Direct screening for chromatin status on DNA barcodes in yeast delineates the regulome of H3K79 methylation by Dot1
- Netherlands Cancer Institute, Netherlands
- VU University Medical Center, Netherlands
Abstract
Given the frequent misregulation of chromatin in cancer, it is important to understand the cellular mechanisms that regulate chromatin structure. However, systematic screening for epigenetic regulators is challenging and often relies on laborious assays or indirect reporter read-outs. Here we describe a strategy, Epi-ID, to directly assess chromatin status in thousands of mutants. In Epi-ID, chromatin status on DNA barcodes is interrogated by chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by deep sequencing, allowing for quantitative comparison of many mutants in parallel. Screening of a barcoded yeast knock-out collection for regulators of histone H3K79 methylation by Dot1 identified all known regulators as well as novel players and processes. These include histone deposition, homologous recombination, and adenosine kinase, which influences the methionine cycle. Gcn5, the acetyltransferase within the SAGA complex, was found to regulate histone methylation and H2B ubiquitination. The concept of Epi-ID is widely applicable and can be readily applied to other chromatin features.
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Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO-VICI-016.130.627)
- Fred van Leeuwen
KWF Kankerbestrijding (KWF NKI2014-7232)
- Fred van Leeuwen
KWF Kankerbestrijding (KWF NKI2009-4511)
- Fred van Leeuwen
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO-VIDI 723.012.102)
- AF Maarten Altelaar
National Roadmap Large-scale Research Facilities of The Netherlands (184.032.201)
- Liesbeth Hoekman
- AF Maarten Altelaar
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NCI-KIEM-731.013.102)
- Fred van Leeuwen
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NCI-LIFT-731.015.405)
- Fred van Leeuwen
The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.
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© 2016, Vlaming et al.
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Direct screening for chromatin status on DNA barcodes in yeast delineates the regulome of H3K79 methylation by Dot1
eLife 5:e18919.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.18919
