FBXL19 recruits CDK-Mediator to CpG islands of developmental genes priming them for activation during lineage commitment

  1. Emilia A Dimitrova
  2. Takashi Kondo
  3. Angelika Feldmann
  4. Manabu Nakayama
  5. Yoko Koseki
  6. Rebecca Konietzny
  7. Benedikt M Kessler
  8. Haruhiko Koseki
  9. Robert J Klose  Is a corresponding author
  1. University of Oxford, United Kingdom
  2. RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Japan
  3. Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Japan

Abstract

CpG islands are gene regulatory elements associated with the majority of mammalian promoters, yet how they regulate gene expression remains poorly understood. Here, we identify FBXL19 as a CpG island-binding protein in mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells and show that it associates with the CDK-Mediator complex. We discover that FBXL19 recruits CDK-Mediator to CpG island-associated promoters of non-transcribed developmental genes to prime these genes for activation during cell lineage commitment. We further show that recognition of CpG islands by FBXL19 is essential for mouse development. Together this reveals a new CpG island-centric mechanism for CDK-Mediator recruitment to developmental gene promoters in ES cells and a requirement for CDK-Mediator in priming these developmental genes for activation during cell lineage commitment.

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  1. Emilia A Dimitrova

    Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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  2. Takashi Kondo

    Laboratory for Developmental Genetics, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan
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  3. Angelika Feldmann

    Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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  4. Manabu Nakayama

    Department of Technology Development, Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Kisarazu, Japan
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  5. Yoko Koseki

    Laboratory of Developmental Genetics, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan
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  6. Rebecca Konietzny

    TDI Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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  7. Benedikt M Kessler

    TDI Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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  8. Haruhiko Koseki

    Laboratory for Developmental Genetics, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan
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  9. Robert J Klose

    Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Funding

Wellcome (098024/Z/11/Z)

  • Robert J Klose

European Research Council (681440)

  • Robert J Klose

Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine

  • Robert J Klose

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development

  • Haruhiko Koseki

Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowship (110286/Z/15/Z)

  • Angelika Feldmann

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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© 2018, Dimitrova et al.

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  1. Emilia A Dimitrova
  2. Takashi Kondo
  3. Angelika Feldmann
  4. Manabu Nakayama
  5. Yoko Koseki
  6. Rebecca Konietzny
  7. Benedikt M Kessler
  8. Haruhiko Koseki
  9. Robert J Klose
(2018)
FBXL19 recruits CDK-Mediator to CpG islands of developmental genes priming them for activation during lineage commitment
eLife 7:e37084.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.37084

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