Morc3 silences endogenous retroviruses by enabling Daxx-mediated H3.3 incorporation
Sophia Groh, Anna Viktoria Milton, Lisa Marinelli, Cara V. Sickinger, Heike Bollig, Gustavo Pereira de Almeida, Ignasi Forné, Andreas Schmidt, Axel Imhof, Gunnar Schotta
This study identifies Morc3 as a key regulator of ERV silencing by enabling Daxx-mediated H3.3 incorporation, revealing a mechanism for chromatin modification and repression.
bioRxiv · Nov 12, 2020 · PreprintMolecular Biology