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The rearrangement and expression of the immunoglobulin μ heavy chain (Igh) gene require communication of the intragenic Eμ and 3' regulatory region (RR) enhancers with the variable (V) gene promoter. Eμ binding of the transcription factor YY1 has been implicated in enhancer-promoter communication, but the YY1 protein network remains obscure. By analyzing the comprehensive proteome of the 1-kb Eμ wild-type enhancer and that of Eμ lacking the YY1 binding site, we identified the male-specific lethal (MSL)/MOF complex as a component of the YY1 protein network. We found that MSL2 recruitment depends on YY1 and that gene knockout of Msl2 in primary pre-B cells reduces μ gene expression and chromatin looping of Eμ to the 3' RR enhancer and V promoter. Moreover, Mof heterozygosity in mice impaired μ expression and early B cell differentiation. Together, these data suggest that the MSL/MOF complex regulates Igh gene expression by augmenting YY1-mediated enhancer-promoter communication.
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