BRG1 establishes the neuroectodermal chromatin landscape to restrict dorsal cell fates

Author:

Hoffman Jackson AORCID,Muse Ginger WORCID,Langer Lee F,Gandara Isabella,Ward James MORCID,Archer Trevor KORCID

Abstract

SUMMARYCell fate decisions are achieved with gene expression changes driven by lineage-specific transcription factors (TFs). These TFs depend on chromatin remodelers including the BAF complex to activate target genes. BAF complex subunits are essential for development and frequently mutated in cancer. Thus, interrogating how BAF complexes contribute to cell fate decisions is critical for human health. We examined the requirement for the catalytic BAF subunit BRG1 in neural progenitor cell (NPC) specification from human embryonic stem cells. During the earliest stages of differentiation, BRG1 was required to establish chromatin accessibility at neuroectoderm-specific enhancers. BRG1 depletion resulted in abnormal NPC populations that differentially expressed neuroectodermal TFs, were more prone to neuronal differentiation, and precociously formed neural crest lineages. These findings demonstrate that BRG1 mediates NPC specification by ensuring proper expression of lineage-specific TFs and appropriate activation of their transcriptional programs.

Publisher

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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