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Muhammad T, Pastore SF, Good K, Ausió J, Vincent JB. Chromatin gatekeeper and modifier CHD proteins in development, and in autism and other neurological disorders. Psychiatr Genet 2023; 33:213-232. [PMID: 37851134 DOI: 10.1097/ypg.0000000000000353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2023]
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Chromatin, a protein-DNA complex, is a dynamic structure that stores genetic information within the nucleus and responds to molecular/cellular changes in its structure, providing conditional access to the genetic machinery. ATP-dependent chromatin modifiers regulate access of transcription factors and RNA polymerases to DNA by either "opening" or "closing" the structure of chromatin, and its aberrant regulation leads to a variety of neurodevelopmental disorders. The chromodomain helicase DNA-binding (CHD) proteins are ATP-dependent chromatin modifiers involved in the organization of chromatin structure, act as gatekeepers of genomic access, and deposit histone variants required for gene regulation. In this review, we first discuss the structural and functional domains of the CHD proteins, and their binding sites, and phosphorylation, acetylation, and methylation sites. The conservation of important amino acids in SWItch/sucrose non-fermenting (SWI/SNF) domains, and their protein and mRNA tissue expression profiles are discussed. Next, we convey the important binding partners of CHD proteins, their protein complexes and activities, and their involvements in epigenetic regulation. We also show the ChIP-seq binding dynamics for CHD1, CHD2, CHD4, and CHD7 proteins at promoter regions of histone genes, as well as several genes that are critical for neurodevelopment. The role of CHD proteins in development is also discussed. Finally, this review provides information about CHD protein mutations reported in autism and neurodevelopmental disorders, and their pathogenicity. Overall, this review provides information on the progress of research into CHD proteins, their structural and functional domains, epigenetics, and their role in stem cell, development, and neurological disorders.
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- Tahir Muhammad
- Molecular Neuropsychiatry & Development (MiND) Lab, Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
- Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
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- Molecular Neuropsychiatry & Development (MiND) Lab, Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
- Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
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- Molecular Neuropsychiatry & Development (MiND) Lab, Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC
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- Molecular Neuropsychiatry & Development (MiND) Lab, Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
- Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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DEAD/H-box helicases:Anti-viral and pro-viral roles during infections. Virus Res 2021; 309:198658. [PMID: 34929216 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2021.198658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Revised: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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DEAD/H-box RNA helicases make the prominent family of helicases super family-2 which take part in almost all RNA-related processes, from initiation of transcription to RNA decay pathways. In addition to these RNA-related activities, in recent years a certain number of these helicases are reported to play important roles in anti-viral immunity through various ways. Along with RLHs, endosomal TLRs, and cytosolic DNA receptors, many RNA helicases including DDX3, DHX9, DDX6, DDX41, DHX33, DDX60, DHX36 and DDX1-DDX21-DHX36 complex act as viral nucleic acid sensors or co-sensors. These helicases mostly follow RLHs-MAVS and STING mediated signaling cascades to trigger induction of type-I interferons and pro-inflammatory cytokines. Many of them also function as downstream adaptor molecules (DDX3), segments of stress and processing bodies (DDX3 and DDX6) or negative regulators (DDX19, DDX24, DDX25, DDX39A and DDX46). On the contrary, many studies indicated that several DEAD/H-box helicases such as DDX1, DDX3, DDX6, DDX24, and DHX9 could be exploited by viruses to evade innate immune responses, suggesting that these helicases seem to have a dual function as anti-viral innate immune mediators and viral replication cofactors. In this review, we summarized the current knowledge on several representative DEAD/H-box helicases, with an emphasis on their functions in innate immunity responses, involved in their anti-viral and pro-viral roles.
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Su C, Tang YD, Zheng C. DExD/H-box helicases: multifunctional regulators in antiviral innate immunity. Cell Mol Life Sci 2021; 79:2. [PMID: 34910251 PMCID: PMC8671602 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-021-04072-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Revised: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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DExD/H-box helicases play critical roles in multiple cellular processes, including transcription, cellular RNA metabolism, translation, and infections. Several seminal studies over the past decades have delineated the distinct functions of DExD/H-box helicases in regulating antiviral innate immune signaling pathways, including Toll-like receptors, retinoic acid-inducible gene I-like receptors, cyclic GMP-AMP synthase-the stimulator of interferon gene, and NOD-like receptors signaling pathways. Besides the prominent regulatory roles, there is increasing attention on their functions as nucleic acid sensors involved in antiviral innate immunity. Here we summarize the complex regulatory roles of DExD/H-box helicases in antiviral innate immunity. A better understanding of the underlying molecular mechanisms of DExD/H-box helicases' regulatory roles is vital for developing new therapeutics targeting DExD/H-box helicases and their mediated signaling transduction in viral infectious diseases.
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- Chenhe Su
- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
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Determining translocation orientations of nucleic acid helicases. Methods 2021; 204:160-171. [PMID: 34758393 PMCID: PMC9076756 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2021.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Revised: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Helicase enzymes translocate along an RNA or DNA template with a defined polarity to unwind, separate, or remodel duplex strands for a variety of genome maintenance processes. Helicase mutations are commonly associated with a variety of diseases including aging, cancer, and neurodegeneration. Biochemical characterization of these enzymes has provided a wealth of information on the kinetics of unwinding and substrate preferences, and several high-resolution structures of helicases alone and bound to oligonucleotides have been solved. Together, they provide mechanistic insights into the structural translocation and unwinding orientations of helicases. However, these insights rely on structural inferences derived from static snapshots. Instead, continued efforts should be made to combine structure and kinetics to better define active translocation orientations of helicases. This review explores many of the biochemical and biophysical methods utilized to map helicase binding orientation to DNA or RNA substrates and includes several time-dependent methods to unequivocally map the active translocation orientation of these enzymes to better define the active leading and trailing faces.
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Chromatin is highly dynamic, undergoing continuous global changes in its structure and type of histone and DNA modifications governed by processes such as transcription, repair, replication, and recombination. Members of the chromodomain helicase DNA-binding (CHD) family of enzymes are ATP-dependent chromatin remodelers that are intimately involved in the regulation of chromatin dynamics, altering nucleosomal structure and DNA accessibility. Genetic studies in yeast, fruit flies, zebrafish, and mice underscore essential roles of CHD enzymes in regulating cellular fate and identity, as well as proper embryonic development. With the advent of next-generation sequencing, evidence is emerging that these enzymes are subjected to frequent DNA copy number alterations or mutations and show aberrant expression in malignancies and other human diseases. As such, they might prove to be valuable biomarkers or targets for therapeutic intervention.
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- Andrej Alendar
- Division of Molecular Genetics, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam 1066CX, The Netherlands
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- Division of Molecular Genetics, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam 1066CX, The Netherlands
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Shi W, Zhou W, Chen M, Yang Y, Hu Y, Liu B. Structural basis for activation of Swi2/Snf2 ATPase RapA by RNA polymerase. Nucleic Acids Res 2021; 49:10707-10716. [PMID: 34428297 PMCID: PMC8501970 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkab744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Revised: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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RapA is a bacterial RNA polymerase (RNAP)-associated Swi2/Snf2 ATPase that stimulates RNAP recycling. The ATPase activity of RapA is autoinhibited by its N-terminal domain (NTD) but activated with RNAP bound. Here, we report a 3.4-Å cryo-EM structure of Escherichia coli RapA-RNAP elongation complex, in which the ATPase active site of RapA is structurally remodeled. In this process, the NTD of RapA is wedged open by RNAP β' zinc-binding domain (ZBD). In addition, RNAP β flap tip helix (FTH) forms extensive hydrophobic interactions with RapA ATPase core domains. Functional assay demonstrates that removing the ZBD or FTH of RNAP significantly impairs its ability to activate the ATPase activity of RapA. Our results provide the structural basis of RapA ATPase activation by RNAP, through the active site remodeling driven by the ZBD-buttressed large-scale opening of NTD and the direct interactions between FTH and ATPase core domains.
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- Wei Shi
- Section of Transcription & Gene Regulation, The Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, Austin, MN 55912, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Roy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Section of Transcription & Gene Regulation, The Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, Austin, MN 55912, USA
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Lee E, Kang C, Purhonen P, Hebert H, Bouazoune K, Hohng S, Song JJ. A Novel N-terminal Region to Chromodomain in CHD7 is Required for the Efficient Remodeling Activity. J Mol Biol 2021; 433:167114. [PMID: 34161779 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2021.167114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2021] [Revised: 05/31/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Chromodomain-Helicase DNA binding protein 7 (CHD7) is an ATP dependent chromatin remodeler involved in maintaining open chromatin structure. Mutations of CHD7 gene causes multiple developmental disorders, notably CHARGE syndrome. However, there is not much known about the molecular mechanism by which CHD7 remodels nucleosomes. Here, we performed biochemical and biophysical analysis on CHD7 chromatin remodeler and uncover that N-terminal to the Chromodomain (N-CRD) interacts with nucleosome and contains a high conserved arginine stretch, which is reminiscent of arginine anchor. Importantly, this region is required for efficient ATPase stimulation and nucleosome remodeling activity of CHD7. Furthermore, smFRET analysis shows the mutations in the N-CRD causes the defects in remodeling activity. Collectively, our results uncover the functional importance of a previously unidentified N-terminal region in CHD7 and implicate that the multiple domains in chromatin remodelers are involved in regulating their activities.
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- Eunhye Lee
- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), KAIST Institute of BioCentury, Daejeon 34141, Korea
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Institute of Applied Physics, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Health Systems, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, S-141 52 Huddinge, Sweden
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- School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Health Systems, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, S-141 52 Huddinge, Sweden
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- Institut für Molekularbiologie und Tumorforschung (IMT), Biomedizinisches Forschungszentrum, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg 35043, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Institute of Applied Physics, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), KAIST Institute of BioCentury, Daejeon 34141, Korea.
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Hoffmeister H, Fuchs A, Komives E, Groebner-Ferreira R, Strobl L, Nazet J, Heizinger L, Merkl R, Dove S, Längst G. Sequence and functional differences in the ATPase domains of CHD3 and SNF2H promise potential for selective regulability and drugability. FEBS J 2021; 288:4000-4023. [PMID: 33403747 DOI: 10.1111/febs.15699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Revised: 11/19/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Chromatin remodelers use the energy of ATP hydrolysis to regulate chromatin dynamics. Their impact for development and disease requires strict enzymatic control. Here, we address the differential regulability of the ATPase domain of hSNF2H and hCHD3, exhibiting similar substrate affinities and enzymatic activities. Both enzymes are comparably strongly inhibited in their ATP hydrolysis activity by the competitive ATPase inhibitor ADP. However, the nucleosome remodeling activity of SNF2H is more strongly affected than that of CHD3. Beside ADP, also IP6 inhibits the nucleosome translocation of both enzymes to varying degrees, following a competitive inhibition mode at CHD3, but not at SNF2H. Our observations are further substantiated by mutating conserved Q- and K-residues of ATPase domain motifs. The variants still bind both substrates and exhibit a wild-type similar, basal ATP hydrolysis. Apart from three CHD3 variants, none of the variants can translocate nucleosomes, suggesting for the first time that the basal ATPase activity of CHD3 is sufficient for nucleosome remodeling. Together with the ADP data, our results propose a more efficient coupling of ATP hydrolysis and remodeling in CHD3. This aspect correlates with findings that CHD3 nucleosome translocation is visible at much lower ATP concentrations than SNF2H. We propose sequence differences between the ATPase domains of both enzymes as an explanation for the functional differences and suggest that aa interactions, including the conserved Q- and K-residues distinctly regulate ATPase-dependent functions of both proteins. Our data emphasize the benefits of remodeler ATPase domains for selective drugability and/or regulability of chromatin dynamics.
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- Helen Hoffmeister
- Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Biochemistry III, University of Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Biochemistry III, University of Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Biochemistry III, University of Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Biochemistry III, University of Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry II, University of Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry II, University of Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Medical Chemistry II, University of Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Biochemistry III, University of Regensburg, Germany
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As primary carriers of epigenetic information and gatekeepers of genomic DNA, nucleosomes are essential for proper growth and development of all eukaryotic cells. Although they are intrinsically dynamic, nucleosomes are actively reorganized by ATP-dependent chromatin remodelers. Chromatin remodelers contain helicase-like ATPase motor domains that can translocate along DNA, and a long-standing question in the field is how this activity is used to reposition or slide nucleosomes. In addition to ratcheting along DNA like their helicase ancestors, remodeler ATPases appear to dictate specific alternating geometries of the DNA duplex, providing an unexpected means for moving DNA past the histone core. Emerging evidence supports twist-based mechanisms for ATP-driven repositioning of nucleosomes along DNA. In this review, we discuss core experimental findings and ideas that have shaped the view of how nucleosome sliding may be achieved.
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- Ilana M Nodelman
- T.C. Jenkins Department of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA;
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- T.C. Jenkins Department of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA;
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Lee JH, Bollschweiler D, Schäfer T, Huber R. Structural basis for the regulation of nucleosome recognition and HDAC activity by histone deacetylase assemblies. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2021; 7:7/2/eabd4413. [PMID: 33523989 PMCID: PMC7793584 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abd4413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The chromatin-modifying histone deacetylases (HDACs) remove acetyl groups from acetyl-lysine residues in histone amino-terminal tails, thereby mediating transcriptional repression. Structural makeup and mechanisms by which multisubunit HDAC complexes recognize nucleosomes remain elusive. Our cryo-electron microscopy structures of the yeast class II HDAC ensembles show that the HDAC protomer comprises a triangle-shaped assembly of stoichiometry Hda12-Hda2-Hda3, in which the active sites of the Hda1 dimer are freely accessible. We also observe a tetramer of protomers, where the nucleosome binding modules are inaccessible. Structural analysis of the nucleosome-bound complexes indicates how positioning of Hda1 adjacent to histone H2B affords HDAC catalysis. Moreover, it reveals how an intricate network of multiple contacts between a dimer of protomers and the nucleosome creates a platform for expansion of the HDAC activities. Our study provides comprehensive insight into the structural plasticity of the HDAC complex and its functional mechanism of chromatin modification.
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- Jung-Hoon Lee
- Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152 Martinsried, Germany.
- Proteros biostructures GmbH, Bunsenstr 7a, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152 Martinsried, Germany.
- Proteros biostructures GmbH, Bunsenstr 7a, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
- Zentrum für Medizinische Biotechnologie, Universität Duisburg-Essen, 45117 Essen, Germany
- Fakultät für Chemie, Technische Universität München, 85747 Garching, Germany
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Bowman GD. Uncovering a New Step in Sliding Nucleosomes. Trends Biochem Sci 2019; 44:643-645. [PMID: 31171402 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2019.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2019] [Revised: 05/14/2019] [Accepted: 05/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Chromatin remodelers are ATP-driven motors that pump double-stranded DNA around the histone core of the nucleosome. Recent work by Chen and coworkers (Li et al., Nature, 2019 and Yan et al., Nat. Struct. Mol. Biol., 2019) has revealed an unexpected intermediate where initial translocation involves only one of the two DNA strands.
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- Gregory D Bowman
- TC Jenkins Department of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
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Molecular basis of chromatin remodeling by Rhp26, a yeast CSB ortholog. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:6120-6129. [PMID: 30867290 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1818163116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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CSB/ERCC6 belongs to an orphan subfamily of SWI2/SNF2-related chromatin remodelers and plays crucial roles in gene expression, DNA damage repair, and the maintenance of genome integrity. The molecular basis of chromatin remodeling by Cockayne syndrome B protein (CSB) is not well understood. Here we investigate the molecular mechanism of chromatin remodeling by Rhp26, a Schizosaccharomyces pombe CSB ortholog. The molecular basis of chromatin remodeling and nucleosomal epitope recognition by Rhp26 is distinct from that of canonical chromatin remodelers, such as imitation switch protein (ISWI). We reveal that the remodeling activities are bidirectionally regulated by CSB-specific motifs: the N-terminal leucine-latch motif and the C-terminal coupling motif. Rhp26 remodeling activities depend mainly on H4 tails and to a lesser extent on H3 tails, but not on H2A and H2B tails. Rhp26 promotes the disruption of histone cores and the release of free DNA. Finally, we dissected the distinct contributions of two Rhp26 C-terminal regions to chromatin remodeling and DNA damage repair.
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Farnung L, Vos SM, Cramer P. Structure of transcribing RNA polymerase II-nucleosome complex. Nat Commun 2018; 9:5432. [PMID: 30575770 PMCID: PMC6303367 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07870-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Transcription of eukaryotic protein-coding genes requires passage of RNA polymerase II (Pol II) through nucleosomes, but it is unclear how this is achieved. Here we report the cryo-EM structure of transcribing Saccharomyces cerevisiae Pol II engaged with a downstream nucleosome core particle at an overall resolution of 4.4 Å. Pol II and the nucleosome are observed in a defined relative orientation that is not predicted. Pol II contacts both sides of the nucleosome dyad using its clamp head and lobe domains. Structural comparisons reveal that the elongation factors TFIIS, DSIF, NELF, SPT6, and PAF1 complex can be accommodated on the Pol II surface in the presence of the oriented nucleosome. Our results provide a starting point for analysing the mechanisms of chromatin transcription. Eukaryotic transcription requires passage of RNA polymerase II (Pol II) through chromatin, which is impaired by nucleosomes. Here the authors report the cryo-EM structure of transcribing Pol II engaged with a downstream nucleosome core particle at an overall resolution of 4.4 Å, providing insights into the mechanism of chromatin transcription.
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- Lucas Farnung
- Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Department of Molecular Biology, Am Fassberg 11, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Department of Molecular Biology, Am Fassberg 11, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Department of Molecular Biology, Am Fassberg 11, 37077, Göttingen, Germany.
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Butryn A, Woike S, Shetty SJ, Auble DT, Hopfner KP. Crystal structure of the full Swi2/Snf2 remodeler Mot1 in the resting state. eLife 2018; 7:37774. [PMID: 30289385 PMCID: PMC6188472 DOI: 10.7554/elife.37774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2018] [Accepted: 10/04/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Swi2/Snf2 ATPases remodel protein:DNA complexes in all of the fundamental chromosome-associated processes. The single-subunit remodeler Mot1 dissociates TATA box-binding protein (TBP):DNA complexes and provides a simple model for obtaining structural insights into the action of Swi2/Snf2 ATPases. Previously we reported how the N-terminal domain of Mot1 binds TBP, NC2 and DNA, but the location of the C-terminal ATPase domain remained unclear (Butryn et al., 2015). Here, we report the crystal structure of the near full-length Mot1 from Chaetomium thermophilum. Our data show that Mot1 adopts a ring like structure with a catalytically inactive resting state of the ATPase. Biochemical analysis suggests that TBP binding switches Mot1 into an ATP hydrolysis-competent conformation. Combined with our previous results, these data significantly improve the structural model for the complete Mot1:TBP:DNA complex and suggest a general mechanism for Mot1 action.
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- Agata Butryn
- Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany.,Gene Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany.,Gene Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany.,Gene Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany.,Center for Integrated Protein Sciences Munich, Munich, Germany
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Andrews FH, Tong Q, Sullivan KD, Cornett EM, Zhang Y, Ali M, Ahn J, Pandey A, Guo AH, Strahl BD, Costello JC, Espinosa JM, Rothbart SB, Kutateladze TG. Multivalent Chromatin Engagement and Inter-domain Crosstalk Regulate MORC3 ATPase. Cell Rep 2018; 16:3195-3207. [PMID: 27653685 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.08.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2016] [Revised: 07/11/2016] [Accepted: 08/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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MORC3 is linked to inflammatory myopathies and cancer; however, the precise role of MORC3 in normal cell physiology and disease remains poorly understood. Here, we present detailed genetic, biochemical, and structural analyses of MORC3. We demonstrate that MORC3 is significantly upregulated in Down syndrome and that genetic abnormalities in MORC3 are associated with cancer. The CW domain of MORC3 binds to the methylated histone H3K4 tail, and this interaction is essential for recruitment of MORC3 to chromatin and accumulation in nuclear bodies. We show that MORC3 possesses intrinsic ATPase activity that requires DNA, but it is negatively regulated by the CW domain, which interacts with the ATPase domain. Natively linked CW impedes binding of the ATPase domain to DNA, resulting in a decrease in the DNA-stimulated enzymatic activity. Collectively, our studies provide a molecular framework detailing MORC3 functions and suggest that its modulation may contribute to human disease.
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- Forest H Andrews
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Center for Epigenetics, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, The University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, The University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Center for Epigenetics, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
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Lehmann LC, Hewitt G, Aibara S, Leitner A, Marklund E, Maslen SL, Maturi V, Chen Y, van der Spoel D, Skehel JM, Moustakas A, Boulton SJ, Deindl S. Mechanistic Insights into Autoinhibition of the Oncogenic Chromatin Remodeler ALC1. Mol Cell 2017; 68:847-859.e7. [PMID: 29220652 PMCID: PMC5745148 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2017.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2017] [Revised: 08/16/2017] [Accepted: 10/17/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Human ALC1 is an oncogene-encoded chromatin-remodeling enzyme required for DNA repair that possesses a poly(ADP-ribose) (PAR)-binding macro domain. Its engagement with PARylated PARP1 activates ALC1 at sites of DNA damage, but the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Here, we establish a dual role for the macro domain in autoinhibition of ALC1 ATPase activity and coupling to nucleosome mobilization. In the absence of DNA damage, an inactive conformation of the ATPase is maintained by juxtaposition of the macro domain against predominantly the C-terminal ATPase lobe through conserved electrostatic interactions. Mutations within this interface displace the macro domain, constitutively activate the ALC1 ATPase independent of PARylated PARP1, and alter the dynamics of ALC1 recruitment at DNA damage sites. Upon DNA damage, binding of PARylated PARP1 by the macro domain induces a conformational change that relieves autoinhibitory interactions with the ATPase motor, which selectively activates ALC1 remodeling upon recruitment to sites of DNA damage.
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- Laura C Lehmann
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, 75124 Uppsala, Sweden
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- The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London NW1 1AT, UK
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, 17165 Solna, Sweden
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, 75124 Uppsala, Sweden
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, and Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, 75123 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, 75124 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Uppsala University, 75124 Uppsala, Sweden
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, and Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, 75123 Uppsala, Sweden
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- The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London NW1 1AT, UK.
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, 75124 Uppsala, Sweden.
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Polyvalent Proteins, a Pervasive Theme in the Intergenomic Biological Conflicts of Bacteriophages and Conjugative Elements. J Bacteriol 2017; 199:JB.00245-17. [PMID: 28559295 PMCID: PMC5512222 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00245-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2017] [Accepted: 05/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Intense biological conflicts between prokaryotic genomes and their genomic parasites have resulted in an arms race in terms of the molecular “weaponry” deployed on both sides. Using a recursive computational approach, we uncovered a remarkable class of multidomain proteins with 2 to 15 domains in the same polypeptide deployed by viruses and plasmids in such conflicts. Domain architectures and genomic contexts indicate that they are part of a widespread conflict strategy involving proteins injected into the host cell along with parasite DNA during the earliest phase of infection. Their unique feature is the combination of domains with highly disparate biochemical activities in the same polypeptide; accordingly, we term them polyvalent proteins. Of the 131 domains in polyvalent proteins, a large fraction are enzymatic domains predicted to modify proteins, target nucleic acids, alter nucleotide signaling/metabolism, and attack peptidoglycan or cytoskeletal components. They further contain nucleic acid-binding domains, virion structural domains, and 40 novel uncharacterized domains. Analysis of their architectural network reveals both pervasive common themes and specialized strategies for conjugative elements and plasmids or (pro)phages. The themes include likely processing of multidomain polypeptides by zincin-like metallopeptidases and mechanisms to counter restriction or CRISPR/Cas systems and jump-start transcription or replication. DNA-binding domains acquired by eukaryotes from such systems have been reused in XPC/RAD4-dependent DNA repair and mitochondrial genome replication in kinetoplastids. Characterization of the novel domains discovered here, such as RNases and peptidases, are likely to aid in the development of new reagents and elucidation of the spread of antibiotic resistance. IMPORTANCE This is the first report of the widespread presence of large proteins, termed polyvalent proteins, predicted to be transmitted by genomic parasites such as conjugative elements, plasmids, and phages during the initial phase of infection along with their DNA. They are typified by the presence of multiple domains with disparate activities combined in the same protein. While some of these domains are predicted to assist the invasive element in replication, transcription, or protection of their DNA, several are likely to target various host defense systems or modify the host to favor the parasite's life cycle. Notably, DNA-binding domains from these systems have been transferred to eukaryotes, where they have been incorporated into DNA repair and mitochondrial genome replication systems.
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Sundaramoorthy R, Hughes AL, Singh V, Wiechens N, Ryan DP, El-Mkami H, Petoukhov M, Svergun DI, Treutlein B, Quack S, Fischer M, Michaelis J, Böttcher B, Norman DG, Owen-Hughes T. Structural reorganization of the chromatin remodeling enzyme Chd1 upon engagement with nucleosomes. eLife 2017; 6. [PMID: 28332978 PMCID: PMC5391205 DOI: 10.7554/elife.22510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2016] [Accepted: 03/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The yeast Chd1 protein acts to position nucleosomes across genomes. Here, we model the structure of the Chd1 protein in solution and when bound to nucleosomes. In the apo state, the DNA-binding domain contacts the edge of the nucleosome while in the presence of the non-hydrolyzable ATP analog, ADP-beryllium fluoride, we observe additional interactions between the ATPase domain and the adjacent DNA gyre 1.5 helical turns from the dyad axis of symmetry. Binding in this conformation involves unravelling the outer turn of nucleosomal DNA and requires substantial reorientation of the DNA-binding domain with respect to the ATPase domains. The orientation of the DNA-binding domain is mediated by sequences in the N-terminus and mutations to this part of the protein have positive and negative effects on Chd1 activity. These observations indicate that the unfavorable alignment of C-terminal DNA-binding region in solution contributes to an auto-inhibited state. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.22510.001
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- Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, United Kingdom
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- Hamburg Outstation, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Hamburg, Germany
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- Hamburg Outstation, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Biophysics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute for Biophysics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute for Biophysics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute for Biophysics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Biochemie, Rudolf-Virchow Zentrum, Universitat Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Nucleic Acids Structure Research Group, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
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Nodelman IM, Bleichert F, Patel A, Ren R, Horvath KC, Berger JM, Bowman GD. Interdomain Communication of the Chd1 Chromatin Remodeler across the DNA Gyres of the Nucleosome. Mol Cell 2017; 65:447-459.e6. [PMID: 28111016 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2016.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2016] [Revised: 10/24/2016] [Accepted: 12/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Chromatin remodelers use a helicase-like ATPase motor to reposition and reorganize nucleosomes along genomic DNA. Yet, how the ATPase motor communicates with other remodeler domains in the context of the nucleosome has so far been elusive. Here, we report for the Chd1 remodeler a unique organization of domains on the nucleosome that reveals direct domain-domain communication. Site-specific cross-linking shows that the chromodomains and ATPase motor bind to adjacent SHL1 and SHL2 sites, respectively, on nucleosomal DNA and pack against the DNA-binding domain on DNA exiting the nucleosome. This domain arrangement spans the two DNA gyres of the nucleosome and bridges both ends of a wrapped, ∼90-bp nucleosomal loop of DNA, suggesting a means for nucleosome assembly. This architecture illustrates how Chd1 senses DNA outside the nucleosome core and provides a basis for nucleosome spacing and directional sliding away from transcription factor barriers.
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- Ilana M Nodelman
- T.C. Jenkins Department of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, 302 Jenkins Hall, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- T.C. Jenkins Department of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, 302 Jenkins Hall, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- T.C. Jenkins Department of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, 302 Jenkins Hall, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- T.C. Jenkins Department of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, 302 Jenkins Hall, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- T.C. Jenkins Department of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, 302 Jenkins Hall, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
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Viswanathan R, True JD, Auble DT. Molecular Mechanism of Mot1, a TATA-binding Protein (TBP)-DNA Dissociating Enzyme. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:15714-26. [PMID: 27255709 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.730366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The essential Saccharomyces cerevisiae ATPase Mot1 globally regulates transcription by impacting the genomic distribution and activity of the TATA-binding protein (TBP). In vitro, Mot1 forms a ternary complex with TBP and DNA and can use ATP hydrolysis to dissociate the TBP-DNA complex. Prior work suggested an interaction between the ATPase domain and a functionally important segment of DNA flanking the TATA sequence. However, how ATP hydrolysis facilitates removal of TBP from DNA is not well understood, and several models have been proposed. To gain insight into the Mot1 mechanism, we dissected the role of the flanking DNA segment by biochemical analysis of complexes formed using DNAs with short single-stranded gaps. In parallel, we used a DNA tethered cleavage approach to map regions of Mot1 in proximity to the DNA under different conditions. Our results define non-equivalent roles for bases within a broad segment of flanking DNA required for Mot1 action. Moreover, we present biochemical evidence for two distinct conformations of the Mot1 ATPase, the detection of which can be modulated by ATP analogs as well as DNA sequence flanking the TATA sequence. We also show using purified complexes that Mot1 dissociation of a stable, high affinity TBP-DNA interaction is surprisingly inefficient, suggesting how other transcription factors that bind to TBP may compete with Mot1. Taken together, these results suggest that TBP-DNA affinity as well as other aspects of promoter sequence influence Mot1 function in vivo.
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- Ramya Viswanathan
- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908
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Krajewski WA. Mobilization of hyperacetylated mononucleosomes by purified yeast ISW2 in vitro. Arch Biochem Biophys 2015; 591:1-6. [PMID: 26692330 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2015.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2015] [Revised: 12/02/2015] [Accepted: 12/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Catalytic activity of ISWI chromatin remodelers, which regulate nucleosome positioning on the DNA, depends on interactions of the putative acidic patch in ISWI helicase domain with the N-termini of nucleosomal H4--such, that removal of H4 termini abolishes ISWI remodeling. Acetylation of H4 termini is also known to disrupt H4 interactions with acidic protein surfaces, and thus, histone acetylation could potentially impede ISWI functions. Since active chromatin in vivo is hyperacetylated, it is important to clarify if ISWI activities can function on the in vivo hyperacetylated nucleosomes. We evaluated if purified yeast ISW2 can act on mononucleosomes in which all four core histones are highly acetylated. Mononucleosomes were assembled using purified histones from mammalian CV1 cells grown in the presence of deacetylase inhibitor Trichostatin A (TSA). The CV1 cell line is characterized by fast kinetic of accumulation of highly acetylated histone isoforms in response to TSA treatment. However, such 'native' histone hyperacetylation had no apparent effects on the nucleosome remodeling propensities, suggesting that histone hyperacetylation does not necessarily block ISWI functions and that ISWI enzymes can function on active chromatin as well.
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- Wladyslaw A Krajewski
- Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119334, Russia.
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Butryn A, Schuller JM, Stoehr G, Runge-Wollmann P, Förster F, Auble DT, Hopfner KP. Structural basis for recognition and remodeling of the TBP:DNA:NC2 complex by Mot1. eLife 2015; 4. [PMID: 26258880 PMCID: PMC4565979 DOI: 10.7554/elife.07432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2015] [Accepted: 08/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Swi2/Snf2 ATPases remodel substrates such as nucleosomes and transcription complexes to control a wide range of DNA-associated processes, but detailed structural information on the ATP-dependent remodeling reactions is largely absent. The single subunit remodeler Mot1 (modifier of transcription 1) dissociates TATA box-binding protein (TBP):DNA complexes, offering a useful system to address the structural mechanisms of Swi2/Snf2 ATPases. Here, we report the crystal structure of the N-terminal domain of Mot1 in complex with TBP, DNA, and the transcription regulator negative cofactor 2 (NC2). Our data show that Mot1 reduces DNA:NC2 interactions and unbends DNA as compared to the TBP:DNA:NC2 state, suggesting that Mot1 primes TBP:NC2 displacement in an ATP-independent manner. Electron microscopy and cross-linking data suggest that the Swi2/Snf2 domain of Mot1 associates with the upstream DNA and the histone fold of NC2, thereby revealing parallels to some nucleosome remodelers. This study provides a structural framework for how a Swi2/Snf2 ATPase interacts with its substrate DNA:protein complex. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.07432.001 An organism’s DNA contains thousands of genes, not all of which are active at the same time. Cells use a number of methods to carefully control when particular genes are switched on or off. For example, proteins called transcription factors can activate a gene by binding to particular regions of DNA called promoters. One such transcription factor is called the TATA-binding protein (TBP for short). Mot1 is a remodeling enzyme that can form a “complex” with TBP by binding to it, and in doing so remove TBP from DNA. This silences the genes at those sites. The freed TBP can then bind to other promoters that lack Mot1 and activate the genes found there. In 2011, researchers revealed the structure of the complex formed between TBP and Mot1 after TBP has been detached from DNA. However, the structure of the complex that forms while TBP is still bound to the DNA molecule was not known. Butryn et al. – including several of the researchers involved in the 2011 work – have now described the structure of this complex using X-ray crystallography and electron microscopy. Another protein called negative cofactor 2 is also part of the complex, and helps to stabilize it. Butryn et al. found that Mot1 reduces the strength of the interactions between DNA and both TBP and negative cofactor 2. Binding to TBP and negative cofactor 2 causes the DNA molecule to bend; however, if Mot1 is also in the complex, the DNA becomes less bent. By making these changes, Mot1 is likely to prime TBP to detach from the DNA. Since the current structures do not yet reveal the atomic structure of Mot1’s ATP dependent DNA motor domain, the next challenge is to visualize the entire complex at atomic resolution. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.07432.002
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- Agata Butryn
- Gene Center, Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Structural Biology, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, , Germany
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- Gene Center, Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany
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- Gene Center, Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Structural Biology, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, , Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, United States
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- Gene Center, Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany
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Hauk G, Bowman GD. Formation of a Trimeric Xpo1-Ran[GTP]-Ded1 Exportin Complex Modulates ATPase and Helicase Activities of Ded1. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0131690. [PMID: 26120835 PMCID: PMC4484809 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2015] [Accepted: 06/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The DEAD-box RNA helicase Ded1, which is essential in yeast and known as DDX3 in humans, shuttles between the nucleus and cytoplasm and takes part in several basic processes including RNA processing and translation. A key interacting partner of Ded1 is the exportin Xpo1, which together with the GTP-bound state of the small GTPase Ran, facilitates unidirectional transport of Ded1 out of the nucleus. Here we demonstrate that Xpo1 and Ran[GTP] together reduce the RNA-stimulated ATPase and helicase activities of Ded1. Binding and inhibition of Ded1 by Xpo1 depend on the affinity of the Ded1 nuclear export sequence (NES) for Xpo1 and the presence of Ran[GTP]. Association with Xpo1/Ran[GTP] reduces RNA-stimulated ATPase activity of Ded1 by increasing the apparent KM for the RNA substrate. Despite the increased KM, the Ded1:Xpo1:Ran[GTP] ternary complex retains the ability to bind single stranded RNA, suggesting that Xpo1/Ran[GTP] may modulate the substrate specificity of Ded1. These results demonstrate that, in addition to transport, exportins such as Xpo1 also have the capability to alter enzymatic activities of their cargo.
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- Glenn Hauk
- T.C. Jenkins Department of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- T.C. Jenkins Department of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Glucocorticoid Receptor Transcriptional Activation via the BRG1-Dependent Recruitment of TOP2β and Ku70/86. Mol Cell Biol 2015; 35:2799-817. [PMID: 26055322 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00230-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2015] [Accepted: 05/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BRG1, the central ATPase of the human SWI/SNF complex, is critical for biological functions, including nuclear receptor (NR)-regulated transcription. Analysis of BRG1 mutants demonstrated that functional motifs outside the ATPase domain are important for transcriptional activity. In the course of experiments examining protein interactions mediated through these domains, Ku70 (XRCC6) was found to associate with a BRG1 fragment encompassing the conserved helicase-SANT-associated (HSA) and BRK domains of BRG1. Subsequent transcriptional activation assays and chromatin immunoprecipitation studies showed that Ku70/86 and components of the topoisomerase IIβ (TOP2β)/poly(ADP ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP1) complex are necessary for NR-mediated SWI/SNF-dependent transcriptional activation from endogenous promoters. In addition to establishing Ku-BRG1 binding and TOP2β/PARP1 recruitment by nuclear receptor transactivation, we demonstrate that the transient appearance of glucocorticoid receptor (GR)/BRG1-dependent, TOP2β-mediated double-strand DNA breaks is required for efficient GR-stimulated transcription. Taken together, these results suggest that a direct interaction between Ku70/86 and BRG1 brings together SWI/SNF remodeling capabilities and TOP2β activity to enhance the transcriptional response to hormone stimulation.
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Li M, Hada A, Sen P, Olufemi L, Hall MA, Smith BY, Forth S, McKnight JN, Patel A, Bowman GD, Bartholomew B, Wang MD. Dynamic regulation of transcription factors by nucleosome remodeling. eLife 2015; 4. [PMID: 26047462 PMCID: PMC4456607 DOI: 10.7554/elife.06249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2015] [Accepted: 05/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The chromatin landscape and promoter architecture are dominated by the interplay of nucleosome and transcription factor (TF) binding to crucial DNA sequence elements. However, it remains unclear whether nucleosomes mobilized by chromatin remodelers can influence TFs that are already present on the DNA template. In this study, we investigated the interplay between nucleosome remodeling, by either yeast ISW1a or SWI/SNF, and a bound TF. We found that a TF serves as a major barrier to ISW1a remodeling, and acts as a boundary for nucleosome repositioning. In contrast, SWI/SNF was able to slide a nucleosome past a TF, with concurrent eviction of the TF from the DNA, and the TF did not significantly impact the nucleosome positioning. Our results provide direct evidence for a novel mechanism for both nucleosome positioning regulation by bound TFs and TF regulation via dynamic repositioning of nucleosomes. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.06249.001 Cells contain thousands of genes that are encoded by molecules of DNA. In yeast and other eukaryotic organisms, this DNA is wrapped around proteins called histones to make structures called nucleosomes. This compacts the DNA and allows it to fit inside the tiny nucleus within the cell. The positioning of the nucleosomes influences how tightly packed the DNA is, which in turn influences the activity of genes. Less active genes tend to be found within regions of DNA that are tightly packed, while more active genes are found in less tightly packed regions. To activate a gene, proteins called transcription factors bind to a section of DNA within the gene called the promoter. Enzymes known as ‘chromatin remodelers’ can alter the locations of nucleosomes on DNA to allow the transcription factors access to the promoters of particular genes. In yeast, the SWI/SNF family of chromatin remodelers can disassemble nucleosomes to promote gene activity, while the ISW1 family organises nucleosomes into closely spaced groups to repress gene activity. However, it is not clear if, or how, chromatin remodelers can influence transcription factors that are already bound to DNA. Here, Li et al. studied the interactions between a transcription factor and the chromatin remodelers in yeast. The experiment used a piece of DNA that contained a bound transcription factor and a single nucleosome. Li et al. used a technique called ‘single molecule DNA unzipping’, which enabled them to precisely locate the position of the nucleosome and transcription factor before and after the nucleosome was remodeled. The experiments found that a chromatin remodeler called ISW1a moved the nucleosome away from the transcription factor, while a SWI/SNF chromatin remodeler moved the nucleosome towards it. Significantly, Li et al. also found that a transcription factor is a major barrier to ISW1a's remodeling activity, suggesting that ISW1a may use transcription factors as reference points to position nucleosomes. In contrast, SWI/SNF was able to slide a nucleosome past the transcription factor, which led to the transcription factor falling off the DNA. Therefore, SWI/SNF is able to move transcription factors out of the way to deactivate genes. Li et al. propose a new model for how chromatin remodelers can move nucleosomes and regulate transcription factors to alter gene activity. A future challenge will be to observe these types of activities in living cells. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.06249.002
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- Ming Li
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Carbondale, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Carbondale, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Carbondale, United States
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- Department of Physics, Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Cornell University, Ithaca, United States
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- Department of Physics, Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Cornell University, Ithaca, United States
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- Department of Physics, Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Cornell University, Ithaca, United States
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- Thomas C. Jenkins Department of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States
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- Thomas C. Jenkins Department of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States
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- Thomas C. Jenkins Department of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Carbondale, United States
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- Department of Physics, Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Cornell University, Ithaca, United States
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Bowman GD, Poirier MG. Post-translational modifications of histones that influence nucleosome dynamics. Chem Rev 2015; 115:2274-95. [PMID: 25424540 PMCID: PMC4375056 DOI: 10.1021/cr500350x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 303] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Gregory D. Bowman
- T.
C. Jenkins Department of Biophysics, Johns
Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Physics, and Department of
Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State
University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United
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Combined with TCR stimuli, extracellular cytokine signals initiate the differentiation of naive CD4(+) T cells into specialized effector T-helper (Th) and regulatory T (Treg) cell subsets. The lineage specification and commitment process occurs through the combinatorial action of multiple transcription factors (TFs) and epigenetic mechanisms that drive lineage-specific gene expression programs. In this article, we review recent studies on the transcriptional and epigenetic regulation of distinct Th cell lineages. Moreover, we review current study linking immune disease-associated single-nucleotide polymorphisms with distal regulatory elements and their potential role in the disease etiology.
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- Subhash K Tripathi
- Turku Centre for Biotechnology, University of Turku and
Åbo Akademi UniversityTurku, Finland
- National Doctoral Programme in Informational and
Structural BiologyTurku, Finland
- Turku Doctoral Programme of Molecular Medicine (TuDMM),
University of TurkuTurku, Finland
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- Turku Centre for Biotechnology, University of Turku and
Åbo Akademi UniversityTurku, Finland
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Ko KK, Powell MS, Hogarth PM. ZSWIM1: A novel biomarker in T helper cell differentiation. Immunol Lett 2014; 160:133-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2014.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2013] [Revised: 01/23/2014] [Accepted: 01/28/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Aravind L, Burroughs AM, Zhang D, Iyer LM. Protein and DNA modifications: evolutionary imprints of bacterial biochemical diversification and geochemistry on the provenance of eukaryotic epigenetics. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol 2014; 6:a016063. [PMID: 24984775 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a016063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Epigenetic information, which plays a major role in eukaryotic biology, is transmitted by covalent modifications of nuclear proteins (e.g., histones) and DNA, along with poorly understood processes involving cytoplasmic/secreted proteins and RNAs. The origin of eukaryotes was accompanied by emergence of a highly developed biochemical apparatus for encoding, resetting, and reading covalent epigenetic marks in proteins such as histones and tubulins. The provenance of this apparatus remained unclear until recently. Developments in comparative genomics show that key components of eukaryotic epigenetics emerged as part of the extensive biochemical innovation of secondary metabolism and intergenomic/interorganismal conflict systems in prokaryotes, particularly bacteria. These supplied not only enzymatic components for encoding and removing epigenetic modifications, but also readers of some of these marks. Diversification of these prokaryotic systems and subsequently eukaryotic epigenetics appear to have been considerably influenced by the great oxygenation event in the Earth's history.
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- L Aravind
- National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20894
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- National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20894
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- National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20894
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- National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20894
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Alvarez-Saavedra M, De Repentigny Y, Lagali PS, Raghu Ram EVS, Yan K, Hashem E, Ivanochko D, Huh MS, Yang D, Mears AJ, Todd MAM, Corcoran CP, Bassett EA, Tokarew NJA, Kokavec J, Majumder R, Ioshikhes I, Wallace VA, Kothary R, Meshorer E, Stopka T, Skoultchi AI, Picketts DJ. Snf2h-mediated chromatin organization and histone H1 dynamics govern cerebellar morphogenesis and neural maturation. Nat Commun 2014; 5:4181. [PMID: 24946904 PMCID: PMC4083431 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2014] [Accepted: 05/15/2014] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Chromatin compaction mediates progenitor to post-mitotic cell transitions and modulates gene expression programs, yet the mechanisms are poorly defined. Snf2h and Snf2l are ATP-dependent chromatin remodelling proteins that assemble, reposition and space nucleosomes, and are robustly expressed in the brain. Here we show that mice conditionally inactivated for Snf2h in neural progenitors have reduced levels of histone H1 and H2A variants that compromise chromatin fluidity and transcriptional programs within the developing cerebellum. Disorganized chromatin limits Purkinje and granule neuron progenitor expansion, resulting in abnormal post-natal foliation, while deregulated transcriptional programs contribute to altered neural maturation, motor dysfunction and death. However, mice survive to young adulthood, in part from Snf2l compensation that restores Engrailed-1 expression. Similarly, Purkinje-specific Snf2h ablation affects chromatin ultrastructure and dendritic arborization, but alters cognitive skills rather than motor control. Our studies reveal that Snf2h controls chromatin organization and histone H1 dynamics for the establishment of gene expression programs underlying cerebellar morphogenesis and neural maturation.
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- Matías Alvarez-Saavedra
- 1] Regenerative Medicine Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8L6 [2] Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8M5
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- Regenerative Medicine Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8L6
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- Regenerative Medicine Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8L6
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- Department of Genetics, The Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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- Regenerative Medicine Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8L6
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- 1] Regenerative Medicine Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8L6 [2] Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8M5
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- 1] Regenerative Medicine Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8L6 [2] Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8M5
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- Regenerative Medicine Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8L6
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- 1] Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8M5 [2] Institute of Systems Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8M5
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- Vision Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8L6
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- 1] Regenerative Medicine Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8L6 [2] Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8M5
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- Regenerative Medicine Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8L6
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8M5
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8M5
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- Institute of Pathologic Physiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague 12853, Czech Republic
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- Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461, USA
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- 1] Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8M5 [2] Institute of Systems Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8M5
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- 1] Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8M5 [2] Vision Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8L6
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- 1] Regenerative Medicine Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8L6 [2] Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8M5
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- Department of Genetics, The Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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- Institute of Pathologic Physiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague 12853, Czech Republic
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- Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461, USA
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- 1] Regenerative Medicine Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8L6 [2] Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8M5 [3] Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8M5
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Essential domains of Schizosaccharomyces pombe Rad8 required for DNA damage response. G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS 2014; 4:1373-84. [PMID: 24875629 PMCID: PMC4132169 DOI: 10.1534/g3.114.011346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Schizosaccharomyces pombe Rad8 is a conserved protein homologous to S. cerevisiaeRad5 and human HLTF that is required for error-free postreplication repair by contributing to polyubiquitylation of PCNA. It has three conserved domains: an E3 ubiquitin ligase motif, a SNF2-family helicase domain, and a family-specific HIRAN domain. Data from humans and budding yeast suggest that helicase activity contributes to replication fork regression and template switching for fork restart. We constructed specific mutations in the three conserved domains and found that both the E3 ligase and HIRAN domains are required for proper response to DNA damage caused by a variety of agents. In contrast, mutations in the helicase domain show no phenotypes in a wild-type background. To determine whether Rad8 functionally overlaps with other helicases, we compared the phenotypes of single and double mutants with a panel of 23 nonessential helicase mutants, which we categorized into five phenotypic groups. Synthetic phenotypes with rad8∆ were observed for mutants affecting recombination, and a rad8 helicase mutation affected the HU response of a subset of recombination mutants. Our data suggest that the S. pombe Rad8 ubiquitin ligase activity is important for response to a variety of damaging agents, while the helicase domain plays only a minor role in modulating recombination-based fork restart during specific forms of replication stress.
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Multiple modes of regulation of the human Ino80 SNF2 ATPase by subunits of the INO80 chromatin-remodeling complex. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013; 110:20497-502. [PMID: 24297934 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1317092110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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SNF2 family ATPases are ATP-dependent motors that often function in multisubunit complexes to regulate chromatin structure. Although the central role of SNF2 ATPases in chromatin biology is well established, mechanisms by which their catalytic activities are regulated by additional subunits of chromatin-remodeling complexes are less well understood. Here we present evidence that the human Inositol auxotrophy 80 (Ino80) SNF2 ATPase is subject to regulation at multiple levels in the INO80 chromatin-remodeling complex. The zinc finger histidine triad domain-containing protein Ies2 (Ino Eighty Subunit 2) functions as a potent activator of the intrinsic catalytic activity of the Ino80 ATPase, whereas the YL-1 family Ies6 (Ino Eighty Subunit 6) and actin-related Arp5 proteins function together to promote binding of the Ino80 ATPase to nucleosomes. These findings support the idea that both substrate recognition and the intrinsic catalytic activities of SNF2 ATPases have evolved as important sites for their regulation.
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Narlikar G, Sundaramoorthy R, Owen-Hughes T. Mechanisms and functions of ATP-dependent chromatin-remodeling enzymes. Cell 2013; 154:490-503. [PMID: 23911317 PMCID: PMC3781322 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2013.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 442] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2013] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Chromatin provides both a means to accommodate a large amount of genetic material in a small space and a means to package the same genetic material in different chromatin states. Transitions between chromatin states are enabled by chromatin-remodeling ATPases, which catalyze a diverse range of structural transformations. Biochemical evidence over the last two decades suggests that chromatin-remodeling activities may have emerged by adaptation of ancient DNA translocases to respond to specific features of chromatin. Here, we discuss such evidence and also relate mechanistic insights to our understanding of how chromatin-remodeling enzymes enable different in vivo processes.
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- Geeta J. Narlikar
- Biochemistry and Biophysics, Genentech Hall 600, 16th Street, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK
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Eukaryotic chromatin is kept flexible and dynamic to respond to environmental, metabolic, and developmental cues through the action of a family of so-called "nucleosome remodeling" ATPases. Consistent with their helicase ancestry, these enzymes experience conformation changes as they bind and hydrolyze ATP. At the same time they interact with DNA and histones, which alters histone-DNA interactions in target nucleosomes. Their action may lead to complete or partial disassembly of nucleosomes, the exchange of histones for variants, the assembly of nucleosomes, or the movement of histone octamers on DNA. "Remodeling" may render DNA sequences accessible to interacting proteins or, conversely, promote packing into tightly folded structures. Remodeling processes participate in every aspect of genome function. Remodeling activities are commonly integrated with other mechanisms such as histone modifications or RNA metabolism to assemble stable, epigenetic states.
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Fullam A, Schröder M. DExD/H-box RNA helicases as mediators of anti-viral innate immunity and essential host factors for viral replication. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2013; 1829:854-65. [PMID: 23567047 PMCID: PMC7157912 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2013.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2012] [Revised: 03/27/2013] [Accepted: 03/29/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Traditional functions of DExD/H-box helicases are concerned with RNA metabolism; they have been shown to play a part in nearly every cellular process that involves RNA. On the other hand, it is accepted that DexD/H-box helicases also engage in activities that do not require helicase activity. A number of DExD/H-box helicases have been shown to be involved in anti-viral immunity. The RIG-like helicases, RIG-I, mda5 and lgp2, act as important cytosolic pattern recognition receptors for viral RNA. Detection of viral nucleic acids by the RIG-like helicases or other anti-viral pattern recognition receptors leads to the induction of type I interferons and pro-inflammatory cytokines. More recently, additional DExD/H-box helicases have also been implicated to act as cytosolic sensors of viral nucleic acids, including DDX3, DDX41, DHX9, DDX60, DDX1 and DHX36. However, there is evidence that at least some of these helicases might have more downstream functions in pattern recognition receptor signalling pathways, as signalling adaptors or transcriptional regulators. In an interesting twist, a lot of DExD/H-box helicases have also been identified as essential host factors for the replication of different viruses, suggesting that viruses 'hijack' their RNA helicase activities for their benefit. Interestingly, DDX3, DDX1 and DHX9 are among the helicases that are required for the replication of a diverse range of viruses. This might suggest that these helicases are highly contested targets in the ongoing 'arms race' between viruses and the host immune system. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: The Biology of RNA helicases - Modulation for life.
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- Anthony Fullam
- National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Kildare, Ireland.
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Luo D, Kohlway A, Pyle AM. Duplex RNA activated ATPases (DRAs): platforms for RNA sensing, signaling and processing. RNA Biol 2012; 10:111-20. [PMID: 23228901 PMCID: PMC3590228 DOI: 10.4161/rna.22706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Double-stranded RNAs are an important class of functional macromolecules in living systems. They are usually found as part of highly specialized intracellular machines that control diverse cellular events, ranging from virus replication, antiviral defense, RNA interference, to regulation of gene activities and genomic integrity. Within different intracellular machines, the RNA duplex is often found in association with specific RNA-dependent ATPases, including Dicer, RIG-I and DRH-3 proteins. These duplex RNA-activated ATPases represent an emerging group of motor proteins within the large and diverse super family 2 nucleic acid-dependent ATPases (which are historically defined as SF2 helicases). The duplex RNA-activated ATPases share characteristic molecular features for duplex RNA recognition, including motifs (e.g., motifs IIa and Vc) and an insertion domain (HEL2i), and they require double-strand RNA binding for their enzymatic activities. Proteins in this family undergo large conformational changes concomitant with RNA binding, ATP binding and ATP hydrolysis in order to achieve their functions, which include the release of signaling domains and the recruitment of partner proteins. The duplex RNA-activated ATPases represent a distinct and fascinating group of nanomechanical molecular motors that are essential for duplex RNA sensing and processing in diverse cellular pathways.
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- Dahai Luo
- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
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Mueller-Planitz F, Klinker H, Ludwigsen J, Becker PB. The ATPase domain of ISWI is an autonomous nucleosome remodeling machine. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2012. [PMID: 23202585 DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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ISWI slides nucleosomes along DNA, enabling the structural changes of chromatin required for the regulated use of eukaryotic genomes. Prominent mechanistic models imply cooperation of the ISWI ATPase domain with a C-terminal DNA-binding function residing in the HAND-SANT-SLIDE (HSS) domain. Contrary to these models, we show by quantitative biochemical means that all fundamental aspects of nucleosome remodeling are contained within the compact ATPase module of Drosophila ISWI. This domain can independently associate with DNA and nucleosomes, which in turn activate ATP turnover by inducing a conformational change in the enzyme, and it can autonomously reposition nucleosomes. The role of the HSS domain is to increase the affinity and specificity for nucleosomes. Nucleosome-remodeling enzymes may thus have evolved directly from ancestral helicase-type motors, and peripheral domains have furnished regulatory capabilities that bias the remodeling reaction toward different structural outcomes.
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Unwinding and rewinding: double faces of helicase? J Nucleic Acids 2012; 2012:140601. [PMID: 22888405 PMCID: PMC3409536 DOI: 10.1155/2012/140601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2012] [Accepted: 05/28/2012] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Helicases are enzymes that use ATP-driven motor force to unwind double-stranded DNA or RNA. Recently, increasing evidence demonstrates that some helicases also possess rewinding activity—in other words, they can anneal two complementary single-stranded nucleic acids. All five members of the human RecQ helicase family, helicase PIF1, mitochondrial helicase TWINKLE, and helicase/nuclease Dna2 have been shown to possess strand-annealing activity. Moreover, two recently identified helicases—HARP and AH2 have only ATP-dependent rewinding activity. These findings not only enhance our understanding of helicase enzymes but also establish the presence of a new type of protein: annealing helicases. This paper discusses what is known about these helicases, focusing on their biochemical activity to zip and unzip double-stranded DNA and/or RNA, their possible regulation mechanisms, and biological functions.
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Weston R, Peeters H, Ahel D. ZRANB3 is a structure-specific ATP-dependent endonuclease involved in replication stress response. Genes Dev 2012; 26:1558-72. [PMID: 22759634 DOI: 10.1101/gad.193516.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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To efficiently duplicate their genomic content, cells must overcome DNA lesions that interfere with processive DNA replication. These lesions may be removed and repaired, rather than just tolerated, to allow continuity of DNA replication on an undamaged DNA template. However, it is unclear how this is achieved at a molecular level. Here we identify a new replication-associated factor, ZRANB3 (zinc finger, RAN-binding domain containing 3), and propose its role in the repair of replication-blocking lesions. ZRANB3 has a unique structure-specific endonuclease activity, which is coupled to ATP hydrolysis. It cleaves branched DNA structures with unusual polarity, generating an accessible 3'-OH group in the template of the leading strand. Furthermore, ZRANB3 localizes to DNA replication sites and interacts with the components of the replication machinery. It is recruited to damaged replication forks via multiple mechanisms, which involve interactions with PCNA, K63-polyubiquitin chains, and branched DNA structures. Collectively, our data support a role for ZRANB3 in the replication stress response and suggest new insights into how DNA repair is coordinated with DNA replication to maintain genome stability.
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- Ria Weston
- DNA Damage Response Group, Paterson Institute for Cancer Research, University of Manchester, Manchester M20 4BX, United Kingdom
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Aravind L, Anantharaman V, Zhang D, de Souza RF, Iyer LM. Gene flow and biological conflict systems in the origin and evolution of eukaryotes. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2012; 2:89. [PMID: 22919680 PMCID: PMC3417536 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2012.00089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2012] [Accepted: 06/13/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The endosymbiotic origin of eukaryotes brought together two disparate genomes in the cell. Additionally, eukaryotic natural history has included other endosymbiotic events, phagotrophic consumption of organisms, and intimate interactions with viruses and endoparasites. These phenomena facilitated large-scale lateral gene transfer and biological conflicts. We synthesize information from nearly two decades of genomics to illustrate how the interplay between lateral gene transfer and biological conflicts has impacted the emergence of new adaptations in eukaryotes. Using apicomplexans as example, we illustrate how lateral transfer from animals has contributed to unique parasite-host interfaces comprised of adhesion- and O-linked glycosylation-related domains. Adaptations, emerging due to intense selection for diversity in the molecular participants in organismal and genomic conflicts, being dispersed by lateral transfer, were subsequently exapted for eukaryote-specific innovations. We illustrate this using examples relating to eukaryotic chromatin, RNAi and RNA-processing systems, signaling pathways, apoptosis and immunity. We highlight the major contributions from catalytic domains of bacterial toxin systems to the origin of signaling enzymes (e.g., ADP-ribosylation and small molecule messenger synthesis), mutagenic enzymes for immune receptor diversification and RNA-processing. Similarly, we discuss contributions of bacterial antibiotic/siderophore synthesis systems and intra-genomic and intra-cellular selfish elements (e.g., restriction-modification, mobile elements and lysogenic phages) in the emergence of chromatin remodeling/modifying enzymes and RNA-based regulation. We develop the concept that biological conflict systems served as evolutionary “nurseries” for innovations in the protein world, which were delivered to eukaryotes via lateral gene flow to spur key evolutionary innovations all the way from nucleogenesis to lineage-specific adaptations.
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- L Aravind
- National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda MD, USA.
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King HA, Trotter KW, Archer TK. Chromatin remodeling during glucocorticoid receptor regulated transactivation. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2012; 1819:716-26. [PMID: 22425674 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2012.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2012] [Revised: 02/24/2012] [Accepted: 02/28/2012] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Steroid hormone receptor (SR) signaling leads to widespread changes in gene expression, and aberrant SR signaling can lead to malignancies including breast, prostate, and lung cancers. Chromatin remodeling is an essential component of SR signaling, and defining the process of chromatin and nucleosome remodeling during signaling is critical to the continued development of related therapies. The glucocorticoid receptor (GR) is a key SR that activates numerous promoters including the well defined MMTV promoter. The activation of MMTV by GR provides an excellent model for teasing apart the sequence of events between hormone treatment and changes in gene expression. Comparing hormone-induced transcription from stably integrated promoters with defined nucleosomal structure to that from transiently expressed, unstructured promoters permits key distinctions between interactions that require remodeling and those that do not. The importance of co-activators and histone modifications prior to remodeling and the formation of the preinitiation complex that follows can also be clarified by defining key transition points in the propagation of hormonal signals. Combined with detailed mapping of proteins along the promoter, a temporal and spatial understanding of the signaling and remodeling processes begins to emerge. In this review, we examine SR signaling with a focus on GR activation of the MMTV promoter. We also discuss the ATP-dependent remodeling complex SWI/SNF, which provides the necessary remodeling activity during GR signaling and interacts with several SRs. BRG1, the central ATPase of SWI/SNF, also interacts with a set of BAF proteins that help determine the specialized function and fine-tuned regulation of BRG1 remodeling activity. BRG1 regulation comes from its own subdomains as well as its interactive partners. In particular, the HSA domain region of BRG1 and unique features of its ATPase homology appear to play key roles in regulating remodeling function. Details of the inter-workings of this chromatin remodeling protein continue to be revealed and promise to improve our understanding of the mechanism of chromatin remodeling during steroid hormone signaling. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Chromatin in time and space.
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- Heather A King
- Laboratory of Molecular Carcinogenesis, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
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Nucleotide excision repair (NER) machinery recruitment by the transcription-repair coupling factor involves unmasking of a conserved intramolecular interface. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012; 109:3353-8. [PMID: 22331906 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1115105109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Transcription-coupled DNA repair targets DNA lesions that block progression of elongating RNA polymerases. In bacteria, the transcription-repair coupling factor (TRCF; also known as Mfd) SF2 ATPase recognizes RNA polymerase stalled at a site of DNA damage, removes the enzyme from the DNA, and recruits the Uvr(A)BC nucleotide excision repair machinery via UvrA binding. Previous studies of TRCF revealed a molecular architecture incompatible with UvrA binding, leaving its recruitment mechanism unclear. Here, we examine the UvrA recognition determinants of TRCF using X-ray crystallography of a core TRCF-UvrA complex and probe the conformational flexibility of TRCF in the absence and presence of nucleotides using small-angle X-ray scattering. We demonstrate that the C-terminal domain of TRCF is inhibitory for UvrA binding, but not RNA polymerase release, and show that nucleotide binding induces concerted multidomain motions. Our studies suggest that autoinhibition of UvrA binding in TRCF may be relieved only upon engaging the DNA damage.
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