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Histone H1 Post-Translational Modifications: Update and Future Perspectives. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21165941. [PMID: 32824860 PMCID: PMC7460583 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21165941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Revised: 08/07/2020] [Accepted: 08/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Histone H1 is the most variable histone and its role at the epigenetic level is less characterized than that of core histones. In vertebrates, H1 is a multigene family, which can encode up to 11 subtypes. The H1 subtype composition is different among cell types during the cell cycle and differentiation. Mass spectrometry-based proteomics has added a new layer of complexity with the identification of a large number of post-translational modifications (PTMs) in H1. In this review, we summarize histone H1 PTMs from lower eukaryotes to humans, with a particular focus on mammalian PTMs. Special emphasis is made on PTMs, whose molecular function has been described. Post-translational modifications in H1 have been associated with the regulation of chromatin structure during the cell cycle as well as transcriptional activation, DNA damage response, and cellular differentiation. Additionally, PTMs in histone H1 that have been linked to diseases such as cancer, autoimmune disorders, and viral infection are examined. Future perspectives and challenges in the profiling of histone H1 PTMs are also discussed.
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Öztürk MA, Cojocaru V, Wade RC. Dependence of Chromatosome Structure on Linker Histone Sequence and Posttranslational Modification. Biophys J 2018; 114:2363-2375. [PMID: 29759374 PMCID: PMC6129471 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2018.04.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2018] [Revised: 03/18/2018] [Accepted: 04/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Linker histone (LH) proteins play a key role in higher-order structuring of chromatin for the packing of DNA in eukaryotic cells and in the regulation of genomic function. The common fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) has a single somatic isoform of the LH (H1). It is thus a useful model organism for investigating the effects of the LH on nucleosome compaction and the structure of the chromatosome, the complex formed by binding of an LH to a nucleosome. The structural and mechanistic details of how LH proteins bind to nucleosomes are debated. Here, we apply Brownian dynamics simulations to compare the nucleosome binding of the globular domain of D. melanogaster H1 (gH1) and the corresponding chicken (Gallus gallus) LH isoform, gH5, to identify residues in the LH that critically affect the structure of the chromatosome. Moreover, we investigate the effects of posttranslational modifications on the gH1 binding mode. We find that certain single-point mutations and posttranslational modifications of the LH proteins can significantly affect chromatosome structure. These findings indicate that even subtle differences in LH sequence can significantly shift the chromatosome structural ensemble and thus have implications for chromatin structure and transcriptional regulation.
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- Mehmet Ali Öztürk
- Molecular and Cellular Modeling Group, Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS), Heidelberg, Germany; The Hartmut Hoffmann-Berling International Graduate School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Computational Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Cellular and Developmental Biology, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine, Münster, Germany; Center for Multiscale Theory and Computation, Westfälische Wilhelms University, Münster, Germany
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- Molecular and Cellular Modeling Group, Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS), Heidelberg, Germany; Center for Molecular Biology (ZMBH), DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany; Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing (IWR), Heidelberg, Germany.
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Kowalski A, Pałyga J. Modulation of chromatin function through linker histone H1 variants. Biol Cell 2016; 108:339-356. [PMID: 27412812 DOI: 10.1111/boc.201600007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2016] [Revised: 07/08/2016] [Accepted: 07/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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In this review, the structural aspects of linker H1 histones are presented as a background for characterization of the factors influencing their function in animal and human chromatin. The action of H1 histone variants is largely determined by dynamic alterations of their intrinsically disordered tail domains, posttranslational modifications and allelic diversification. The interdependent effects of these factors can establish dynamic histone H1 states that may affect the organization and function of chromatin regions.
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- Andrzej Kowalski
- Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, Institute of Biology, Jan Kochanowski University, 25-406 Kielce, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, Institute of Biology, Jan Kochanowski University, 25-406 Kielce, Poland
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Filarsky M, Zillner K, Araya I, Villar-Garea A, Merkl R, Längst G, Németh A. The extended AT-hook is a novel RNA binding motif. RNA Biol 2016; 12:864-76. [PMID: 26156556 PMCID: PMC4615771 DOI: 10.1080/15476286.2015.1060394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The AT-hook has been defined as a DNA binding peptide motif that contains a glycine-arginine-proline (G-R-P) tripeptide core flanked by basic amino acids. Recent reports documented variations in the sequence of AT-hooks and revealed RNA binding activity of some canonical AT-hooks, suggesting a higher structural and functional variability of this protein domain than previously anticipated. Here we describe the discovery and characterization of the extended AT-hook peptide motif (eAT-hook), in which basic amino acids appear symmetrical mainly at a distance of 12-15 amino acids from the G-R-P core. We identified 80 human and 60 mouse eAT-hook proteins and biochemically characterized the eAT-hooks of Tip5/BAZ2A, PTOV1 and GPBP1. Microscale thermophoresis and electrophoretic mobility shift assays reveal the nucleic acid binding features of this peptide motif, and show that eAT-hooks bind RNA with one order of magnitude higher affinity than DNA. In addition, cellular localization studies suggest a role for the N-terminal eAT-hook of PTOV1 in nucleocytoplasmic shuttling. In summary, our findings classify the eAT-hook as a novel nucleic acid binding motif, which potentially mediates various RNA-dependent cellular processes.
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- Michael Filarsky
- a Biochemistry Center Regensburg ; University of Regensburg ; Regensburg , Germany
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Kotliński M, Rutowicz K, Kniżewski Ł, Palusiński A, Olędzki J, Fogtman A, Rubel T, Koblowska M, Dadlez M, Ginalski K, Jerzmanowski A. Histone H1 Variants in Arabidopsis Are Subject to Numerous Post-Translational Modifications, Both Conserved and Previously Unknown in Histones, Suggesting Complex Functions of H1 in Plants. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0147908. [PMID: 26820416 PMCID: PMC4731575 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2015] [Accepted: 01/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Linker histones (H1s) are conserved and ubiquitous structural components of eukaryotic chromatin. Multiple non-allelic variants of H1, which differ in their DNA/nucleosome binding properties, co-exist in animal and plant cells and have been implicated in the control of genetic programs during development and differentiation. Studies in mammals and Drosophila have revealed diverse post-translational modifications of H1s, most of which are of unknown function. So far, it is not known how this pattern compares with that of H1s from other major lineages of multicellular Eukaryotes. Here, we show that the two main H1variants of a model flowering plant Arabidopsis thaliana are subject to a rich and diverse array of post-translational modifications. The distribution of these modifications in the H1 molecule, especially in its globular domain (GH1), resembles that occurring in mammalian H1s, suggesting that their functional significance is likely to be conserved. While the majority of modifications detected in Arabidopsis H1s, including phosphorylation, acetylation, mono- and dimethylation, formylation, crotonylation and propionylation, have also been reported in H1s of other species, some others have not been previously identified in histones.
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- Maciej Kotliński
- Laboratory of Systems Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, Centre of New Technologies, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Systems Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Radioelectronic and Multimedia Technology, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Systems Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
- Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, Centre of New Technologies, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Systems Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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Liao R, Mizzen CA. Interphase H1 phosphorylation: Regulation and functions in chromatin. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2015; 1859:476-85. [PMID: 26657617 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2015.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2015] [Revised: 11/24/2015] [Accepted: 11/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Many metazoan cell types differentially express multiple non-allelic amino acid sequence variants of histone H1. Although early work revealed that H1 variants, collectively, are phosphorylated during interphase and mitosis, differences between individual H1 variants in the sites they possess for mitotic and interphase phosphorylation have been elucidated only relatively recently. Here, we review current knowledge on the regulation and function of interphase H1 phosphorylation, with a particular emphasis on how differences in interphase phosphorylation among the H1 variants of mammalian cells may enable them to have differential effects on transcription and other chromatin processes.
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- Ruiqi Liao
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, USA; Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, USA.
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Hergeth SP, Schneider R. The H1 linker histones: multifunctional proteins beyond the nucleosomal core particle. EMBO Rep 2015; 16:1439-53. [PMID: 26474902 DOI: 10.15252/embr.201540749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 207] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2015] [Accepted: 09/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The linker histone H1 family members are a key component of chromatin and bind to the nucleosomal core particle around the DNA entry and exit sites. H1 can stabilize both nucleosome structure and higher-order chromatin architecture. In general, H1 molecules consist of a central globular domain with more flexible tail regions at both their N- and C-terminal ends. The existence of multiple H1 subtypes and a large variety of posttranslational modifications brings about a considerable degree of complexity and makes studying this protein family challenging. Here, we review recent progress in understanding the function of linker histones and their subtypes beyond their role as merely structural chromatin components. We summarize current findings on the role of H1 in heterochromatin formation, transcriptional regulation and embryogenesis with a focus on H1 subtypes and their specific modifications.
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- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), CNRS UMR 7104, Inserm U964, Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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Histone H1: Lessons from Drosophila. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2015; 1859:526-32. [PMID: 26361208 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2015.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2015] [Revised: 08/28/2015] [Accepted: 09/02/2015] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Eukaryotic genomes are structured in the form of chromatin with the help of a set of five small basic proteins, the histones. Four of them are highly conserved through evolution, form the basic unit of the chromatin, the nucleosome, and have been intensively studied and are well characterized. The fifth histone, histone H1, adds to this basic structure through its interaction at the entry/exit site of DNA in the nucleosome and makes an essential contribution to the higher order folding of the chromatin fiber. Histone H1 is the less conserved histone and the less known of them. Though for long time considered as a general repressor of gene expression, recent studies in Drosophila have rejected this view and have contributed to uncover important functions on genome stability and development. Here we present some of the most recent data obtained in the Drosophila model system and discuss how the lessons learnt in these studies compare and could be applied to all other eukaryotes.
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Izzo A, Schneider R. The role of linker histone H1 modifications in the regulation of gene expression and chromatin dynamics. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2015; 1859:486-95. [PMID: 26348411 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2015.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2015] [Revised: 08/07/2015] [Accepted: 09/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Linker histone H1 is a structural component of chromatin. It exists as a family of related proteins known as variants and/or subtypes. H1.1, H1.2, H1.3, H1.4 and H1.5 are present in most somatic cells, whereas other subtypes are mainly expressed in more specialized cells. SCOPE OF REVIEW H1 subtypes have been shown to have unique functions in chromatin structure and dynamics. This can occur at least in part via specific post-translational modifications of distinct H1 subtypes. However, while core histone modifications have been extensively studied, our knowledge of H1 modifications and their molecular functions has remained for a long time limited to phosphorylation. In this review we discuss the current state of knowledge of linker histone H1 modifications and where possible highlight functional differences in the modifications of distinct H1 subtypes. MAJOR CONCLUSIONS AND GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE H1 histones are intensely post-translationally modified. These modifications are located in the N- and C-terminal tails as well as within the globular domain. Recently, advanced mass spectrometrical analysis revealed a large number of novel histone H1 subtype specific modification sites and types. H1 modifications include phosphorylation, acetylation, methylation, ubiquitination, and ADP ribosylation. They are involved in the regulation of all aspects of linker histone functions, however their mechanism of action is often only poorly understood. Therefore systematic functional characterization of H1 modifications will be necessary in order to better understand their role in gene regulation as well as in higher-order chromatin structure and dynamics.
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- Annalisa Izzo
- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS UMR 7104, INSERM U 964, Université de Strasbourg, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS UMR 7104, INSERM U 964, Université de Strasbourg, 67404 Illkirch, France.
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- He Huang
- Ben May Department of Cancer Research, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Ben May Department of Cancer Research, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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A novel approach for studying histone H1 function in vivo. Genetics 2015; 200:29-33. [PMID: 25805849 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.114.170514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2015] [Accepted: 03/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In this report, we investigate the mechanisms that regulate Drosophila histone H1 expression and its association with chromatin in vivo. We show that histone H1 is subject to negative autoregulation and exploit this result to examine the effects of mutations of the main phosphorylation site of histone H1.
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Polanská E, Pospíšilová Š, Štros M. Binding of histone H1 to DNA is differentially modulated by redox state of HMGB1. PLoS One 2014; 9:e89070. [PMID: 24551219 PMCID: PMC3923860 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2013] [Accepted: 01/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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HMGB1 is an architectural protein in chromatin, acting also as a signaling molecule outside the cell. Recent reports from several laboratories provided evidence that a number of both the intracellular and extracellular functions of HMGB1 may depend on redox-sensitive cysteine residues of the protein. In this study we demonstrate that redox state of HMGB1 can significantly modulate the ability of the protein to bind and bend DNA, as well as to promote DNA end-joining. We also report a high affinity binding of histone H1 to hemicatenated DNA loops and DNA minicircles. Finally, we show that reduced HMGB1 can readily displace histone H1 from DNA, while oxidized HMGB1 has limited capacity for H1 displacement. Our results suggested a novel mechanism for the HMGB1-mediated modulation of histone H1 binding to DNA. Possible biological consequences of linker histones H1 replacement by HMGB1 for the functioning of chromatin are discussed.
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- Eva Polanská
- Laboratory of Analysis of Chromosomal Proteins, Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Science of the Czech Republic, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC) – Center of Molecular Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Analysis of Chromosomal Proteins, Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Science of the Czech Republic, Brno, Czech Republic
- Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC) – Center of Molecular Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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Members of histone H1 family bind to nucleosomal and linker DNA to assist in stabilization of higher-order chromatin structures. Moreover, histone H1 is involved in regulation of a variety of cellular processes by interactions with cytosolic and nuclear proteins. Histone H1, composed of a series of subtypes encoded by distinct genes, is usually differentially expressed in specialized cells and frequently non-randomly distributed in different chromatin regions. Moreover, a role of specific histone H1 subtype might be also modulated by post-translational modifications and/or presence of polymorphic isoforms. While the significance of covalently modified histone H1 subtypes has been partially recognized, much less is known about the importance of histone H1 polymorphic variants identified in various plant and animal species, and human cells as well. Recent progress in elucidating amino acid composition-dependent functioning and interactions of the histone H1 with a variety of molecular partners indicates a potential role of histone H1 polymorphic variation in adopting specific protein conformations essential for chromatin function. The histone H1 allelic variants might affect chromatin in order to modulate gene expression underlying some physiological traits and, therefore could modify the course of diverse histone H1-dependent biological processes. This review focuses on the histone H1 allelic variability, and biochemical and genetic aspects of linker histone allelic isoforms to emphasize their likely biological relevance.
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Mass spectrometry-based proteomics for the analysis of chromatin structure and dynamics. Int J Mol Sci 2013; 14:5402-31. [PMID: 23466885 PMCID: PMC3634404 DOI: 10.3390/ijms14035402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2012] [Revised: 01/24/2013] [Accepted: 02/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Chromatin is a highly structured nucleoprotein complex made of histone proteins and DNA that controls nearly all DNA-dependent processes. Chromatin plasticity is regulated by different associated proteins, post-translational modifications on histones (hPTMs) and DNA methylation, which act in a concerted manner to enforce a specific "chromatin landscape", with a regulatory effect on gene expression. Mass Spectrometry (MS) has emerged as a powerful analytical strategy to detect histone PTMs, revealing interplays between neighbouring PTMs and enabling screens for their readers in a comprehensive and quantitative fashion. Here we provide an overview of the recent achievements of state-of-the-art mass spectrometry-based proteomics for the detailed qualitative and quantitative characterization of histone post-translational modifications, histone variants, and global interactomes at specific chromatin regions. This synopsis emphasizes how the advances in high resolution MS, from "Bottom Up" to "Top Down" analysis, together with the uptake of quantitative proteomics methods by chromatin biologists, have made MS a well-established method in the epigenetics field, enabling the acquisition of original information, highly complementary to that offered by more conventional, antibody-based, assays.
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Kumari S, Swaminathan A, Chatterjee S, Senapati P, Boopathi R, Kundu TK. Chromatin organization, epigenetics and differentiation: an evolutionary perspective. Subcell Biochem 2013; 61:3-35. [PMID: 23150244 DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4525-4_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Genome packaging is a universal phenomenon from prokaryotes to higher mammals. Genomic constituents and forces have however, travelled a long evolutionary route. Both DNA and protein elements constitute the genome and also aid in its dynamicity. With the evolution of organisms, these have experienced several structural and functional changes. These evolutionary changes were made to meet the challenging scenario of evolving organisms. This review discusses in detail the evolutionary perspective and functionality gain in the phenomena of genome organization and epigenetics.
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- Sujata Kumari
- Transcription and Disease Laboratory, Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit (MBGU), Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Jakkur Post, Bangalore, 560064, India
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Bonet-Costa C, Vilaseca M, Diema C, Vujatovic O, Vaquero A, Omeñaca N, Castejón L, Bernués J, Giralt E, Azorín F. Combined bottom-up and top-down mass spectrometry analyses of the pattern of post-translational modifications of Drosophila melanogaster linker histone H1. J Proteomics 2012; 75:4124-38. [PMID: 22647927 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2012.05.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2012] [Revised: 05/18/2012] [Accepted: 05/20/2012] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Linker histone H1 is a major chromatin component that binds internucleosomal DNA and mediates the folding of nucleosomes into a higher-order structure, namely the 30-nm chromatin fiber. Multiple post-translational modifications (PTMs) of core histones H2A, H2B, H3 and H4 have been identified and their important contribution to the regulation of chromatin structure and function is firmly established. In contrast, little is known about histone H1 modifications and their function. Here we address this question in Drosophila melanogaster, which, in contrast to most eukaryotic species, contains a single histone H1 variant, dH1. For this purpose, we combined bottom-up and top-down mass-spectrometry strategies. Our results indicated that dH1 is extensively modified by phosphorylation, methylation, acetylation and ubiquitination, with most PTMs falling in the N-terminal domain. Interestingly, several dH1 N-terminal modifications have also been reported in specific human and/or mouse H1 variants, suggesting that they have conserved functions. In this regard, we also provide evidence for the contribution of one of such conserved PTMs, dimethylation of K27, to heterochromatin organization during mitosis. Furthermore, our results also identified multiple dH1 isoforms carrying several phosphorylations and/or methylations, illustrating the high structural heterogeneity of dH1. In particular, we identified several non-CDK sites at the N-terminal domain that appear to be hierarchically phosphorylated. This study provides the most comprehensive PTM characterization of any histone H1 variant to date.
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- Carles Bonet-Costa
- Institute of Molecular Biology of Barcelona, CSIC, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Villar-Garea A, Forne I, Vetter I, Kremmer E, Thomae A, Imhof A. Developmental regulation of N-terminal H2B methylation in Drosophila melanogaster. Nucleic Acids Res 2011; 40:1536-49. [PMID: 22053083 PMCID: PMC3287205 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkr935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Histone post-translational modifications play an important role in regulating chromatin structure and gene expression in vivo. Extensive studies investigated the post-translational modifications of the core histones H3 and H4 or the linker histone H1. Much less is known on the regulation of H2A and H2B modifications. Here, we show that a major modification of H2B in Drosophila melanogaster is the methylation of the N-terminal proline, which increases during fly development. Experiments performed in cultured cells revealed higher levels of H2B methylation when cells are dense, regardless of their cell cycle distribution. We identified dNTMT (CG1675) as the enzyme responsible for H2B methylation. We also found that the level of N-terminal methylation is regulated by dART8, an arginine methyltransferase that physically interacts with dNTMT and asymmetrically methylates H3R2. Our results demonstrate the existence of a complex containing two methyltransferases enzymes, which negatively influence each other's activity.
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- Ana Villar-Garea
- Munich Center of Integrated Protein Science and Adolf-Butenandt Institute, Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, 80336 Munich, Germany
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Regnard C, Straub T, Mitterweger A, Dahlsveen IK, Fabian V, Becker PB. Global analysis of the relationship between JIL-1 kinase and transcription. PLoS Genet 2011; 7:e1001327. [PMID: 21423663 PMCID: PMC3053325 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1001327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2010] [Accepted: 02/05/2011] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The ubiquitous tandem kinase JIL-1 is essential for Drosophila development. Its role in defining decondensed domains of larval polytene chromosomes is well established, but its involvement in transcription regulation has remained controversial. For a first comprehensive molecular characterisation of JIL-1, we generated a high-resolution, chromosome-wide interaction profile of the kinase in Drosophila cells and determined its role in transcription. JIL-1 binds active genes along their entire length. The presence of the kinase is not proportional to average transcription levels or polymerase density. Comparison of JIL-1 association with elongating RNA polymerase and a variety of histone modifications suggests two distinct targeting principles. A basal level of JIL-1 binding can be defined that correlates best with the methylation of histone H3 at lysine 36, a mark that is placed co-transcriptionally. The additional acetylation of H4K16 defines a second state characterised by approximately twofold elevated JIL-1 levels, which is particularly prominent on the dosage-compensated male X chromosome. Phosphorylation of the histone H3 N-terminus by JIL-1 in vitro is compatible with other tail modifications. In vivo, phosphorylation of H3 at serine 10, together with acetylation at lysine 14, creates a composite histone mark that is enriched at JIL-1 binding regions. Its depletion by RNA interference leads to a modest, but significant, decrease of transcription from the male X chromosome. Collectively, the results suggest that JIL-1 participates in a complex histone modification network that characterises active, decondensed chromatin. We hypothesise that one specific role of JIL-1 may be to reinforce, rather than to establish, the status of active chromatin through the phosphorylation of histone H3 at serine 10.
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- Catherine Regnard
- Adolf-Butenandt-Institute and Centre for Integrated Protein Science (CiPSM), Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Adolf-Butenandt-Institute and Centre for Integrated Protein Science (CiPSM), Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Adolf-Butenandt-Institute and Centre for Integrated Protein Science (CiPSM), Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Adolf-Butenandt-Institute and Centre for Integrated Protein Science (CiPSM), Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Adolf-Butenandt-Institute and Centre for Integrated Protein Science (CiPSM), Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Adolf-Butenandt-Institute and Centre for Integrated Protein Science (CiPSM), Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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Wang L, Harshman SW, Liu S, Ren C, Xu H, Sallans L, Grever M, Byrd JC, Marcucci G, Freitas MA. Assaying pharmacodynamic endpoints with targeted therapy: flavopiridol and 17AAG induced dephosphorylation of histone H1.5 in acute myeloid leukemia. Proteomics 2011; 10:4281-92. [PMID: 21110323 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201000080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Histone H1 is commonly used to assay kinase activity in vitro. As many promising targeted therapies affect kinase activity of specific enzymes involved in cancer transformation, H1 phosphorylation can serve as potential pharmacodynamic marker for drug activity within the cell. In this study we utilized a phosphoproteomic workflow to characterize histone H1 phosphorylation changes associated with two targeted therapies in the Kasumi-1 acute myeloid leukemia cell line. The phosphoproteomic workflow was first validated with standard casein phosphoproteins and then applied to the direct analysis of histone H1 from Kasumi-1 nuclear lysates. Ten H1 phosphorylation sites were identified on the H1 variants, H1.2, H1.3, H1.4, H1.5 and H1.x. LC MS profiling of intact H1s demonstrated global dephosphorylation of H1.5 associated with therapy by the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor, flavopiridol and the Heat Shock Protein 90 inhibitor, 17-(Allylamino)-17-demethoxygeldanamycin. In contrast, independent treatments with a nucleotide analog, proteosome inhibitor and histone deacetylase inhibitor did not exhibit decreased H1.5 phosphorylation. The data presented herein demonstrate that potential of histones to assess the cellular response of reagents that have direct and indirect effects on kinase activity that alters histone phosphorylation. As such, this approach may be a highly informative marker for response to targeted therapies influencing histone phosphorylation.
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- Liwen Wang
- Department of Chemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus OH, USA
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Kalamajka R, Finnie C, Grasser KD. Onset of grain filling is associated with a change in properties of linker histone variants in maize kernels. PLANTA 2010; 231:1127-35. [PMID: 20179963 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-010-1119-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2010] [Accepted: 02/03/2010] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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In maize kernel development, the onset of grain-filling represents a major developmental switch that correlates with a massive reprogramming of gene expression. We have isolated chromosomal linker histones from developing maize kernels before (11 days after pollination, dap) and after (16 dap) initiation of storage synthesis. Six linker histone gene products were identified by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. A marked shift of around 4 pH units was observed for the linker histone spot pattern after 2D-gel electrophoresis when comparing the proteins of 11 and 16 dap kernels. The shift from acidic to more basic protein forms suggests a reduction in the level of post-translational modifications of linker histones during kernel development. Analysis of their DNA-binding affinity revealed that the different linker histone gene products bind double-stranded DNA with similar affinity. Interestingly, the linker histones isolated from 16 dap kernels consistently displayed a lower affinity for DNA than the proteins isolated from 11 dap kernels. These findings suggest that the affinity for DNA of the linker histones may be regulated by post-translational modification and that the reduction in DNA affinity could be involved in a more open chromatin during storage synthesis.
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- Rainer Kalamajka
- Department of Life Sciences, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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Wood C, Snijders A, Williamson J, Reynolds C, Baldwin J, Dickman M. Post-translational modifications of the linker histone variants and their association with cell mechanisms. FEBS J 2009; 276:3685-97. [PMID: 19490123 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2009.07079.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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In recent years, a considerable amount of research has been focused on establishing the epigenetic mechanisms associated with DNA and the core histones. This effort is driven by the fact that epigenetics is intimately involved with genomics in a whole range of molecular processes. However, there is now a consensus that the epigenetics of the linker histones are just as important. The result of that consensus is that the post-translational modifications (PTMs) for most of the linker histone variants in human and mouse have now been established by a number of experimental techniques, foremost of which is mass spectrometry (MS). MS was also used by our group to establish the PTMs of the linker histone variants in chicken erythrocytes. Although it is now known which types of PTM occur at particular locations on the linker histone variants, there is still a large gap in the knowledge of how this data relates to function. The focus of this review is an analysis of the PTM data for the linker histones from several species, but with an emphasis on human, mouse, and chicken. Our analysis reveals that certain PTMs can be clearly correlated with specific functions of the linker histones in particular cell types, and that unique PTM patterns exist for different cell types.
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- Christopher Wood
- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, UK.
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Drosophila ISWI regulates the association of histone H1 with interphase chromosomes in vivo. Genetics 2009; 182:661-9. [PMID: 19380479 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.109.102053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Although tremendous progress has been made toward identifying factors that regulate nucleosome structure and positioning, the mechanisms that regulate higher-order chromatin structure remain poorly understood. Recent studies suggest that the ISWI chromatin-remodeling factor plays a key role in this process by promoting the assembly of chromatin containing histone H1. To test this hypothesis, we investigated the function of H1 in Drosophila. The association of H1 with salivary gland polytene chromosomes is regulated by a dynamic, ATP-dependent process. Reducing cellular ATP levels triggers the dissociation of H1 from polytene chromosomes and causes chromosome defects similar to those resulting from the loss of ISWI function. H1 knockdown causes even more severe defects in chromosome structure and a reduction in nucleosome repeat length, presumably due to the failure to incorporate H1 during replication-dependent chromatin assembly. Our findings suggest that ISWI regulates higher-order chromatin structure by modulating the interaction of H1 with interphase chromosomes.
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Role of chromatin states in transcriptional memory. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2009; 1790:445-55. [PMID: 19236904 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2009.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2009] [Revised: 02/10/2009] [Accepted: 02/11/2009] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Establishment of cellular memory and its faithful propagation is critical for successful development of multicellular organisms. As pluripotent cells differentiate, choices in cell fate are inherited and maintained by their progeny throughout the lifetime of the organism. A major factor in this process is the epigenetic inheritance of specific transcriptional states or transcriptional memory. In this review, we discuss chromatin transitions and mechanisms by which they are inherited by subsequent generations. We also discuss illuminating cases of cellular memory in budding yeast and evaluate whether transcriptional memory in yeast is nuclear or cytoplasmically inherited.
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Trojer P, Zhang J, Yonezawa M, Schmidt A, Zheng H, Jenuwein T, Reinberg D. Dynamic Histone H1 Isotype 4 Methylation and Demethylation by Histone Lysine Methyltransferase G9a/KMT1C and the Jumonji Domain-containing JMJD2/KDM4 Proteins. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:8395-405. [PMID: 19144645 PMCID: PMC2659197 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m807818200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The linker histone H1 generally participates in the establishment of
chromatin structure. However, of the seven somatic H1 isotypes in humans some
are also implicated in the regulation of local gene expression. Histone H1
isotype 4 (H1.4) represses transcription, and its lysine residue 26
(Lys26) was found to be important in this aspect. H1.4K26 is known
to be methylated and acetylated in vivo, but the enzymes responsible
for these post-translational modifications and the regulatory cues that
promote H1.4 residence on chromatin are poorly characterized. Here we report
that the euchromatic histone lysine methyltransferase G9a/KMT1C mediates
H1.4K26 mono- and dimethylation in vitro and in vivo and
thereby provides a recognition surface for the chromatin-binding proteins HP1
and L3MBTL1. Moreover, we show evidence that G9a promotes H1 deposition and is
required for retention of H1 on chromatin. We also identify members of the
JMJD2/KDM4 subfamily of jumonji-C type histone demethylases as being
responsible for the removal of H1.4K26 methylation.
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- Patrick Trojer
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Biochemistry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York 10016
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