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CELL
Volume 165, Issue 2, Pages 331-342Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.02.064
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- China Thousand Youth Talents'' [KHH1340001]
- NSFC [91419306]
- 973'' State Key Development Program [2014CB943103]
- ISTC [2014DFB30020]
- NIH grant [CA118487]
- Boston Children's Hospital funds
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Regulation of enhancer activity is important for controlling gene expression programs. Here, we report that a biochemical complex containing a potential chromatin reader, RACK7, and the histone lysine 4 tri-methyl (H3K4me3)-specific demethylase KDM5C occupies many active enhancers, including almost all super-enhancers. Loss of RACK7 or KDM5C results in overactivation of enhancers, characterized by the deposition of H3K4me3 and H3K27Ac, together with increased transcription of eRNAs and nearby genes. Furthermore, loss of RACK7 or KDM5C leads to de-repression of S100A oncogenes and various cancer-related phenotypes. Our findings reveal a RACK7/KDM5C-regulated, dynamic interchange between histone H3K4me1 and H3K4me3 at active enhancers, representing an additional layer of regulation of enhancer activity. We propose that RACK7/KDM5C functions as an enhancer brake'' to ensure appropriate enhancer activity, which, when compromised, could contribute to tumorigenesis.
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