Expression data from mouse myogenic differentiation and ectopic MeCP2

The methyl-cytosine binding protein 2 (MeCP2) is a reader of epigenetic DNA methylation marks and necessary and sufficient to reorganize 3D heterochromatin structure during cellular differentiation, e.g., myogenesis. In addition to global expression profile changes, myogenic differentiation is accompanied by 3D-heterochromatin reorganization that is dependent on MeCP2. MeCP2 is enriched at pericentric heterochromatin foci (chromocenters). During myogenesis, the total heterochromatin foci number per nucleus decreases while foci volumes and MeCP2 protein levels increase. Ectopic MeCP2 is able to mimic similar heterochromatin restructuring in the absence of differentiation.

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Jost KL, Bertulat B, Rapp A, Brero A, Hardt T, Domaing P, Gösele C, Schulz H, Hübner N, Cardoso MC