genome editing in mice to delete the TADs boundaries at the Kit locus and characterized chromatin folding and gene expression in pure cultures of fibroblasts, mast cells, and melanocytes. We found that although Kit is highly active in both mast cells and melanocytes, deletion of the TAD boundary between the Kit and Kdr genes results in ectopic activation only in melanocytes. Thus, the epigenetic landscape, namely the mutual arrangement of enhancers and actively transcribing genes, is important for predicting the consequences of the TAD boundaries removal. We also found that mice without a TAD border between the Kit and Kdr genes have a phenotypic manifestation of the mutation - a lighter coloration. Thus, the data obtained shed light on the principles of interaction between the 3D chromatin organization and epigenetic marks in the regulation of gene activity.
AB - Topologically associated domains (TADs) restrict promoter-enhancer interactions, thereby maintaining the spatiotemporal pattern of gene activity. However, rearrangements of the TADs boundaries do not always lead to significant changes in the activity pattern. Here, we investigated the consequences of the TAD boundaries deletion on the expression of developmentally important genes encoding tyrosine kinase receptors: Kit, Kdr, Pdgfra. We used genome editing in mice to delete the TADs boundaries at the Kit locus and characterized chromatin folding and gene expression in pure cultures of fibroblasts, mast cells, and melanocytes. We found that although Kit is highly active in both mast cells and melanocytes, deletion of the TAD boundary between the Kit and Kdr genes results in ectopic activation only in melanocytes. Thus, the epigenetic landscape, namely the mutual arrangement of enhancers and actively transcribing genes, is important for predicting the consequences of the TAD boundaries removal. We also found that mice without a TAD border between the Kit and Kdr genes have a phenotypic manifestation of the mutation - a lighter coloration. Thus, the data obtained shed light on the principles of interaction between the 3D chromatin organization and epigenetic marks in the regulation of gene activity.
KW - Animals
KW - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit/genetics
KW - Mice
KW - Mast Cells/metabolism
KW - Melanocytes/metabolism
KW - Fibroblasts/metabolism
KW - Chromatin/metabolism
KW - Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2/genetics
KW - Promoter Regions, Genetic/genetics
KW - Enhancer Elements, Genetic/genetics
KW - Receptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alpha/genetics
KW - Epigenesis, Genetic
KW - Genetic Loci
KW - Mice, Inbred C57BL
KW - Organ Specificity/genetics
KW - Gene Editing
KW - Ectopic Gene Expression
KW - Male
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U2 - 10.1038/s41467-024-48523-7
DO - 10.1038/s41467-024-48523-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 38806452
VL - 15
JO - Nature Communications
JF - Nature Communications
SN - 2041-1723
IS - 1
M1 - 4521
ER -
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