Epigenetic marks determine cell fate via numerous reader proteins. H3K36 methylation is a common epigenetic mark that is thought to be associated with the activities of the RNA polymerase 2 C-terminal domain. We discuss a novel silencing mechanism regulated by Set2-dependent H3K36 methylation that involves exosome-dependent RNA processing.
Keywords: H3K36me; HDAC; Set2; epigenetics; exosome; heterochromatin.