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Weinzapfel EN, Fedder-Semmes KN, Sun ZW, Keogh MC. Beyond the tail: the consequence of context in histone post-translational modification and chromatin research. Biochem J 2024; 481:219-244. [PMID: 38353483 PMCID: PMC10903488 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20230342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2023] [Revised: 01/29/2024] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
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The role of histone post-translational modifications (PTMs) in chromatin structure and genome function has been the subject of intense debate for more than 60 years. Though complex, the discourse can be summarized in two distinct - and deceptively simple - questions: What is the function of histone PTMs? And how should they be studied? Decades of research show these queries are intricately linked and far from straightforward. Here we provide a historical perspective, highlighting how the arrival of new technologies shaped discovery and insight. Despite their limitations, the tools available at each period had a profound impact on chromatin research, and provided essential clues that advanced our understanding of histone PTM function. Finally, we discuss recent advances in the application of defined nucleosome substrates, the study of multivalent chromatin interactions, and new technologies driving the next era of histone PTM research.
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Nickel GA, Diehl KL. Chemical Biology Approaches to Identify and Profile Interactors of Chromatin Modifications. ACS Chem Biol 2023; 18:1014-1026. [PMID: 35238546 PMCID: PMC9440160 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.1c00794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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In eukaryotes, DNA is packaged with histone proteins in a complex known as chromatin. Both the DNA and histone components of chromatin can be chemically modified in a wide variety of ways, resulting in a complex landscape often referred to as the "epigenetic code". These modifications are recognized by effector proteins that remodel chromatin and modulate transcription, translation, and repair of the underlying DNA. In this Review, we examine the development of methods for characterizing proteins that interact with these histone and DNA modifications. "Mark first" approaches utilize chemical, peptide, nucleosome, or oligonucleotide probes to discover interactors of a specific modification. "Reader first" approaches employ arrays of peptides, nucleosomes, or oligonucleotides to profile the binding preferences of interactors. These complementary strategies have greatly enhanced our understanding of how chromatin modifications effect changes in genomic regulation, bringing us ever closer to deciphering this complex language.
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- Garrison A. Nickel
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, United States
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Sethumadhavan DV, Tiburcio M, Kanyal A, Jabeena CA, Govindaraju G, Karmodiya K, Rajavelu A. Chromodomain Protein Interacts with H3K9me3 and Controls RBC Rosette Formation by Regulating the Expression of a Subset of RIFINs in the Malaria Parasite. J Mol Biol 2022; 434:167601. [PMID: 35460670 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2022.167601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Revised: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 04/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Plasmodium falciparum expresses clonally variant proteins on the surface of infected erythrocytes to evade the host immune system. The clonally variant multigene families include var, rifin, and stevor, which express Erythrocyte Membrane Protein 1 (EMP1), Repetitive Interspersed Families of polypeptides (RIFINs), and Sub-telomeric Variable Open Reading frame (STEVOR) proteins, respectively. The rifins are the largest multigene family and are essentially involved in the RBC rosetting, the hallmark of severe malaria. The molecular regulators that control the RIFINs expression in Plasmodium spp. have not been reported so far. This study reports a chromodomain-containing protein (PfCDP) that binds to H3K9me3 modification on P. falciparum chromatin. Conditional deletion of the chromodomain (CD) gene in P. falciparum using an inducible DiCre-LoxP system leads to selective up-regulation of a subset of virulence genes, including rifins, a few var, and stevor genes. Further, we show that PfCDP conditional knockout (PfΔCDP) promotes RBC rosette formation. This study provides the first evidence of an epigenetic regulator mediated control on a subset of RIFINs expression and RBC rosetting by P. falciparum.
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- Devadathan Valiyamangalath Sethumadhavan
- Department of Biotechnology, Bhupat & Jyoti Mehta School of Biosciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 036, India; Ph.D registered with Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Tiger Circle Road, Madhav Nagar, Manipal, Karnataka 576 104, India
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- The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London NW1 1AT, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune 411 008, Maharashtra, India. https://twitter.com/AbhishekKanyal7
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- Department of Biotechnology, Bhupat & Jyoti Mehta School of Biosciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 036, India; Ph.D registered with Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Tiger Circle Road, Madhav Nagar, Manipal, Karnataka 576 104, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Bhupat & Jyoti Mehta School of Biosciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 036, India; Ph.D registered with Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Tiger Circle Road, Madhav Nagar, Manipal, Karnataka 576 104, India
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- Department of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune 411 008, Maharashtra, India. https://twitter.com/Krishanpal_K
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- Department of Biotechnology, Bhupat & Jyoti Mehta School of Biosciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 036, India; Pathogen Biology, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), Thycaud PO, Thiruvananthapuram 695 014, Kerala, India.
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Soo MW, Saltzman AL. Assessing the in vitro Binding Specificity of Histone Modification Reader Proteins Using Histone Peptide Arrays. Bio Protoc 2021; 11:e4168. [PMID: 34692917 DOI: 10.21769/bioprotoc.4168] [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: 02/10/2021] [Revised: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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In the field of chromatin biology, a major goal of understanding the roles of histone post-translational modifications is to identify the proteins and domains that recognize these modifications. Synthetic histone peptides containing one or more modifications are a key tool to probe these interactions in pull-down assays with recombinant proteins or cell lysates. Building on these approaches, the binding specificity of a protein of interest can be screened against many histone peptides in parallel using a peptide array. In this protocol, we describe the expression and purification of a recombinant protein of interest in bacteria, followed by an assay for binding to histone post-translational modifications using a commercially available histone peptide array. The purification uses a versatile dual-tagging and cleavage strategy and equipment commonly available in a molecular biology laboratory. Graphic abstract: Overview of protocol for purifying recombinant protein and hybridizing to a histone peptide array.
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- Mark W Soo
- Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA
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- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Lukinović V, Biggar KK. Deconvoluting complex protein interaction networks through reductionist strategies in peptide biochemistry: Modern approaches and research questions. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2021; 256:110616. [PMID: 34000427 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2021.110616] [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: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Following the decoding of the first human genome, researchers have vastly improved their understanding of cell biology and its regulation. As a result, it has become clear that it is not merely genetic information, but the aberrant changes in the functionality and connectivity of its encoded proteins that drive cell response to periods of stress and external cues. Therefore, proper utilization of refined methods that help to describe protein signalling or regulatory networks (i.e., functional connectivity), can help us understand how change in the signalling landscape effects the cell. However, given the vast complexity in 'how and when' proteins communicate or interact with each other, it is extremely difficult to define, characterize, and understand these interaction networks in a tangible manner. Herein lies the challenge of tackling the functional proteome; its regulation is encoded in multiple layers of interaction, chemical modification and cell compartmentalization. To address and refine simple research questions, modern reductionist strategies in protein biochemistry have successfully used peptide-based experiments; their summation helping to simplify the overall complexity of these protein interaction networks. In this way, peptides are powerful tools used in fundamental research that can be readily applied to comparative biochemical research. Understanding and defining how proteins interact is one of the key aspects towards understanding how the proteome functions. To date, reductionist peptide-based research has helped to address a wide range of proteome-related research questions, including the prediction of enzymes substrates, identification of posttranslational modifications, and the annotation of protein interaction partners. Peptide arrays have been used to identify the binding specificity of reader domains, which are able to recognise the posttranslational modifications; forming dynamic protein interactions that are dependent on modification state. Finally, representing one of the fastest growing classes of inhibitor molecules, peptides are now begin explored as "disruptors" of protein-protein interactions or enzyme activity. Collectively, this review will discuss the use of peptides, peptide arrays, peptide-oriented computational biochemistry as modern reductionist strategies in deconvoluting the functional proteome.
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- Valentina Lukinović
- Institute of Biochemistry, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6, Canada
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6, Canada.
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Anderson SE, Longbotham JE, O'Kane PT, Ugur FS, Fujimori DG, Mrksich M. Exploring the Ligand Preferences of the PHD1 Domain of Histone Demethylase KDM5A Reveals Tolerance for Modifications of the Q5 Residue of Histone 3. ACS Chem Biol 2021; 16:205-213. [PMID: 33314922 PMCID: PMC8168426 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.0c00891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Understanding the ligand preferences of epigenetic reader domains enables identification of modification states of chromatin with which these domains associate and can yield insight into recruitment and catalysis of chromatin-acting complexes. However, thorough exploration of the ligand preferences of reader domains is hindered by the limitations of traditional protein-ligand binding assays. Here, we evaluate the binding preferences of the PHD1 domain of histone demethylase KDM5A using the protein interaction by SAMDI (PI-SAMDI) assay, which measures protein-ligand binding in a high-throughput and sensitive manner via binding-induced enhancement in the activity of a reporter enzyme, in combination with fluorescence polarization. The PI-SAMDI assay was validated by confirming its ability to accurately profile the relative binding affinity of a set of well-characterized histone 3 (H3) ligands of PHD1. The assay was then used to assess the affinity of PHD1 for 361 H3 mutant ligands, a select number of which were further characterized by fluorescence polarization. Together, these experiments revealed PHD1's tolerance for H3Q5 mutations, including an unexpected tolerance for aromatic residues in this position. Motivated by this finding, we further demonstrate a high-affinity interaction between PHD1 and recently identified Q5-serotonylated H3. This work yields interesting insights into permissible PHD1-H3 interactions and demonstrates the value of interfacing PI-SAMDI and fluorescence polarization in investigations of protein-ligand binding.
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- Sarah E Anderson
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Chemistry and Chemical Biology Graduate Program, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158, United States
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158, United States
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158, United States
- Quantitative Biosciences Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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Moreno-Yruela C, Bæk M, Vrsanova AE, Schulte C, Maric HM, Olsen CA. Hydroxamic acid-modified peptide microarrays for profiling isozyme-selective interactions and inhibition of histone deacetylases. Nat Commun 2021; 12:62. [PMID: 33397936 PMCID: PMC7782793 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20250-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Accepted: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Histones control gene expression by regulating chromatin structure and function. The posttranslational modifications (PTMs) on the side chains of histones form the epigenetic landscape, which is tightly controlled by epigenetic modulator enzymes and further recognized by so-called reader domains. Histone microarrays have been widely applied to investigate histone-reader interactions, but not the transient interactions of Zn2+-dependent histone deacetylase (HDAC) eraser enzymes. Here, we synthesize hydroxamic acid-modified histone peptides and use them in femtomolar microarrays for the direct capture and detection of the four class I HDAC isozymes. Follow-up functional assays in solution provide insights into their suitability to discover HDAC substrates and inhibitors with nanomolar potency and activity in cellular assays. We conclude that similar hydroxamic acid-modified histone peptide microarrays and libraries could find broad application to identify class I HDAC isozyme-specific substrates and facilitate the development of isozyme-selective HDAC inhibitors and probes.
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- Carlos Moreno-Yruela
- Center for Biopharmaceuticals & Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Biopharmaceuticals & Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Biopharmaceuticals & Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Institute of Applied Biosciences & Department of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Adenauerring 20a, D-76131, Karlsruhe, Germany.,Division of Proteomics of Stem Cells and Cancer, DKFZ German Cancer Research Center, Im Neuenhemier Feld 581, D-69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Rudolf Virchow Center, Center for Integrative and Translational Bioimaging, University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, D-97080, Würzburg, Germany
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- Rudolf Virchow Center, Center for Integrative and Translational Bioimaging, University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, D-97080, Würzburg, Germany.
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- Center for Biopharmaceuticals & Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Kougnassoukou Tchara PE, Filippakopoulos P, Lambert JP. Emerging tools to investigate bromodomain functions. Methods 2020; 184:40-52. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2019.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2019] [Revised: 10/30/2019] [Accepted: 11/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Chen Z, Wasney GA, Picaud S, Filippakopoulos P, Vedadi M, D'Angiolella V, Bullock AN. Identification of a PGXPP degron motif in dishevelled and structural basis for its binding to the E3 ligase KLHL12. Open Biol 2020; 10:200041. [PMID: 32574548 PMCID: PMC7333892 DOI: 10.1098/rsob.200041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Wnt signalling is dependent on dishevelled proteins (DVL1-3), which assemble an intracellular Wnt signalosome at the plasma membrane. The levels of DVL1-3 are regulated by multiple Cullin-RING E3 ligases that mediate their ubiquitination and degradation. The BTB-Kelch protein KLHL12 was the first E3 ubiquitin ligase to be identified for DVL1-3, but the molecular mechanisms determining its substrate interactions have remained unknown. Here, we mapped the interaction of DVL1-3 to a ‘PGXPP' motif that is conserved in other known partners and substrates of KLHL12, including PLEKHA4, PEF1, SEC31 and DRD4. To determine the binding mechanism, we solved a 2.4 Å crystal structure of the Kelch domain of KLHL12 in complex with a DVL1 peptide that bound with low micromolar affinity. The DVL1 substrate adopted a U-shaped turn conformation that enabled hydrophobic interactions with all six blades of the Kelch domain β-propeller. In cells, the mutation or deletion of this motif reduced the binding and ubiquitination of DVL1 and increased its stability confirming this sequence as a degron motif for KLHL12 recruitment. These results define the molecular mechanisms determining DVL regulation by KLHL12 and establish the KLHL12 Kelch domain as a new protein interaction module for a novel proline-rich motif.
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- Zhuoyao Chen
- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Toronto, MaRS Centre, South Tower, 101 College Street, Toronto, M5G 1L7, Canada
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Toronto, MaRS Centre, South Tower, 101 College Street, Toronto, M5G 1L7, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, Cancer Research UK and Medical Research Council Institute for Radiation Oncology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
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Petell CJ, Pham AT, Skela J, Strahl BD. Improved methods for the detection of histone interactions with peptide microarrays. Sci Rep 2019; 9:6265. [PMID: 31000785 PMCID: PMC6472351 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-42711-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2019] [Accepted: 04/05/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Histone post-translational modifications contribute to chromatin function largely through the recruitment of effector proteins that contain specialized "reader" domains. While a significant number of reader domains have been characterized for their histone binding specificities, many of these domains remain poorly characterized. Peptide microarrays have been widely employed for the characterization of histone readers, as well as modifying enzymes and histone antibodies. While powerful, this platform has limitations in terms of its sensitivity and they frequently miss low affinity reader domain interactions. Here, we provide several technical changes that improve reader domain detection of low-affinity interactions. We show that 1% non-fat milk in 1X PBST as the blocking reagent during incubation improved reader-domain interaction results. Further, coupling this with post-binding high-salt washes and a brief, low-percentage formaldehyde cross-linking step prior to the high-salt washes provided the optimal balance between resolving specific low-affinity interactions and minimizing background or spurious signals. We expect this improved methodology will lead to the elucidation of previously unreported reader-histone interactions that will be important for chromatin function.
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- Christopher J Petell
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 120 Mason Farm Rd, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, Chapel Hill, 27599, USA
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, 450 West Drive, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, Chapel Hill, 27599, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 120 Mason Farm Rd, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, Chapel Hill, 27599, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 120 Mason Farm Rd, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, Chapel Hill, 27599, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 120 Mason Farm Rd, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, Chapel Hill, 27599, USA.
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, 450 West Drive, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, Chapel Hill, 27599, USA.
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Application of modified histone peptide arrays in chromatin research. Arch Biochem Biophys 2019; 661:31-38. [DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2018.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2018] [Revised: 10/26/2018] [Accepted: 10/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Peptide-based approaches to identify and characterize proteins that recognize histone post-translational modifications. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2018.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Histone H3 Threonine 11 Phosphorylation Is Catalyzed Directly by the Meiosis-Specific Kinase Mek1 and Provides a Molecular Readout of Mek1 Activity in Vivo. Genetics 2017; 207:1313-1333. [PMID: 28986445 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.117.300359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2017] [Accepted: 10/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Mek1 is a CHK2/Rad53-family kinase that regulates meiotic recombination and progression upon its activation in response to DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs). The full catalog of direct Mek1 phosphorylation targets remains unknown. Here, we show that phosphorylation of histone H3 on threonine 11 (H3 T11ph) is induced by meiotic DSBs in S. cerevisiae and Schizosaccharomyces pombe Molecular genetic experiments in S. cerevisiae confirmed that Mek1 is required for H3 T11ph and revealed that phosphorylation is rapidly reversed when Mek1 kinase is no longer active. Reconstituting histone phosphorylation in vitro with recombinant proteins demonstrated that Mek1 directly catalyzes H3 T11 phosphorylation. Mutating H3 T11 to nonphosphorylatable residues conferred no detectable defects in otherwise unperturbed meiosis, although the mutations modestly reduced spore viability in certain strains where Rad51 is used for strand exchange in place of Dmc1. H3 T11ph is therefore mostly dispensable for Mek1 function. However, H3 T11ph provides an excellent marker of ongoing Mek1 kinase activity in vivo Anti-H3 T11ph chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by deep sequencing demonstrated that H3 T11ph was highly enriched at presumed sites of attachment of chromatin to chromosome axes, gave a more modest signal along chromatin loops, and was present at still lower levels immediately adjacent to DSB hotspots. These localization patterns closely tracked the distribution of Red1 and Hop1, axis proteins required for Mek1 activation. These findings provide insight into the spatial disposition of Mek1 kinase activity and the higher order organization of recombining meiotic chromosomes.
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Cornett EM, Dickson BM, Rothbart SB. Analysis of Histone Antibody Specificity with Peptide Microarrays. J Vis Exp 2017. [PMID: 28809825 DOI: 10.3791/55912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Post-translational modifications (PTMs) on histone proteins are widely studied for their roles in regulating chromatin structure and gene expression. The mass production and distribution of antibodies specific to histone PTMs has greatly facilitated research on these marks. As histone PTM antibodies are key reagents for many chromatin biochemistry applications, rigorous analysis of antibody specificity is necessary for accurate data interpretation and continued progress in the field. This protocol describes an integrated pipeline for the design, fabrication and use of peptide microarrays for profiling the specificity of histone antibodies. The design and analysis aspects of this procedure are facilitated by ArrayNinja, an open-source and interactive software package we recently developed to streamline the customization of microarray print formats. This pipeline has been used to screen a large number of commercially available and widely used histone PTM antibodies, and data generated from these experiments are freely available through an online and expanding Histone Antibody Specificity Database. Beyond histones, the general methodology described herein can be applied broadly to the analysis of PTM-specific antibodies.
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Barnash KD, Lamb KN, James LI, Frye SV. Peptide Technologies in the Development of Chemical Tools for Chromatin-Associated Machinery. Drug Dev Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ddr.21398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Kimberly D. Barnash
- Center for Integrative Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill North Carolina 27599
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- Center for Integrative Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill North Carolina 27599
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- Center for Integrative Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill North Carolina 27599
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- Center for Integrative Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill North Carolina 27599
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Zhang Q, Wang Z, Hou F, Harding R, Huang X, Dong A, Walker JR, Tong Y. The substrate binding domains of human SIAH E3 ubiquitin ligases are now crystal clear. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2016; 1861:3095-3105. [PMID: 27776223 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2016.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2016] [Revised: 10/03/2016] [Accepted: 10/19/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Seven in absentia homologs (SIAHs) comprise a family of highly conserved E3 ubiquitin ligases that play an important role in regulating signalling pathways in tumorigenesis, including the DNA damage repair and hypoxia response pathways. SIAH1 and SIAH2 have been found to function as a tumour repressor and a proto-oncogene, respectively, despite the high sequence identity of their substrate binding domains (SBDs). Ubiquitin-specific protease USP19 is a deubiquitinase that forms a complex with SIAHs and counteracts the ligase function. Much effort has been made to find selective inhibitors of the SIAHs E3 ligases. Menadione was reported to inhibit SIAH2 specifically. METHODS We used X-ray crystallography, peptide array, bioinformatic analysis, and biophysical techniques to characterize the structure and interaction of SIAHs with deubiquitinases and literature reported compounds. RESULTS We solved the crystal structures of SIAH1 in complex with a USP19 peptide and of the apo form SIAH2. Phylogenetic analysis revealed the SIAH/USP19 complex is conserved in evolution. We demonstrated that menadione destabilizes both SIAH1 and SIAH2 non-specifically through covalent modification. CONCLUSIONS The SBDs of SIAH E3 ligases are structurally similar with a subtle stability difference. USP19 is the only deubiquitinase that directly binds to SIAHs through the substrate binding pocket. Menadione is not a specific inhibitor for SIAH2. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE The crystallographic models provide structural insights into the substrate binding of the SIAH family E3 ubiquitin ligases that are critically involved in regulating cancer-related pathways. Our results suggest caution should be taken when using menadione as a specific SIAH2 inhibitor.
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- Qi Zhang
- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524025, China
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada.
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Bai X, Lu C, Jin J, Tian S, Guo Z, Chen P, Zhai G, Zheng S, He X, Fan E, Zhang Y, Zhang K. Development of a DNA-Templated Peptide Probe for Photoaffinity Labeling and Enrichment of the Histone Modification Reader Proteins. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:7993-7. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201602558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Xue Bai
- Department of Chemistry; Nankai University; Weijin Road 94# Tianjin 300071 China
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- Department of Chemistry; Nankai University; Weijin Road 94# Tianjin 300071 China
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- College of Pharmacy; Nankai University; Weijin Road 94# Tianjin 300071 China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, 2011 Collaborative Innovation Center of Tianjin for Medical, Epigenetics; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Tianjin Medical University; Qixiangtai Road 22# 300070 Tianjin China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, 2011 Collaborative Innovation Center of Tianjin for Medical, Epigenetics; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Tianjin Medical University; Qixiangtai Road 22# 300070 Tianjin China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, 2011 Collaborative Innovation Center of Tianjin for Medical, Epigenetics; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Tianjin Medical University; Qixiangtai Road 22# 300070 Tianjin China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, 2011 Collaborative Innovation Center of Tianjin for Medical, Epigenetics; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Tianjin Medical University; Qixiangtai Road 22# 300070 Tianjin China
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- Department of Chemistry; Nankai University; Weijin Road 94# Tianjin 300071 China
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- Department of Chemistry; Nankai University; Weijin Road 94# Tianjin 300071 China
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- Institut für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie; Universität Freiburg; Stefan-Meier-Straße 17 Freiburg 79104 Germany
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; 457 Zhongshan Road Dalian 116023 China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, 2011 Collaborative Innovation Center of Tianjin for Medical, Epigenetics; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Tianjin Medical University; Qixiangtai Road 22# 300070 Tianjin China
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Bai X, Lu C, Jin J, Tian S, Guo Z, Chen P, Zhai G, Zheng S, He X, Fan E, Zhang Y, Zhang K. Development of a DNA-Templated Peptide Probe for Photoaffinity Labeling and Enrichment of the Histone Modification Reader Proteins. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201602558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Xue Bai
- Department of Chemistry; Nankai University; Weijin Road 94# Tianjin 300071 China
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- Department of Chemistry; Nankai University; Weijin Road 94# Tianjin 300071 China
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- College of Pharmacy; Nankai University; Weijin Road 94# Tianjin 300071 China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, 2011 Collaborative Innovation Center of Tianjin for Medical, Epigenetics; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Tianjin Medical University; Qixiangtai Road 22# 300070 Tianjin China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, 2011 Collaborative Innovation Center of Tianjin for Medical, Epigenetics; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Tianjin Medical University; Qixiangtai Road 22# 300070 Tianjin China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, 2011 Collaborative Innovation Center of Tianjin for Medical, Epigenetics; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Tianjin Medical University; Qixiangtai Road 22# 300070 Tianjin China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, 2011 Collaborative Innovation Center of Tianjin for Medical, Epigenetics; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Tianjin Medical University; Qixiangtai Road 22# 300070 Tianjin China
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- Department of Chemistry; Nankai University; Weijin Road 94# Tianjin 300071 China
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- Department of Chemistry; Nankai University; Weijin Road 94# Tianjin 300071 China
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- Institut für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie; Universität Freiburg; Stefan-Meier-Straße 17 Freiburg 79104 Germany
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; 457 Zhongshan Road Dalian 116023 China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, 2011 Collaborative Innovation Center of Tianjin for Medical, Epigenetics; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Tianjin Medical University; Qixiangtai Road 22# 300070 Tianjin China
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Dickson BM, Cornett EM, Ramjan Z, Rothbart SB. ArrayNinja: An Open Source Platform for Unified Planning and Analysis of Microarray Experiments. Methods Enzymol 2016; 574:53-77. [PMID: 27423857 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2016.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Microarray-based proteomic platforms have emerged as valuable tools for studying various aspects of protein function, particularly in the field of chromatin biochemistry. Microarray technology itself is largely unrestricted in regard to printable material and platform design, and efficient multidimensional optimization of assay parameters requires fluidity in the design and analysis of custom print layouts. This motivates the need for streamlined software infrastructure that facilitates the combined planning and analysis of custom microarray experiments. To this end, we have developed ArrayNinja as a portable, open source, and interactive application that unifies the planning and visualization of microarray experiments and provides maximum flexibility to end users. Array experiments can be planned, stored to a private database, and merged with the imaged results for a level of data interaction and centralization that is not currently attainable with available microarray informatics tools.
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- B M Dickson
- Center for Epigenetics, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, United States
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- Center for Epigenetics, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, United States
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- Center for Epigenetics, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, United States
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- Center for Epigenetics, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, United States.
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On a past volume of this monograph we have reviewed general aspects of the varied technologies available to generate peptide arrays. Hallmarks in the development of the technology and a main sketch of preparative steps and applications in binding assays were used to walk the reader through details of peptide arrays. In this occasion, we resume from that work and bring in some considerations on quantitative evaluation of measurements as well as on selected reports applying the technology.
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- Institute of Medical Immunology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin zu Berlin, Hessische Str. 3-4, Berlin, 10115, Germany
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Bergeron JRC, Fernández L, Wasney GA, Vuckovic M, Reffuveille F, Hancock REW, Strynadka NCJ. The Structure of a Type 3 Secretion System (T3SS) Ruler Protein Suggests a Molecular Mechanism for Needle Length Sensing. J Biol Chem 2015; 291:1676-1691. [PMID: 26589798 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.684423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The type 3 secretion system (T3SS) and the bacterial flagellum are related pathogenicity-associated appendages found at the surface of many disease-causing bacteria. These appendages consist of long tubular structures that protrude away from the bacterial surface to interact with the host cell and/or promote motility. A proposed "ruler" protein tightly regulates the length of both the T3SS and the flagellum, but the molecular basis for this length control has remained poorly characterized and controversial. Using the Pseudomonas aeruginosa T3SS as a model system, we report the first structure of a T3SS ruler protein, revealing a "ball-and-chain" architecture, with a globular C-terminal domain (the ball) preceded by a long intrinsically disordered N-terminal polypeptide chain. The dimensions and stability of the globular domain do not support its potential passage through the inner lumen of the T3SS needle. We further demonstrate that a conserved motif at the N terminus of the ruler protein interacts with the T3SS autoprotease in the cytosolic side. Collectively, these data suggest a potential mechanism for needle length sensing by ruler proteins, whereby upon T3SS needle assembly, the ruler protein's N-terminal end is anchored on the cytosolic side, with the globular domain located on the extracellular end of the growing needle. Sequence analysis of T3SS and flagellar ruler proteins shows that this mechanism is probably conserved across systems.
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- Julien R C Bergeron
- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,; the Centre for Blood Research, and
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- the Centre for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- the Centre for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- the Centre for Blood Research, and; the Centre for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,; the Centre for Blood Research, and.
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Chakravarty S, Essel F, Lin T, Zeigler S. Histone Peptide Recognition by KDM5B-PHD1: A Case Study. Biochemistry 2015; 54:5766-80. [PMID: 26266342 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.5b00617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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A detailed understanding of the energetic contributions to histone peptide recognition would be valuable for a better understanding of chromatin anchoring mechanisms and histone diagnostic design. Here, we probed the energetic contributions to recognize the same unmodified histone H3 by three different plant homeodomain (PHD) H3K4me0 readers: hKDM5B-PHD1 (first PHD finger of hKDM5B), hBAZ2A-PHD, and hAIRE-PHD1. The energetic contributions of residues differ significantly from one complex to the next. For example, H3K4A substitution completely aborts the formation of the hAIRE-histone peptide complex, while it has only a small destabilizing effect on binding of the other readers, even though H3K4 methylation disrupts all three complexes. Packing density suggests that methylation of more tightly packed Lys/Arg residues can disrupt binding, even if the energetic contribution is small. The binding behavior of hKDM5B-PHD1 and hBAZ2A-PHD is similar, and like PHD H3R2 readers, both possess a pair of Asp residues in the treble clef for interaction with H3R2. PHD subtype sequences, especially the tandem PHD-PHD fingers, show enrichment in the treble clef Asp residues, suggesting that it is a subtype-specific property. These Asp residues make significant energetic contributions to the formation of the hKDM5B-histone peptide complex, suggesting that there are interactions in addition to those reported in the recent NMR structure. However, the presence of the treble clef Asp in PHD sequences may not always be sufficient for histone peptide binding. This study showcases reader-histone peptide interactions in the context of residue conservation, energetic contributions, interfacial packing, and sequence-based reader subtype predictability.
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- Suvobrata Chakravarty
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, South Dakota State University , Box-2202, SAV367, Brookings, South Dakota 57007, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, South Dakota State University , Box-2202, SAV367, Brookings, South Dakota 57007, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, South Dakota State University , Box-2202, SAV367, Brookings, South Dakota 57007, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, South Dakota State University , Box-2202, SAV367, Brookings, South Dakota 57007, United States
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SPOTing Acetyl-Lysine Dependent Interactions. MICROARRAYS 2015; 4:370-88. [PMID: 27600229 PMCID: PMC4996381 DOI: 10.3390/microarrays4030370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2015] [Revised: 08/04/2015] [Accepted: 08/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Post translational modifications have been recognized as chemical signals that create docking sites for evolutionary conserved effector modules, allowing for signal integration within large networks of interactions. Lysine acetylation in particular has attracted attention as a regulatory modification, affecting chromatin structure and linking to transcriptional activation. Advances in peptide array technologies have facilitated the study of acetyl-lysine-containing linear motifs interacting with the evolutionary conserved bromodomain module, which specifically recognizes and binds to acetylated sequences in histones and other proteins. Here we summarize recent work employing SPOT peptide technology to identify acetyl-lysine dependent interactions and document the protocols adapted in our lab, as well as our efforts to characterize such bromodomain-histone interactions. Our results highlight the versatility of SPOT methods and establish an affordable tool for rapid access to potential protein/modified-peptide interactions involving lysine acetylation.
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Wang Y, Han Y, Fan E, Zhang K. Analytical strategies used to identify the readers of histone modifications: A review. Anal Chim Acta 2015; 891:32-42. [PMID: 26388362 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2015.06.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2014] [Revised: 06/25/2015] [Accepted: 06/26/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The so-called "readers" of histone post-translational modifications (HPTMs) refer to proteins or complexes that are recruited to HPTMs thus eventually regulate gene transcription. To identify these "readers", mass spectrometry plays an essential role following various enriching strategies. These enriching methods include the use of modified histone peptides/proteins or chemically synthesized histones/nucleosomes containing desired HPTMs to enrich the readers of HPTMs. Despite the peptide- or protein-based assay is straightforward and easy to perform for most labs, this strategy has limited applications for those weak or combinational interactions among various HPTMs and false-positive results are a potential big problem. While the results derived from synthesized histone proteins/nucleosomes is more reliable as it mimics the real chromatic conditions thus is able to analyze the binders of those cross-talked HPTMs, usually the synthesis is so difficult that their applications are impeded for high throughput analysis. In this review, an overview of these analytical techniques is provided and their advantages and disadvantages are discussed.
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- Ye Wang
- Department of Chemistry, Nankai University, 300071 Tianjin, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Nankai University, 300071 Tianjin, China
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- Institut für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie, Universität Freiburg, Stefan-Meier-Straße 17, 79104 Freiburg, Germany; School of Medical Instrument and Food Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Jungong Road No. 516, 200093 Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, 2011 Collaborative Innovation Center of Tianjin for Medical Epigenetics, Tianjin Medical University, 300070 Tianjin, China; Department of Chemistry, Nankai University, 300071 Tianjin, China.
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- Manuel M. Müller
- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University,
Frick Laboratory, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University,
Frick Laboratory, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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Structural basis for histone mimicry and hijacking of host proteins by influenza virus protein NS1. Nat Commun 2014; 5:3952. [PMID: 24853335 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2013] [Accepted: 04/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Pathogens can interfere with vital biological processes of their host by mimicking host proteins. The NS1 protein of the influenza A H3N2 subtype possesses a histone H3K4-like sequence at its carboxyl terminus and has been reported to use this mimic to hijack host proteins. However, this mimic lacks a free N-terminus that is essential for binding to many known H3K4 readers. Here we show that the double chromodomains of CHD1 adopt an 'open pocket' to interact with the free N-terminal amine of H3K4, and the open pocket permits the NS1 mimic to bind in a distinct conformation. We also explored the possibility that NS1 hijacks other cellular proteins and found that the NS1 mimic has access to only a subset of chromatin-associated factors, such as WDR5. Moreover, methylation of the NS1 mimic can not be reversed by the H3K4 demethylase LSD1. Overall, we thus conclude that the NS1 mimic is an imperfect histone mimic.
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Rothbart SB, Strahl BD. Interpreting the language of histone and DNA modifications. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2014; 1839:627-43. [PMID: 24631868 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2014.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 468] [Impact Index Per Article: 46.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2013] [Revised: 02/14/2014] [Accepted: 03/04/2014] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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A major mechanism regulating the accessibility and function of eukaryotic genomes are the covalent modifications to DNA and histone proteins that dependably package our genetic information inside the nucleus of every cell. Formally postulated over a decade ago, it is becoming increasingly clear that post-translational modifications (PTMs) on histones act singly and in combination to form a language or 'code' that is read by specialized proteins to facilitate downstream functions in chromatin. Underappreciated at the time was the level of complexity harbored both within histone PTMs and their combinations, as well as within the proteins that read and interpret the language. In addition to histone PTMs, newly-identified DNA modifications that can recruit specific effector proteins have raised further awareness that histone PTMs operate within a broader language of epigenetic modifications to orchestrate the dynamic functions associated with chromatin. Here, we highlight key recent advances in our understanding of the epigenetic language encompassing histone and DNA modifications and foreshadow challenges that lie ahead as we continue our quest to decipher the fundamental mechanisms of chromatin regulation. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Molecular mechanisms of histone modification function.
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- Scott B Rothbart
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
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Moore KE, Gozani O. An unexpected journey: lysine methylation across the proteome. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2014; 1839:1395-403. [PMID: 24561874 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2014.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2013] [Accepted: 02/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The dynamic modification of histone proteins by lysine methylation has emerged over the last decade as a key regulator of chromatin functions. In contrast, our understanding of the biological roles for lysine methylation of non-histone proteins has progressed more slowly. Though recently it has attracted less attention, ε-methyl-lysine in non-histone proteins was first observed over 50 years ago. In that time, it has become clear that, like the case for histones, non-histone methylation represents a key and common signaling process within the cell. Recent work suggests that non-histone methylation occurs on hundreds of proteins found in both the nucleus and the cytoplasm, and with important biomedical implications. Technological advances that allow us to identify lysine methylation on a proteomic scale are opening new avenues in the non-histone methylation field, which is poised for dramatic growth. Here, we review historical and recent findings in non-histone lysine methylation signaling, highlight new methods that are expanding opportunities in the field, and discuss outstanding questions and future challenges about the role of this fundamental post-translational modification (PTM).
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- Kaitlyn E Moore
- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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Lemak A, Yee A, Wu H, Yap D, Zeng H, Dombrovski L, Houliston S, Aparicio S, Arrowsmith CH. Solution NMR structure and histone binding of the PHD domain of human MLL5. PLoS One 2013; 8:e77020. [PMID: 24130829 PMCID: PMC3793974 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0077020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2013] [Accepted: 08/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Mixed Lineage Leukemia 5 (MLL5) is a histone methyltransferase that plays a key role in hematopoiesis, spermatogenesis and cell cycle progression. In addition to its catalytic domain, MLL5 contains a PHD finger domain, a protein module that is often involved in binding to the N-terminus of histone H3. Here we report the NMR solution structure of the MLL5 PHD domain showing a variant of the canonical PHD fold that combines conserved H3 binding features from several classes of other PHD domains (including an aromatic cage) along with a novel C-terminal α-helix, not previously seen. We further demonstrate that the PHD domain binds with similar affinity to histone H3 tail peptides di- and tri-methylated at lysine 4 (H3K4me2 and H3K4me3), the former being the putative product of the MLL5 catalytic reaction. This work establishes the PHD domain of MLL5 as a bone fide ‘reader’ domain of H3K4 methyl marks suggesting that it may guide the spreading or further methylation of this site on chromatin.
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- Alexander Lemak
- Northeast Structural Genomics Consortium and Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Northeast Structural Genomics Consortium and Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Northeast Structural Genomics Consortium and Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, Northeast Structural Genomics Consortium, Ontario, Canada
- Cancer Institute and Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Juan G. Epigenetics by flow! Cytometry A 2013; 85:8-9. [PMID: 24009165 DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.22349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2013] [Accepted: 07/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Gloria Juan
- Department of Medical Sciences, Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California, 91320
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Methylation of histone lysine and arginine residues constitutes a highly complex control system directing diverse functions of the genome. Owing to their immense signaling potential with distinct sites of methylation and defined methylation states of mono-, di- or trimethylation as well as their higher biochemical stability compared with other histone modifications, these marks are thought to be part of epigenetic regulatory networks. Biological principles of how histone methylation is read and translated have emerged over the last few years. Only very few methyl marks directly impact chromatin. Conversely, a large number of histone methylation binding proteins has been identified. These contain specialized modules that are recruited to chromatin in a methylation site- and state-specific manner. Besides the molecular mechanisms of interaction, patterns of regulation of the binding proteins are becoming evident.
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- Wolfgang Fischle
- Laboratory of Chromatin Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
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Lothrop AP, Torres MP, Fuchs SM. Deciphering post-translational modification codes. FEBS Lett 2013; 587:1247-57. [PMID: 23402885 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2013.01.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2012] [Revised: 01/20/2013] [Accepted: 01/23/2013] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Post-translational modifications (PTMs) occur on nearly all proteins. Many domains within proteins are modified on multiple amino acid sidechains by diverse enzymes to create a myriad of possible protein species. How these combinations of PTMs lead to distinct biological outcomes is only beginning to be understood. This manuscript highlights several examples of combinatorial PTMs in proteins, and describes recent technological developments, which are driving our ability to understand how PTM patterns may "code" for biological outcomes.
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- Adam P Lothrop
- Department of Biology, Tufts University, 200 Boston Ave. Suite 4700, Medford, MA 02155, USA
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Perceiving the epigenetic landscape through histone readers. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2013; 19:1218-27. [PMID: 23211769 DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 579] [Impact Index Per Article: 52.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2012] [Accepted: 10/01/2012] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Post-translational modifications (PTMs) of histones provide a fine-tuned mechanism for regulating chromatin structure and dynamics. PTMs can alter direct interactions between histones and DNA and serve as docking sites for protein effectors, or readers, of these PTMs. Binding of the readers recruits or stabilizes various components of the nuclear signaling machinery at specific genomic sites, mediating fundamental DNA-templated processes, including gene transcription and DNA recombination, replication and repair. In this review, we highlight the latest advances in characterizing histone-binding mechanisms and identifying new epigenetic readers and summarize the functional significance of PTM recognition.
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Nikolov M, Fischle W. Systematic analysis of histone modification readout. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 9:182-94. [DOI: 10.1039/c2mb25328c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Nishikori S, Hattori T, Fuchs SM, Yasui N, Wojcik J, Koide A, Strahl BD, Koide S. Broad ranges of affinity and specificity of anti-histone antibodies revealed by a quantitative peptide immunoprecipitation assay. J Mol Biol 2012; 424:391-9. [PMID: 23041298 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2012.09.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2012] [Revised: 09/10/2012] [Accepted: 09/26/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Antibodies directed against histone posttranslational modifications (PTMs) are critical tools in epigenetics research, particularly in the widely used chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) experiments. However, a lack of quantitative methods for characterizing such antibodies has been a major bottleneck in accurate and reproducible analysis of histone modifications. Here, we report a simple and sensitive method for quantitatively characterizing polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies for histone PTMs in a ChIP-like format. Importantly, it determines the apparent dissociation constants for the interactions of an antibody with peptides harboring cognate or off-target PTMs. Analyses of commercial antibodies revealed large ranges of affinity, specificity and binding capacity as well as substantial lot-to-lot variations, suggesting the importance of quantitatively characterizing each antibody intended to be used in ChIP experiments and optimizing experimental conditions accordingly. Furthermore, using this method, we identified additional factors potentially affecting the interpretation of ChIP experiments.
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- Shingo Nishikori
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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Wagner EK, Nath N, Flemming R, Feltenberger JB, Denu JM. Identification and characterization of small molecule inhibitors of a plant homeodomain finger. Biochemistry 2012; 51:8293-306. [PMID: 22994852 DOI: 10.1021/bi3009278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A number of histone-binding domains are implicated in cancer through improper binding of chromatin. In a clinically reported case of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a genetic fusion protein between nucleoporin 98 and the third plant homeodomain (PHD) finger of JARID1A drives an oncogenic transcriptional program that is dependent on histone binding by the PHD finger. By exploiting the requirement for chromatin binding in oncogenesis, therapeutics targeting histone readers may represent a new paradigm in drug development. In this study, we developed a novel small molecule screening strategy that utilizes HaloTag technology to identify several small molecules that disrupt binding of the JARID1A PHD finger to histone peptides. Small molecule inhibitors were validated biochemically through affinity pull downs, fluorescence polarization, and histone reader specificity studies. One compound was modified through medicinal chemistry to improve its potency while retaining histone reader selectivity. Molecular modeling and site-directed mutagenesis of JARID1A PHD3 provided insights into the biochemical basis of competitive inhibition.
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- Elise K Wagner
- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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Nady N, Krichevsky L, Zhong N, Duan S, Tempel W, Amaya MF, Ravichandran M, Arrowsmith CH. Histone recognition by human malignant brain tumor domains. J Mol Biol 2012; 423:702-18. [PMID: 22954662 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2012.08.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2012] [Revised: 08/27/2012] [Accepted: 08/27/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Histone methylation has emerged as an important covalent modification involved in a variety of biological processes, especially regulation of transcription and chromatin dynamics. Lysine methylation is found in three distinct states (monomethylation, dimethylation and trimethylation), which are recognized by specific protein domains. The malignant brain tumor (MBT) domain is one such module found in several chromatin regulatory complexes including Polycomb repressive complex 1. Here, we present a comprehensive characterization of the human MBT family with emphasis on histone binding specificity. SPOT-blot peptide arrays were used to screen for the methyllysine-containing histone peptides that bind to MBT domains found in nine human proteins. Selected interactions were quantified using fluorescence polarization assays. We show that all MBT proteins recognize only monomethyllysine and/or dimethyllysine marks and provide evidence that some MBT domains recognize a defined consensus sequence while others bind in a promiscuous, non-sequence-specific manner. Furthermore, using structure-based mutants, we identify a triad of residues in the methyllysine binding pocket that imparts discrimination between monomethyllysine and dimethyllysine. This study represents a comprehensive analysis of MBT substrate specificity, establishing a foundation for the rational design of selective MBT domain inhibitors that may enable elucidation of their role in human biology and disease.
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- Nataliya Nady
- Ontario Cancer Institute, Campbell Family Cancer Research Institute and Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, 101 College Street, Toronto, ON, Canada M5G 1L7
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Xu C, Jin J, Bian C, Lam R, Tian R, Weist R, You L, Nie J, Bochkarev A, Tempel W, Tan CS, Wasney GA, Vedadi M, Gish GD, Arrowsmith CH, Pawson T, Yang XJ, Min J. Sequence-specific recognition of a PxLPxI/L motif by an ankyrin repeat tumbler lock. Sci Signal 2012; 5:ra39. [PMID: 22649097 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2002979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Ankyrin repeat family A protein 2 (ANKRA2) interacts with the plasma membrane receptor megalin and the class IIa histone deacetylases HDAC4 and HDAC5. We report that the ankyrin repeat domains of ANKRA2 and its close paralog regulatory factor X-associated ankyrin-containing protein (RFXANK) recognize a PxLPxI/L motif found in diverse binding proteins, including HDAC4, HDAC5, HDAC9, megalin, and regulatory factor X, 5 (RFX5). Crystal structures of the ankyrin repeat domain of ANKRA2 in complex with its binding peptides revealed that each of the middle three ankyrin repeats of ANKRA2 recognizes a residue from the PxLPxI/L motif in a tumbler-lock binding mode, with ANKRA2 acting as the lock and the linear binding motif serving as the key. Structural analysis showed that three disease-causing mutations in RFXANK affect residues that are critical for binding to RFX5. These results suggest a fundamental principle of longitudinal recognition of linear sequences by a repeat-type domain. In addition, phosphorylation of serine 350, a residue embedded within the PxLPxI/L motif of HDAC4, impaired the binding of ANKRA2 but generated a high-affinity docking site for 14-3-3 proteins, which may help sequester this HDAC in the cytoplasm. Thus, the binding preference of the PxLPxI/L motif is signal-dependent. Furthermore, proteome-wide screening suggested that a similar phosphorylation-dependent switch may operate in other pathways. Together, our findings uncover a previously uncharacterized sequence- and signal-dependent peptide recognition mode for a repeat-type protein domain.
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- Chao Xu
- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Toronto, 101 College Street, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada
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Filippakopoulos P, Picaud S, Mangos M, Keates T, Lambert JP, Barsyte-Lovejoy D, Felletar I, Volkmer R, Müller S, Pawson T, Gingras AC, Arrowsmith C, Knapp S. Histone recognition and large-scale structural analysis of the human bromodomain family. Cell 2012; 149:214-31. [PMID: 22464331 PMCID: PMC3326523 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2012.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1201] [Impact Index Per Article: 100.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2011] [Revised: 10/16/2011] [Accepted: 01/13/2012] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Bromodomains (BRDs) are protein interaction modules that specifically recognize ε-N-lysine acetylation motifs, a key event in the reading process of epigenetic marks. The 61 BRDs in the human genome cluster into eight families based on structure/sequence similarity. Here, we present 29 high-resolution crystal structures, covering all BRD families. Comprehensive crossfamily structural analysis identifies conserved and family-specific structural features that are necessary for specific acetylation-dependent substrate recognition. Screening of more than 30 representative BRDs against systematic histone-peptide arrays identifies new BRD substrates and reveals a strong influence of flanking posttranslational modifications, such as acetylation and phosphorylation, suggesting that BRDs recognize combinations of marks rather than singly acetylated sequences. We further uncovered a structural mechanism for the simultaneous binding and recognition of diverse diacetyl-containing peptides by BRD4. These data provide a foundation for structure-based drug design of specific inhibitors for this emerging target family.
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- Panagis Filippakopoulos
- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7LD, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7LD, UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7LD, UK
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- Centre for Systems Biology, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, 600 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X5, Canada
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7LD, UK
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- Institut für Medizinische Immunologie, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Hessische Str. 3-4, 10115 Berlin, Germany
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7LD, UK
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- Centre for Systems Biology, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, 600 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X5, Canada
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, 1 Kings College Circle, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Centre for Systems Biology, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, 600 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X5, Canada
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, 1 Kings College Circle, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada
- Ontario Cancer Institute, Campbell Family Cancer Research Institute and Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7LD, UK
- Department of Oncology, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7LD, UK
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, George Washington University, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2300 Eye Street, NW, Suite 530, Washington, DC, 20037, USA
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Histone posttranslational modifications (PTMs) play a pivotal role in regulating the dynamics and function of chromatin. Supported by an increasing body of literature, histone PTMs such as methylation and acetylation function together in the context of a "histone code," which is read, or interpreted, by effector proteins that then drive a functional output in chromatin (e.g., gene transcription). A growing number of domains that interact with histones and/or their PTMs have been identified. While significant advances have been made in our understanding of how these domains interact with histones, a wide number of putative histone-binding motifs have yet to be characterized, and undoubtedly, novel domains will continue to be discovered. In this chapter, we provide a detailed method for the construction of combinatorially modified histone peptides, microarray fabrication using these peptides, and methods to characterize the interaction of effector proteins, antibodies, and the substrate specificity of histone-modifying enzymes. We discuss these methods in the context of other available technologies and provide a user-friendly approach to enable the exploration of histone-protein-enzyme interactions and function.
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- Scott B. Rothbart
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Biology, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA
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Validation of histone-binding partners by peptide pull-downs and isothermal titration calorimetry. Methods Enzymol 2012; 512:187-220. [PMID: 22910208 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-391940-3.00009-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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In order to properly describe a chromatin-binding module and understand its biology, its binding interactions need to be specifically and explicitly defined. Tremendous gains in our understanding of the function, specificity, and concerted action of chromatin-binding complexes have been made through reductionist studies of chromatin-binding modules and posttranslationally modified histone peptides. Chromatin binding proteins often discriminate between histone posttranslational modifications and sequence contexts using subtle affinity differences that appear critical to their function. Biophysical measurements are best able to discern these minute binding energy distinctions and are increasingly important as the chromatin field endeavors to detail the unique molecular recognition of myriad chromatin states. We describe the theoretical basis and advantages of various biophysical measurements of binding affinity in the chromatin field, as well as proper experimental design and procedure for peptide pull-downs and isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC). Routine use of these techniques to characterize chromatin-binding proteins has the potential to profoundly advance our view of the molecular recognition of chromatin, allowing more quantitative comparisons across the chromatin field. Ultimately, precise determination of a binding affinity not only illuminates the biochemical and structural properties of an interface, but also informs investigation of function.
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Recognition of CpG island chromatin by KDM2A requires direct and specific interaction with linker DNA. Mol Cell Biol 2011; 32:479-89. [PMID: 22083960 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.06332-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Up to 70% of human genes are associated with regions of nonmethylated DNA called CpG islands (S. Saxonov, P. Berg, and D. L. Brutlag, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 103:1412-1417, 2006). Usually associated with the 5' end of genes, CpG islands are thought to impact gene expression. We previously demonstrated that the histone demethylase KDM2A is specifically recruited to CpG islands to define a unique chromatin architecture and highlight gene regulatory regions in large and complex mammalian genomes. This targeting relies on a zinc finger CXXC DNA binding domain (ZF-CXXC), but how this demethylase interfaces with CpG island chromatin in vivo remains unknown. Here we demonstrate, using defined chromatin templates in vitro and chromatin profiling in vivo, that nucleosomes are a major barrier to KDM2A binding and that CpG islands are directly interpreted by the ZF-CXXC domain through specific interaction with linker DNA. Furthermore, KDM2A appears to be constrained to CpG islands not only by their nonmethylated state but also by a combination of methylated DNA and nucleosome occlusion elsewhere in the genome. Our observations suggest that both DNA sequence and chromatin structure are defining factors in interpreting CpG island chromatin and translation of the CpG signal. More generally, these features of CpG island recognition suggest that chromatin structure and accessibility play a major role in defining how transcription factors recognize DNA and regulatory elements genome-wide.
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Chung CW, Witherington J. Progress in the discovery of small-molecule inhibitors of bromodomain--histone interactions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 16:1170-85. [PMID: 21956175 DOI: 10.1177/1087057111421372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Bromodomains are structurally conserved protein modules present in a large number of chromatin-associated proteins and in many nuclear histone acetyltransferases. The bromodomain functions as an acetyl-lysine binding domain and has been shown to be pivotal in regulating protein-protein interactions in chromatin-mediated cellular gene transcription, cell proliferation, and viral transcriptional activation. Structural analyses of these modules in complex with acetyl-lysine peptide ligands provide insights into the molecular basis for recognition and ligand selectivity within this epigenetic reader family. However, there are significant challenges in configuring assays to identify inhibitors of these proteins. This review focuses on the progress made in developing methods to identify peptidic and small-molecule ligands using biophysical label-free and biochemical approaches. The advantage of each technique and the results reported are summarized, highlighting the potential applicably to other reader domains and the caveats in translation from simple in vitro systems to a biological context.
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Nady N, Lemak A, Walker JR, Avvakumov GV, Kareta MS, Achour M, Xue S, Duan S, Allali-Hassani A, Zuo X, Wang YX, Bronner C, Chédin F, Arrowsmith CH, Dhe-Paganon S. Recognition of multivalent histone states associated with heterochromatin by UHRF1 protein. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:24300-11. [PMID: 21489993 PMCID: PMC3129210 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.234104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2011] [Revised: 03/27/2011] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Histone modifications and DNA methylation represent two layers of heritable epigenetic information that regulate eukaryotic chromatin structure and gene activity. UHRF1 is a unique factor that bridges these two layers; it is required for maintenance DNA methylation at hemimethylated CpG sites, which are specifically recognized through its SRA domain and also interacts with histone H3 trimethylated on lysine 9 (H3K9me3) in an unspecified manner. Here we show that UHRF1 contains a tandem Tudor domain (TTD) that recognizes H3 tail peptides with the heterochromatin-associated modification state of trimethylated lysine 9 and unmodified lysine 4 (H3K4me0/K9me3). Solution NMR and crystallographic data reveal the TTD simultaneously recognizes H3K9me3 through a conserved aromatic cage in the first Tudor subdomain and unmodified H3K4 within a groove between the tandem subdomains. The subdomains undergo a conformational adjustment upon peptide binding, distinct from previously reported mechanisms for dual histone mark recognition. Mutant UHRF1 protein deficient for H3K4me0/K9me3 binding shows altered localization to heterochromatic chromocenters and fails to reduce expression of a target gene, p16(INK4A), when overexpressed. Our results demonstrate a novel recognition mechanism for the combinatorial readout of histone modification states associated with gene silencing and add to the growing evidence for coordination of, and cross-talk between, the modification states of H3K4 and H3K9 in regulation of gene expression.
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- Nataliya Nady
- From the Ontario Cancer Institute, Campbell Family Cancer Research Institute and Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada
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- From the Ontario Cancer Institute, Campbell Family Cancer Research Institute and Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada
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- the Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada
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- the Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada
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- the Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, California 95616
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- CNRS UMR7213, Laboratoire de Biophotonique et Pharmacologie, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du rhin, 67401 Illkirch cedex, France
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- the Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada
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- From the Ontario Cancer Institute, Campbell Family Cancer Research Institute and Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada
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- the Protein Nucleic Acid Interaction Section, Structural Biophysics Laboratory, NCI-Frederick, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, Maryland 21702, and
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- the Protein Nucleic Acid Interaction Section, Structural Biophysics Laboratory, NCI-Frederick, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, Maryland 21702, and
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- CNRS UMR7213, Laboratoire de Biophotonique et Pharmacologie, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du rhin, 67401 Illkirch cedex, France
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- the Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, California 95616
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- From the Ontario Cancer Institute, Campbell Family Cancer Research Institute and Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada
- the Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada
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- the Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada
- the Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L5, Canada
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Ruthenburg AJ, Li H, Milne TA, Dewell S, McGinty RK, Yuen M, Ueberheide B, Dou Y, Muir TW, Patel DJ, Allis CD. Recognition of a mononucleosomal histone modification pattern by BPTF via multivalent interactions. Cell 2011; 145:692-706. [PMID: 21596426 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2011.03.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 264] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2010] [Revised: 09/07/2010] [Accepted: 03/30/2011] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Little is known about how combinations of histone marks are interpreted at the level of nucleosomes. The second PHD finger of human BPTF is known to specifically recognize histone H3 when methylated on lysine 4 (H3K4me2/3). Here, we examine how additional heterotypic modifications influence BPTF binding. Using peptide surrogates, three acetyllysine ligands are indentified for a PHD-adjacent bromodomain in BPTF via systematic screening and biophysical characterization. Although the bromodomain displays limited discrimination among the three possible acetyllysines at the peptide level, marked selectivity is observed for only one of these sites, H4K16ac, in combination with H3K4me3 at the mononucleosome level. In support, these two histone marks constitute a unique trans-histone modification pattern that unambiguously resides within a single nucleosomal unit in human cells, and this module colocalizes with these marks in the genome. Together, our data call attention to nucleosomal patterning of covalent marks in dictating critical chromatin associations.
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- Alexander J Ruthenburg
- Laboratory of Chromatin Biology and Epigenetics, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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Bock I, Dhayalan A, Kudithipudi S, Brandt O, Rathert P, Jeltsch A. Detailed specificity analysis of antibodies binding to modified histone tails with peptide arrays. Epigenetics 2011; 6:256-63. [PMID: 20962581 DOI: 10.4161/epi.6.2.13837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Chromatin structure is greatly influenced by histone tail post-translational modifications (PTM), which also play a central role in epigenetic processes. Antibodies against modified histone tails are central research reagents in chromatin biology and molecular epigenetics. We applied Celluspots peptide arrays for the specificity analysis of 36 commercial antibodies from different suppliers which are directed towards modified histone tails. The arrays contained 384 peptides from 8 different regions of the N-terminal tails of histones, viz. H3 1-19, 7-26, 16-35 and 26-45, H4 1-19 and 11-30, H2A 1-19 and H2B 1-19, featuring 59 post-translational modifications in many different combinations. Using various controls we document the reliability of the method. Our analysis revealed previously undocumented details in the specificity profile. Most of the antibodies bound well to the PTM they have been raised for, but some failed. In addition some antibodies showed high cross-reactivity and most antibodies were inhibited by specific additional PTMs close to the primary one. Furthermore, specificity profiles for antibodies directed towards the same modification sometimes were very different. The specificity of antibodies used in epigenetic research is an important issue. We provide a catalog of antibody specificity profiles for 36 widely used commercial histone tail PTM antibodies. Better knowledge about the specificity profiles of antibodies will enable researchers to implement necessary control experiments in biological studies and allow more reliable interpretation of biological experiments using these antibodies.
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- Ina Bock
- Biochemistry Laboratory, School of Engineering and Science, Jacobs University Bremen, Bremen, Germany
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Voigt P, Reinberg D. Histone tails: ideal motifs for probing epigenetics through chemical biology approaches. Chembiochem 2011; 12:236-52. [PMID: 21243712 PMCID: PMC3760146 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201000493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2010] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Post-translational modifications (PTMs) on histone proteins have emerged as a central theme in the regulation of gene expression and other chromatin-associated processes. The discovery that certain protein domains can recognize acetylated and methylated lysine residues of histones has spurred efforts to uncover and characterize histone PTM-binding proteins. In this task, chromatin biology has strongly benefited from synthetic approaches stemming from chemical biology. Peptide-based techniques have been instrumental in identifying histone mark-binding proteins and analyzing their binding specificities. To explore how histone PTMs carry out their function in the context of chromatin, reconstituted systems based on recombinant histones carrying defined modifications are increasingly being used. They constitute promising tools to analyze mechanistic aspects of histone PTMs, including their role in transcription and their transmission in replication. In this review, we present strategies that have been used successfully to investigate the role of histone modifications, concepts that have emerged from their application, and their potential to contribute to current developments in the field.
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, New York University School of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, 522 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA
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Chédin F. The DNMT3 family of mammalian de novo DNA methyltransferases. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2011; 101:255-85. [PMID: 21507354 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-387685-0.00007-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The deposition of DNA methylation at promoters of transposons, X-linked genes, imprinted genes, and other lineage-specific genes is clearly associated with long-term transcriptional silencing. Thus, DNA methylation represents a key layer of epigenetic information in mammals that is required for embryonic development, germline differentiation, and, as shown more recently, for the function and maturation of neuronal tissues. The DNMT3A, DNMT3B, and DNMT3L proteins are primarily responsible for the establishment of genomic DNA methylation patterns and, as such, play an important role in human developmental, reproductive, and mental health. Progress in our understanding of this important protein family has been rapid in recent years and has been accompanied by stunning developments in the analysis of the human DNA methylome in multiple cell types. This review focuses on recent developments in the characterization of the DNMT3 family of DNA methyltransferases at the biochemical, structural, and functional levels. Interconnections between the DNA-based and histone-based layers of epigenetic information are particularly highlighted, as it is now clear that de novo methylation occurs chiefly in the context of nucleosomal templates.
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- Frédéric Chédin
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, California, USA
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Kaustov L, Ouyang H, Amaya M, Lemak A, Nady N, Duan S, Wasney GA, Li Z, Vedadi M, Schapira M, Min J, Arrowsmith CH. Recognition and specificity determinants of the human cbx chromodomains. J Biol Chem 2010; 286:521-9. [PMID: 21047797 PMCID: PMC3013012 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.191411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 214] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The eight mammalian Cbx proteins are chromodomain-containing proteins involved in regulation of heterochromatin, gene expression, and developmental programs. They are evolutionarily related to the Drosophila HP1 (dHP1) and Pc (dPc) proteins that are key components of chromatin-associated complexes capable of recognizing repressive marks such as trimethylated Lys-9 and Lys-27, respectively, on histone H3. However, the binding specificity and function of the human homologs, Cbx1-8, remain unclear. To this end we employed structural, biophysical, and mutagenic approaches to characterize the molecular determinants of sequence contextual methyllysine binding to human Cbx1-8 proteins. Although all three human HP1 homologs (Cbx1, -3, -5) replicate the structural and binding features of their dHP counterparts, the five Pc homologs (Cbx2, -4, -6, -7, -8) bind with lower affinity to H3K9me3 or H3K27me3 peptides and are unable to distinguish between these two marks. Additionally, peptide permutation arrays revealed a greater sequence tolerance within the Pc family and suggest alternative nonhistone sequences as potential binding targets for this class of chromodomains. Our structures explain the divergence of peptide binding selectivity in the Pc subfamily and highlight previously unrecognized features of the chromodomain that influence binding and specificity.
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- Lilia Kaustov
- Ontario Cancer Institute, Campbell Family Cancer Research Institute and Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada
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Oliver SS, Denu JM. Dynamic interplay between histone H3 modifications and protein interpreters: emerging evidence for a "histone language". Chembiochem 2010; 12:299-307. [PMID: 21243717 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201000474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2010] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Histone proteins organize DNA into dynamic chromatin structures and regulate processes such as transcription, repair, and replication. Control of chromatin function and structure is mediated in part by reversible post-translational modifications (PTMs) on histones. The most N-terminal region of histone H3 contains a high density of modifiable residues. Here we focus on the dynamic interplay between histone modification states on the H3 N terminus and the binding modules that recognize these states. Specifically, we discuss the effect of auxiliary modifications to H3K4unmod/me3 binding modules (specifically H3R2 methylation, H3T3 phosphorylation, and H3T6 phosphorylation). Emerging evidence suggests that histone PTMs behave less like a strict "code", but more like a "language", which better illustrates the importance of context. Using androgen-receptor-mediated gene activation as an example, we propose a model of how the combinatorial natures of PTMs on the H3 N terminus and the complexes that recognize these epigenetic modifications control gene expression.
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- Samuel S Oliver
- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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