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Kiss AE, Venkatasubramani AV, Pathirana D, Krause S, Sparr A, Hasenauer J, Imhof A, Müller M, Becker P. Processivity and specificity of histone acetylation by the male-specific lethal complex. Nucleic Acids Res 2024; 52:4889-4905. [PMID: 38407474 PMCID: PMC11109948 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkae123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2023] [Revised: 01/29/2024] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024] Open
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Acetylation of lysine 16 of histone H4 (H4K16ac) stands out among the histone modifications, because it decompacts the chromatin fiber. The metazoan acetyltransferase MOF (KAT8) regulates transcription through H4K16 acetylation. Antibody-based studies had yielded inconclusive results about the selectivity of MOF to acetylate the H4 N-terminus. We used targeted mass spectrometry to examine the activity of MOF in the male-specific lethal core (4-MSL) complex on nucleosome array substrates. This complex is part of the Dosage Compensation Complex (DCC) that activates X-chromosomal genes in male Drosophila. During short reaction times, MOF acetylated H4K16 efficiently and with excellent selectivity. Upon longer incubation, the enzyme progressively acetylated lysines 12, 8 and 5, leading to a mixture of oligo-acetylated H4. Mathematical modeling suggests that MOF recognizes and acetylates H4K16 with high selectivity, but remains substrate-bound and continues to acetylate more N-terminal H4 lysines in a processive manner. The 4-MSL complex lacks non-coding roX RNA, a critical component of the DCC. Remarkably, addition of RNA to the reaction non-specifically suppressed H4 oligo-acetylation in favor of specific H4K16 acetylation. Because RNA destabilizes the MSL-nucleosome interaction in vitro we speculate that RNA accelerates enzyme-substrate turn-over in vivo, thus limiting the processivity of MOF, thereby increasing specific H4K16 acetylation.
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- Anna E Kiss
- Biomedical Center, Molecular Biology Division, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Biomedical Center, Molecular Biology Division, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Life and Medical Sciences (LIMES) Institute, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Biomedical Center, Molecular Biology Division, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Biomedical Center, Molecular Biology Division, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Life and Medical Sciences (LIMES) Institute, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Computational Health Center, Helmholtz Zentrum München Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt (GmbH), Neuherberg, Germany
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- Biomedical Center, Molecular Biology Division, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Biomedical Center, Molecular Biology Division, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Biomedical Center, Molecular Biology Division, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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López-Rivera F, Chuang J, Spatt D, Gopalakrishnan R, Winston F. Suppressor mutations that make the essential transcription factor Spn1/Iws1 dispensable in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genetics 2022; 222:iyac125. [PMID: 35977387 PMCID: PMC9526074 DOI: 10.1093/genetics/iyac125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Spn1/Iws1 is an essential eukaryotic transcription elongation factor that is conserved from yeast to humans as an integral member of the RNA polymerase II elongation complex. Several studies have shown that Spn1 functions as a histone chaperone to control transcription, RNA splicing, genome stability, and histone modifications. However, the precise role of Spn1 is not understood, and there is little understanding of why it is essential for viability. To address these issues, we have isolated 8 suppressor mutations that bypass the essential requirement for Spn1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Unexpectedly, the suppressors identify several functionally distinct complexes and activities, including the histone chaperone FACT, the histone methyltransferase Set2, the Rpd3S histone deacetylase complex, the histone acetyltransferase Rtt109, the nucleosome remodeler Chd1, and a member of the SAGA coactivator complex, Sgf73. The identification of these distinct groups suggests that there are multiple ways in which Spn1 bypass can occur, including changes in histone acetylation and alterations in other histone chaperones. Thus, Spn1 may function to overcome repressive chromatin by multiple mechanisms during transcription. Our results suggest that bypassing a subset of these functions allows viability in the absence of Spn1.
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- Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Song H, Shen R, Liu X, Yang X, Xie K, Guo Z, Wang D. Histone post-translational modification and the DNA damage response. Genes Dis 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gendis.2022.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Hammond-Martel I, Verreault A, Wurtele H. Chromatin dynamics and DNA replication roadblocks. DNA Repair (Amst) 2021; 104:103140. [PMID: 34087728 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2021.103140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Revised: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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A broad spectrum of spontaneous and genotoxin-induced DNA lesions impede replication fork progression. The DNA damage response that acts to promote completion of DNA replication is associated with dynamic changes in chromatin structure that include two distinct processes which operate genome-wide during S-phase. The first, often referred to as histone recycling or parental histone segregation, is characterized by the transfer of parental histones located ahead of replication forks onto nascent DNA. The second, known as de novo chromatin assembly, consists of the deposition of new histone molecules onto nascent DNA. Because these two processes occur at all replication forks, their potential to influence a multitude of DNA repair and DNA damage tolerance mechanisms is considerable. The purpose of this review is to provide a description of parental histone segregation and de novo chromatin assembly, and to illustrate how these processes influence cellular responses to DNA replication roadblocks.
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- Ian Hammond-Martel
- Centre de recherche de l'Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, 5415 boulevard de l'Assomption, Montreal, H1T 2M4, Canada
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- Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, Université de Montréal, P.O. Box 6128, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montreal, H3C 3J7, Canada; Département de Pathologie et Biologie Cellulaire, Université de Montréal, 2900 Edouard Montpetit Blvd, Montreal, H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Centre de recherche de l'Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, 5415 boulevard de l'Assomption, Montreal, H1T 2M4, Canada; Département de Médecine, Université de Montréal, Université de Montréal, 2900 Edouard Montpetit Blvd, Montreal, H3T 1J4, Canada.
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The Amazing Acrobat: Yeast's Histone H3K56 Juggles Several Important Roles While Maintaining Perfect Balance. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12030342. [PMID: 33668997 PMCID: PMC7996553 DOI: 10.3390/genes12030342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Acetylation on lysine 56 of histone H3 of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been implicated in many cellular processes that affect genome stability. Despite being the object of much research, the complete scope of the roles played by K56 acetylation is not fully understood even today. The acetylation is put in place at the S-phase of the cell cycle, in order to flag newly synthesized histones that are incorporated during DNA replication. The signal is removed by two redundant deacetylases, Hst3 and Hst4, at the entry to G2/M phase. Its crucial location, at the entry and exit points of the DNA into and out of the nucleosome, makes this a central modification, and dictates that if acetylation and deacetylation are not well concerted and executed in a timely fashion, severe genomic instability arises. In this review, we explore the wealth of information available on the many roles played by H3K56 acetylation and the deacetylases Hst3 and Hst4 in DNA replication and repair.
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Akhavantabib N, Krzizike DD, Neumann V, D'Arcy S. Stoichiometry of Rtt109 complexes with Vps75 and histones H3-H4. Life Sci Alliance 2020; 3:3/11/e202000771. [PMID: 32913112 PMCID: PMC7494816 DOI: 10.26508/lsa.202000771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Revised: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The work determines the relative and absolute stoichiometry of a 5-chain protein complex involved in histone chaperoning and acetylation. Using sedimentation velocity and light scattering, it uncovers a dynamic equilibrium of complex self-association. Histone acetylation is one of many posttranslational modifications that affect nucleosome accessibility. Vps75 is a histone chaperone that stimulates Rtt109 acetyltransferase activity toward histones H3-H4 in yeast. In this study, we use sedimentation velocity and light scattering to characterize various Vps75–Rtt109 complexes, both with and without H3-H4. These complexes were previously ill-defined because of protein multivalency and oligomerization. We determine both relative and absolute stoichiometry and define the most pertinent and homogeneous complexes. We show that the Vps75 dimer contains two unequal binding sites for Rtt109, with the weaker binding site being dispensable for H3-H4 acetylation. We further show that the Vps75–Rtt109–(H3-H4) complex is in equilibrium between a 2:1:1 species and a 4:2:2 species. Using a dimerization mutant of H3, we show that this equilibrium is mediated by the four-helix bundle between the two copies of H3. We optimize the purity, yield, and homogeneity of Vps75–Rtt109 complexes and determine optimal conditions for solubility when H3-H4 is added. Our comprehensive biochemical and biophysical approach ultimately defines the large-scale preparation of Vps75–Rtt109–(H3-H4) complexes with precise stoichiometry. This is an essential prerequisite for ongoing high-resolution structural and functional analysis of this important multi-subunit complex.
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- Noushin Akhavantabib
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, USA
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Cote JM, Kuo YM, Henry RA, Scherman H, Krzizike DD, Andrews AJ. Two factor authentication: Asf1 mediates crosstalk between H3 K14 and K56 acetylation. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 47:7380-7391. [PMID: 31194870 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkz508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2018] [Revised: 05/27/2019] [Accepted: 06/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
The ability of histone chaperone Anti-silencing factor 1 (Asf1) to direct acetylation of lysine 56 of histone H3 (H3K56ac) represents an important regulatory step in genome replication and DNA repair. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Asf1 interacts functionally with a second chaperone, Vps75, and the lysine acetyltransferase (KAT) Rtt109. Both Asf1 and Vps75 can increase the specificity of histone acetylation by Rtt109, but neither alter selectivity. However, changes in acetylation selectivity have been observed in histones extracted from cells, which contain a plethora of post-translational modifications. In the present study, we use a series of singly acetylated histones to test the hypothesis that histone pre-acetylation and histone chaperones function together to drive preferential acetylation of H3K56. We show that pre-acetylated H3K14ac/H4 functions with Asf1 to drive specific acetylation of H3K56 by Rtt109-Vps75. Additionally, we identified an exosite containing an acidic patch in Asf1 and show that mutations to this region alter Asf1-mediated crosstalk that changes Rtt109-Vps75 selectivity. Our proposed mechanism suggests that Gcn5 acetylates H3K14, recruiting remodeler complexes, allowing for the Asf1-H3K14ac/H4 complex to be acetylated at H3K56 by Rtt109-Vps75. This mechanism explains the conflicting biochemical data and the genetic links between Rtt109, Vps75, Gcn5 and Asf1 in the acetylation of H3K56.
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- Joy M Cote
- Department of Cancer Biology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766, USA
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- The Histone Source, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
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Danilenko N, Lercher L, Kirkpatrick J, Gabel F, Codutti L, Carlomagno T. Histone chaperone exploits intrinsic disorder to switch acetylation specificity. Nat Commun 2019; 10:3435. [PMID: 31387991 PMCID: PMC6684614 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-11410-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2019] [Accepted: 07/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Histones, the principal protein components of chromatin, contain long disordered sequences, which are extensively post-translationally modified. Although histone chaperones are known to control both the activity and specificity of histone-modifying enzymes, the mechanisms promoting modification of highly disordered substrates, such as lysine-acetylation within the N-terminal tail of histone H3, are not understood. Here, to understand how histone chaperones Asf1 and Vps75 together promote H3 K9-acetylation, we establish the solution structural model of the acetyltransferase Rtt109 in complex with Asf1 and Vps75 and the histone dimer H3:H4. We show that Vps75 promotes K9-acetylation by engaging the H3 N-terminal tail in fuzzy electrostatic interactions with its disordered C-terminal domain, thereby confining the H3 tail to a wide central cavity faced by the Rtt109 active site. These fuzzy interactions between disordered domains achieve localization of lysine residues in the H3 tail to the catalytic site with minimal loss of entropy, and may represent a common mechanism of enzymatic reactions involving highly disordered substrates.
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- Nataliya Danilenko
- Leibniz University Hannover, Centre for Biomolecular Drug Research, Schneiderberg 38, D-30167, Hannover, Germany
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- Leibniz University Hannover, Centre for Biomolecular Drug Research, Schneiderberg 38, D-30167, Hannover, Germany
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- Leibniz University Hannover, Centre for Biomolecular Drug Research, Schneiderberg 38, D-30167, Hannover, Germany.,Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Group of Structural Chemistry, Inhoffenstrasse 7, D-38124, Braunschweig, Germany
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- University Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS IBS, 71 avenue des Martyrs, F-38044, Grenoble, France.,Institut Laue-Langevin, 71 avenue des Martyrs, F-38042, Grenoble, France
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- Leibniz University Hannover, Centre for Biomolecular Drug Research, Schneiderberg 38, D-30167, Hannover, Germany
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- Leibniz University Hannover, Centre for Biomolecular Drug Research, Schneiderberg 38, D-30167, Hannover, Germany. .,Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Group of Structural Chemistry, Inhoffenstrasse 7, D-38124, Braunschweig, Germany.
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Lercher L, Danilenko N, Kirkpatrick J, Carlomagno T. Structural characterization of the Asf1-Rtt109 interaction and its role in histone acetylation. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 46:2279-2289. [PMID: 29300933 PMCID: PMC5861439 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkx1283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2017] [Accepted: 12/18/2017] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Acetylation of histone H3 at lysine-56 by the histone acetyltransferase Rtt109 in lower eukaryotes is important for maintaining genomic integrity and is required for C. albicans pathogenicity. Rtt109 is activated by association with two different histone chaperones, Vps75 and Asf1, through an unknown mechanism. Here, we reveal that the Rtt109 C-terminus interacts directly with Asf1 and elucidate the structural basis of this interaction. In addition, we find that the H3 N-terminus can interact via the same interface on Asf1, leading to a competition between the two interaction partners. This, together with the recruitment and position of the substrate, provides an explanation of the role of the Rtt109 C-terminus in Asf1-dependent Rtt109 activation.
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- Lukas Lercher
- BMWZ and Institute of Organic Chemistry, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- BMWZ and Institute of Organic Chemistry, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- BMWZ and Institute of Organic Chemistry, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- BMWZ and Institute of Organic Chemistry, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannover, Germany.,Research Group of NMR-based Structural Chemistry, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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Chen Y, Zhang Y, Ye H, Dou Y, Lu D, Li X, Limper AH, Han J, Su D. Structural basis for the acetylation of histone H3K9 and H3K27 mediated by the histone chaperone Vps75 in Pneumocystis carinii. Signal Transduct Target Ther 2019; 4:14. [PMID: 31098304 PMCID: PMC6509256 DOI: 10.1038/s41392-019-0047-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2019] [Accepted: 03/26/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Rtt109 is a histone acetyltransferase (HAT) that is a potential therapeutic target in conditioned pathogenic fungi Pneumocystis carinii (P. carinii). The histone chaperone Vps75 can stimulate the Rtt109-dependent acetylation of several histone H3 lysines and preferentially acetylates H3K9 and H3K27 within canonical histone (H3-H4)2 tetramers. Vps75 shows two protein conformations assembled into dimeric and tetrameric forms, but the roles played by multimeric forms of Vps75 in Rtt109-mediated histone acetylation remain elusive. In P. carinii, we identified that Vps75 (PcVps75) dimers regulate H3K9 and H3K27 acetylation by directly interacting with histone (H3-H4)2 tetramers, rather than by forming a Vps75-Rtt109 complex. For PcVps75 tetramers, the major histone-binding surface is buried within a walnut-like structure in the absence of a histone cargo. Based on crystal structures of dimeric and tetrameric forms of PcVps75, as well as HAT assay data, we confirmed that residues 192E, 193D, 194E, 195E, and 196E and the disordered C-terminal tail (residues 224-250) of PcVps75 mediate interactions with histones and are important for the Rtt109 in P. carinii (PcRtt109)-mediated acetylation of H3K9 and H3K27, both in vitro and in yeast cells. Furthermore, expressing PcRtt109 alone or in combination with PcVps75 variants that cannot effectively bind histones could not fully restore cellular growth in the presence of genotoxic agents that block DNA replication owing to the absence of H3K9 and H3K27 acetylation. Together, these data indicate that the interaction between PcVps75 and histone (H3-H4)2 tetramers is a critical regulator of the Rtt109-mediated acetylation of H3K9 and H3K27.
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- Yiping Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan P. R. China
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- Center of Infectious Diseases, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan P. R. China
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- International Center for Translational Chinese Medicine, Sichuan Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, P.R. China, Chengdu, Sichuan P. R. China
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- Thoracic Diseases Research Unit, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan P. R. China
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Top-down characterization of chicken core histones. J Proteomics 2018; 184:34-38. [PMID: 29935335 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2018.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2018] [Revised: 06/07/2018] [Accepted: 06/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
Core histones and their PTMs play important roles in regulating gene transcription and other DNA-related processes. The study of core histones PTMs, their cross-talk and functional roles is not only of broad biological significance but also of wide pathological and clinical relevance. Having the strength of comprehensive proteoform identification with 100% amino acid sequence coverage and combinatorial PTMs, top-down proteomics has become the state-of-the-art analytical tool for combinatorial PTM characterization of core histones. In this study, we report our top-down characterization of chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) core histones, which have been widely used as models for chromosome re-construction among others because of easy availability and not-so-dense PTMs. With nanoRPLC-MS/MS analysis and ProteinGoggle database search, a total of 58 proteoforms were identified for the core histone families of H4, H2B, H2A, and H3.
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Henry RA, Mancuso P, Kuo YM, Tricarico R, Tini M, Cole PA, Bellacosa A, Andrews AJ. Interaction with the DNA Repair Protein Thymine DNA Glycosylase Regulates Histone Acetylation by p300. Biochemistry 2016; 55:6766-6775. [PMID: 27951654 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.6b00841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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How protein-protein interactions regulate and alter histone modifications is a major unanswered question in epigenetics. The histone acetyltransferase p300 binds thymine DNA glycosylase (TDG); utilizing mass spectrometry to measure site-specific changes in histone acetylation, we found that the absence of TDG in mouse embryonic fibroblasts leads to a reduction in the rate of histone acetylation. We demonstrate that TDG interacts with the CH3 domain of p300 to allosterically promote p300 activity to specific lysines on histone H3 (K18 and K23). However, when TDG concentrations approach those of histones, TDG acts as a competitive inhibitor of p300 histone acetylation. These results suggest a mechanism for how histone acetylation is fine-tuned via interaction with other proteins, while also highlighting a connection between regulators of two important biological processes: histone acetylation and DNA repair/demethylation.
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- Ryan A Henry
- Cancer Epigenetics and Cancer Biology Programs, Fox Chase Cancer Center , 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111, United States
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- Cancer Epigenetics and Cancer Biology Programs, Fox Chase Cancer Center , 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111, United States.,Universita' degli Studi di Siena , Siena, Italy
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- Cancer Epigenetics and Cancer Biology Programs, Fox Chase Cancer Center , 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111, United States
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- Cancer Epigenetics and Cancer Biology Programs, Fox Chase Cancer Center , 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Western University , London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine , Baltimore, Maryland 21205, United States
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- Cancer Epigenetics and Cancer Biology Programs, Fox Chase Cancer Center , 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111, United States
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- Cancer Epigenetics and Cancer Biology Programs, Fox Chase Cancer Center , 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111, United States
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Hammond CM, Sundaramoorthy R, Larance M, Lamond A, Stevens MA, El-Mkami H, Norman DG, Owen-Hughes T. The histone chaperone Vps75 forms multiple oligomeric assemblies capable of mediating exchange between histone H3-H4 tetramers and Asf1-H3-H4 complexes. Nucleic Acids Res 2016; 44:6157-72. [PMID: 27036862 PMCID: PMC5291247 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkw209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2015] [Accepted: 03/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Vps75 is a histone chaperone that has been historically characterized as homodimer by X-ray crystallography. In this study, we present a crystal structure containing two related tetrameric forms of Vps75 within the crystal lattice. We show Vps75 associates with histones in multiple oligomers. In the presence of equimolar H3–H4 and Vps75, the major species is a reconfigured Vps75 tetramer bound to a histone H3–H4 tetramer. However, in the presence of excess histones, a Vps75 dimer bound to a histone H3–H4 tetramer predominates. We show the Vps75–H3–H4 interaction is compatible with the histone chaperone Asf1 and deduce a structural model of the Vps75–Asf1-H3–H4 (VAH) co-chaperone complex using the Pulsed Electron-electron Double Resonance (PELDOR) technique and cross-linking MS/MS distance restraints. The model provides a molecular basis for the involvement of both Vps75 and Asf1 in Rtt109 catalysed histone H3 K9 acetylation. In the absence of Asf1 this model can be used to generate a complex consisting of a reconfigured Vps75 tetramer bound to a H3–H4 tetramer. This provides a structural explanation for many of the complexes detected biochemically and illustrates the ability of Vps75 to interact with dimeric or tetrameric H3–H4 using the same interaction surface.
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- Colin M Hammond
- Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK
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- Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK
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- Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK
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- Nucleic Acids Structure Research Group, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9SS, UK
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- Nucleic Acids Structure Research Group, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK
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- Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK
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Site specificity analysis of Piccolo NuA4-mediated acetylation for different histone complexes. Biochem J 2015; 472:239-48. [PMID: 26420880 DOI: 10.1042/bj20150654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2015] [Accepted: 09/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
We have a limited understanding of the site specificity of multi-subunit lysine acetyltransferase (KAT) complexes for histone-based substrates, especially in regards to the different complexes formed during nucleosome assembly. Histone complexes could be a major factor in determining the acetylation specificity of KATs. In the present study, we utilized a label-free quantitative MS-based method to determine the site specificity of acetylation catalysed by Piccolo NuA4 on (H3/H4)2 tetramer, tetramer bound DNA (tetrasome) and nucleosome core particle (NCP). Our results show that Piccolo NuA4 can acetylate multiple lysine residues on these three histone complexes, of which NCP is the most favourable, (H3/H4)2 tetramer is the second and tetrasome is the least favourable substrate for Piccolo NuA4 acetylation. Although Piccolo NuA4 preferentially acetylates histone H4 (H4K12), the site specificity of the enzyme is altered with different histone complex substrates. Our results show that before nucleosome assembly is complete, H3K14 specificity is almost equal to that of H4K12 and DNA-histone interactions suppress the acetylation ability of Piccolo NuA4. These data suggest that the H2A/H2B dimer could play a critical role in the increase in acetylation specificity of Piccolo NuA4 for NCP. This demonstrates that histone complex formation can alter the acetylation preference of Piccolo NuA4. Such findings provide valuable insight into regulating Piccolo NuA4 specificity by modulating chromatin dynamics and in turn manipulating gene expression.
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Measuring specificity in multi-substrate/product systems as a tool to investigate selectivity in vivo. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2015; 1864:70-6. [PMID: 26321598 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2015.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2015] [Revised: 08/07/2015] [Accepted: 08/25/2015] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
Abstract
Multiple substrate enzymes present a particular challenge when it comes to understanding their activity in a complex system. Although a single target may be easy to model, it does not always present an accurate representation of what that enzyme will do in the presence of multiple substrates simultaneously. Therefore, there is a need to find better ways to both study these enzymes in complicated systems, as well as accurately describe the interactions through kinetic parameters. This review looks at different methods for studying multiple substrate enzymes, as well as explores options on how to most accurately describe an enzyme's activity within these multi-substrate systems. Identifying and defining this enzymatic activity should help clear the way to using in vitro systems to accurately predicting the behavior of multi-substrate enzymes in vivo. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Physiological Enzymology and Protein Functions.
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