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GENOME RESEARCH
Volume 32, Issue 8, Pages 1487-1501Publisher
COLD SPRING HARBOR LAB PRESS, PUBLICATIONS DEPT
DOI: 10.1101/gr.276207.121
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31941006, 31970822, 31902161]
- Huazhong Agricultural University-Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen Cooperation Fund [SZYJY2021009]
- Key Research and Development Program of Hubei Province [2021BBA221]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [2662022DKPY001]
- Major Project of Hubei Hongshan Laboratory [2021hszd003]
- National Key R&D Program of China, Stem Cell and Translational Research [2016YFA0100203]
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This study profiles the global H3K4me3 and H3K27me3 dynamics in porcine oocytes and embryos, revealing two previously unknown epigenetic reprogramming modes associated with zygotic genome activation (ZGA). It demonstrates the crucial role of histone modifications in regulating ZGA and suggests the potential use of porcine embryos as a model for human embryo research.
Histone modifications are critical epigenetic indicators of chromatin state associated with gene expression. Although the reprogramming patterns of H3K4me3 and H3K27me3 have been elucidated in mouse and human preimplantation embryos, the relationship between these marks and zygotic genome activation (ZGA) remains poorly understood. By ultra-low-input native chromatin immunoprecipitation and sequencing, we profiled global H3K4me3 and H3K27me3 in porcine oocytes and in vitro fertilized (IVF) embryos. We observed sharp H3K4me3 peaks in promoters of ZGA genes in oocytes, and these peaks became broader after fertilization and reshaped into sharp peaks again during ZGA. By simultaneous depletion of H3K4me3 demethylase KDM5B and KDM5C, we determined that broad H3K4me3 domain maintenance impaired ZGA gene expression, suggesting its function to prevent premature ZGA entry. In contrast, broad H3K27me3 domains underwent global removal upon fertilization, followed by a re-establishment for H3K4me3/H3K27me3 bivalency in morulae. We also found that bivalent marks were deposited at promoters of ZGA genes, and inhibiting this deposition was correlated with the activation of ZGA genes. It suggests that promoter bivalency contributes to ZGA exit in porcine embryos. Moreover, we demonstrated that aberrant reprogramming of H3K4me3 and H3K27me3 triggered ZGA dysregulation in somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) embryos, whereas H3K27me3-mediated imprinting did not exist in porcine IVF and SCNT embryos. Our findings highlight two previously unknown epigenetic reprogramming modes coordinated with ZGA in porcine preimplantation embryos. Finally, the similarities observed between porcine and human histone modification dynamics suggest that the porcine embryo may also be a useful model for human embryo research.
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