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Mishra PK, Au WC, Castineira PG, Ali N, Stanton J, Boeckmann L, Takahashi Y, Costanzo M, Boone C, Bloom KS, Thorpe PH, Basrai MA. Misregulation of cell cycle-dependent methylation of budding yeast CENP-A contributes to chromosomal instability. Mol Biol Cell 2023; 34:ar99. [PMID: 37436802 PMCID: PMC10551700 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e23-03-0108] [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: 03/23/2023] [Revised: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023] Open
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Centromere (CEN) identity is specified epigenetically by specialized nucleosomes containing evolutionarily conserved CEN-specific histone H3 variant CENP-A (Cse4 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, CENP-A in humans), which is essential for faithful chromosome segregation. However, the epigenetic mechanisms that regulate Cse4 function have not been fully defined. In this study, we show that cell cycle-dependent methylation of Cse4-R37 regulates kinetochore function and high-fidelity chromosome segregation. We generated a custom antibody that specifically recognizes methylated Cse4-R37 and showed that methylation of Cse4 is cell cycle regulated with maximum levels of methylated Cse4-R37 and its enrichment at the CEN chromatin occur in the mitotic cells. Methyl-mimic cse4-R37F mutant exhibits synthetic lethality with kinetochore mutants, reduced levels of CEN-associated kinetochore proteins and chromosome instability (CIN), suggesting that mimicking the methylation of Cse4-R37 throughout the cell cycle is detrimental to faithful chromosome segregation. Our results showed that SPOUT methyltransferase Upa1 contributes to methylation of Cse4-R37 and overexpression of UPA1 leads to CIN phenotype. In summary, our studies have defined a role for cell cycle-regulated methylation of Cse4 in high-fidelity chromosome segregation and highlight an important role of epigenetic modifications such as methylation of kinetochore proteins in preventing CIN, an important hallmark of human cancers.
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- Prashant K. Mishra
- Genetics Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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- Genetics Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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- Genetics Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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- Queen Mary University of London, E1 4NS, UK
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- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
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- Genetics Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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- Genetics Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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- Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5S 3E1, Canada
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- Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5S 3E1, Canada
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- Genetics Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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Konrad SF, Vanderlinden W, Frederickx W, Brouns T, Menze BH, De Feyter S, Lipfert J. High-throughput AFM analysis reveals unwrapping pathways of H3 and CENP-A nucleosomes. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:5435-5447. [PMID: 33683227 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr08564b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Nucleosomes, the fundamental units of chromatin, regulate readout and expression of eukaryotic genomes. Single-molecule experiments have revealed force-induced nucleosome accessibility, but a high-resolution unwrapping landscape in the absence of external forces is currently lacking. Here, we introduce a high-throughput pipeline for the analysis of nucleosome conformations based on atomic force microscopy and automated, multi-parameter image analysis. Our data set of ∼10 000 nucleosomes reveals multiple unwrapping states corresponding to steps of 5 bp DNA. For canonical H3 nucleosomes, we observe that dissociation from one side impedes unwrapping from the other side, but in contrast to force-induced unwrapping, we find only a weak sequence-dependent asymmetry. Notably, centromeric CENP-A nucleosomes do not unwrap anti-cooperatively, in stark contrast to H3 nucleosomes. Finally, our results reconcile previous conflicting findings about the differences in height between H3 and CENP-A nucleosomes. We expect our approach to enable critical insights into epigenetic regulation of nucleosome structure and stability and to facilitate future high-throughput AFM studies that involve heterogeneous nucleoprotein complexes.
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- Sebastian F Konrad
- Department of Physics and Center for Nanoscience, LMU Munich, Amalienstr. 54, 80799 Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Physics and Center for Nanoscience, LMU Munich, Amalienstr. 54, 80799 Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- Department of Informatics, Technical University of Munich, Boltzmannstr. 3, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- Department of Physics and Center for Nanoscience, LMU Munich, Amalienstr. 54, 80799 Munich, Germany.
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Boopathi R, Danev R, Khoshouei M, Kale S, Nahata S, Ramos L, Angelov D, Dimitrov S, Hamiche A, Petosa C, Bednar J. Phase-plate cryo-EM structure of the Widom 601 CENP-A nucleosome core particle reveals differential flexibility of the DNA ends. Nucleic Acids Res 2020; 48:5735-5748. [PMID: 32313946 PMCID: PMC7261176 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkaa246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2019] [Revised: 03/11/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The histone H3 variant CENP-A marks centromeres epigenetically and is essential for mitotic fidelity. Previous crystallographic studies of the CENP-A nucleosome core particle (NCP) reconstituted with a human α-satellite DNA derivative revealed both DNA ends to be highly flexible, a feature important for CENP-A mitotic functions. However, recent cryo-EM studies of CENP-A NCP complexes comprising primarily Widom 601 DNA reported well-ordered DNA ends. Here, we report the cryo-EM structure of the CENP-A 601 NCP determined by Volta phase-plate imaging. The data reveal that one (‘left’) 601 DNA end is well ordered whereas the other (‘right’) end is flexible and partly detached from the histone core, suggesting sequence-dependent dynamics of the DNA termini. Indeed, a molecular dynamics simulation of the CENP-A 601 NCP confirmed the distinct dynamics of the two DNA extremities. Reprocessing the image data using two-fold symmetry yielded a cryo-EM map in which both DNA ends appeared well ordered, indicating that such an artefact may inadvertently arise if NCP asymmetry is lost during image processing. These findings enhance our understanding of the dynamic features that discriminate CENP-A from H3 nucleosomes by revealing that DNA end flexibility can be fine-tuned in a sequence-dependent manner.
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- Ramachandran Boopathi
- Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS), 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Department of Molecular Structural Biology, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Structural Biology, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Computational Biology Branch, National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda MD 20894, USA
- Izmir Biomedicine and Genome Center, Dokuz Eylul University Health Campus, Balcova, Izmir 35330, Turkey
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- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Inserm U 1209, CNRS UMR 5309, Université Grenoble Alpes, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Inserm U 1209, CNRS UMR 5309, Université Grenoble Alpes, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie et de Modélisation de la Cellule (LBMC), CNRS/ ENSL/UCBL, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, 69007 Lyon, France
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- Izmir Biomedicine and Genome Center, Dokuz Eylul University Health Campus, Balcova, Izmir 35330, Turkey
- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Inserm U 1209, CNRS UMR 5309, Université Grenoble Alpes, 38000 Grenoble, France
- Correspondence may also be addressed to Stefan Dimitrov.
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- Département de Génomique Fonctionnelle et Cancer, Institut de Génétique et Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC)/Université de Strasbourg/ CNRS/INSERM, 67404 Illkirch Cedex, France
- Correspondence may also be addressed to Ali Hamiche.
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS), 38000 Grenoble, France
- Correspondence may also be addressed to Carlo Petosa.
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- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Inserm U 1209, CNRS UMR 5309, Université Grenoble Alpes, 38000 Grenoble, France
- Laboratory of the Biology and Pathology of the Eye, Institute of Biology and Medical Genetics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General Teaching Hospital, 128 00 Prague, Czech Republic
- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +33 4 76 54 94 73;
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Chen CC, Mellone BG. Chromatin assembly: Journey to the CENter of the chromosome. J Cell Biol 2017; 214:13-24. [PMID: 27377247 PMCID: PMC4932374 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201605005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2016] [Accepted: 06/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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All eukaryotic genomes are packaged into basic units of DNA wrapped around histone proteins called nucleosomes. The ability of histones to specify a variety of epigenetic states at defined chromatin domains is essential for cell survival. The most distinctive type of chromatin is found at centromeres, which are marked by the centromere-specific histone H3 variant CENP-A. Many of the factors that regulate CENP-A chromatin have been identified; however, our understanding of the mechanisms of centromeric nucleosome assembly, maintenance, and reorganization remains limited. This review discusses recent insights into these processes and draws parallels between centromeric and noncentromeric chromatin assembly mechanisms.
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- Chin-Chi Chen
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269 Institute for Systems Genomics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269
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Bui M, Pitman M, Nuccio A, Roque S, Donlin-Asp PG, Nita-Lazar A, Papoian GA, Dalal Y. Internal modifications in the CENP-A nucleosome modulate centromeric dynamics. Epigenetics Chromatin 2017; 10:17. [PMID: 28396698 PMCID: PMC5379712 DOI: 10.1186/s13072-017-0124-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2017] [Accepted: 03/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background Posttranslational modifications of core histones are correlated with changes in transcriptional status, chromatin fiber folding, and nucleosome dynamics. However, within the centromere-specific histone H3 variant CENP-A, few modifications have been reported, and their functions remain largely unexplored. In this multidisciplinary report, we utilize in silico computational and in vivo approaches to dissect lysine 124 of human CENP-A, which was previously reported to be acetylated in advance of replication. Results Computational modeling demonstrates that acetylation of K124 causes tightening of the histone core and hinders accessibility to its C-terminus, which in turn diminishes CENP-C binding. Additionally, CENP-A K124ac/H4 K79ac containing nucleosomes are prone to DNA sliding. In vivo experiments using a CENP-A acetyl or unacetylatable mimic (K124Q and K124A, respectively) reveal alterations in CENP-C levels and a modest increase in mitotic errors. Furthermore, mutation of K124 results in alterations in centromeric replication timing. Purification of native CENP-A proteins followed by mass spectrometry analysis reveals that while CENP-A K124 is acetylated at G1/S, it switches to monomethylation during early S and mid-S phases. Finally, we provide evidence implicating the histone acetyltransferase (HAT) p300 in this cycle. Conclusions Taken together, our data suggest that cyclical modifications within the CENP-A nucleosome contribute to the binding of key kinetochore proteins, the integrity of mitosis, and centromeric replication. These data support the paradigm that modifications in histone variants can influence key biological processes. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13072-017-0124-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Minh Bui
- Chromatin Structure and Epigenetic Mechanisms Unit, Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression, CCR, NCI, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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- Chromatin Structure and Epigenetic Mechanisms Unit, Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression, CCR, NCI, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA.,Department of Biophysics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD USA
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- Cellular Networks Proteomics Unit, Laboratory of Systems Biology, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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- Chromatin Structure and Epigenetic Mechanisms Unit, Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression, CCR, NCI, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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- Chromatin Structure and Epigenetic Mechanisms Unit, Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression, CCR, NCI, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA.,Department of Cell Biology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA USA
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- Cellular Networks Proteomics Unit, Laboratory of Systems Biology, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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- Department of Biophysics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD USA
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- Chromatin Structure and Epigenetic Mechanisms Unit, Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression, CCR, NCI, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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Buschbeck M, Hake SB. Variants of core histones and their roles in cell fate decisions, development and cancer. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 2017; 18:299-314. [DOI: 10.1038/nrm.2016.166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 217] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Nuccio AG, Bui M, Dalal Y, Nita-Lazar A. Mass Spectrometry-Based Methodology for Identification of Native Histone Variant Modifications From Mammalian Tissues and Solid Tumors. Methods Enzymol 2016; 586:275-290. [PMID: 28137567 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2016.09.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Histone posttranslational modifications (PTMs) are key epigenetic marks involved in gene silencing or activation. Histone modifications impact chromatin organization and transcriptional processes through the changes in charge density between histones and DNA. They also serve as recognition and binding sites for specific binding proteins. Histone tails and globular cores contain many basic amino acid residues, which are subject to various dynamic modifications, making the modification repertoire extremely diverse. Consequently, determination of histone PTM identity and quantity has been a challenging task. In recent years, mass spectrometry-based methods have proven useful in histone PTM characterization. This chapter provides a brief overview of these methods and describes the approach to analyze the PTMs of the histone variant CENP-A, essential for the cell cycle progression, when present in minute amounts from tumor and mammalian tissues. Because this method does not rely on antibody-based immunopurification, we anticipate that these tools could be readily adaptable to the investigation to other histone variants in a range of mammalian tissues and solid tumors.
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- A G Nuccio
- Cellular Networks Proteomics Unit, Laboratory of Systems Biology, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Chromatin Structure and Epigenetic Mechanisms Unit, Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression, CCR, NCI, NIH, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Chromatin Structure and Epigenetic Mechanisms Unit, Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression, CCR, NCI, NIH, Bethesda, MD, United States.
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- Cellular Networks Proteomics Unit, Laboratory of Systems Biology, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD, United States.
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Toth A, Jessberger R. Oogenesis: Ageing Oocyte Chromosomes Rely on Amazing Protein Stability. Curr Biol 2016; 26:R329-31. [PMID: 27115691 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.02.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Meiotic chromosome segregation in mouse oocytes seems to rely on highly stable cohesins and CENP-A produced in the fetus and not replenished during postnatal life. Hence, demise of these proteins may underpin declining oocyte quality in ageing mammals and thus marks a major problem of reproductive health in humans.
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- Attila Toth
- Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, 01326 Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, 01326 Dresden, Germany.
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Eukaryotic replication disrupts each nucleosome as the fork passes, followed by re-assembly of disrupted nucleosomes and incorporation of newly synthesized histones into nucleosomes in the daughter genomes. In this review, we examine this process of replication-coupled nucleosome assembly to understand how characteristic steady state nucleosome landscapes are attained. Recent studies have begun to elucidate mechanisms involved in histone transfer during replication and maturation of the nucleosome landscape after disruption by replication. A fuller understanding of replication-coupled nucleosome assembly will be needed to explain how epigenetic information is replicated at every cell division.
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- Srinivas Ramachandran
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
- Basic Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
- Basic Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
- Corresponding author. E-mail:
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Histone variants are an important part of the histone contribution to chromatin epigenetics. In this review, we describe how the known structural differences of these variants from their canonical histone counterparts impart a chromatin signature ultimately responsible for their epigenetic contribution. In terms of the core histones, H2A histone variants are major players while H3 variant CenH3, with a controversial role in the nucleosome conformation, remains the genuine epigenetic histone variant. Linker histone variants (histone H1 family) haven’t often been studied for their role in epigenetics. However, the micro-heterogeneity of the somatic canonical forms of linker histones appears to play an important role in maintaining the cell-differentiated states, while the cell cycle independent linker histone variants are involved in development. A picture starts to emerge in which histone H2A variants, in addition to their individual specific contributions to the nucleosome structure and dynamics, globally impair the accessibility of linker histones to defined chromatin locations and may have important consequences for determining different states of chromatin metabolism.
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- Manjinder S Cheema
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8W-3P6, Canada.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8W-3P6, Canada.
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Athwal RK, Walkiewicz MP, Baek S, Fu S, Bui M, Camps J, Ried T, Sung MH, Dalal Y. CENP-A nucleosomes localize to transcription factor hotspots and subtelomeric sites in human cancer cells. Epigenetics Chromatin 2015; 8:2. [PMID: 25788983 PMCID: PMC4363203 DOI: 10.1186/1756-8935-8-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2014] [Accepted: 12/01/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background The histone H3 variant CENP-A is normally tightly regulated to ensure only one centromere exists per chromosome. Native CENP-A is often found overexpressed in human cancer cells and a range of human tumors. Consequently, CENP-A misregulation is thought to contribute to genome instability in human cancers. However, the consequences of such overexpression have not been directly elucidated in human cancer cells. Results To investigate native CENP-A overexpression, we sought to uncover CENP-A-associated defects in human cells. We confirm that CENP-A is innately overexpressed in several colorectal cancer cell lines. In such cells, we report that a subset of structurally distinct CENP-A-containing nucleosomes associate with canonical histone H3, and with the transcription-coupled chaperones ATRX and DAXX. Furthermore, such hybrid CENP-A nucleosomes localize to DNase I hypersensitive and transcription factor binding sites, including at promoters of genes across the human genome. A distinct class of CENP-A hotspots also accumulates at subtelomeric chromosomal locations, including at the 8q24/Myc region long-associated with genomic instability. We show this 8q24 accumulation of CENP-A can also be seen in early stage primary colorectal tumors. Conclusions Our data demonstrate that excess CENP-A accumulates at noncentromeric locations in the human cancer genome. These findings suggest that ectopic CENP-A nucleosomes could alter the state of the chromatin fiber, potentially impacting gene regulation and chromosome fragility. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/1756-8935-8-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Rajbir K Athwal
- Chromatin Structure and Epigenetics Mechanisms Unit, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health, 41 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA ; Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health, 41 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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- Chromatin Structure and Epigenetics Mechanisms Unit, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health, 41 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA ; Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health, 41 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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- Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health, 41 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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- Chromatin Structure and Epigenetics Mechanisms Unit, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health, 41 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA ; Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health, 41 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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- Chromatin Structure and Epigenetics Mechanisms Unit, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health, 41 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA ; Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health, 41 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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- Genetics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health, 50 South Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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- Genetics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health, 50 South Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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- Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health, 41 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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- Chromatin Structure and Epigenetics Mechanisms Unit, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health, 41 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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Centromeres are specialized domains of heterochromatin that provide the foundation for the kinetochore. Centromeric heterochromatin is characterized by specific histone modifications, a centromere-specific histone H3 variant (CENP-A), and the enrichment of cohesin, condensin, and topoisomerase II. Centromere DNA varies orders of magnitude in size from 125 bp (budding yeast) to several megabases (human). In metaphase, sister kinetochores on the surface of replicated chromosomes face away from each other, where they establish microtubule attachment and bi-orientation. Despite the disparity in centromere size, the distance between separated sister kinetochores is remarkably conserved (approximately 1 μm) throughout phylogeny. The centromere functions as a molecular spring that resists microtubule-based extensional forces in mitosis. This review explores the physical properties of DNA in order to understand how the molecular spring is built and how it contributes to the fidelity of chromosome segregation.
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- Kerry S Bloom
- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3280;
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Reply to "CENP-A octamers do not confer a reduction in nucleosome height by AFM". Nat Struct Mol Biol 2014; 21:5-8. [PMID: 24389543 DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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A network of players in H3 histone variant deposition and maintenance at centromeres. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2014; 1839:241-50. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2013.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2013] [Revised: 11/14/2013] [Accepted: 11/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Walkiewicz MP, Bui M, Quénet D, Dalal Y. Tracking histone variant nucleosomes across the human cell cycle using biophysical, biochemical, and cytological analyses. Methods Mol Biol 2014; 1170:589-615. [PMID: 24906339 PMCID: PMC6322406 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0888-2_34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Histone variants such as H3.3, macroH2A, H2A.Z, and CENP-A are important epigenetic modifiers of the chromatin state in eukaryotic genomes. The centromeric histone H3 variant CENP-A/CENH3 epigenetically marks centromeres and is required for assembly of the kinetochore complex, a region of the chromosome that is responsible for proper genome segregation during mitosis. Several diverse techniques using biochemical, cell biology, and biophysical approaches have been utilized to study the nature of the CENP-A nucleosome across the cell cycle. In this chapter, we describe methods for CENP-A nucleosome purification and separation of CENP-A from other core histones using traditional SDS-PAGE and more resolving techniques such as Triton acid urea (TAU) and two-dimensional gels. We also discuss methods for observation of CENP-A on chromatin fibers using immunofluorescence. Finally, we provide a detailed description of analysis of chromatin structures using atomic force microscopy.
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- Marcin P Walkiewicz
- Chromatin Structure and Epigenetic Mechanisms Unit, Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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Walkiewicz MP, Dimitriadis EK, Dalal Y. CENP-A octamers do not confer a reduction in nucleosome height by AFM. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2014; 21:2-3. [PMID: 24389541 PMCID: PMC6756849 DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Marcin P Walkiewicz
- National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health,
Bethesda Maryland, USA
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- National Institute for BioImaging and BioEngineering,
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health,
Bethesda Maryland, USA
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McGregor M, Hariharan N, Joyo AY, Margolis RL, Sussman MA. CENP-A is essential for cardiac progenitor cell proliferation. Cell Cycle 2013; 13:739-48. [PMID: 24362315 PMCID: PMC3979910 DOI: 10.4161/cc.27549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Centromere protein A (CENP-A) is a homolog of histone H3 that epigenetically marks the heterochromatin of chromosomes. CENP-A is a critical component of the cell cycle machinery that is necessary for proper assembly of the mitotic spindle. However, the role of CENP-A in the heart and cardiac progenitor cells (CPCs) has not been previously studied. This study shows that CENP-A is expressed in CPCs and declines with age. Silencing CENP-A results in a decreased CPC growth rate, reduced cell number in phase G2/M of the cell cycle, and increased senescence associated β-galactosidase activity. Lineage commitment is not affected by CENP-A silencing, suggesting that cell cycle arrest induced by loss of CENP-A is a consequence of senescence and not differentiation. CENP-A knockdown does not exacerbate cell death in undifferentiated CPCs, but increases apoptosis upon lineage commitment. Taken together, these results indicate that CPCs maintain relatively high levels of CENP-A early in life, which is necessary for sustaining proliferation, inhibiting senescence, and promoting survival following differentiation of CPCs.
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Affiliation(s)
- Michael McGregor
- San Diego Heart Research Institute and the Department of Biology; San Diego State University; San Diego, CA USA
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- San Diego Heart Research Institute and the Department of Biology; San Diego State University; San Diego, CA USA
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- San Diego Heart Research Institute and the Department of Biology; San Diego State University; San Diego, CA USA
| | | | - Mark A Sussman
- San Diego Heart Research Institute and the Department of Biology; San Diego State University; San Diego, CA USA
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