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Epigenetic features of human telomeres
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Cubiles MD
; Barroso S
; Vaquero-Sedas MI
; Enguix A
; Aguilera A
; Vega-Palas MA
Nucleic Acids Res
2018[Mar]; 46
(5
): 2347-2355
PMID29361030
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Although subtelomeric regions in humans are heterochromatic, the epigenetic
nature of human telomeres remains controversial. This controversy might have been
influenced by the confounding effect of subtelomeric regions and interstitial
telomeric sequences (ITSs) on telomeric chromatin structure analyses. In
addition, different human cell lines might carry diverse epigenetic marks at
telomeres. We have developed a reliable procedure to study the chromatin
structure of human telomeres independently of subtelomeres and ITSs. This
procedure is based on the statistical analysis of multiple ChIP-seq experiments.
We have found that human telomeres are not enriched in the heterochromatic
H3K9me3 mark in most of the common laboratory cell lines, including embryonic
stem cells. Instead, they are labeled with H4K20me1 and H3K27ac, which might be
established by p300. These results together with previously published data argue
that subtelomeric heterochromatin might control human telomere functions.
Interestingly, U2OS cells that exhibit alternative lengthening of telomeres have
heterochromatic levels of H3K9me3 in their telomeres.