CHD7 binds distinct regions in the Sox11 locus to regulate neuronal differentiation
Martinez, E.; Jadali, A.; Qiu, J.; Hinman, A. M.; Ni, J. Z.; Kim, J.; Kwan, K. Y.
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The chromodomain helicase DNA binding protein 7 (CHD7) is a nucleosome repositioner implicated in multiple cellular processes, including neuronal differentiation. We identified CHD7 genome-wide binding sites that regulate neuronal differentiation in an otic stem cell line. We identified CHD7 enrichment at the Sox11 promoter and 3 untranslated region (UTR). Sox11 is a transcription factor essential for neuronal differentiation. CRISPRi of Sox11 promoter or 3UTR displayed decreased neurite lengths and reduced neuronal marker expression TUBB3 expression. We showed that the Sox11 locus resides at TAD boundaries, and CTCF marks the 3UTR. We propose that CHD7 modulates chromatin accessibility of the Sox11 promoter and CTCF-marked insulators in the 3UTR to facilitate neuronal differentiation. CRISPRi of the insulator site alters 3D chromatin organization, affects gene expression and ultimately perturbs cellular processes. Our results implicate a general mechanism of CHD7 in facilitating neuronal differentiation and provide insight into CHD7 dysfunction in CHARGE syndrome, a congenital disorder associated with hearing loss.
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