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Mammary-specific gene activation is defined by progressive recruitment of STAT5 during pregnancy and the establishment of H3K4me3 marks

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Kang, Keunsoo, Yamaji, Daisuke, Yoo, Kyung Hyun, Robinson, Gertraud W., Hennighausen, Lothar·2014·Molecular and Cellular Biology

Abstract

Differentiation of mammary secretory epithelium during pregnancy is characterized by sequential activation of genes over several orders of magnitude. Although the transcription factor STAT5 is key to alveolar development, it is not clear to what extent it controls temporal activation of genetic programs in secretory epithelium. To uncover molecular mechanisms effecting progressive differentiation, we explored genome-wide STAT5 binding and H3K4me3 (i.e., trimethylated histone H3 at K4) marks in mammary tissues at early and midpregnancy and at parturition. STAT5 binding to genes induced during pregnancy was low in immature mammary tissue but increased with epithelial differentiation. Increased STAT5 binding was associated with the establishment of H3K4me3 marks and transcriptional activation. STAT5 binding preceded the formation of H3K4me3 marks in some mammary-specific genes. De novo STAT5 binding was also found at distal sites, indicating enhancers. Furthermore, we established an exhaustive mammary transcriptome. Through integration of RNA-seq and STAT5 and H3K4me4 ChIP-seq data, we discovered novel mammary-specific alternative promoters and genes, including noncoding RNAs. Our findings suggest that STAT5 is an early step in establishing transcription complexes on genes specifically expressed in mammary epithelium. This is the first study in an organ that links progressive chromatin occupancy of STAT5 to the acquisition of H3K4me3 marks and transcription during hormone-induced differentiation.

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Authors
Kang, K., Yamaji, D., Yoo, K. H., Robinson, G. W., & Hennighausen, L.
Affiliations
National Institutes of Health (US)
Venue
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Published
2014-02-01
Volume
34
Issue
3
Pages
464-473
ISSN
  • 0270-7306 (ISSN-L)
  • 1098-5549
OpenAlex
W1987606503
Cited by
35
References
41
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FWCI
2.83
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Molecular and Cellular Biology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad
  • National Institutes of Health
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Estrogen and related hormone effects
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions
Keywords
STAT5, H3K4me3, mammary gland development, pregnancy, alveolar differentiation, enhancers, alternative promoters, non-coding RNA, chromatin occupancy, transcriptional activation, childbirth
MeSH terms
Animals, Animals, Newborn, Chromatin, Epithelium, Female, Histones, Lysine, Mammary Glands, Animal, Methylation, Phosphorylation, Pregnancy, Promoter Regions, Genetic, Protein Binding, Transcriptional Activation, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis, STAT5 Transcription Factor, Mice, Transcriptome, Gene Ontology

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