title: The CpG island encompassing the promoter and first exon of human DNMT3L gene is a PcG/TrX response element (PRE).
abstract: DNMT3L, a member of DNA methyltransferases family, is present only in mammals. As it provides specificity to the action of de novo methyltransferases, DNMT3A and DNMT3B and interacts with histone H3, DNMT3L has been invoked as the molecule that can read the histone code and translate it into DNA methylation. It plays an important role in the initiation of genomic imprints during gametogenesis and in nuclear reprogramming. With important functions attributed to it, it is imperative that the DNMT3L expression is tightly controlled. Previously, we had identified a CpG island within the human DNMT3L promoter and first exon that showed loss of DNA methylation in cancer samples. Here we show that this Differentially Methylated CpG island within DNMT3L (DNMT3L DMC) acts to repress transcription, is a Polycomb/Trithorax Response Element (PRE) and interacts with both PRC1 and PRC2 Polycomb repressive complexes. In addition, it adopts inactive chromatin conformation and is associated with other inactive chromatin-specific proteins like SUV39H1 and HP1. The presence of DNMT3L DMC also influences the adjacent promoter to adopt repressive histone post-translational modifications. Due to its association with multiple layers of repressive epigenetic modifications, we believe that PRE within the DNMT3L DMC is responsible for the tight regulation of DNMT3L expression and the aberrant epigenetic modifications of this region leading to DNMT3L overexpression could be the reason of nuclear programming during carcinogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD), Nampally, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Amitava
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Basu
authors.affiliation: Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Vasanthi
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dasari
authors.affiliation: Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Rakesh K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.affiliation: Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD), Nampally, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Sanjeev
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khosla
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002868:Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone / Q000235:genetics*; D018899:CpG Islands / Q000235:genetics*; D004248:DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferases / Q000235:genetics*; D019175:DNA Methylation; D029721:Drosophila Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000235:genetics; D044127:Epigenesis, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D005091:Exons / Q000235:genetics*; D056426:Genetic Loci / Q000235:genetics; D057809:HEK293 Cells; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006657:Histones / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D063150:Polycomb Repressive Complex 1 / Q000235:genetics*; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D020218:Response Elements / Q000235:genetics*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014162:Transfection; D019076:Transgenes / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D002868:Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D006657:Histones; C066770:Pc protein, Drosophila; C512571:trx protein, Drosophila; C412484:DNMT3L protein, human; D004248:DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferases; D063150:Polycomb Repressive Complex 1
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