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Conversion of random X-inactivation to imprinted X-inactivation by maternal PRC2

  1. Clair Harris
  2. Marissa Cloutier
  3. Megan Trotter
  4. Michael Hinten
  5. Srimonta Gayen
  6. Zhenhai Du
  7. Wei Xie
  8. Sundeep Kalantry  Is a corresponding author
  1. University of Michigan, United States
  2. Tsinghua University, China
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.44258
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  1. Clair Harris
  2. Marissa Cloutier
  3. Megan Trotter
  4. Michael Hinten
  5. Srimonta Gayen
  6. Zhenhai Du
  7. Wei Xie
  8. Sundeep Kalantry
(2019)
Conversion of random X-inactivation to imprinted X-inactivation by maternal PRC2
eLife 8:e44258.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.44258
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Abstract

Imprinted X-inactivation silences genes exclusively on the paternally-inherited X-chromosome and is a paradigm of transgenerational epigenetic inheritance in mammals. Here, we test the role of maternal vs. zygotic Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) protein EED in orchestrating imprinted X-inactivation in mouse embryos. In maternal-null (Eedm-/-) but not zygotic-null (Eed-/-) early embryos, the maternal X-chromosome ectopically induced Xist and underwent inactivation. Eedm-/- females subsequently stochastically silenced Xist from one of the two X-chromosomes and displayed random X-inactivation. This effect was exacerbated in embryos lacking both maternal and zygotic EED (Eedmz-/-), suggesting that zygotic EED can also contribute to the onset of imprinted X-inactivation. Xist expression dynamics in Eedm-/- embryos resemble that of early human embryos, which lack oocyte-derived maternal PRC2 and only undergo random X-inactivation. Thus, expression of PRC2 in the oocyte and transmission of the gene products to the embryo may dictate the occurrence of imprinted X-inactivation in mammals.

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Sequencing data have been deposited in GEO under accession number GSE123173. The analyzed sequencing data are also included as Supplementary File 3.

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  1. Clair Harris

    Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States
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  2. Marissa Cloutier

    Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States
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  3. Megan Trotter

    Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States
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  4. Michael Hinten

    Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States
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  5. Srimonta Gayen

    Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States
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  6. Zhenhai Du

    Center for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, THU-PKU Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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  7. Wei Xie

    Center for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, THU-PKU Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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  8. Sundeep Kalantry

    Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States
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Funding

NIH Office of the Director (DP2-OD-008646)

  • Sundeep Kalantry

National Institutes of Health (R01GM124571)

  • Sundeep Kalantry

National Institutes of Health (R01HD095463)

  • Sundeep Kalantry

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (T32GM07544)

  • Marissa Cloutier
  • Megan Trotter

March of Dimes Foundation (5-FY12-119)

  • Sundeep Kalantry

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

Ethics

Animal experimentation: This study was performed in strict accordance with the recommendations in the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals of the National Institutes of Health. All animals were handled according to protocols approved by the University Committee on Use and Care of Animals (UCUCA) at the University of Michigan (protocol #s PRO6455 and PRO8425).

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© 2019, Harris et al.

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  1. Clair Harris
  2. Marissa Cloutier
  3. Megan Trotter
  4. Michael Hinten
  5. Srimonta Gayen
  6. Zhenhai Du
  7. Wei Xie
  8. Sundeep Kalantry
(2019)
Conversion of random X-inactivation to imprinted X-inactivation by maternal PRC2
eLife 8:e44258.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.44258

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