Dual-requirement of CHD8 for Chromatin Landscape Establishment and Histone Methyltransferase Recruitment to Promote CNS Myelination and Myelin Repair
Disruptive mutations in chromatin remodeler CHD8 cause autism spectrum disorders, exhibiting widespread white matter abnormalities; however, the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. We show that cell-type specific Chd8 deletion in oligodendrocyte progenitors, but not in neurons, results in myelinat...
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Published in | Developmental cell Vol. 45; no. 6; pp. 753 - 768.e8 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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18.06.2018
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Summary: | Disruptive mutations in chromatin remodeler CHD8 cause autism spectrum
disorders, exhibiting widespread white matter abnormalities; however, the
underlying mechanisms remain elusive. We show that cell-type specific
Chd8
deletion in oligodendrocyte progenitors, but not in
neurons, results in myelination defects, revealing a cell-intrinsic dependence
on CHD8 for oligodendrocyte lineage development, myelination and post-injury
re-myelination. CHD8 activates expression of BRG1-associated SWI/SNF complexes
that in turn activate CHD7, thus initiating a successive chromatin remodeling
cascade that orchestrates oligodendrocyte lineage progression. Genomic occupancy
analyses reveal that CHD8 establishes an accessible chromatin landscape, and
recruits MLL/KMT2 histone methyltransferase complexes distinctively around
proximal promoters to promote oligodendrocyte differentiation. Inhibition of
histone demethylase activity partially rescues myelination defects of
CHD8-deficient mutants. Our data indicate that CHD8 exhibits a dual function
through inducing a cascade of chromatin reprogramming and recruiting H3K4
histone methyltransferases to establish oligodendrocyte identity, suggesting
potential strategies of therapeutic intervention for CHD8-associated white
matter defects.
Mutations in chromatin regulator CHD8 are associated with autism and
white matter abnormalities. Zhao et al. show that CHD8 functions in
oligodendrocyte progenitors to promote oligodendrocyte lineage development,
myelination, and post-injury re-myelination by establishing an open chromatin
landscape for a cascade of chromatin reprogramming events and recruiting KMT2
histone methyltransferase. |
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Bibliography: | These authors contributed equally Lead contact |
ISSN: | 1534-5807 1878-1551 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.devcel.2018.05.022 |