Uhrf1 loss disrupts Ctcf-associated chromatin organization during early mouse embryogenesis
Kurowski, A.; Zhu, B.; Sun, Y.; Sargunas, P.; Jain, N.; Chan, A.; Hadri, L.; Shi, Y.; Walsh, M. J.; Ma, S.
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UHRF1 is a chromatin-binding protein essential for maintaining DNA methylation and histone modification states, yet its integrated role in vivo remains incompletely understood. To define its function, we generated conditional Uhrf1 knockout embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and embryos. Uhrf1-/- ESCs exhibited near-complete loss of 5mC and 5hmC but maintained pluripotency, whereas Uhrf1-null embryos developed normally until E8.5 and then failed to develop further by E9.5, phenocopying Dnmt1 loss. Single-cell multi-omic (ME-seq) profiling of E8.5 embryos revealed impaired lineage stabilization, widespread hypomethylation, and disrupted chromatin architecture. Uhrf1 loss was associated with altered CTCF-associated chromatin signal, broad remodeling of chromatin contacts, altered cis-regulatory relationships, and reduced predicted BMP-related ligand-receptor communication, particularly within neural crest populations. These findings identify Uhrf1 as a central regulator that tightly couples DNA methylation maintenance to 3D genome organization during gastrulation, thereby, directing early lineage specification and positioning Uhrf1 as a pivotal mediator of epigenetic information transfer during early embryogenesis. HighlightsO_LIUhrf1 knockout ESCs show global loss of 5mC/5hmC but maintain pluripotency. C_LIO_LIUhrf1-null embryos develop normally until E8.5 but die by E9.5 with severe defects. C_LIO_LISingle-cell multi-omics revealed disrupted chromatin, transcription, and lineage stability upon knockout. C_LIO_LILoss of Uhrf1 alters CTCF-associated chromatin signal, predicted BMP-related communication, and cis-regulatory relationships. C_LI Graphical abstract O_FIG O_LINKSMALLFIG WIDTH=200 HEIGHT=177 SRC="FIGDIR/small/738670v1_ufig1.gif" ALT="Figure 1"> View larger version (52K): org.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@15bf31dorg.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@1b601ecorg.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@386018org.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@12ce99f_HPS_FORMAT_FIGEXP M_FIG C_FIG
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