GSE162968
WDR5 promotes histone deacetylation via direct interaction with HDAC2 in human CCA cells.
As an essential component of histone methyltransferase complex SET1/MLL, WDR5 participates in histone 3 lysine 4 methylation (H3K4me) and promotes transcription by generating an open chromatin structure and enabling better access to the transcriptional machinery. Moreover, WDR5 interacts with histone deacetylases (HDACs) to promotes histone deacetylation, which induces the compact state of nucleosome, thus represses DNA transcription. However, the modulation of WDR5 on histone methylation and acetylation is tissue- and context-specific, and this function has not been elucidated in cholangiocarcinoma yet. Overall design: Examination of H3K4 acetylation in scramble and shWDR5 QBC-939 cells.