Chen Davidovich
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Chen Davidovich
@davidovichlab.bsky.social
Gene repression, RNA and all chromatin things.
@MonashUni, Melbourne, Australia.
https://www.davidovich-lab.com/
6/ Unexpectedly, the H3K27me3 mimicry-defective JARID2 K116R exhibited a homeotic transformation characteristics of Polycomb gain-of-function!

This seemingly goes against the prevalent paradigm where JARID2 K116me3 is believed to positively regulate PRC2.
March 15, 2025 at 12:12 AM
3/ H3K27me3 binds to PRC2. Some proteins mimic H3K27me3 to directly interact with the H3K27me3-binding site in PRC2.

- The Margueron lab showed it for JARID2: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
- We showed it for PALI1/2: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
March 15, 2025 at 12:12 AM
1/ H3K27me3 mimicry has repeatedly emerged through evolution, but what's the physiological relevance?

We show that JARID2 and PALI1 mimic H3K27me3 to antagonise PRC2 in vivo and restrict the spread of Polycomb domains.
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www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
March 15, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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