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Molecular and Cellular Biology, April 1999, p. 2556-2566, Vol. 19, No. 4
0270-7306/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Parental Allele-Specific Chromatin Configuration in a Boundary-Imprinting-Control Element Upstream of the Mouse H19 Gene

Sanjeev Khosla, Alan Aitchison, Richard Gregory, Nicholas D. Allen, and Robert Feil*

Programme in Developmental Genetics, The Babraham Institute, Cambridge CB2 4AT, United Kingdom

Received 11 November 1998/Returned for modification 30 December 1998/Accepted 12 January 1999

The mouse H19 gene is expressed from the maternal chromosome exclusively. A 2-kb region at 2 to 4 kb upstream of H19 is paternally methylated throughout development, and these sequences are necessary for the imprinted expression of both H19 and the 5'-neighboring Igf2 gene. In particular, on the maternal chromosome this element appears to insulate the Igf2 gene from enhancers located downstream of H19. We analyzed the chromatin organization of this element by assaying its sensitivity to nucleases in nuclei. Six DNase I hypersensitive sites (HS sites) were detected on the unmethylated maternal chromosome exclusively, the two most prominent of which mapped 2.25 and 2.75 kb 5' to the H19 transcription initiation site. Five of the maternal HS sites were present in expressing and nonexpressing tissues and in embryonic stem (ES) cells. They seem, therefore, to reflect the maternal origin of the chromosome rather than the expression of H19. A sixth maternal HS site, at 3.45 kb upstream of H19, was detected in ES cells only. The nucleosomal organization of this element was analyzed in tissues and ES cells by micrococcal nuclease digestion. Specifically on the maternal chromosome, an unusual and strong banding pattern was obtained, suggestive of a nonnucleosomal organization. From our studies, it appears that the unusual chromatin organization with the presence of HS sites (maternal chromosome) and DNA methylation (paternal chromosome) in this element are mutually exclusive and reflect alternate epigenetic states. In addition, our data suggest that nonhistone proteins are associated with the maternal chromosome and that these might be involved in its boundary function.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Programme in Developmental Genetics, The Babraham Institute, Cambridge CB2 4AT, United Kingdom. Phone: 44-1223-496332. Fax: 44-1223-496030. E-mail: robert.feil{at}bbsrc.ac.uk.

Molecular and Cellular Biology, April 1999, p. 2556-2566, Vol. 19, No. 4
0270-7306/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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