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SPOCD1 is a novel executor of piRNA-directed DNA methylation that links MIWI2 to the de novo DNA methylation machinery

GSE131377 Mus musculus (mouse) DNA methylation 22 samples Submitted 2020/06/17 Platform GPL17021Platform GPL21103Platform GPL19057

At a glance

DNA methylation · mouse · 22 samples

What it is: DNA methylationChemical marks on DNA that help switch genes on or off.
Organism: Mus musculus (mouse)
Samples: 22 samples
Data you can get: A processed table (series matrix) and supplementary files from NCBI; the raw sequencing reads from ENA. Which of these hold counts depends on the study, so check the file list.

Summary (written by the submitters)

In mammals, the acquisition of the germline from the soma provides the germline with an essential challenge, the necessity to erase and reset genomic methylation. De novo genome methylation re-encodes the epigenome including transposable element (TE) silencing. In the male germline RNA-directed DNA methylation silences young active TEs.

Read the full summary ↓

The PIWI protein MIWI2 (PIWIL4) and its associated PIWI-interacting RNA (piRNAs) act to tether MIWI2 to nascent TE transcripts and instruct DNA methylation of the active TE. The mechanism by which MIWI2 directs de novo TE methylation is poorly understood but central to the immortality of the germline. Here, we define the interactome of MIWI2 in fetal gonocytes that are undergoing de novo genome methylation and identify a novel MIWI2-associated factor SPOCD1 that is essential for TE silencing. The loss of Spocd1 in mice phenocopies that of Miwi2-deficient mice and does not impact on piRNA biogenesis nor localization of MIWI2 to the nucleus. SPOCD1 is a nuclear protein and its expression is restricted to the period of de novo genome methylation. We found SPOCD1 co-purified in vivo with constituents of several repressive chromatin remodelling complexes (NURD and BAF) as well as DNMT3L and DNMT3A, components of the de novo methylation machinery. We propose a model whereby tethering of MIWI2 to a nascent TE transcript recruits repressive chromatin remodelling activities and the de novo methylation apparatus through its association with SPOCD1. In summary, we have identified a novel and essential executor of mammalian piRNA-directed DNA methylation.

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Processed table

The series matrix: one table of values per sample as the submitters processed it. The smallest download, and it opens in Excel or R. Start here to see what the data look like.

Series matrix ↓

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Supplementary files

The count tables and other files the authors uploaded. Take only the samples you need, or the whole study as GSE131377_RAW.tar (it can run to tens of gigabytes).

All supplementary files ↗ Whole study · RAW.tar ↓

3 · Start from the raw reads

Raw sequencing reads

The original FASTQ files, straight from the sequencer, held at ENA. Large, and you align them yourself, so only choose this if you need to re-process the study from scratch.

Raw reads on ENA ↗

What the files usually look like: Look for beta-value tables or raw IDAT files among the supplementary files.

Also filed as BioProject PRJNA543424 and SRA study SRP198731. Searching any of these in the dataset finder brings you back here.

NCBI GEO page ↗ Paper (PMID 32674113) ↗

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