Core histones and MMP-9 proteins were expressed in Escherichia coli Rosetta 2 (DE3) pLysS cells (Novagen) and purified from inclusion bodies as described recently [20 (link)]. To generate mutant H3 and MMP-9 expression vectors, H3 and MMP-9 cDNAs were mutated by the QuikChange II site-directed mutagenesis kit (Agilent Technologies) before the construction. Further details of plasmid constructions are available upon request. G9a inhibitor BIX01294 is from Santa Cruz Biotech, and EZH1/2 inhibitor UNC1999 and MMP-9 Inhibitor I are from Sigma. Antibodies used in this study are as follows: H2A, H2B, H3, H4, and EZH2 antibodies from Abcam; H3K27me1 and EZH1 antibodies from Millipore; G9a, actin, and FLAG antibodies from Sigma; His antibody from Novagen; and MMP-9 antibody from Santa Cruz Biotech.
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