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Mendiratta S, Ray-Gallet D, Lemaire S, Gatto A, Forest A, Kerlin MA, Almouzni G. Regulation of replicative histone RNA metabolism by the histone chaperone ASF1. Mol Cell 2024; 84:791-801.e6. [PMID: 38262410 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2023.12.038] [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: 12/05/2022] [Revised: 08/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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In S phase, duplicating and assembling the whole genome into chromatin requires upregulation of replicative histone gene expression. Here, we explored how histone chaperones control histone production in human cells to ensure a proper link with chromatin assembly. Depletion of the ASF1 chaperone specifically decreases the pool of replicative histones both at the protein and RNA levels. The decrease in their overall expression, revealed by total RNA sequencing (RNA-seq), contrasted with the increase in nascent/newly synthesized RNAs observed by 4sU-labeled RNA-seq. Further inspection of replicative histone RNAs showed a 3' end processing defect with an increase of pre-mRNAs/unprocessed transcripts likely targeted to degradation. Collectively, these data argue for a production defect of replicative histone RNAs in ASF1-depleted cells. We discuss how this regulation of replicative histone RNA metabolism by ASF1 as a "chaperone checkpoint" fine-tunes the histone dosage to avoid unbalanced situations deleterious for cell survival.
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- Shweta Mendiratta
- Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS UMR3664, Laboratoire Dynamique du Noyau, Equipe Labellisée Ligue contre le Cancer, 75005 Paris, France
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- Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS UMR3664, Laboratoire Dynamique du Noyau, Equipe Labellisée Ligue contre le Cancer, 75005 Paris, France
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- Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS UMR3664, Laboratoire Dynamique du Noyau, Equipe Labellisée Ligue contre le Cancer, 75005 Paris, France
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- Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS UMR3664, Laboratoire Dynamique du Noyau, Equipe Labellisée Ligue contre le Cancer, 75005 Paris, France
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- Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS UMR3664, Laboratoire Dynamique du Noyau, Equipe Labellisée Ligue contre le Cancer, 75005 Paris, France
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- Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS UMR3664, Laboratoire Dynamique du Noyau, 75005 Paris, France; Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS UMR168, Laboratoire Physico Chimie Curie, 75005 Paris, France
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- Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS UMR3664, Laboratoire Dynamique du Noyau, Equipe Labellisée Ligue contre le Cancer, 75005 Paris, France.
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Singha R, Aggarwal R, Sanyal K. Negative regulation of biofilm development by the CUG-Ser1 clade-specific histone H3 variant is dependent on the canonical histone chaperone CAF-1 complex in Candida albicans. Mol Microbiol 2023; 119:574-585. [PMID: 36855815 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.15050] [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: 06/25/2022] [Revised: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 02/26/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2023]
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The CUG-Ser1 clade-specific histone H3 variant (H3VCTG ) has been reported to be a negative regulator of planktonic to biofilm growth transition in Candida albicans. The preferential binding of H3VCTG at the biofilm gene promoters makes chromatin repressive for the biofilm mode of growth. The two evolutionarily conserved chaperone complexes involved in incorporating histone H3 are CAF-1 and HIRA. In this study, we sought to identify the chaperone complex(es) involved in loading H3VCTG . We demonstrate that C. albicans cells lacking either Cac1 or Cac2 subunit of the CAF-1 chaperone complex, exhibit a hyper-filamentation phenotype on solid surfaces and form more robust biofilms than wild-type cells, thereby mimicking the phenotype of the H3VCTG null mutant. None of the subunits of the HIRA chaperone complex shows any significant difference in biofilm growth as compared to the wild type. The occupancy of H3VCTG is found to be significantly reduced at the promoters of biofilm genes in the absence of CAF-1 subunits. Hence, we provide evidence that CAF-1, a chaperone known to load canonical histone H3 in mammalian cells, is involved in chaperoning of variant histone H3VCTG at the biofilm gene promoters in C. albicans. Our findings also illustrate the acquisition of an unconventional role of the CAF-1 chaperone complex in morphogenesis in C. albicans.
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- Rima Singha
- Molecular Mycology Laboratory, Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, India
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- Molecular Mycology Laboratory, Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, India
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- Molecular Mycology Laboratory, Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, India
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Jenull S, Mair T, Tscherner M, Penninger P, Zwolanek F, Silao FGS, de San Vicente KM, Riedelberger M, Bandari NC, Shivarathri R, Petryshyn A, Chauhan N, Zacchi LF, -Landmann SL, Ljungdahl PO, Kuchler K. The histone chaperone HIR maintains chromatin states to control nitrogen assimilation and fungal virulence. Cell Rep 2021; 36:109406. [PMID: 34289370 PMCID: PMC8493472 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2020] [Revised: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Adaptation to changing environments and immune evasion is pivotal for fitness of pathogens. Yet, the underlying mechanisms remain largely unknown. Adaptation is governed by dynamic transcriptional re-programming, which is tightly connected to chromatin architecture. Here, we report a pivotal role for the HIR histone chaperone complex in modulating virulence of the human fungal pathogen Candida albicans. Genetic ablation of HIR function alters chromatin accessibility linked to aberrant transcriptional responses to protein as nitrogen source. This accelerates metabolic adaptation and increases the release of extracellular proteases, which enables scavenging of alternative nitrogen sources. Furthermore, HIR controls fungal virulence, as HIR1 deletion leads to differential recognition by immune cells and hypervirulence in a mouse model of systemic infection. This work provides mechanistic insights into chromatin-coupled regulatory mechanisms that fine-tune pathogen gene expression and virulence. Furthermore, the data point toward the requirement of refined screening approaches to exploit chromatin modifications as antifungal strategies.
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- Sabrina Jenull
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Max Perutz Labs Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Campus Vienna Biocenter, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Max Perutz Labs Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Campus Vienna Biocenter, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Max Perutz Labs Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Campus Vienna Biocenter, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Max Perutz Labs Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Campus Vienna Biocenter, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Max Perutz Labs Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Campus Vienna Biocenter, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Section of Immunology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zürich, 8006 Zürich, Switzerland; Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zürich, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Max Perutz Labs Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Campus Vienna Biocenter, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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- ARC Training Centre for Biopharmaceutical Innovation, Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Public Health Research Institute, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ 07102, USA
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Max Perutz Labs Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Campus Vienna Biocenter, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Public Health Research Institute, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ 07102, USA; Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ 07103, USA
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- ARC Training Centre for Biopharmaceutical Innovation, Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Section of Immunology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zürich, 8006 Zürich, Switzerland; Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zürich, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Max Perutz Labs Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Campus Vienna Biocenter, 1030 Vienna, Austria.
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Measurement of histone replacement dynamics with genetically encoded exchange timers in yeast. Nat Biotechnol 2021; 39:1434-1443. [PMID: 34239087 DOI: 10.1038/s41587-021-00959-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Histone exchange between histones carrying position-specific marks and histones bearing general marks is important for gene regulation, but understanding of histone exchange remains incomplete. To overcome the poor time resolution of conventional pulse-chase histone labeling, we present a genetically encoded histone exchange timer sensitive to the duration that two tagged histone subunits co-reside at an individual genomic locus. We apply these sensors to map genome-wide patterns of histone exchange in yeast using single samples. Comparing H3 exchange in cycling and G1-arrested cells suggests that replication-independent H3 exchange occurs at several hundred nucleosomes (<1% of all nucleosomes) per minute, with a maximal rate at histone promoters. We observed substantial differences between the two nucleosome core subcomplexes: H2A-H2B subcomplexes undergo rapid transcription-dependent replacement within coding regions, whereas H3-H4 replacement occurs predominantly within promoter nucleosomes, in association with gene activation or repression. Our timers allow the in vivo study of histone exchange dynamics with minute time scale resolution.
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Misova I, Pitelova A, Budis J, Gazdarica J, Sedlackova T, Jordakova A, Benko Z, Smondrkova M, Mayerova N, Pichlerova K, Strieskova L, Prevorovsky M, Gregan J, Cipak L, Szemes T, Polakova SB. Repression of a large number of genes requires interplay between homologous recombination and HIRA. Nucleic Acids Res 2021; 49:1914-1934. [PMID: 33511417 PMCID: PMC7913671 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkab027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Revised: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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During homologous recombination, Dbl2 protein is required for localisation of Fbh1, an F-box helicase that efficiently dismantles Rad51-DNA filaments. RNA-seq analysis of dbl2Δ transcriptome showed that the dbl2 deletion results in upregulation of more than 500 loci in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Compared with the loci with no change in expression, the misregulated loci in dbl2Δ are closer to long terminal and long tandem repeats. Furthermore, the misregulated loci overlap with antisense transcripts, retrotransposons, meiotic genes and genes located in subtelomeric regions. A comparison of the expression profiles revealed that Dbl2 represses the same type of genes as the HIRA histone chaperone complex. Although dbl2 deletion does not alleviate centromeric or telomeric silencing, it suppresses the silencing defect at the outer centromere caused by deletion of hip1 and slm9 genes encoding subunits of the HIRA complex. Moreover, our analyses revealed that cells lacking dbl2 show a slight increase of nucleosomes at transcription start sites and increased levels of methylated histone H3 (H3K9me2) at centromeres, subtelomeres, rDNA regions and long terminal repeats. Finally, we show that other proteins involved in homologous recombination, such as Fbh1, Rad51, Mus81 and Rad54, participate in the same gene repression pathway.
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- Ivana Misova
- Institute of Animal Biochemistry and Genetics, Centre of Biosciences, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 840 05 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Animal Biochemistry and Genetics, Centre of Biosciences, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 840 05 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Comenius University Science Park, 841 04 Bratislava, Slovakia
- Geneton Ltd., 841 04 Bratislava, Slovakia
- Slovak Centre of Scientific and Technical Information, 811 04 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Geneton Ltd., 841 04 Bratislava, Slovakia
- Slovak Centre of Scientific and Technical Information, 811 04 Bratislava, Slovakia
- Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, 841 04 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Comenius University Science Park, 841 04 Bratislava, Slovakia
- Geneton Ltd., 841 04 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, 128 00 Praha 2, Czechia
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- Institute of Animal Biochemistry and Genetics, Centre of Biosciences, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 840 05 Bratislava, Slovakia
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Debrecen, H-4010 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, 841 04 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, 841 04 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Animal Biochemistry and Genetics, Centre of Biosciences, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 840 05 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Comenius University Science Park, 841 04 Bratislava, Slovakia
- Geneton Ltd., 841 04 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, 128 00 Praha 2, Czechia
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- Advanced Microscopy Facility, VBCF and Department of Chromosome Biology, Max Perutz Labs, University of Vienna, Vienna Biocenter (VBC), 1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Cancer Research Institute, Biomedical Research Center, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 845 05 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Comenius University Science Park, 841 04 Bratislava, Slovakia
- Geneton Ltd., 841 04 Bratislava, Slovakia
- Slovak Centre of Scientific and Technical Information, 811 04 Bratislava, Slovakia
- Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, 841 04 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Animal Biochemistry and Genetics, Centre of Biosciences, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 840 05 Bratislava, Slovakia
- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, 841 04 Bratislava, Slovakia
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Kassem S, Ferrari P, Hughes AL, Soudet J, Rando OJ, Strubin M. Histone exchange is associated with activator function at transcribed promoters and with repression at histone loci. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2020; 6:6/36/eabb0333. [PMID: 32917590 PMCID: PMC7467701 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abb0333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2020] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Transcription in eukaryotes correlates with major chromatin changes, including the replacement of old nucleosomal histones by new histones at the promoters of genes. The role of these histone exchange events in transcription remains unclear. In particular, the causal relationship between histone exchange and activator binding, preinitiation complex (PIC) assembly, and/or subsequent transcription remains unclear. Here, we provide evidence that histone exchange at gene promoters is not simply a consequence of PIC assembly or transcription but instead is mediated by activators. We further show that not all activators up-regulate gene expression by inducing histone turnover. Thus, histone exchange does not simply correlate with transcriptional activity, but instead reflects the mode of action of the activator. Last, we show that histone turnover is not only associated with activator function but also plays a role in transcriptional repression at the histone loci.
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- Sari Kassem
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, University Medical Centre (C.M.U.), 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, University Medical Centre (C.M.U.), 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Geneva, 1211 Genève 4, Switzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, University Medical Centre (C.M.U.), 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
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Hewawasam GS, Dhatchinamoorthy K, Mattingly M, Seidel C, Gerton JL. Chromatin assembly factor-1 (CAF-1) chaperone regulates Cse4 deposition into chromatin in budding yeast. Nucleic Acids Res 2019. [PMID: 29522205 PMCID: PMC5961020 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gky169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Correct localization of the centromeric histone variant CenH3/CENP-A/Cse4 is an important part of faithful chromosome segregation. Mislocalization of CenH3 could affect chromosome segregation, DNA replication and transcription. CENP-A is often overexpressed and mislocalized in cancer genomes, but the underlying mechanisms are not understood. One major regulator of Cse4 deposition is Psh1, an E3 ubiquitin ligase that controls levels of Cse4 to prevent deposition into non-centromeric regions. We present evidence that Chromatin assembly factor-1 (CAF-1), an evolutionarily conserved histone H3/H4 chaperone with subunits shown previously to interact with CenH3 in flies and human cells, regulates Cse4 deposition in budding yeast. yCAF-1 interacts with Cse4 and can assemble Cse4 nucleosomes in vitro. Loss of yCAF-1 dramatically reduces the amount of Cse4 deposited into chromatin genome-wide when Cse4 is overexpressed. The incorporation of Cse4 genome-wide may have multifactorial effects on growth and gene expression. Loss of yCAF-1 can rescue growth defects and some changes in gene expression associated with Cse4 deposition that occur in the absence of Psh1-mediated proteolysis. Incorporation of Cse4 into promoter nucleosomes at transcriptionally active genes depends on yCAF-1. Overall our findings suggest CAF-1 can act as a CenH3 chaperone, regulating levels and incorporation of CenH3 in chromatin.
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.,University of Kansas Cancer Center, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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Motahari Z, Moody SA, Maynard TM, LaMantia AS. In the line-up: deleted genes associated with DiGeorge/22q11.2 deletion syndrome: are they all suspects? J Neurodev Disord 2019; 11:7. [PMID: 31174463 PMCID: PMC6554986 DOI: 10.1186/s11689-019-9267-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2018] [Accepted: 04/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS), a copy number variation (CNV) disorder, occurs in approximately 1:4000 live births due to a heterozygous microdeletion at position 11.2 (proximal) on the q arm of human chromosome 22 (hChr22) (McDonald-McGinn and Sullivan, Medicine 90:1-18, 2011). This disorder was known as DiGeorge syndrome, Velo-cardio-facial syndrome (VCFS) or conotruncal anomaly face syndrome (CTAF) based upon diagnostic cardiovascular, pharyngeal, and craniofacial anomalies (McDonald-McGinn and Sullivan, Medicine 90:1-18, 2011; Burn et al., J Med Genet 30:822-4, 1993) before this phenotypic spectrum was associated with 22q11.2 CNVs. Subsequently, 22q11.2 deletion emerged as a major genomic lesion associated with vulnerability for several clinically defined behavioral deficits common to a number of neurodevelopmental disorders (Fernandez et al., Principles of Developmental Genetics, 2015; Robin and Shprintzen, J Pediatr 147:90-6, 2005; Schneider et al., Am J Psychiatry 171:627-39, 2014). RESULTS The mechanistic relationships between heterozygously deleted 22q11.2 genes and 22q11DS phenotypes are still unknown. We assembled a comprehensive "line-up" of the 36 protein coding loci in the 1.5 Mb minimal critical deleted region on hChr22q11.2, plus 20 protein coding loci in the distal 1.5 Mb that defines the 3 Mb typical 22q11DS deletion. We categorized candidates based upon apparent primary cell biological functions. We analyzed 41 of these genes that encode known proteins to determine whether haploinsufficiency of any single 22q11.2 gene-a one gene to one phenotype correspondence due to heterozygous deletion restricted to that locus-versus complex multigenic interactions can account for single or multiple 22q11DS phenotypes. CONCLUSIONS Our 22q11.2 functional genomic assessment does not support current theories of single gene haploinsufficiency for one or all 22q11DS phenotypes. Shared molecular functions, convergence on fundamental cell biological processes, and related consequences of individual 22q11.2 genes point to a matrix of multigenic interactions due to diminished 22q11.2 gene dosage. These interactions target fundamental cellular mechanisms essential for development, maturation, or homeostasis at subsets of 22q11DS phenotypic sites.
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- Zahra Motahari
- The Institute for Neuroscience, and Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington DC, 20037 USA
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- The Institute for Neuroscience, and Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington DC, 20037 USA
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- The Institute for Neuroscience, and Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington DC, 20037 USA
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- The Institute for Neuroscience, and Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington DC, 20037 USA
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Genome Wide Analysis of WD40 Proteins in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Their Orthologs in Candida albicans. Protein J 2019; 38:58-75. [PMID: 30511317 DOI: 10.1007/s10930-018-9804-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The WD40 domain containing proteins are present in the lower organisms (Monera) to higher complex metazoans with involvement in diverse cellular processes. The WD40 repeats fold into β propeller structure due to which the proteins harbouring WD40 domains function as scaffold by offering platform for interactions, bring together diverse cellular proteins to form a single complex for mediating downstream effects. Multiple functions of WD40 domain containing proteins in lower eukaryote as in Fungi have been reported with involvement in vegetative and reproductive growth, virulence etc. In this article insilico analysis of the WDR proteins in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae was performed. By WDSP software 83 proteins in S. cerevisiae were identified with at least one WD40 motif. WD40 proteins with 6 or more WD40 motifs were considered for further studies. The WD40 proteins in yeast which are involved in various biological processes show distribution on all chromosomes (16 chromosomes in yeast) except chromosome 1. Besides the WD40 domain some of these proteins also contain other protein domains which might be responsible for the diversity in the functions of WD40 proteins in the budding yeast. These proteins in budding yeast were analysed by DAVID and Blast2Go software for functional and domains categorization. Candida albicans, an opportunistic fungal pathogen also have orthologs of these WD40 proteins with possible similar functions. This is the first time genome wide analysis of WD40 proteins in lower eukaryote i.e. budding yeast. This data may be useful in further study of the functional diversity of yeast proteomes.
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Two-step sparse boosting for high-dimensional longitudinal data with varying coefficients. Comput Stat Data Anal 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.csda.2018.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Synergy of Hir1, Ssn6, and Snf2 global regulators is the functional determinant of a Mac1 transcriptional switch in S. cerevisiae copper homeostasis. Curr Genet 2019; 65:799-816. [DOI: 10.1007/s00294-019-00935-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2018] [Revised: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 01/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The WD40 domain is one of the most abundant and interacting domains in the eukaryotic genome. In proteins the WD domain folds into a β-propeller structure, providing a platform for the interaction and assembly of several proteins into a signalosome. WD40 repeats containing proteins, in lower eukaryotes, are mainly involved in growth, cell cycle, development and virulence, while in higher organisms, they play an important role in diverse cellular functions like signal transduction, cell cycle control, intracellular transport, chromatin remodelling, cytoskeletal organization, apoptosis, development, transcriptional regulation, immune responses. To play the regulatory role in various processes, they act as a scaffold for protein-protein or protein-DNA interaction. So far, no WD40 domain has been identified with intrinsic enzymatic activity. Several WD40 domain-containing proteins have been recently characterized in prokaryotes as well. The review summarizes the vast array of functions performed by different WD40 domain containing proteins, their domain organization and functional conservation during the course of evolution.
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- Buddhi Prakash Jain
- Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari, Bihar, 845401, India.
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- APSGMNS Govt P G College, Kawardha, Chhattisgarh, 491995, India
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Mendiratta S, Gatto A, Almouzni G. Histone supply: Multitiered regulation ensures chromatin dynamics throughout the cell cycle. J Cell Biol 2018; 218:39-54. [PMID: 30257851 PMCID: PMC6314538 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201807179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2018] [Revised: 09/05/2018] [Accepted: 09/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Mendiratta et al. review the interplay between the different regulatory layers that affect the transcription and dynamics of distinct histone H3 variants along the cell cycle. As the building blocks of chromatin, histones are central to establish and maintain particular chromatin states associated with given cell fates. Importantly, histones exist as distinct variants whose expression and incorporation into chromatin are tightly regulated during the cell cycle. During S phase, specialized replicative histone variants ensure the bulk of the chromatinization of the duplicating genome. Other non-replicative histone variants deposited throughout the cell cycle at specific loci use pathways uncoupled from DNA synthesis. Here, we review the particular dynamics of expression, cellular transit, assembly, and disassembly of replicative and non-replicative forms of the histone H3. Beyond the role of histone variants in chromatin dynamics, we review our current knowledge concerning their distinct regulation to control their expression at different levels including transcription, posttranscriptional processing, and protein stability. In light of this unique regulation, we highlight situations where perturbations in histone balance may lead to cellular dysfunction and pathologies.
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- Shweta Mendiratta
- Institut Curie, Paris Sciences et Lettres Research University, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR3664, Equipe Labellisée Ligue contre le Cancer, Paris, France.,Sorbonne Universités, Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris 06, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR3664, Paris, France
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- Institut Curie, Paris Sciences et Lettres Research University, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR3664, Equipe Labellisée Ligue contre le Cancer, Paris, France.,Sorbonne Universités, Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris 06, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR3664, Paris, France
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- Institut Curie, Paris Sciences et Lettres Research University, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR3664, Equipe Labellisée Ligue contre le Cancer, Paris, France .,Sorbonne Universités, Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris 06, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR3664, Paris, France
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A Genome-Wide Screen Reveals a Role for the HIR Histone Chaperone Complex in Preventing Mislocalization of Budding Yeast CENP-A. Genetics 2018; 210:203-218. [PMID: 30012561 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.118.301305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2018] [Accepted: 07/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Centromeric localization of the evolutionarily conserved centromere-specific histone H3 variant CENP-A (Cse4 in yeast) is essential for faithful chromosome segregation. Overexpression and mislocalization of CENP-A lead to chromosome segregation defects in yeast, flies, and human cells. Overexpression of CENP-A has been observed in human cancers; however, the molecular mechanisms preventing CENP-A mislocalization are not fully understood. Here, we used a genome-wide synthetic genetic array (SGA) to identify gene deletions that exhibit synthetic dosage lethality (SDL) when Cse4 is overexpressed. Deletion for genes encoding the replication-independent histone chaperone HIR complex (HIR1, HIR2, HIR3, HPC2) and a Cse4-specific E3 ubiquitin ligase, PSH1, showed highest SDL. We defined a role for Hir2 in proteolysis of Cse4 that prevents mislocalization of Cse4 to noncentromeric regions for genome stability. Hir2 interacts with Cse4 in vivo, and hir2∆ strains exhibit defects in Cse4 proteolysis and stabilization of chromatin-bound Cse4 Mislocalization of Cse4 to noncentromeric regions with a preferential enrichment at promoter regions was observed in hir2∆ strains. We determined that Hir2 facilitates the interaction of Cse4 with Psh1, and that defects in Psh1-mediated proteolysis contribute to increased Cse4 stability and mislocalization of Cse4 in the hir2∆ strain. In summary, our genome-wide screen provides insights into pathways that regulate proteolysis of Cse4 and defines a novel role for the HIR complex in preventing mislocalization of Cse4 by facilitating proteolysis of Cse4, thereby promoting genome stability.
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Bano D, Piazzesi A, Salomoni P, Nicotera P. The histone variant H3.3 claims its place in the crowded scene of epigenetics. Aging (Albany NY) 2017; 9:602-614. [PMID: 28284043 PMCID: PMC5391221 DOI: 10.18632/aging.101194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2016] [Accepted: 02/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Histones are evolutionarily conserved DNA-binding proteins. As scaffolding molecules, they significantly regulate the DNA packaging into the nucleus of all eukaryotic cells. As docking units, they influence the recruitment of the transcriptional machinery, thus establishing unique gene expression patterns that ultimately promote different biological outcomes. While canonical histones H3.1 and H3.2 are synthetized and loaded during DNA replication, the histone variant H3.3 is expressed and deposited into the chromatin throughout the cell cycle. Recent findings indicate that H3.3 replaces the majority of canonical H3 in non-dividing cells, reaching almost saturation levels in a time-dependent manner. Consequently, H3.3 incorporation and turnover represent an additional layer in the regulation of the chromatin landscape during aging. In this respect, work from our group and others suggest that H3.3 plays an important function in age-related processes throughout evolution. Here, we summarize the current knowledge on H3.3 biology and discuss the implications of its aberrant dynamics in the establishment of cellular states that may lead to human pathology. Critically, we review the importance of H3.3 turnover as part of epigenetic events that influence senescence and age-related processes. We conclude with the emerging evidence that H3.3 is required for proper neuronal function and brain plasticity.
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- Daniele Bano
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), 53127 Bonn, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), 53127 Bonn, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), 53127 Bonn, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), 53127 Bonn, Germany
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Mei Q, Huang J, Chen W, Tang J, Xu C, Yu Q, Cheng Y, Ma L, Yu X, Li S. Regulation of DNA replication-coupled histone gene expression. Oncotarget 2017; 8:95005-95022. [PMID: 29212286 PMCID: PMC5706932 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.21887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2017] [Accepted: 09/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The expression of core histone genes is cell cycle regulated. Large amounts of histones are required to restore duplicated chromatin during S phase when DNA replication occurs. Over-expression and excess accumulation of histones outside S phase are toxic to cells and therefore cells need to restrict histone expression to S phase. Misregulation of histone gene expression leads to defects in cell cycle progression, genome stability, DNA damage response and transcriptional regulation. Here, we discussed the factors involved in histone gene regulation as well as the underlying mechanism. Understanding the histone regulation mechanism will shed lights on elucidating the side effects of certain cancer chemotherapeutic drugs and developing potential biomarkers for tumor cells.
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- Qianyun Mei
- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, Hubei 430062, China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, Hubei 430062, China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, Hubei 430062, China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, Hubei 430062, China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, Hubei 430062, China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, Hubei 430062, China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, Hubei 430062, China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, Hubei 430062, China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, Hubei 430062, China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, Hubei 430062, China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, Hubei 430062, China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, Hubei 430062, China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, Hubei 430062, China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, Hubei 430062, China
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Jenull S, Tscherner M, Gulati M, Nobile CJ, Chauhan N, Kuchler K. The Candida albicans HIR histone chaperone regulates the yeast-to-hyphae transition by controlling the sensitivity to morphogenesis signals. Sci Rep 2017; 7:8308. [PMID: 28814742 PMCID: PMC5559454 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-08239-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2017] [Accepted: 07/10/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Morphological plasticity such as the yeast-to-hyphae transition is a key virulence factor of the human fungal pathogen Candida albicans. Hyphal formation is controlled by a multilayer regulatory network composed of environmental sensing, signaling, transcriptional modulators as well as chromatin modifications. Here, we demonstrate a novel role for the replication-independent HIR histone chaperone complex in fungal morphogenesis. HIR operates as a crucial modulator of hyphal development, since genetic ablation of the HIR complex subunit Hir1 decreases sensitivity to morphogenetic stimuli. Strikingly, HIR1-deficient cells display altered transcriptional amplitudes upon hyphal initiation, suggesting that Hir1 affects transcription by establishing transcriptional thresholds required for driving morphogenetic cell-fate decisions. Furthermore, ectopic expression of the transcription factor Ume6, which facilitates hyphal maintenance, rescues filamentation defects of hir1Δ/Δ cells, suggesting that Hir1 impacts the early phase of hyphal initiation. Hence, chromatin chaperone-mediated fine-tuning of transcription is crucial for driving morphogenetic conversions in the fungal pathogen C. albicans.
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- Sabrina Jenull
- Medical University of Vienna, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Campus Vienna Biocenter, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9/2, A-1030, Vienna, Austria
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- Medical University of Vienna, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Campus Vienna Biocenter, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9/2, A-1030, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, School of Natural Sciences, University of California-Merced, Merced, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, School of Natural Sciences, University of California-Merced, Merced, CA, USA
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- Public Health Research Institute, Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, New Jersey Medical School - Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, USA
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- Medical University of Vienna, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Campus Vienna Biocenter, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9/2, A-1030, Vienna, Austria.
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Ju ZR, Wang HJ, Ma XJ, Ma D, Huang GY. HIRA Gene is Lower Expressed in the Myocardium of Patients with Tetralogy of Fallot. Chin Med J (Engl) 2016; 129:2403-2408. [PMID: 27748330 PMCID: PMC5072250 DOI: 10.4103/0366-6999.191745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Background: The most typical cardiac abnormality is conotruncal defects (CTDs) in patients with 22q11 deletion syndrome (22q11DS). HIRA (histone cell cycle regulator) gene, as one of the candidate genes located at the critical region of 22q11DS, was reported as possibly relevant to CTD in animal models. This study aimed to analyze the level of expression of the HIRA gene in tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) patients and the potential DNA sequence variations in the promoter region. Methods: The messenger RNA (mRNA) expression was examined with quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction in 39 myocardial tissues of the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) from TOF patients and 4 myocardial tissues of RVOT from noncardiac death children. The protein expression was detected using immunohistochemistry in 12 TOF patients and 4 controls. A total of 100 TOF cases and 200 healthy controls were recruited for DNA sequencing. Results: The mRNA and protein expressions of the HIRA gene in the myocardium of the TOF patients were both significantly lower as compared to the controls (P < 0.05). Five single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), including g.4111A>G (rs1128399), g.4265C>A (rs4585115), g.4369T>G (rs2277837), g.4371C>A (rs148516780), and g.4543T>C (rs111802956), were found in the promoter region of the HIRA gene. There were no significant differences of frequencies in these SNPs between the TOF patients and the controls (P > 0.05). Conclusion: The abnormal lower expression of the HIRA gene in the myocardium may participate in the pathogenesis of TOF.
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- Zhao-Ru Ju
- Pediatric Cardiovascular Center, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 201102, China
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- Pediatric Cardiovascular Center, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 201102; Laboratory of Congenital Heart Disease, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Birth Defects, Shanghai 201102, China
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- Pediatric Cardiovascular Center, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 201102; Laboratory of Congenital Heart Disease, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Birth Defects, Shanghai 201102, China
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- Laboratory of Congenital Heart Disease, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Birth Defects, Shanghai 201102, China
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- Pediatric Cardiovascular Center, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 201102; Laboratory of Congenital Heart Disease, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Birth Defects, Shanghai 201102, China
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Reduced Histone Expression or a Defect in Chromatin Assembly Induces Respiration. Mol Cell Biol 2016; 36:1064-77. [PMID: 26787838 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00770-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2015] [Accepted: 01/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Regulation of mitochondrial biogenesis and respiration is a complex process that involves several signaling pathways and transcription factors as well as communication between the nuclear and mitochondrial genomes. Here we show that decreased expression of histones or a defect in nucleosome assembly in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae results in increased mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copy numbers, oxygen consumption, ATP synthesis, and expression of genes encoding enzymes of the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle and oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS). The metabolic shift from fermentation to respiration induced by altered chromatin structure is associated with the induction of the retrograde (RTG) pathway and requires the activity of the Hap2/3/4/5p complex as well as the transport and metabolism of pyruvate in mitochondria. Together, our data indicate that altered chromatin structure relieves glucose repression of mitochondrial respiration by inducing transcription of the TCA cycle and OXPHOS genes carried by both nuclear and mitochondrial DNA.
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Fahrenkrog B. Histone modifications as regulators of life and death in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. MICROBIAL CELL 2015; 3:1-13. [PMID: 28357312 PMCID: PMC5354586 DOI: 10.15698/mic2016.01.472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Apoptosis or programmed cell death is an integrated, genetically controlled
suicide program that not only regulates tissue homeostasis of multicellular
organisms, but also the fate of damaged and aged cells of lower eukaryotes, such
as the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Recent years have
revealed key apoptosis regulatory proteins in yeast that play similar roles in
mammalian cells. Apoptosis is a process largely defined by characteristic
structural rearrangements in the dying cell that include chromatin condensation
and DNA fragmentation. The mechanism by which chromosomes restructure during
apoptosis is still poorly understood, but it is becoming increasingly clear that
altered epigenetic histone modifications are fundamental parameters that
influence the chromatin state and the nuclear rearrangements within apoptotic
cells. The present review will highlight recent work on the epigenetic
regulation of programmed cell death in budding yeast.
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- Birthe Fahrenkrog
- Institute of Molecular Biology and Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Rue Profs. Jeener et Brachet 12; 6041 Charleroi, Belgium
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Tscherner M, Zwolanek F, Jenull S, Sedlazeck FJ, Petryshyn A, Frohner IE, Mavrianos J, Chauhan N, von Haeseler A, Kuchler K. The Candida albicans Histone Acetyltransferase Hat1 Regulates Stress Resistance and Virulence via Distinct Chromatin Assembly Pathways. PLoS Pathog 2015; 11:e1005218. [PMID: 26473952 PMCID: PMC4608838 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2015] [Accepted: 09/21/2015] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Human fungal pathogens like Candida albicans respond to host immune surveillance by rapidly adapting their transcriptional programs. Chromatin assembly factors are involved in the regulation of stress genes by modulating the histone density at these loci. Here, we report a novel role for the chromatin assembly-associated histone acetyltransferase complex NuB4 in regulating oxidative stress resistance, antifungal drug tolerance and virulence in C. albicans. Strikingly, depletion of the NuB4 catalytic subunit, the histone acetyltransferase Hat1, markedly increases resistance to oxidative stress and tolerance to azole antifungals. Hydrogen peroxide resistance in cells lacking Hat1 results from higher induction rates of oxidative stress gene expression, accompanied by reduced histone density as well as subsequent increased RNA polymerase recruitment. Furthermore, hat1Δ/Δ cells, despite showing growth defects in vitro, display reduced susceptibility to reactive oxygen-mediated killing by innate immune cells. Thus, clearance from infected mice is delayed although cells lacking Hat1 are severely compromised in killing the host. Interestingly, increased oxidative stress resistance and azole tolerance are phenocopied by the loss of histone chaperone complexes CAF-1 and HIR, respectively, suggesting a central role for NuB4 in the delivery of histones destined for chromatin assembly via distinct pathways. Remarkably, the oxidative stress phenotype of hat1Δ/Δ cells is a species-specific trait only found in C. albicans and members of the CTG clade. The reduced azole susceptibility appears to be conserved in a wider range of fungi. Thus, our work demonstrates how highly conserved chromatin assembly pathways can acquire new functions in pathogenic fungi during coevolution with the host. Candida albicans is the most prevalent fungal pathogen infecting humans, causing life-threatening infections in immunocompromised individuals. Host immune surveillance imposes stress conditions upon C. albicans, to which it has to adapt quickly to escape host killing. This can involve regulation of specific genes requiring disassembly and reassembly of histone proteins, around which DNA is wrapped to form the basic repeat unit of eukaryotic chromatin—the nucleosome. Here, we discover a novel function for the chromatin assembly-associated histone acetyltransferase complex NuB4 in oxidative stress response, antifungal drug tolerance as well as in fungal virulence. The NuB4 complex modulates the induction kinetics of hydrogen peroxide-induced genes. Furthermore, NuB4 negatively regulates susceptibility to killing by immune cells and thereby slowing the clearing from infected mice in vivo. Remarkably, the oxidative stress resistance seems restricted to C. albicans and closely related species, which might have acquired this function during coevolution with the host.
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- Michael Tscherner
- Department for Medical Biochemistry, Medical University of Vienna, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Campus Vienna Biocenter, Vienna, Austria
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- Department for Medical Biochemistry, Medical University of Vienna, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Campus Vienna Biocenter, Vienna, Austria
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- Department for Medical Biochemistry, Medical University of Vienna, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Campus Vienna Biocenter, Vienna, Austria
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- Center for Integrative Bioinformatics Vienna, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, University of Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Campus Vienna Biocenter, Vienna, Austria
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- Department for Medical Biochemistry, Medical University of Vienna, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Campus Vienna Biocenter, Vienna, Austria
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- Department for Medical Biochemistry, Medical University of Vienna, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Campus Vienna Biocenter, Vienna, Austria
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- Public Health Research Institute, New Jersey Medical School - Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Public Health Research Institute, New Jersey Medical School - Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Center for Integrative Bioinformatics Vienna, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, University of Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Campus Vienna Biocenter, Vienna, Austria
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- Department for Medical Biochemistry, Medical University of Vienna, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Campus Vienna Biocenter, Vienna, Austria
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Gal C, Moore KM, Paszkiewicz K, Kent NA, Whitehall SK. The impact of the HIRA histone chaperone upon global nucleosome architecture. Cell Cycle 2015; 14:123-34. [PMID: 25602522 PMCID: PMC4614360 DOI: 10.4161/15384101.2014.967123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
HIRA is an evolutionarily conserved histone chaperone that mediates
replication-independent nucleosome assembly and is important for a variety of processes
such as cell cycle progression, development, and senescence. Here we have used a chromatin
sequencing approach to determine the genome-wide contribution of HIRA to nucleosome
organization in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Cells lacking HIRA experience
a global reduction in nucleosome occupancy at gene sequences, consistent with the proposed
role for HIRA in chromatin reassembly behind elongating RNA polymerase II. In addition, we
find that at its target promoters, HIRA commonly maintains the full occupancy of the
−1 nucleosome. HIRA does not affect global chromatin structure at replication
origins or in rDNA repeats but is required for nucleosome occupancy in silent regions of
the genome. Nucleosome organization associated with the heterochromatic
(dg-dh) repeats located at the centromere is perturbed by loss of HIRA
function and furthermore HIRA is required for normal nucleosome occupancy at Tf2 LTR
retrotransposons. Overall, our data indicate that HIRA plays an important role in
maintaining nucleosome architecture at both euchromatic and heterochromatic loci.
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- Csenge Gal
- a Institute for Cell & Molecular Biosciences ; Newcastle University ; Newcastle upon Tyne , UK
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Ricketts MD, Frederick B, Hoff H, Tang Y, Schultz DC, Singh Rai T, Grazia Vizioli M, Adams PD, Marmorstein R. Ubinuclein-1 confers histone H3.3-specific-binding by the HIRA histone chaperone complex. Nat Commun 2015; 6:7711. [PMID: 26159857 PMCID: PMC4510971 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms8711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2015] [Accepted: 06/01/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Histone chaperones bind specific histones to mediate their storage, eviction or deposition from/or into chromatin. The HIRA histone chaperone complex, composed of HIRA, ubinuclein-1 (UBN1) and CABIN1, cooperates with the histone chaperone ASF1a to mediate H3.3-specific binding and chromatin deposition. Here we demonstrate that the conserved UBN1 Hpc2-related domain (HRD) is a novel H3.3-specific-binding domain. Biochemical and biophysical studies show the UBN1-HRD preferentially binds H3.3/H4 over H3.1/H4. X-ray crystallographic and mutational studies reveal that conserved residues within the UBN1-HRD and H3.3 G90 as key determinants of UBN1–H3.3-binding specificity. Comparison of the structure with the unrelated H3.3-specific chaperone DAXX reveals nearly identical points of contact between the chaperone and histone in the proximity of H3.3 G90, although the mechanism for H3.3 G90 recognition appears to be distinct. This study points to UBN1 as the determinant of H3.3-specific binding and deposition by the HIRA complex. Ubinuclein-1 (UBN1) is a subunit of the HIRA histone chaperone complex that deposits histone H3.3 into chromatin. Here the authors use structural and biochemical studies to show that a conserved domain in UBN1 mediates H3.3-specific binding by the HIRA complex.
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- M Daniel Ricketts
- 1] Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA [2] Graduate Group in Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, USA
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- The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, USA
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- The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, USA
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- The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, USA
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- 1] Institute of Cancer Sciences, CR-UK Beatson Labs, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK [2] Institute of Biomedical and Environmental Health Research, University of West of Scotland, Paisley PA1 2BE, UK
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, CR-UK Beatson Labs, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, CR-UK Beatson Labs, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK
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- 1] Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA [2] Graduate Group in Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA [3] Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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Duc C, Benoit M, Le Goff S, Simon L, Poulet A, Cotterell S, Tatout C, Probst AV. The histone chaperone complex HIR maintains nucleosome occupancy and counterbalances impaired histone deposition in CAF-1 complex mutants. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2015; 81:707-22. [PMID: 25600486 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2014] [Revised: 11/21/2014] [Accepted: 12/23/2014] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Chromatin organization is essential for coordinated gene expression, genome stability, and inheritance of epigenetic information. The main components involved in chromatin assembly are specific complexes such as Chromatin Assembly Factor 1 (CAF-1) and Histone Regulator (HIR), which deposit histones in a DNA synthesis-dependent or -independent manner, respectively. Here, we characterize the role of the plant orthologs Histone Regulator A (HIRA), Ubinuclein (UBN) and Calcineurin Binding protein 1 (CABIN1), which constitute the HIR complex. Arabidopsis loss-of-function mutants for the various subunits of the complex are viable, but hira mutants show reduced fertility. We show that loss of HIRA reduces extractable histone H3 protein levels and decreases nucleosome occupancy at both actively transcribed genes and heterochromatic regions. Concomitantly, HIRA contributes to maintenance of silencing of pericentromeric repeats and certain transposons. A genetic analysis based on crosses between mutants deficient in subunits of the CAF-1 and HIR complexes showed that simultaneous loss of both the CAF-1 and HIR histone H3 chaperone complexes severely affects plant survival, growth and reproductive development. Our results suggest that HIRA partially rescues impaired histone deposition in fas mutants to preserve nucleosome occupancy, implying plasticity in histone variant interaction and deposition.
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- Céline Duc
- Génétique, Reproduction et Développement, CNRS UMR 6293, Clermont Université, INSERM U1103, 24 Avenue des Landais, BP 80026, Aubière Cedex, 63171, France
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Amin AD, Vishnoi N, Prochasson P. A global requirement for the HIR complex in the assembly of chromatin. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2014; 1819:264-276. [PMID: 24459729 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2011.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Due to its extensive length, DNA is packaged into a protective chromatin structure known as the nucleosome. In order to carry out various cellular functions, nucleosomes must be disassembled, allowing access to the underlying DNA, and subsequently reassembled on completion of these processes. The assembly and disassembly of nucleosomes is dependent on the function of histone modifiers, chromatin remodelers and histone chaperones. In this review, we discuss the roles of an evolutionarily conserved histone chaperone known as the HIR/HIRA complex. In S. cerevisiae, the HIR complex is made up of the proteins Hir1, Hir2, Hir3 and Hpc2, which collectively act in transcriptional regulation, elongation, gene silencing, cellular senescence and even aging. This review presents an overview of the role of the HIR complex, in yeast as well as other organisms, in each of these processes, in order to give a better understanding of how nucleosome assembly is imperative for cellular homeostasis and genomic integrity. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Histone chaperones and Chromatin assembly.
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Kurat CF, Recht J, Radovani E, Durbic T, Andrews B, Fillingham J. Regulation of histone gene transcription in yeast. Cell Mol Life Sci 2014; 71:599-613. [PMID: 23974242 PMCID: PMC11113579 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-013-1443-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2013] [Revised: 07/10/2013] [Accepted: 07/29/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Histones are the primary protein component of chromatin, the mixture of DNA and proteins that packages the genetic material in eukaryotes. Large amounts of histones are required during the S phase of the cell cycle when genome replication occurs. However, ectopic expression of histones during other cell cycle phases is toxic; thus, histone expression is restricted to the S phase and is tightly regulated at multiple levels, including transcriptional, post-transcriptional, translational, and post-translational. In this review, we discuss mechanisms of regulation of histone gene expression with emphasis on the transcriptional regulation of the replication-dependent histone genes in the model yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
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- Christoph F. Kurat
- The Donnelly Center, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3E1 Canada
- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3E1 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON M5B 2K3 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON M5B 2K3 Canada
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- The Donnelly Center, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3E1 Canada
- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3E1 Canada
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3E1 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON M5B 2K3 Canada
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Bean GJ, Ideker T. Differential analysis of high-throughput quantitative genetic interaction data. Genome Biol 2012; 13:R123. [PMID: 23268787 PMCID: PMC4056373 DOI: 10.1186/gb-2012-13-12-r123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2012] [Revised: 11/15/2012] [Accepted: 12/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Synthetic genetic arrays have been very effective at measuring genetic interactions in yeast in a high-throughput manner and recently have been expanded to measure quantitative changes in interaction, termed 'differential interactions', across multiple conditions. Here, we present a strategy that leverages statistical information from the experimental design to produce a novel, quantitative differential interaction score, which performs favorably compared to previous differential scores. We also discuss the added utility of differential genetic-similarity in differential network analysis. Our approach is preferred for differential network analysis, and our implementation, written in MATLAB, can be found at http://chianti.ucsd.edu/~gbean/compute_differential_scores.m.
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- Gordon J Bean
- Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Program, University of California, San Diego,
9500 Gilman Drive, Dept. 0419, La Jolla, CA 92093-0419, USA
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- Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Program, University of California, San Diego,
9500 Gilman Drive, Dept. 0419, La Jolla, CA 92093-0419, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman
Drive MC 0412, La Jolla, CA 92093-0412, USA
- Institute for Genomic Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman
Drive, 0642, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, #
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We discuss the regulation of the histone genes of the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. These include genes encoding the major core histones (H3, H4, H2A, and H2B), histone H1 (HHO1), H2AZ (HTZ1), and centromeric H3 (CSE4). Histone production is regulated during the cell cycle because the cell must replicate both its DNA during S phase and its chromatin. Consequently, the histone genes are activated in late G1 to provide sufficient core histones to assemble the replicated genome into chromatin. The major core histone genes are subject to both positive and negative regulation. The primary control system is positive, mediated by the histone gene-specific transcription activator, Spt10, through the histone upstream activating sequences (UAS) elements, with help from the major G1/S-phase activators, SBF (Swi4 cell cycle box binding factor) and perhaps MBF (MluI cell cycle box binding factor). Spt10 binds specifically to the histone UAS elements and contains a putative histone acetyltransferase domain. The negative system involves negative regulatory elements in the histone promoters, the RSC chromatin-remodeling complex, various histone chaperones [the histone regulatory (HIR) complex, Asf1, and Rtt106], and putative sequence-specific factors. The SWI/SNF chromatin-remodeling complex links the positive and negative systems. We propose that the negative system is a damping system that modulates the amount of transcription activated by Spt10 and SBF. We hypothesize that the negative system mediates negative feedback on the histone genes by histone proteins through the level of saturation of histone chaperones with histone. Thus, the negative system could communicate the degree of nucleosome assembly during DNA replication and the need to shut down the activating system under replication-stress conditions. We also discuss post-transcriptional regulation and dosage compensation of the histone genes.
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H2B Tyr37 phosphorylation suppresses expression of replication-dependent core histone genes. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2012; 19:930-7. [PMID: 22885324 DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2012] [Accepted: 07/09/2012] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Histone gene transcription is actively downregulated after completion of DNA synthesis to avoid overproduction. However, the precise mechanistic details of the cessation of histone mRNA synthesis are not clear. We found that histone H2B phosphorylation at Tyr37 occurs upstream of histone cluster 1, Hist1, during the late S phase. We identified WEE1 as the kinase that phosphorylates H2B at Tyr37. Loss of expression or inhibition of WEE1 kinase abrogated H2B Tyr37 phosphorylation with a concomitant increase in histone transcription in yeast and mammalian cells. H2B Tyr37 phosphorylation excluded binding of the transcriptional coactivator NPAT and RNA polymerase II and recruited the histone chaperone HIRA upstream of the Hist1 cluster. Taken together, our data show a previously unknown and evolutionarily conserved function for WEE1 kinase as an epigenetic modulator that marks chromatin with H2B Tyr37 phosphorylation, thereby inhibiting the transcription of multiple histone genes to lower the burden on the histone mRNA turnover machinery.
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Chujo M, Tarumoto Y, Miyatake K, Nishida E, Ishikawa F. HIRA, a conserved histone chaperone, plays an essential role in low-dose stress response via transcriptional stimulation in fission yeast. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:23440-50. [PMID: 22589550 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.349944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Cells that have been pre-exposed to mild stress (priming stress) acquire transient resistance to subsequent severe stress even under different combinations of stresses. This phenomenon is called cross-tolerance. Although it has been reported that cross-tolerance occurs in many organisms, the molecular basis is not clear yet. Here, we identified slm9(+) as a responsible gene for the cross-tolerance in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Slm9 is a homolog of mammalian HIRA histone chaperone. HIRA forms a conserved complex and gene disruption of other HIRA complex components, Hip1, Hip3, and Hip4, also yielded a cross-tolerance-defective phenotype, indicating that the fission yeast HIRA is involved in the cross-tolerance as a complex. We also revealed that Slm9 was recruited to the stress-responsive gene loci upon stress treatment in an Atf1-dependent manner. The expression of stress-responsive genes under stress conditions was compromised in HIRA disruptants. Consistent with this, Pol II recruitment and nucleosome eviction at these gene loci were impaired in slm9Δ cells. Furthermore, we found that the priming stress enhanced the expression of stress-responsive genes in wild-type cells that were exposed to the severe stress. These observations suggest that HIRA functions in stress response through transcriptional regulation.
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- Moeko Chujo
- Department of Gene Mechanisms, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoe-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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The mitotic Clb cyclins are required to alleviate HIR-mediated repression of the yeast histone genes at the G1/S transition. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2011; 1819:16-27. [PMID: 21978826 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2011.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2011] [Revised: 09/17/2011] [Accepted: 09/19/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The histone genes are an important group of cell cycle regulated genes whose transcription is activated during the G1/S transition and repressed in early G1, late S, and G2/M. The HIR complex, comprised of Hir1, Hir2, Hir3 and Hpc2, regulates three of the four histone gene loci. While relief of repression at the G1/S boundary involves the HIR complex, as well as other cofactors, the mechanism by which this derepression occurs remains unknown. To better understand how transcriptional repression contributes to periodic expression in the cell cycle, we sought to identify the cell cycle signals required to alleviate HIR-mediated repression of the histone genes. By measuring histone gene transcription in strains with various combinations of clb mutations, we found that the mitotic Clb1/Clb2 cyclins are required to alleviate Hir-mediated repression during the G1/S transition and that Clb2 physically interacts with the HIR complex. While the HIR complex regulates histone gene transcription in combination with two other histone H3/H4 chaperones, Asf1 and Rtt106, our data demonstrate that the mitotic Clb cyclins are necessary to specifically alleviate the repressive action of the HIR complex itself in order to allow proper expression of the histone genes in late G1/early S phase.
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Vishnoi N, Flaherty K, Hancock LC, Ferreira ME, Amin AD, Prochasson P. Separation-of-function mutation in HPC2, a member of the HIR complex in S. cerevisiae, results in derepression of the histone genes but does not confer cryptic TATA phenotypes. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2011; 1809:557-66. [PMID: 21782987 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2011.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2011] [Revised: 07/02/2011] [Accepted: 07/06/2011] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The HIR complex, which is comprised of the four proteins Hir1, Hir2, Hir3 and Hpc2, was first characterized as a repressor of three of the four histone gene loci in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Using a bioinformatical approach, previous studies have identified a region of Hpc2 that is conserved in Schizosaccharomyces pombe and humans. Using a similar approach, we identified two additional domains, CDI and CDII, of the Hpc2 protein that are conserved among yeast species related to S. cerevisiae. We showed that the N terminal CDI domain (spanning amino acids 63-79) is dispensable for HIR complex assembly, but plays an essential role in the repression of the histone genes by recruiting the HIR complex to the HIR-dependent histone gene loci. The second conserved domain, CDII (spanning amino acids 452-480), is required for the stability of the Hpc2 protein itself as well as for the assembly of the HIR complex. In addition, we report a novel separation-of-function mutation within CDI of Hpc2, which causes derepression of the histone genes but does not confer other reported hir/hpc- phenotypes (such as Spt phenotypes, heterochromatin silencing defects and repression of cryptic promoters). This is the first direct demonstration that a separation-of-function mutation exists within the HIR complex.
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- Nidhi Vishnoi
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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Ferreira ME, Flaherty K, Prochasson P. The Saccharomyces cerevisiae histone chaperone Rtt106 mediates the cell cycle recruitment of SWI/SNF and RSC to the HIR-dependent histone genes. PLoS One 2011; 6:e21113. [PMID: 21698254 PMCID: PMC3115976 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2011] [Accepted: 05/19/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, three out of the four histone gene pairs (HTA1-HTB1, HHT1-HHF1, and HHT2-HHF2) are regulated by the HIR co-repressor complex. The histone chaperone Rtt106 has recently been shown to be present at these histone gene loci throughout the cell cycle in a HIR- and Asf1-dependent manner and involved in their transcriptional repression. The SWI/SNF and RSC chromatin remodeling complexes are both recruited to the HIR-dependent histone genes; SWI/SNF is required for their activation in S phase, whereas RSC is implicated in their repression outside of S phase. Even though their presence at the histone genes is dependent on the HIR complex, their specific recruitment has not been well characterized. In this study we focused on characterizing the role played by the histone chaperone Rtt106 in the cell cycle-dependent recruitment of SWI/SNF and RSC complexes to the histone genes. Methodology/Principal Findings Using GST pull-down and co-immunoprecipitation assays, we showed that Rtt106 physically interacts with both the SWI/SNF and RSC complexes in vitro and in vivo. We then investigated the function of this interaction with respect to the recruitment of these complexes to HIR-dependent histone genes. Using chromatin immunoprecipitation assays (ChIP), we found that Rtt106 is important for the recruitment of both SWI/SNF and RSC complexes to the HIR-dependent histone genes. Furthermore, using synchronized cell cultures, we showed by ChIP assays that the Rtt106-dependent SWI/SNF recruitment to these histone gene loci is cell cycle regulated and restricted to late G1 phase just before the peak of histone gene expression in S phase. Conclusions/Significance Overall, these data strongly suggest that the interaction between the histone chaperone Rtt106 and both the SWI/SNF and RSC chromatin remodeling complexes is important for the cell cycle regulated recruitment of these two complexes to the HIR-dependent histone genes.
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- Monica E. Ferreira
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States of America
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Tone up your chromatin and stay young. J Biosci 2011; 36:5-11. [DOI: 10.1007/s12038-011-9013-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Proctor M, Urbanus ML, Fung EL, Jaramillo DF, Davis RW, Nislow C, Giaever G. The automated cell: compound and environment screening system (ACCESS) for chemogenomic screening. Methods Mol Biol 2011; 759:239-69. [PMID: 21863492 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-173-4_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The automated cell, compound and environment screening system (ACCESS) was developed as an automated platform for chemogenomic research. In the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a number of genomic screens rely on the modulation of gene dose to determine the mode of action of bioactive compounds or the effects of environmental/compound perturbations. These and other phenotypic experiments have been shown to benefit from high-resolution growth curves and a highly automated controlled environment system that enables a wide range of multi-well assays that can be run over many days without any manual intervention. Furthermore, precise control of drug dosing, timing of drug exposure, and precise timing of cell harvesting at specific generation times are important for optimal results. Some of these benefits include the ability to derive fine distinctions between growth rates of mutant strains (1) and the discovery of novel compounds and drug targets (2). The automation has also enabled large-scale screening projects with over 100,000 unique compounds screened to date including a thousand genome-wide screens (3). The ACCESS system also has a diverse set of software tools to enable users to set up, run, annotate, and evaluate complex screens with minimal training.
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Lee SE, Park BS, Yoon JJ. Proteomic Evaluation of Cellular Responses of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to Formic Acid Stress. MYCOBIOLOGY 2010; 38:302-9. [PMID: 23956670 PMCID: PMC3741523 DOI: 10.4489/myco.2010.38.4.302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2010] [Accepted: 11/25/2010] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Formic acid is a representative carboxylic acid that inhibits bacterial cell growth, and thus it is generally considered to constitute an obstacle to the reuse of renewable biomass. In this study, Saccharomyces cerevisiae was used to elucidate changes in protein levels in response to formic acid. Fifty-seven differentially expressed proteins in response to formic acid toxicity in S. cerevisiae were identified by 1D-PAGE and nano-liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (nano-LC-MS/MS) analyses. Among the 28 proteins increased in expression, four were involved in the MAP kinase signal transduction pathway and one in the oxidative stress-induced pathway. A dramatic increase was observed in the number of ion transporters related to maintenance of acid-base balance. Regarding the 29 proteins decreased in expression, they were found to participate in transcription during cell division. Heat shock protein 70, glutathione reductase, and cytochrome c oxidase were measured by LC-MS/MS analysis. Taken together, the inhibitory action of formic acid on S. cerevisiae cells might disrupt the acid-base balance across the cell membrane and generate oxidative stress, leading to repressed cell division and death. S. cerevisiae also induced expression of ion transporters, which may be required to maintain the acid-base balance when yeast cells are exposed to high concentrations of formic acid in growth medium.
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- Sung-Eun Lee
- Research Station, Nanotoxtech Inc., Ansan 426-901, Korea
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Spt10 and Swi4 control the timing of histone H2A/H2B gene activation in budding yeast. Mol Cell Biol 2010; 31:557-72. [PMID: 21115727 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00909-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The expression of the histone genes is regulated during the cell cycle to provide histones for nucleosome assembly during DNA replication. In budding yeast, histones H2A and H2B are expressed from divergent promoters at the HTA1-HTB1 and HTA2-HTB2 loci. Here, we show that the major activator of HTA1-HTB1 is Spt10, a sequence-specific DNA binding protein with a putative histone acetyltransferase (HAT) domain. Spt10 binds to two pairs of upstream activation sequence (UAS) elements in the HTA1-HTB1 promoter: UAS1 and UAS2 drive HTA1 expression, and UAS3 and UAS4 drive HTB1 expression. UAS3 and UAS4 also contain binding sites for the cell cycle regulator SBF (an Swi4-Swi6 heterodimer), which overlap the Spt10 binding sites. The binding of Spt10 and binding of SBF to UAS3 and UAS4 are mutually exclusive in vitro. Both SBF and Spt10 are bound in cells arrested with α-factor, apparently awaiting a signal to activate transcription. Soon after the removal of α-factor, SBF initiates a small, early peak of HTA1 and HTB1 transcription, which is followed by a much larger peak due to Spt10. Both activators dissociate from the HTA1-HTB1 promoter after expression has been activated. Thus, SBF and Spt10 cooperate to control the timing of HTA1-HTB1 expression.
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Feser J, Truong D, Das C, Carson JJ, Kieft J, Harkness T, Tyler JK. Elevated histone expression promotes life span extension. Mol Cell 2010; 39:724-35. [PMID: 20832724 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2010.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 298] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2009] [Revised: 05/04/2010] [Accepted: 07/20/2010] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Changes to the chromatin structure accompany aging, but the molecular mechanisms underlying aging and the accompanying changes to the chromatin are unclear. Here, we report a mechanism whereby altering chromatin structure regulates life span. We show that normal aging is accompanied by a profound loss of histone proteins from the genome. Indeed, yeast lacking the histone chaperone Asf1 or acetylation of histone H3 on lysine 56 are short lived, and this appears to be at least partly due to their having decreased histone levels. Conversely, increasing the histone supply by inactivation of the histone information regulator (Hir) complex or overexpression of histones dramatically extends life span via a pathway that is distinct from previously known pathways of life span extension. This study indicates that maintenance of the fundamental chromatin structure is critical for slowing down the aging process and reveals that increasing the histone supply extends life span.
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- Jason Feser
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80010, USA
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Histone protein synthesis is activated as cells enter S phase to allow packaging of the newly replicated DNA into chromatin. In this issue of Developmental Cell, Takayama and coworkers elucidate a mechanism for silencing histone expression at the end of S phase in S. pombe. Failure to shut off histone expression disrupts centromeric chromatin structure.
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- William F Marzluff
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3280, USA.
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Reimand J, Vaquerizas JM, Todd AE, Vilo J, Luscombe NM. Comprehensive reanalysis of transcription factor knockout expression data in Saccharomyces cerevisiae reveals many new targets. Nucleic Acids Res 2010; 38:4768-77. [PMID: 20385592 PMCID: PMC2919724 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkq232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Transcription factor (TF) perturbation experiments give valuable insights into gene regulation. Genome-scale evidence from microarray measurements may be used to identify regulatory interactions between TFs and targets. Recently, Hu and colleagues published a comprehensive study covering 269 TF knockout mutants for the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. However, the information that can be extracted from this valuable dataset is limited by the method employed to process the microarray data. Here, we present a reanalysis of the original data using improved statistical techniques freely available from the BioConductor project. We identify over 100,000 differentially expressed genes-nine times the total reported by Hu et al. We validate the biological significance of these genes by assessing their functions, the occurrence of upstream TF-binding sites, and the prevalence of protein-protein interactions. The reanalysed dataset outperforms the original across all measures, indicating that we have uncovered a vastly expanded list of relevant targets. In summary, this work presents a high-quality reanalysis that maximizes the information contained in the Hu et al. compendium. The dataset is available from ArrayExpress (accession: E-MTAB-109) and it will be invaluable to any scientist interested in the yeast transcriptional regulatory system.
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- Jüri Reimand
- EMBL-European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Cambridge, UK.
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Krogan NT, Long JA. Why so repressed? Turning off transcription during plant growth and development. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 2009; 12:628-36. [PMID: 19700365 PMCID: PMC2757442 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2009.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2009] [Revised: 06/18/2009] [Accepted: 07/21/2009] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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To ensure correct patterns of gene expression, eukaryotes use a variety of strategies to repress transcription. The transcriptional regulators mediating this repression can be broadly categorized as either passive or active repressors. While passive repressors rely on mechanisms such as steric hindrance of transcriptional activators to repress gene expression, active repressors display inherent repressive abilities commonly conferred by discrete repression domains. Recent studies have indicated that both categories of regulators function in a variety of plant processes, including hormone signal transduction, developmental pathways, and response to biotic and abiotic stresses.
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- Naden T Krogan
- Plant Biology Laboratory, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 10010 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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The fission yeast HIRA histone chaperone is required for promoter silencing and the suppression of cryptic antisense transcripts. Mol Cell Biol 2009; 29:5158-67. [PMID: 19620282 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00698-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The assembly of nucleosomes by histone chaperones is an important component of transcriptional regulation. Here, we have assessed the global roles of the HIRA histone chaperone in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Microarray analysis indicates that inactivation of the HIRA complex results in increased expression of at least 4% of fission yeast genes. HIRA-regulated genes overlap with those which are normally repressed in vegetatively growing cells, such as targets of the Clr6 histone deacetylase and silenced genes located in subtelomeric regions. HIRA is also required for silencing of all 13 intact copies of the Tf2 long terminal repeat (LTR) retrotransposon. However, the role of HIRA is not restricted to bona fide promoters, because HIRA also suppresses noncoding transcripts from solo LTR elements and spurious antisense transcripts from cryptic promoters associated with transcribed regions. Furthermore, the HIRA complex is essential in the absence of the quality control provided by nuclear exosome-mediated degradation of illegitimate transcripts. This suggests that HIRA restricts genomic accessibility, and consistent with this, the chromosomes of cells lacking HIRA are more susceptible to genotoxic agents that cause double-strand breaks. Thus, the HIRA histone chaperone is required to maintain the protective functions of chromatin.
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The Saccharomyces cerevisiae Yta7 protein is a component of a nucleosome bound protein complex that maintains distinct transcriptional zones of chromatin. We previously found that one protein copurifying with Yta7 is the yFACT member Spt16. Epistasis analyses revealed a link between Yta7, Spt16, and other previously identified members of the histone regulatory pathway. In concurrence, Yta7 was found to regulate histone gene transcription in a cell-cycle-dependent manner. Association at the histone gene loci appeared to occur through binding of the bromodomain-like region of Yta7 with the N-terminal tail of histone H3. Our work suggests a mechanism in which Yta7 is localized to chromatin to establish regions of transcriptional silencing, and that one facet of this cellular mechanism is to modulate transcription of histone genes.
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Seol JH, Kim HJ, Yoo JK, Park HJ, Cho EJ. Analysis of Saccharomyces cerevisiae histone H3 mutants reveals the role of the alphaN helix in nucleosome function. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2008; 374:543-8. [PMID: 18657516 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.07.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2008] [Accepted: 07/16/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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To understand the role of histone H3 sub-domains in chromatin function, 35 histone H3 tandem alanine mutants were generated and tested for their viability and sensitivity to DNA damaging agents. Among 13 non-viable H3 mutants, 6 were mapped around the alphaN helix and preceding tail region. Mutants with individual alanine substitutions in this region were viable but developed multiple sensitivities to DNA damaging agents. The only viable triple mutant, REI49-50A, in the alphaN helix region could not grow when combined with histone chaperone mutations, such as asf1Delta, cac1Delta, or hir1Delta, suggesting that this particular region is important when the histone assembly/disassembly pathway is compromised. In addition, further analysis showed that T45, E50, or F54 of the alphaN helix genetically interacted with a histone chaperone (Asf1) and transcription elongation factors (Paf1 and Hpr1). These results suggest a specific role of the H3 alphaN helix in histone dynamics mediated by histone chaperones, which might be important during transcription elongation.
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- Ja-Hwan Seol
- College of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, 300 Cheoncheon-dong, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do 440-746, Republic of Korea
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Bogenberger JM, Laybourn PJ. Human T Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 protein Tax reduces histone levels. Retrovirology 2008; 5:9. [PMID: 18237376 PMCID: PMC2276518 DOI: 10.1186/1742-4690-5-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2007] [Accepted: 01/31/2008] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type-1 (HTLV-1) is an oncogenic retrovirus that causes adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL). The virally encoded Tax protein is thought to be necessary and sufficient for T-cell leukemogenesis. Tax promotes inappropriate cellular proliferation, represses multiple DNA repair mechanisms, deregulates cell cycle checkpoints, and induces genomic instability. All of these Tax effects are thought to cooperate in the development of ATLL. Results In this study, we demonstrate that histone protein levels are reduced in HTLV-1 infected T-cell lines (HuT102, SLB-1 and C81) relative to uninfected T-cell lines (CEM, Jurkat and Molt4), while the relative amount of DNA per haploid complement is unaffected. In addition, we show that replication-dependent core and linker histone transcript levels are reduced in HTLV-1 infected T-cell lines. Furthermore, we show that Tax expression in Jurkat cells is sufficient for reduction of replication-dependent histone transcript levels. Conclusion These results demonstrate that Tax disrupts the proper regulation of replication-dependent histone gene expression. Further, our findings suggest that HTLV-1 infection uncouples replication-dependent histone gene expression and DNA replication, allowing the depletion of histone proteins with cell division. Histone proteins are involved in the regulation of all metabolic processes involving DNA including transcription, replication, repair and recombination. This study provides a previously unidentified mechanism by which Tax may directly induce chromosomal instability and deregulate gene expression through reduced histone levels.
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- James M Bogenberger
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.
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Guo M, Thomas J, Collins G, Timmermans MCP. Direct repression of KNOX loci by the ASYMMETRIC LEAVES1 complex of Arabidopsis. THE PLANT CELL 2008; 20:48-58. [PMID: 18203921 PMCID: PMC2254922 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.107.056127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 209] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2007] [Revised: 12/05/2007] [Accepted: 12/30/2007] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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KNOTTED1-like homeobox (KNOX) genes promote stem cell activity and must be repressed to form determinate lateral organs. Stable KNOX gene silencing during organogenesis is known to involve the predicted DNA binding proteins ASYMMETRIC LEAVES1 (AS1) and AS2 as well as the chromatin-remodeling factor HIRA. However, the mechanism of silencing is unknown. Here, we show that AS1 and AS2 form a repressor complex that binds directly to the regulatory motifs CWGTTD and KMKTTGAHW present at two sites in the promoters of the KNOX genes BREVIPEDICELLUS (BP) and KNAT2. The two binding sites act nonredundantly, and interaction between AS1-AS2 complexes at these sites is required to repress BP. Promoter deletion analysis further indicates that enhancer elements required for BP expression in the leaf are located between the AS1-AS2 complex binding sites. We propose that AS1-AS2 complexes interact to create a loop in the KNOX promoter and, likely through recruitment of HIRA, form a repressive chromatin state that blocks enhancer activity during organogenesis. Our model for AS1-AS2-mediated KNOX gene silencing is conceptually similar to the action of an insulator. This regulatory mechanism may be conserved in simple leafed species of monocot and dicot lineages and constitutes a potential key determinant in the evolution of compound leaves.
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- Mengjuan Guo
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York 11724, USA
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Cheng C, Yan X, Sun F, Li LM. Inferring activity changes of transcription factors by binding association with sorted expression profiles. BMC Bioinformatics 2007; 8:452. [PMID: 18021409 PMCID: PMC2194743 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2105-8-452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2007] [Accepted: 11/16/2007] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The identification of transcription factors (TFs) associated with a biological process is fundamental to understanding its regulatory mechanisms. From microarray data, however, the activity changes of TFs often cannot be directly observed due to their relatively low expression levels, post-transcriptional modifications, and other complications. Several approaches have been proposed to infer TF activity changes from microarray data. In some models, a linear relationship between gene expression and TF-gene binding strength is assumed. In some other models, the target genes of a TF are first determined by a significance cutoff to binding affinity scores, and then expression differentiation is checked between the target and other genes. RESULTS We propose a novel method, referred to as BASE (binding association with sorted expression), to infer TF activity changes from microarray expression profiles with the help of binding affinity data. It searches the maximum association between bind affinity profile of a TF and expression change profile along the direction of sorted differentiation. The method does not make hard target gene selection, rather, the significances of TF activity changes are evaluated by permutation tests of binding association at the end. To show the effectiveness of this method, we apply it to three typical examples using different kinds of binding affinity data, namely, ChIP-chip data, motif discovery data, and positional weighted matrix scanning data, respectively. The implications obtained from all three examples are consistent with established biological results. Moreover, the inferences suggest new and biological meaningful hypotheses for further investigation. CONCLUSION The proposed method makes transcription inference from profiles of expression and binding affinity. The same machinery can be used to deal with various kinds of binding affinity data. The method does not require a linear assumption, and has the desirable property of scale-invariance with respect to TF-specific binding affinity. This method is easy to implement and can be routinely applied for transcriptional inferences in microarray studies.
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- Chao Cheng
- Molecular and Computational Biology Program, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-2910, USA.
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Canavan R, Bond U. Deletion of the nuclear exosome component RRP6 leads to continued accumulation of the histone mRNA HTB1 in S-phase of the cell cycle in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Nucleic Acids Res 2007; 35:6268-79. [PMID: 17855393 PMCID: PMC2094057 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkm691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The nuclear exosome, a macromolecular complex of 3' to 5' exonucleases, is required for the post-transcriptional processing of a variety of RNAs including rRNAs and snoRNAs. Additionally, this complex forms part of a nuclear surveillance network where it acts to degrade any aberrantly processed mRNAs in the nucleus. The exosome complex has been implicated in the biogenesis pathway of general messenger RNAs through its interaction with the 3'-end processing machinery. During the cell cycle, yeast histone mRNAs accumulate in the S-phase and are rapidly degraded as cells enter the G2-phase. To determine if the exosome contributes to the cyclic turnover of yeast histone mRNAs, we examined the pattern of accumulation of 'HTB1' mRNA during the cell cycle in a deletion strain of 'RRP6', a component of the nuclear exosome. Our results show that cells lacking Rrp6p continue to accumulate HTB1 mRNA as the cell cycle proceeds. This continued accumulation appears to result from a delay in exit from S-phase in rrp6 cells. The accumulation of HTB1 mRNA in rrp6 cells is influenced by the interaction of the nuclear exosome with the 3'-end processing machinery although there is no evidence for differential regulation of histone mRNA 3'-end processing during the yeast cell cycle.
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- *To whom correspondence should be addressed. +353 1 896 2578+353 679 9294
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Adams PD. Remodeling of chromatin structure in senescent cells and its potential impact on tumor suppression and aging. Gene 2007; 397:84-93. [PMID: 17544228 PMCID: PMC2755200 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2007.04.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2007] [Accepted: 04/09/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Cellular senescence is an important tumor suppression process, and a possible contributor to tissue aging. Senescence is accompanied by extensive changes in chromatin structure. In particular, many senescent cells accumulate specialized domains of facultative heterochromatin, called Senescence-Associated Heterochromatin Foci (SAHF), which are thought to repress expression of proliferation-promoting genes, thereby contributing to senescence-associated proliferation arrest. This article reviews our current understanding of the structure, assembly and function of these SAHF at a cellular level. The possible contribution of SAHF to tumor suppression and tissue aging is also critically discussed.
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- Peter D Adams
- W446, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA.
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