A non-catalytic role for MLL2 in controlling chromatin organisation and mobility during the priming of pluripotent cells for differentiation
Steindel, M.; Davis, O.; Neumann, K.; Pirvan, L.; Agsu, G.; Kranz, A.; Adhya, D.; Morf, J.; Yang, S.; Zhang, Z.; Fu, J.; Barile, M.; Wurmser, A.; Strawbridge, S.; Mohorianu, I.; Madapura, P.; Huntly, B.; Gottgens, B.; Holcman, D.; Samarajiwa, S.; Klenerman, D.; Anastassiadis, K.; Stewart, A. F.; Basu, S.
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The chromatin regulator MLL2 (KMT2B) is the primary histone 3 lysine 4 (H3K4) trimethyltransferase acting at bivalent promoters in embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and is required for differentiation toward neuroectoderm. Here, we demonstrate that this requirement occurs during exit from naive pluripotency, days before neuroectoderm differentiation is impaired. During exit, the effect of MLL2 on transcription is subtle, increasing the expression of a few important neuroectodermal transcription factors. In contrast, MLL2s effect on chromatin architecture is substantial, stabilising loops associated with bivalent promoters in primed ESCs. MLL2 H3K4 catalytic activity is dispensable for stabilising these loops during ESC exit and for neuroectoderm differentiation. We therefore identify a non-catalytic function for MLL2 in stabilising 3D chromatin architecture, which has implications for lineage specification. Because MLL2 shares features with all four MLLs, we propose that chromatin tethering, rather than H3K4 methylation, represents a primary function for MLLs during lineage commitment decisions.
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