Genome-wide maps of H3K36me3 in MII oocytes and H3K9me3 in 2-cell embryos

We report the application of low input high-throughput profiling of histone modifications in mouse oocytes and 2-cell embryos. We used antibodies against H3K36me3 (190 wildtype and 93 knockout MIIcoocytes pooled as one replicate) and H3K9me3 ( around 118 control and MZ embryos / replicate; 1 biological replicates per genotype). In the case of H3K36me3, we find that its establishment and maintence is not affected in oocytes lacking Kdm4a. In the case of H3K9me3 in 2-cell embryos, we find that the histone mark aberrantly gained in Kdm4a deficient oocytes is also maintained in the MZ mutant 2-cell embryo. This shows that Kdm4a is important to keep open chromatin clear of H3K9me3 spreading in oocytes in order to transfer a healthy epigenome amenable for proper genome activation post fertilization. Examination of H3K36me3 in mouse oocytes and H3K9me3 in 2-cell embryos with and without Kdm4a