Integrating 5-hydroxymethylcytosine into the epigenomic landscape of human embryonic stem cells.

Covalent modification of DNA distinguishes cellular identities and is crucial for regulating the pluripotency and differentiation of embryonic stem (ES) cells. The recent demonstration that 5-methylcytosine (5-mC) may be further modified to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5-hmC) in ES cells has revealed a...

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Main Authors: Keith E Szulwach, Xuekun Li, Yujing Li, Chun-Xiao Song, Ji Woong Han, SangSung Kim, Sandeep Namburi, Karen Hermetz, Julie J Kim, M Katharine Rudd, Young-Sup Yoon, Bing Ren, Chuan He, Peng Jin
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-06-01
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Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1002154&type=printable
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author Keith E Szulwach
Xuekun Li
Yujing Li
Chun-Xiao Song
Ji Woong Han
SangSung Kim
Sandeep Namburi
Karen Hermetz
Julie J Kim
M Katharine Rudd
Young-Sup Yoon
Bing Ren
Chuan He
Peng Jin
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Yujing Li
Chun-Xiao Song
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Karen Hermetz
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Young-Sup Yoon
Bing Ren
Chuan He
Peng Jin
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description Covalent modification of DNA distinguishes cellular identities and is crucial for regulating the pluripotency and differentiation of embryonic stem (ES) cells. The recent demonstration that 5-methylcytosine (5-mC) may be further modified to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5-hmC) in ES cells has revealed a novel regulatory paradigm to modulate the epigenetic landscape of pluripotency. To understand the role of 5-hmC in the epigenomic landscape of pluripotent cells, here we profile the genome-wide 5-hmC distribution and correlate it with the genomic profiles of 11 diverse histone modifications and six transcription factors in human ES cells. By integrating genomic 5-hmC signals with maps of histone enrichment, we link particular pluripotency-associated chromatin contexts with 5-hmC. Intriguingly, through additional correlations with defined chromatin signatures at promoter and enhancer subtypes, we show distinct enrichment of 5-hmC at enhancers marked with H3K4me1 and H3K27ac. These results suggest potential role(s) for 5-hmC in the regulation of specific promoters and enhancers. In addition, our results provide a detailed epigenomic map of 5-hmC from which to pursue future functional studies on the diverse regulatory roles associated with 5-hmC.
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spelling doaj-art-d56adc1fb5e94987bfa629575df65a1e2025-08-20T03:10:24ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Genetics1553-73901553-74042011-06-0176e100215410.1371/journal.pgen.1002154Integrating 5-hydroxymethylcytosine into the epigenomic landscape of human embryonic stem cells.Keith E SzulwachXuekun LiYujing LiChun-Xiao SongJi Woong HanSangSung KimSandeep NamburiKaren HermetzJulie J KimM Katharine RuddYoung-Sup YoonBing RenChuan HePeng JinCovalent modification of DNA distinguishes cellular identities and is crucial for regulating the pluripotency and differentiation of embryonic stem (ES) cells. The recent demonstration that 5-methylcytosine (5-mC) may be further modified to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5-hmC) in ES cells has revealed a novel regulatory paradigm to modulate the epigenetic landscape of pluripotency. To understand the role of 5-hmC in the epigenomic landscape of pluripotent cells, here we profile the genome-wide 5-hmC distribution and correlate it with the genomic profiles of 11 diverse histone modifications and six transcription factors in human ES cells. By integrating genomic 5-hmC signals with maps of histone enrichment, we link particular pluripotency-associated chromatin contexts with 5-hmC. Intriguingly, through additional correlations with defined chromatin signatures at promoter and enhancer subtypes, we show distinct enrichment of 5-hmC at enhancers marked with H3K4me1 and H3K27ac. These results suggest potential role(s) for 5-hmC in the regulation of specific promoters and enhancers. In addition, our results provide a detailed epigenomic map of 5-hmC from which to pursue future functional studies on the diverse regulatory roles associated with 5-hmC.https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1002154&type=printable
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M Katharine Rudd
Young-Sup Yoon
Bing Ren
Chuan He
Peng Jin
Integrating 5-hydroxymethylcytosine into the epigenomic landscape of human embryonic stem cells.
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title Integrating 5-hydroxymethylcytosine into the epigenomic landscape of human embryonic stem cells.
title_full Integrating 5-hydroxymethylcytosine into the epigenomic landscape of human embryonic stem cells.
title_fullStr Integrating 5-hydroxymethylcytosine into the epigenomic landscape of human embryonic stem cells.
title_full_unstemmed Integrating 5-hydroxymethylcytosine into the epigenomic landscape of human embryonic stem cells.
title_short Integrating 5-hydroxymethylcytosine into the epigenomic landscape of human embryonic stem cells.
title_sort integrating 5 hydroxymethylcytosine into the epigenomic landscape of human embryonic stem cells
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