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Simple Combinations of Lineage-Determining Transcription Factors Prime cis-Regulatory Elements Required for Macrophage and B Cell Identities

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Genome-scale studies have revealed extensive, cell type-specific colocalization of transcription factors, but the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon remain poorly understood. Here, we demonstrate in macrophages and B cells that collaborative interactions of the common factor PU.1 with small sets of macrophage- or B cell lineage-determining transcription factors establish cell-specific binding sites that are associated with the majority of promoter-distal H3K4me1-marked genomic regions. PU.1 binding initiates nucleosome remodeling, followed by H3K4 monomethylation at large numbers of genomic regions associated with both broadly and specifically expressed genes. These locations serve as beacons for additional factors, exemplified by liver X receptors, which drive both cell-specific gene expression and signal-dependent responses. Together with analyses of transcription factor binding and H3K4me1 patterns in other cell types, these studies suggest that simple combinations of lineage-determining transcription factors can specify the genomic sites ultimately responsible for both cell identity and cell type-specific responses to diverse signaling inputs.

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Authors
Heinz, S., Benner, C., Spann, N., Bertolino, E., Lin, Y. C., Laslo, P., Cheng, J. X., Murre, C., Singh, H., & Glass, C. K.
Affiliations
  • University of California San Diego (US)
  • University of Chicago (US)
  • University of Leeds (GB)
  • Genentech (US)
Corresponding author
Glass, Christopher K.
Venue
Molecular Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2010-05
Volume
38
Issue
4
Pages
576-589
ISSN
1097-2765 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2014677321
Cited by
13,382
References
49
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2026: 1075 · 2025: 1447 · 2024: 1483 · 2023: 1473 · 2022: 1305 · 2021: 1435 · 2020: 1177 · 2019: 939 · 2018: 791 · 2017: 653 · 2016: 461 · 2015: 422 · 2014: 309 · 2013: 188 · 2012: 109
FWCI
50.91
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Molecular Cell (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (F32HL083752, HC088093)
  • National Cancer Institute (R01CA078384, R01CA052599, R01CA054198, CA 52599)
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (P50GM081892)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (DK063491, DK62434, U19DK062434, P30DK063491, R01DK091183)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Chromatin Remodeling and Cancer
Keywords
PU.1, cis-regulatory elements, macrophage identity, B cell identity, H3K4me1, H3K4 monomethylation, nucleosome remodeling, liver X receptor, transcription factor binding sites
MeSH terms
Proto-Oncogene Protein Spi-1, Animals, B-Lymphocytes, Binding Sites, Macrophages, Male, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Proto-Oncogene Proteins, Transcription Factors, Trans-Activators, Cell Lineage, Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis, Regulatory Elements, Transcriptional, Mice

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