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Sparse CBX2 nucleates many Polycomb proteins to promote facultative heterochromatinization of Polycomb target genes

GSE255506 Mus musculus (mouse) ChIP-seq / ATAC-seq (genome binding and open chromatin) 14 samples Submitted 2026/02/05 Platform GPL24247
At a glance

ChIP-seq / ATAC-seq (genome binding and open chromatin) · mouse · 14 samples

What it is
ChIP-seq / ATAC-seq (genome binding and open chromatin)Where proteins bind the genome, or which regions are open and active.
Organism
Mus musculus (mouse)
Samples
14 samples: 7 conditions, mostly in duplicateGroups are read from the sample names, not from the paper. Check the list below.
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.
Paper
Self-clustering of three CBX2 molecules drives PRC2 to promote facultative heterochromatinization of Polycomb target genesMolecular cell · 2026
Summary (written by the submitters)
Facultative heterochromatinization of genomic regulators by Polycomb repressive complex (PRC) 1 and 2 is essential in development and differentiation; however, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain obscure. Using genetic engineering, molecular approaches, and live-cell single-molecule imaging, we quantify the number of proteins within condensates formed through liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) and find that in mouse embryonic stem cells (mESCs), approximately 3 CBX2 proteins nucleate many PRC1 and PRC2 subunits to form one non-stoichiometric condensate.
Read the full summary ↓
We demonstrate that sparse CBX2 prevents Polycomb proteins from migrating to constitutive heterochromatin, demarcates the spatial boundaries of facultative heterochromatin, controls the deposition of H3K27me3, regulates transcription, and impacts cellular differentiation. Furthermore, we show that LLPS of CBX2 is required for the demarcation and deposition of H3K27me3 and is essential for cellular differentiation. Our findings uncover new functional roles of LLPS in the formation of facultative heterochromatin and unravel a new mechanism by which low-abundant proteins nucleate many other proteins to form compartments that enable them to execute their functions.
Published in
Self-clustering of three CBX2 molecules drives PRC2 to promote facultative heterochromatinization of Polycomb target genes
Ingersoll S, Trouth A, Angel JC et al. · Molecular cell 2026 · PMID 41785860 · doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2026.02.009
This dataset
Download · which file do I need?

Direct links to NCBI and ENA, no account and no request form. Pick by what you want to do: take the small processed table to look, the supplementary files to re-analyse, or the original raw data to start over.

1 · Just have a look

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.

2 · Re-analyse it

Supplementary files

The count tables and other files the authors uploaded. Take only the samples you need, or the whole study as GSE255506_RAW.tar (it can run to tens of gigabytes).

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.

What the files usually look like: Look for peak files (.bed, .narrowPeak) and signal tracks (.bigWig) among the supplementary files; the raw reads are on ENA.

Also filed as BioProject PRJNA1075128 and SRA study SRP489181. Searching any of these in the dataset finder brings you back here.

Study design
7 conditions, mostly in duplicate
H3K27me3_D0 ×2 H3K27me3_D2 ×2 H3K27me3_D4 ×2 H3K27me3_D6 ×2 CBX2_CR ×2 EZH2_CR_CBX2_WT ×2 EZH2_CR_CBX2_KO ×2

Supports a between-group comparison across 14 samples.

How we read this: 7 replicated groups read from 14 sample titles; they account for 14 of them. These groups are guessed from the sample names, not taken from the paper, so check them against the sample list below before relying on them.

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