Genome-wide H3K27ac profiles in post-mortem entorhinal cortex samples from Alzheimer's disease cases and controls

We quantified genome-wide levels of H3K27ac in post-mortem entorhinal cortex tissue samples, identifying widespread Alzheimer's disease (AD)-associated acetylomic variation. Differentially acetylated peaks were identified in the vicinity genes implicated in both tau and amyloid neuropathology (MAPT, APP, PSEN1, PSEN2), as well as genomic regions containing variants associated with sporadic late-onset AD (CR1, TOMM40). Both MAPT and PSEN2 are characterized by an extended hyperacetylated region upstream of the TSS mapping to enhancers in the brain. We show that genes annotated to AD-associated hyper- and hypoacetylated peaks are enriched for brain- and neuropathology-related functions. Examination of variable H3K27ac across 47 individuals using ChIP-seq