Comment[ArrayExpressAccession] E-GEOD-44119 MAGE-TAB Version 1.1 Public Release Date 2013-04-01 Investigation Title The histone chaperone Spt6 coordinates histone H3K27 demethylation to regulate gene expression and myogenesis Comment[Submitted Name] The histone chaperone Spt6 coordinates histone H3K27 demethylation to regulate gene expression and myogenesis Experiment Description Histone chaperones affect chromatin structure and gene expression through interaction with histones and RNA polymerase II (PolII). Here, we report that the histone chaperone Spt6 counteracts H3K27me3, an epigenetic mark deposited by the Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 (PRC2) and associated with transcriptional repression. We found that Spt6 is required for proper engagement and function of the H3K27 demethylase KDM6A (UTX) on muscle genes and regulates muscle gene expression and cell differentiation. ChIP-Seq experiments revealed an extensive genome-wide overlap of Spt6, PolII and KDM6A at transcribed regions that are devoid of H3K27me3. Mammalian cells and zebrafish embryos with reduced Spt6 display increased H3K27me3 and diminished expression of the master regulator MyoD, resulting in myogenic differentiation defects. As a confirmation for an antagonistic relationship between Spt6 and H3K27me3, inhibition of PRC2 permits MyoD re-expression in myogenic cells with reduced Spt6. Our data indicate that, through cooperation with PolII and KDM6A, Spt6 orchestrates removal of H3K27me3, thus effectively controlling developmental gene expression and cell differentiation. Examination of Spt6 and KDM6A levels in a skeletal muscle cells at various developmental stages Term Source Name ArrayExpress EFO Term Source File http://www.ebi.ac.uk/arrayexpress/ http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/efo.owl Person Last Name Zare Wang Zare Mousavi Sartorelli Person First Name Hossein A Hossein Kambiz Vittorio Person Mid Initials H Person Email hzare@mail.nih.gov Person Affiliation NIH Person Address NIH, 5o South Dr #1347, Bethesda, USA Person Roles submitter Protocol Name P-GSE44119-4 P-GSE44119-1 P-GSE44119-3 P-GSE44119-2 Protocol Description Illumina Casava1.8 software used for basecalling. Sequenced reads were mapped to mm9 whole genome using illumina pipline (Eland) Peaks were called using SICER Algorithm ( Zang et al, 2009) with the following setting: window size (200bp), window pvalue (0.2), gap size(600bp) and the FDR of 0.05 Genome_build: mm9 Supplementary_files_format_and_content: mapped reads in bed format, peak files in bed formats and wig files were generated using filtered reads residing in enriched regions For differentiation, cells were placed in media containing Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium (DMEM) supplemented with 2% horse serum, penicillin/streptomycin and insulin-Transferrin-selenium-A. Lysates were clarified from sonicated nuclei and Spt6-DNA or KDM6A-DNA complexes were isolated with antibody Libraries were prepared according to NuGEN's instructions using Ovation SP Ultralow Library System (Part# 8033-32) on a Mondrian™ SP+ System. Libraries were sequenced on Illumina HiSeq following the manufacturer's protocols. C2C12 myoblasts were routinely grown in Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium (DMEM) supplemented with 20% fetal bovine serum (FBS) and penicillin/streptomycin. Protocol Type normalization data transformation protocol sample treatment protocol nucleic acid library construction protocol growth protocol Experimental Factor Name DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE CHIP ANTIBODY Experimental Factor Type developmental stage chip antibody Comment[SecondaryAccession] GSE44119 Comment[GEOReleaseDate] 2013-04-01 Comment[ArrayExpressSubmissionDate] 2013-02-06 Comment[GEOLastUpdateDate] 2013-04-18 Comment[AEExperimentType] ChIP-seq Comment[SecondaryAccession] SRP018432 Comment[SequenceDataURI] http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/data/view/SRR680164-SRR680168 SDRF File E-GEOD-44119.sdrf.txt