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HDAC2-Mediated Recruitment of METTL3 to Chromatin Regulates Human Embryonic Stem Cell Differentiation

GSE288140 Homo sapiens (human) ChIP-seq / ATAC-seq (genome binding and open chromatin) 74 samples Submitted 2025/09/01 Platform GPL29480Platform GPL24676
At a glance

ChIP-seq / ATAC-seq (genome binding and open chromatin) · human · 74 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
Homo sapiens (human)
Samples
74 samples: 74 samples, each with a distinct title — no replicated groupsGroups 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
HDAC2-mediated recruitment of METTL3 to chromatin regulates human embryonic stem cell differentiationCell reports · 2025
Summary (written by the submitters)
N6-methyladenosine (m6A) methylation and its methyltransferase METTL3 are crucial for maintaining pluripotency and regulating stem cell differentiation. In this study, we demonstrate that METTL3 directly interacts with the histone deacetylase HDAC2. Notably, knockout of HDAC2 reduces METTL3 binding to chromatin, leading to a downregulation of m6A modifications on HDAC2 target genes, which were associated with stem cell lineage differentiation.
Read the full summary ↓
Conversely, deletion of METTL3 does not affect HDAC2 expression or histone acetylation levels. Disrupting the interaction between HDAC2 and METTL3, either by knocking out HDAC2 or METTL3, significantly impairs differentiation of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). Additionally, we observe a marked decrease in the RNA stability and translation of genes in which m6A levels were downregulated. Mechanistically, HDAC2 recruits METTL3 to regulate the m6A levels of its target genes, and these changes in m6A modification subsequently influence RNA stability and translation, ultimately contributing to hESC differentiation. Our findings identify a novel interactor of METTL3 and elucidate the functional and mechanistic roles of the HDAC2-METTL3 interaction axis in hESCs.
Published in
HDAC2-mediated recruitment of METTL3 to chromatin regulates human embryonic stem cell differentiation
Yang J, Yang Y, Zhang X et al. · Cell reports 2025 · PMID 41066234 · doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2025.116414
This dataset
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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 GSE288140_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 PRJNA1216271 and SRA study SRP560226. Searching any of these in the dataset finder brings you back here.

Study design
74 samples, each with a distinct title — no replicated groups

Any grouping that defines a comparison lives in the sample characteristics, which GEO records separately from the titles.

How we read this: Read from 74 sample titles: 74 distinct titles with little repetition. 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.

Samples in this study

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