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DUSP9 Modulates DNA Hypomethylation in Female Mouse Pluripotent Stem Cells

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Meissner,  Alexander
Dept. of Genome Regulation (Head: Alexander Meissner), Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Max Planck Society;
Harvard Stem Cell Institute, 1350 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA;
Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA;
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA;

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Choi, J., Clement, K., Huebner, A. J., Webster, J., Etchegaray, J.-P., Gu, H., et al. (2017). DUSP9 Modulates DNA Hypomethylation in Female Mouse Pluripotent Stem Cells. Cell Stem Cell, 20(5), 706-719. doi:10.1016/j.stem.2017.03.002.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-002D-DCE2-0
Abstract
Blastocyst-derived embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and gonad-derived embryonic germ cells (EGCs) represent two classic types of pluripotent cell lines, yet their molecular equivalence remains incompletely understood. Here, we compare genome-wide methylation patterns between isogenic ESC and EGC lines to define epigenetic similarities and differences. Surprisingly, we find that sex rather than cell type drives methylation patterns in ESCs and EGCs. Cell fusion experiments further reveal that the ratio of X chromosomes to autosomes dictates methylation levels, with female hybrids being hypomethylated and male hybrids being hypermethylated. We show that the X-linked MAPK phosphatase DUSP9 is upregulated in female compared to male ESCs, and its heterozygous loss in female ESCs leads to male-like methylation levels. However, male and female blastocysts are similarly hypomethylated, indicating that sex-specific methylation differences arise in culture. Collectively, our data demonstrate the epigenetic similarity of sex-matched ESCs and EGCs and identify DUSP9 as a regulator of female-specific hypomethylation.