Setd5is essential for mammalian development and co-transcriptional regulation of histone acetylation

SET-domain containing proteins play a vital role in regulating gene expression during development through modifications in chromatin structure. Here we show that SET domain containing 5 (Setd5) is divergently transcribed with Gt(ROSA26)Sor, is necessary for mammalian development, and interacts with the PAF1 co-transcriptional complex and other proteins. Setd5-deficient embryos exhibit severe defects in neural tube formation, somitogenesis, and...