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Epigenome profiling and editing of neural progenitor cells in the developing mouse neocortex [RNA-seq]

Organism Icon Mus musculus
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Technology Badge IconIllumina HiSeq 2000

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The generation of neocortical neurons from neural progenitor cells (NPCs) is primarily controlled by transcription factors binding to DNA in the context of chromatin. To understand the complex layer of regulation that orchestrates different NPC types from the same DNA sequence, epigenome maps with cell type resolution are required. Here we present genome-wide histone methylation maps for distinct neural cell populations in the developing mouse neocortex. Using different chromatin features, we identify potential novel regulators of cortical NPCs available for future exploration. Moreover, we identify extensive H3K27me3 changes between NPC subtypes coinciding with major developmental and cell biological transitions. Interestingly, we detect dynamic H3K27me3 changes on promoters of several crucial transcription factors, including the basal progenitor regulator Eomes. We used catalytically inactive Cas9 fused with the histone methyltransferase Ezh2 to edit H3K27me3 at the Eomes locus in vivo, which results in reduced Tbr2 expression and lower basal progenitor abundance, underscoring the relevance of dynamic H3K27me3 changes during neocortex development. Taken together, we provide a rich resource of neocortical histone methylation and outline an approach to investigate its contribution to the regulation of selected genes during neocortical development. Overall design: Gene expression profile of mouse purified neuroepithelial cells (NECs) was generated by RNA-seq. --------------- This represents the RNA-Seq component only
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