| Literature DB >> 12496962 |
I-Hsin Su1, Ashwin Basavaraj, Andrew N Krutchinsky, Oliver Hobert, Axel Ullrich, Brian T Chait, Alexander Tarakhovsky.
Abstract
Polycomb group protein Ezh2 is an essential epigenetic regulator of embryonic development in mice, but its role in the adult organism is unknown. High expression of Ezh2 in developing murine lymphocytes suggests Ezh2 involvement in lymphopoiesis. Using Cre-mediated conditional mutagenesis, we demonstrated a critical role for Ezh2 in early B cell development and rearrangement of the immunoglobulin heavy chain gene (Igh). We also revealed Ezh2 as a key regulator of histone H3 methylation in early B cell progenitors. Our data suggest Ezh2-dependent histone H3 methylation as a novel regulatory mechanism controlling Igh rearrangement during early murine B cell development.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12496962 DOI: 10.1038/ni876
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Immunol ISSN: 1529-2908 Impact factor: 25.606