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KDM6 demethylase independent loss of histone H3 lysine 27 trimethylation during early embryonic development.
PLoS genetics - 1 Aug 2014
Shpargel Karl B, Starmer Joshua, Yee Della, Pohlers Michael, Magnuson Terry
Abstract excerpt
The early mammalian embryo utilizes histone H3 lysine 27 trimethylation (H3K27me3) to maintain essential developmental genes in a repressive chromatin state. As differentiation progresses, H3K27me3 is removed in a distinct fashion to activate lineage specific patterns of developmental gene expression. These rapid changes in early embryonic chromatin environment are thought to be dependent on H3K27 demethylases....
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