Tayma Handal, Sarah Juster, Manar Abu Diab, Shira Yanovsky-Dagan, Fouad Zahdeh, Uria Aviel, Roni Sarel-Gallily, Shir Michael, Ester Bnaya, Shulamit Sebban, Yosef Buganim, Yotam Drier, Vincent Mouly, Stefan Kubicek, Walther J A A van den Broek, Derick G Wansink, Silvina Epsztejn-Litman, Rachel Eiges
Epigenetic defects caused by hereditary or de novo mutations are implicated in various human diseases. It remains uncertain whether correcting the underlying mutation can reverse these defects in patient cells. Here we show by the analysis of myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1)-related locus that in mutant human embryonic stem cells (hESCs), DNA methylation and H3K9me3 enrichments are completely abolished by repeat excision (CTG2000 expansion), whereas in patient myoblasts (CTG2600 expansion), repeat deletion fails to do so...
April 16, 2024: Nature Communications