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Maliano MR, Yetming KD, Kalejta RF. Triple lysine and nucleosome-binding motifs of the viral IE19 protein are required for human cytomegalovirus S-phase infections. mBio 2024; 15:e0016224. [PMID: 38695580 PMCID: PMC11237493 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00162-24] [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: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/13/2024] Open
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Herpesvirus genomes are maintained as extrachromosomal plasmids within the nuclei of infected cells. Some herpesviruses persist within dividing cells, putting the viral genome at risk of being lost to the cytoplasm during mitosis because karyokinesis (nuclear division) requires nuclear envelope breakdown. Oncogenic herpesviruses (and papillomaviruses) avoid genome loss during mitosis by tethering their genomes to cellular chromosomes, thereby ensuring viral genome uptake into newly formed nuclei. These viruses use viral proteins with DNA- and chromatin-binding capabilities to physically link viral and cellular genomes together in a process called tethering. The known viral tethering proteins of human papillomavirus (E2), Epstein-Barr virus (EBNA1), and Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (LANA) each contain two independent domains required for genome tethering, one that binds sequence specifically to the viral genome and another that binds to cellular chromatin. This latter domain is called a chromatin tethering domain (CTD). The human cytomegalovirus UL123 gene encodes a CTD that is required for the virus to productively infect dividing fibroblast cells within the S phase of the cell cycle, presumably by tethering the viral genome to cellular chromosomes during mitosis. The CTD-containing UL123 gene product that supports S-phase infections is the IE19 protein. Here, we define two motifs in IE19 required for S-phase infections: an N-terminal triple lysine motif and a C-terminal nucleosome-binding motif within the CTD.IMPORTANCEThe IE19 protein encoded by human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is required for S-phase infection of dividing cells, likely because it tethers the viral genome to cellular chromosomes, thereby allowing them to survive mitosis. The mechanism through which IE19 tethers viral genomes to cellular chromosomes is not understood. For human papillomavirus, Epstein-Barr virus, and Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus, viral genome tethering is required for persistence (latency) and pathogenesis (oncogenesis). Like these viruses, HCMV also achieves latency, and it modulates the properties of glioblastoma multiforme tumors. Therefore, defining the mechanism through which IE19 tethers viral genomes to cellular chromosomes may help us understand, and ultimately combat or control, HCMV latency and oncomodulation.
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- Minor R. Maliano
- Institute for Molecular Virology, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Institute for Molecular Virology, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Molecular Biology, Charles River Laboratories, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Institute for Molecular Virology, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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Collin V, Biquand É, Tremblay V, Lavoie ÉG, Blondeau A, Gravel A, Galloy M, Lashgari A, Dessapt J, Côté J, Flamand L, Fradet-Turcotte A. The immediate-early protein 1 of human herpesvirus 6B interacts with NBS1 and inhibits ATM signaling. EMBO Rep 2024; 25:725-744. [PMID: 38177923 PMCID: PMC10897193 DOI: 10.1038/s44319-023-00035-z] [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: 03/07/2023] [Revised: 12/03/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024] Open
Abstract
Viral infection often trigger an ATM serine/threonine kinase (ATM)-dependent DNA damage response in host cells that suppresses viral replication. Viruses evolved different strategies to counteract this antiviral surveillance system. Here, we report that human herpesvirus 6B (HHV-6B) infection causes genomic instability by suppressing ATM signaling in host cells. Expression of immediate-early protein 1 (IE1) phenocopies this phenotype and blocks homology-directed double-strand break repair. Mechanistically, IE1 interacts with NBS1, and inhibits ATM signaling through two distinct domains. HHV-6B seems to efficiently inhibit ATM signaling as further depletion of either NBS1 or ATM do not significantly boost viral replication in infected cells. Interestingly, viral integration of HHV-6B into the host's telomeres is not strictly dependent on NBS1, challenging current models where integration occurs through homology-directed repair. Given that spontaneous IE1 expression has been detected in cells of subjects with inherited chromosomally-integrated form of HHV-6B (iciHHV-6B), a condition associated with several health conditions, our results raise the possibility of a link between genomic instability and the development of iciHHV-6-associated diseases.
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- Vanessa Collin
- Division of Infectious Disease and Immunity, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Quebec City, QC, G1V 4G2, Canada
- Department of Microbiology, Infectious Disease and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Oncology Division, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Quebec City, QC, G1R 2J6, Canada
- Department of Molecular biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada
- Université Laval Cancer Research Center, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, G1R 3S3, Canada
- INSERM, Centre d'Étude des Pathologies Respiratoires (CEPR), UMR 1100, Université de Tours, Tours, France
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- Oncology Division, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Quebec City, QC, G1R 2J6, Canada
- Department of Molecular biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada
- Université Laval Cancer Research Center, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, G1R 3S3, Canada
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- Oncology Division, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Quebec City, QC, G1R 2J6, Canada
- Université Laval Cancer Research Center, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, G1R 3S3, Canada
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- Oncology Division, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Quebec City, QC, G1R 2J6, Canada
- Université Laval Cancer Research Center, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, G1R 3S3, Canada
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- Division of Infectious Disease and Immunity, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Quebec City, QC, G1V 4G2, Canada
- Department of Microbiology, Infectious Disease and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Oncology Division, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Quebec City, QC, G1R 2J6, Canada
- Department of Molecular biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada
- Université Laval Cancer Research Center, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, G1R 3S3, Canada
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- Oncology Division, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Quebec City, QC, G1R 2J6, Canada
- Department of Molecular biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada
- Université Laval Cancer Research Center, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, G1R 3S3, Canada
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- Oncology Division, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Quebec City, QC, G1R 2J6, Canada
- Department of Molecular biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada
- Université Laval Cancer Research Center, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, G1R 3S3, Canada
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- Oncology Division, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Quebec City, QC, G1R 2J6, Canada
- Department of Molecular biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada
- Université Laval Cancer Research Center, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, G1R 3S3, Canada
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- Division of Infectious Disease and Immunity, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Quebec City, QC, G1V 4G2, Canada.
- Department of Microbiology, Infectious Disease and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada.
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- Oncology Division, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Quebec City, QC, G1R 2J6, Canada.
- Department of Molecular biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada.
- Université Laval Cancer Research Center, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, G1R 3S3, Canada.
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Oleinikov PD, Fedulova AS, Armeev GA, Motorin NA, Singh-Palchevskaia L, Sivkina AL, Feskin PG, Glukhov GS, Afonin DA, Komarova GA, Kirpichnikov MP, Studitsky VM, Feofanov AV, Shaytan AK. Interactions of Nucleosomes with Acidic Patch-Binding Peptides: A Combined Structural Bioinformatics, Molecular Modeling, Fluorescence Polarization, and Single-Molecule FRET Study. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:15194. [PMID: 37894874 PMCID: PMC10606924 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242015194] [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: 09/25/2023] [Revised: 10/08/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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In eukaryotic organisms, genomic DNA associates with histone proteins to form nucleosomes. Nucleosomes provide a basis for genome compaction, epigenetic markup, and mediate interactions of nuclear proteins with their target DNA loci. A negatively charged (acidic) patch located on the H2A-H2B histone dimer is a characteristic feature of the nucleosomal surface. The acidic patch is a common site in the attachment of various chromatin proteins, including viral ones. Acidic patch-binding peptides present perspective compounds that can be used to modulate chromatin functioning by disrupting interactions of nucleosomes with natural proteins or alternatively targeting artificial moieties to the nucleosomes, which may be beneficial for the development of new therapeutics. In this work, we used several computational and experimental techniques to improve our understanding of how peptides may bind to the acidic patch and what are the consequences of their binding. Through extensive analysis of the PDB database, histone sequence analysis, and molecular dynamic simulations, we elucidated common binding patterns and key interactions that stabilize peptide-nucleosome complexes. Through MD simulations and FRET measurements, we characterized changes in nucleosome dynamics conferred by peptide binding. Using fluorescence polarization and gel electrophoresis, we evaluated the affinity and specificity of the LANA1-22 peptide to DNA and nucleosomes. Taken together, our study provides new insights into the different patterns of intermolecular interactions that can be employed by natural and designed peptides to bind to nucleosomes, and the effects of peptide binding on nucleosome dynamics and stability.
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- Pavel D. Oleinikov
- Department of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia
- Laboratory of Structural-Functional Organization of Chromosomes, Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119334 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia
- Faculty of Biology, MSU-BIT Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518172, China
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- Department of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia
- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia
- Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
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- Department of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia
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Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a betaherpesvirus that establishes lifelong infection in its host and can cause severe comorbidities in individuals with suppressed or compromised immune systems. The lifecycle of HCMV consists of lytic and latent phases, largely dependent upon the cell type infected and whether transcription from the major immediate early locus can ensue. Control of this locus, which acts as a critical "switch" region from where the lytic gene expression cascade originates, as well as regulation of the additional ~235 kilobases of virus genome, occurs through chromatinization with cellular histone proteins after infection. Upon infection of a host cell, an initial intrinsic antiviral response represses gene expression from the incoming genome, which is relieved in permissive cells by viral and host factors in concert. Latency is established in a subset of hematopoietic cells, during which viral transcription is largely repressed while the genome is maintained. As these latently infected cells differentiate, the cellular milieu and epigenetic modifications change, giving rise to the initial stages of virus reactivation from latency. Thus, throughout the cycle of infection, chromatinization, chromatin modifiers, and the recruitment of specific transcription factors influence the expression of genes from the HCMV genome. In this review, we discuss epigenetic regulation of the HCMV genome during the different phases of infection, with an emphasis on recent reports that add to our current perspective.
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- Stephen M. Matthews
- Infection Biology, Global Center for Pathogen and Human Health Research, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Infection Biology, Global Center for Pathogen and Human Health Research, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Molecular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Infection Biology, Global Center for Pathogen and Human Health Research, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Molecular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Ge W, Yu C, Li J, Yu Z, Li X, Zhang Y, Liu CP, Li Y, Tian C, Zhang X, Li G, Zhu B, Xu RM. Basis of the H2AK119 specificity of the Polycomb repressive deubiquitinase. Nature 2023; 616:176-182. [PMID: 36991118 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-05841-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023]
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Repression of gene expression by protein complexes of the Polycomb group is a fundamental mechanism that governs embryonic development and cell-type specification1-3. The Polycomb repressive deubiquitinase (PR-DUB) complex removes the ubiquitin moiety from monoubiquitinated histone H2A K119 (H2AK119ub1) on the nucleosome4, counteracting the ubiquitin E3 ligase activity of Polycomb repressive complex 1 (PRC1)5 to facilitate the correct silencing of genes by Polycomb proteins and safeguard active genes from inadvertent silencing by PRC1 (refs. 6-9). The intricate biological function of PR-DUB requires accurate targeting of H2AK119ub1, but PR-DUB can deubiquitinate monoubiquitinated free histones and peptide substrates indiscriminately; the basis for its exquisite nucleosome-dependent substrate specificity therefore remains unclear. Here we report the cryo-electron microscopy structure of human PR-DUB, composed of BAP1 and ASXL1, in complex with the chromatosome. We find that ASXL1 directs the binding of the positively charged C-terminal extension of BAP1 to nucleosomal DNA and histones H3-H4 near the dyad, an addition to its role in forming the ubiquitin-binding cleft. Furthermore, a conserved loop segment of the catalytic domain of BAP1 is situated near the H2A-H2B acidic patch. This distinct nucleosome-binding mode displaces the C-terminal tail of H2A from the nucleosome surface, and endows PR-DUB with the specificity for H2AK119ub1.
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- Weiran Ge
- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- School of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- School of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- School of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Division of Life Sciences and Anhui Provisional Engineering Laboratory of Peptide Drugs, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- School of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- School of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
- School of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
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- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
- School of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
- Key Laboratory of Systems Health Science of Zhejiang Province, School of Life Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China.
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Epstein-Barr virus protein BKRF4 restricts nucleosome assembly to suppress host antiviral responses. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2203782119. [PMID: 36067323 PMCID: PMC9477414 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2203782119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Inhibition of host DNA damage response (DDR) is a common mechanism used by viruses to manipulate host cellular machinery and orchestrate viral life cycles. Epstein-Barr virus tegument protein BKRF4 associates with cellular chromatin to suppress host DDR signaling, but the underlying mechanism remains elusive. Here, we identify a BKRF4 histone binding domain (residues 15-102, termed BKRF4-HBD) that can accumulate at the DNA damage sites to disrupt 53BP1 foci formation. The high-resolution structure of the BKRF4-HBD in complex with a human H2A-H2B dimer shows that BKRF4-HBD interacts with the H2A-H2B dimer via the N-terminal region (NTR), the DWP motif (residues 80-86 containing D81, W84, P86), and the C-terminal region (CTR). The "triple-anchor" binding mode confers BKRF4-HBD the ability to associate with the partially unfolded nucleosomes, promoting the nucleosome disassembly. Importantly, disrupting the BKRF4-H2A-H2B interaction impairs the binding between BKRF4-HBD and nucleosome in vitro and inhibits the recruitment of BKRF4-HBD to DNA breaks in vivo. Together, our study reveals the structural basis of BKRF4 bindings to the partially unfolded nucleosome and elucidates an unconventional mechanism of host DDR signal attenuation.
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Targeting the Nucleosome Acidic Patch by Viral Proteins: Two Birds with One Stone? mBio 2022; 13:e0173321. [PMID: 35343785 PMCID: PMC9040877 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01733-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The past decade illuminated the H2A-H2B acidic patch as a cornerstone for both nucleosome recognition and chromatin structure regulation. Higher-order folding of chromatin arrays is mediated by interactions of histone H4 tail with an adjacent nucleosome acidic patch. Dynamic chromatin folding ensures a proper regulation of nuclear functions fundamental to cellular homeostasis. Many cellular factors have been shown to act on chromatin by tethering nucleosomes via an arginine anchor binding to the acidic patch. This tethering mechanism has also been described for several viral proteins. In this minireview, we will discuss the structural basis for acidic patch engagement by viral proteins and the implications during respective viral infections. We will also discuss a model in which acidic patch occupancy by these non-self viral proteins alters the local chromatin state by preventing H4 tail-mediated higher-order chromatin folding.
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Zhang H, Eerland J, Horn V, Schellevis R, van Ingen H. Mapping the electrostatic potential of the nucleosome acidic patch. Sci Rep 2021; 11:23013. [PMID: 34837025 PMCID: PMC8626509 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-02436-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The nucleosome surface contains an area with negative electrostatic potential known as the acidic patch, which functions as a binding platform for various proteins to regulate chromatin biology. The dense clustering of acidic residues may impact their effective pKa and thus the electronegativity of the acidic patch, which in turn could influence nucleosome-protein interactions. We here set out to determine the pKa values of residues in and around the acidic patch in the free H2A-H2B dimer using NMR spectroscopy. We present a refined solution structure of the H2A-H2B dimer based on intermolecular distance restraints, displaying a well-defined histone-fold core. We show that the conserved histidines H2B H46 and H106 that line the acidic patch have pKa of 5.9 and 6.5, respectively, and that most acidic patch carboxyl groups have pKa values well below 5.0. For H2A D89 we find strong evidence for an elevated pKa of 5.3. Our data establish that the acidic patch is highly negatively charged at physiological pH, while protonation of H2B H106 and H2B H46 at slightly acidic pH will reduce electronegativity. These results will be valuable to understand the impact of pH changes on nucleosome-protein interactions in vitro, in silico or in vivo.
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- Heyi Zhang
- grid.5132.50000 0001 2312 1970Department of Macromolecular Biochemistry, Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9502, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands ,grid.5477.10000000120346234NMR Group, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- grid.5132.50000 0001 2312 1970Department of Macromolecular Biochemistry, Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9502, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
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- grid.5132.50000 0001 2312 1970Department of Macromolecular Biochemistry, Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9502, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
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- grid.5477.10000000120346234NMR Group, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- NMR Group, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584, CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Dos Santos Passos C, Choi YS, Snow CD, Yao T, Cohen RE. Design of genetically encoded sensors to detect nucleosome ubiquitination in live cells. J Cell Biol 2021; 220:211785. [PMID: 33570569 PMCID: PMC7883740 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201911130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2020] [Revised: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Histone posttranslational modifications (PTMs) are dynamic, context-dependent signals that modulate chromatin structure and function. Ubiquitin (Ub) conjugation to different lysines of histones H2A and H2B is used to regulate diverse processes such as gene silencing, transcriptional elongation, and DNA repair. Despite considerable progress made to elucidate the players and mechanisms involved in histone ubiquitination, there remains a lack of tools to monitor these PTMs, especially in live cells. To address this, we combined an avidity-based strategy with in silico approaches to design sensors for specifically ubiquitinated nucleosomes. By linking Ub-binding domains to nucleosome-binding peptides, we engineered proteins that target H2AK13/15Ub and H2BK120Ub with Kd values from 10−8 to 10−6 M; when fused to fluorescent proteins, they work as PTM sensors in cells. The H2AK13/15Ub-specific sensor, employed to monitor signaling from endogenous DNA damage through the cell cycle, identified and differentiated roles for 53BP1 and BARD1 as mediators of this histone PTM.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.,Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
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In eukaryotes, genomic DNA is packaged into chromatin in the nucleus. The accessibility of DNA is dependent on the chromatin structure and dynamics, which essentially control DNA-related processes, including transcription, DNA replication, and repair. All of the factors that affect the structure and dynamics of nucleosomes, the nucleosome-nucleosome interaction interfaces, and the binding of linker histones or other chromatin-binding proteins need to be considered to understand the organization and function of chromatin fibers. In this review, we provide a summary of recent progress on the structure of chromatin fibers in vitro and in the nucleus, highlight studies on the dynamic regulation of chromatin fibers, and discuss their related biological functions and abnormal organization in diseases.
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- Ping Chen
- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; .,National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China;
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- National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; .,Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.,Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, Guangdong 523808, China
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- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; .,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Tripathi V, Chatterjee KS, Das R. Non-covalent Interaction With SUMO Enhances the Activity of Human Cytomegalovirus Protein IE1. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:662522. [PMID: 34055792 PMCID: PMC8155523 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.662522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Viruses interact with the host cellular pathways to optimize cellular conditions for replication. The Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) Immediate-Early protein 1 (IE1) is the first viral protein to express during infection. It is a multifunctional and conditionally essential protein for HCMV infection. SUMO signaling regulates several cellular pathways that are also targets of IE1. Consequently, IE1 exploits SUMO signaling to regulate these pathways. The covalent interaction of IE1 and SUMO (IE1-SUMOylation) is well studied. However, the non-covalent interactions between SUMO and IE1 are unknown. We report two SUMO-Interacting Motifs (SIMs) in IE1, one at the end of the core domain and another in the C-terminal domain. NMR titrations showed that IE1-SIMs bind to SUMO1 but not SUMO2. Two critical functions of IE1 are inhibition of SUMOylation of Promyelocytic leukemia protein (PML) and transactivation of viral promoters. Although the non-covalent interaction of IE1 and SUMO is not involved in the inhibition of PML SUMOylation, it contributes to the transactivation activity. The transactivation activity of IE1 was previously correlated to its ability to inhibit PML SUMOylation. Our results suggest that transactivation and inhibition of PML SUMOylation are independent activities of IE1.
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- Vasvi Tripathi
- National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Bengaluru, India
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- National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Bengaluru, India
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- National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Bengaluru, India
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CENP-A nucleosome-a chromatin-embedded pedestal for the centromere: lessons learned from structural biology. Essays Biochem 2021; 64:205-221. [PMID: 32720682 PMCID: PMC7475651 DOI: 10.1042/ebc20190074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2020] [Revised: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The centromere is a chromosome locus that directs equal segregation of chromosomes during cell division. A nucleosome containing the histone H3 variant CENP-A epigenetically defines the centromere. Here, we summarize findings from recent structural biology studies, including several CryoEM structures, that contributed to elucidate specific features of the CENP-A nucleosome and molecular determinants of its interactions with CENP-C and CENP-N, the only two centromere proteins that directly bind to it. Based on those findings, we propose a role of the CENP-A nucleosome in the organization of centromeric chromatin beyond binding centromeric proteins.
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Mauch-Mücke K, Schön K, Paulus C, Nevels MM. Evidence for Tethering of Human Cytomegalovirus Genomes to Host Chromosomes. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2020; 10:577428. [PMID: 33117732 PMCID: PMC7561393 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.577428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Tethering of viral genomes to host chromosomes has been recognized in a variety of DNA and RNA viruses. It can occur during both the productive cycle and latent infection and may impact viral genomes in manifold ways including their protection, localization, transcription, replication, integration, and segregation. Tethering is typically accomplished by dedicated viral proteins that simultaneously associate with both the viral genome and cellular chromatin via nucleic acid, histone and/or non-histone protein interactions. Some of the most prominent tethering proteins have been identified in DNA viruses establishing sustained latent infections, including members of the papillomaviruses and herpesviruses. Herpesvirus particles have linear genomes that circularize in infected cell nuclei and usually persist as extrachromosomal episomes. In several γ-herpesviruses, tethering facilitates the nuclear retention and faithful segregation of viral episomes during cell division, thus contributing to persistence of these viruses in the absence of infectious particle production. However, it has not been studied whether the genomes of human Cytomegalovirus (hCMV), the prototypical β-herpesvirus, are tethered to host chromosomes. Here we provide evidence by fluorescence in situ hybridization that hCMV genomes associate with the surface of human mitotic chromosomes following infection of both non-permissive myeloid and permissive fibroblast cells. This chromosome association occurs at lower frequency in the absence of the immediate-early 1 (IE1) proteins, which bind to histones and have been implicated in the maintenance of hCMV episomes. Our findings point to a mechanism of hCMV genome maintenance through mitosis and suggest a supporting but non-essential role of IE1 in this process.
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- Katrin Mauch-Mücke
- Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, United Kingdom
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, United Kingdom
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Structural basis for nucleosome-mediated inhibition of cGAS activity. Cell Res 2020; 30:1088-1097. [PMID: 33051594 DOI: 10.1038/s41422-020-00422-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Activation of cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) through sensing cytosolic double stranded DNA (dsDNA) plays a pivotal role in innate immunity against exogenous infection as well as cellular regulation under stress. Aberrant activation of cGAS induced by self-DNA is related to autoimmune diseases. cGAS accumulates at chromosomes during mitosis or spontaneously in the nucleus. Binding of cGAS to the nucleosome competitively attenuates the dsDNA-mediated cGAS activation, but the molecular mechanism of the attenuation is still poorly understood. Here, we report two cryo-electron microscopy structures of cGAS-nucleosome complexes. The structures reveal that cGAS interacts with the nucleosome as a monomer, forming 1:1 and 2:2 complexes, respectively. cGAS contacts the nucleosomal acidic patch formed by the H2A-H2B heterodimer through the dsDNA-binding site B in both complexes, and could interact with the DNA from the other symmetrically placed nucleosome via the dsDNA-binding site C in the 2:2 complex. The bound nucleosome inhibits the activation of cGAS through blocking the interaction of cGAS with ligand dsDNA and disrupting cGAS dimerization. R236A or R255A mutation of cGAS impairs the binding between cGAS and the nucleosome, and largely relieves the nucleosome-mediated inhibition of cGAS activity. Our study provides structural insights into the inhibition of cGAS activity by the nucleosome, and advances the understanding of the mechanism by which hosts avoid the autoimmune attack caused by cGAS.
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Lyon SM, Yetming KD, Paulus C, Nevels M, Kalejta RF. Human Cytomegalovirus Genomes Survive Mitosis via the IE19 Chromatin-Tethering Domain. mBio 2020; 11:e02410-20. [PMID: 32994332 PMCID: PMC7527735 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02410-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The genomes of DNA tumor viruses regain nuclear localization after nuclear envelope breakdown during mitosis through the action of a viral protein with a chromatin-tethering domain (CTD). Here, we report that the human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) genome is maintained during mitosis by the CTD of the viral IE19 protein. Deletion of the IE19 CTD or disruption of the IE19 splice acceptor site reduced viral genome maintenance and progeny virion formation during infection of dividing fibroblasts, both of which were rescued by IE19 ectopic expression. The discovery of a viral genome maintenance factor during productive infection provides new insight into the mode of HCMV infection implicated in birth defects, organ transplant failure, and cancer.IMPORTANCE Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is the leading infectious cause of birth defects, represents a serious complication for immunocompromised HIV/AIDS and organ transplant patients, and contributes to both immunosenescence and cardiovascular diseases. HCMV is also implicated in cancers such as glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) and infects ex vivo-cultured GBM tumor cells. In dividing tumor cells, the genomes of DNA tumor viruses regain nuclear localization after nuclear envelope breakdown during mitosis. This mitotic survival is mediated by a viral protein with a chromatin-tethering domain (CTD). Here, we report that the HCMV genome is maintained in dividing fibroblasts by the CTD of the viral IE19 protein. The discovery of a viral genome maintenance factor during productive infection could help explain viral genome dynamics within HCMV-positive tumors as well as during latency.
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- Shelby M Lyon
- Institute for Molecular Virology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Institute for Molecular Virology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, United Kingdom
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Molecular Virology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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Al-Qahtani AA, Alarifi S, Alkahtani S, Stournaras C, Sourvinos G. Efficient proliferation and mitosis of glioblastoma cells infected with human cytomegalovirus is mediated by RhoA GTPase. Mol Med Rep 2020; 22:3066-3072. [PMID: 32945485 PMCID: PMC7453514 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2020.11434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a prevalent viral pathogen, which can cause severe clinical consequences in neonates, immunocompromised individuals, patients with AIDS, and organ and stem cell transplant recipients. HCMV inhibits the host cell cycle progress while the immediate-early protein 1 (IE1) tethers to condensed chromatin in mitotic cells. The present study investigated the effect of HCMV on the cell cycle in human glioblastoma cells, as well as the role of RhoA GTPase during mitosis in the same context. Live cell microscopy showed that despite the apparent cell cycle arrest at late stages of mitosis in normal fibroblasts, HCMV-infected U373MG cells successfully went through all stages of cell division. HCMV IE1 protein exhibited a remarkably tight association with mitotic chromosomes from early mitosis to late cytokinesis. Depletion of RhoA significantly impaired the proliferation rate of HCMV-infected U373MG cells; consistent with this observation, the number of cells entering mitosis was also decreased. These results demonstrated the differential behavior of HCMV during mitosis in a normal and a cancer background. Furthermore, RhoA may be a critical component for the efficient cell division of HCMV-infected glioblastoma cells, which subsequently ensures the maintenance of viral genomes.
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- Ahmed A Al-Qahtani
- Department of Infection and Immunity, Research Centre, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia
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- Zoology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Zoology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Laboratory of Clinical Virology, Medical School, University of Crete, 71003 Heraklion, Greece
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Sundaram R, Vasudevan D. Structural Basis of Nucleosome Recognition and Modulation. Bioessays 2020; 42:e1900234. [DOI: 10.1002/bies.201900234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2019] [Revised: 05/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Rajivgandhi Sundaram
- Laboratory of Macromolecular Crystallography Institute of Life Sciences Bhubaneswar 751023 India
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education Manipal 576104 India
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- Laboratory of Macromolecular Crystallography Institute of Life Sciences Bhubaneswar 751023 India
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Paulus C, Harwardt T, Walter B, Marxreiter A, Zenger M, Reuschel E, Nevels MM. Revisiting promyelocytic leukemia protein targeting by human cytomegalovirus immediate-early protein 1. PLoS Pathog 2020; 16:e1008537. [PMID: 32365141 PMCID: PMC7224577 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2019] [Revised: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Promyelocytic leukemia (PML) bodies are nuclear organelles implicated in intrinsic and innate antiviral defense. The eponymous PML proteins, central to the self-organization of PML bodies, and other restriction factors found in these organelles are common targets of viral antagonism. The 72-kDa immediate-early protein 1 (IE1) is the principal antagonist of PML bodies encoded by the human cytomegalovirus (hCMV). IE1 is believed to disrupt PML bodies by inhibiting PML SUMOylation, while PML was proposed to act as an E3 ligase for IE1 SUMOylation. PML targeting by IE1 is considered to be crucial for hCMV replication at low multiplicities of infection, in part via counteracting antiviral gene induction linked to the cellular interferon (IFN) response. However, current concepts of IE1-PML interaction are largely derived from mutant IE1 proteins known or predicted to be metabolically unstable and globally misfolded. We performed systematic clustered charge-to-alanine scanning mutagenesis and identified a stable IE1 mutant protein (IE1cc172-176) with wild-type characteristics except for neither interacting with PML proteins nor inhibiting PML SUMOylation. Consequently, IE1cc172-176 does not associate with PML bodies and is selectively impaired for disrupting these organelles. Surprisingly, functional analysis of IE1cc172-176 revealed that the protein is hypermodified by mixed SUMO chains and that IE1 SUMOylation depends on nucleosome rather than PML binding. Furthermore, a mutant hCMV expressing IE1cc172-176 was only slightly attenuated compared to an IE1-null virus even at low multiplicities of infection. Finally, hCMV-induced expression of cytokine and IFN-stimulated genes turned out to be reduced rather than increased in the presence of IE1cc172-176 relative to wild-type IE1. Our findings challenge present views on the relationship of IE1 with PML and the role of PML in hCMV replication. This study also provides initial evidence for the idea that disruption of PML bodies upon viral infection is linked to activation rather than inhibition of innate immunity.
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- Christina Paulus
- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinic St. Hedwig at Hospital Barmherzige Brüder Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, United Kingdom
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Migl D, Kschonsak M, Arthur CP, Khin Y, Harrison SC, Ciferri C, Dimitrova YN. Cryoelectron Microscopy Structure of a Yeast Centromeric Nucleosome at 2.7 Å Resolution. Structure 2020; 28:363-370.e3. [PMID: 32004465 PMCID: PMC7166091 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2019.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2019] [Revised: 10/17/2019] [Accepted: 12/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Kinetochores mediate chromosome segregation during cell division. They assemble on centromeric nucleosomes and capture spindle microtubules. In budding yeast, a kinetochore links a single nucleosome, containing the histone variant Cse4CENP-A instead of H3, with a single microtubule. Conservation of most kinetochore components from yeast to metazoans suggests that the yeast kinetochore represents a module of the more complex metazoan arrangements. We describe here a streamlined protocol for reconstituting a yeast centromeric nucleosome and a systematic exploration of cryo-grid preparation. These developments allowed us to obtain a high-resolution cryoelectron microscopy reconstruction. As suggested by previous work, fewer base pairs are in tight association with the histone octamer than there are in canonical nucleosomes. Weak binding of the end DNA sequences may contribute to specific recognition by other inner kinetochore components. The centromeric nucleosome structure and the strategies we describe will facilitate studies of many other aspects of kinetochore assembly and chromatin biochemistry.
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- David Migl
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Biophysics Program, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Structural Biology, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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- Structural Biology, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA, USA.
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Adamson CS, Nevels MM. Bright and Early: Inhibiting Human Cytomegalovirus by Targeting Major Immediate-Early Gene Expression or Protein Function. Viruses 2020; 12:v12010110. [PMID: 31963209 PMCID: PMC7019229 DOI: 10.3390/v12010110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2019] [Revised: 01/07/2020] [Accepted: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), one of eight human herpesviruses, establishes lifelong latent infections in most people worldwide. Primary or reactivated HCMV infections cause severe disease in immunosuppressed patients and congenital defects in children. There is no vaccine for HCMV, and the currently approved antivirals come with major limitations. Most approved HCMV antivirals target late molecular processes in the viral replication cycle including DNA replication and packaging. “Bright and early” events in HCMV infection have not been exploited for systemic prevention or treatment of disease. Initiation of HCMV replication depends on transcription from the viral major immediate-early (IE) gene. Alternative transcripts produced from this gene give rise to the IE1 and IE2 families of viral proteins, which localize to the host cell nucleus. The IE1 and IE2 proteins are believed to control all subsequent early and late events in HCMV replication, including reactivation from latency, in part by antagonizing intrinsic and innate immune responses. Here we provide an update on the regulation of major IE gene expression and the functions of IE1 and IE2 proteins. We will relate this insight to experimental approaches that target IE gene expression or protein function via molecular gene silencing and editing or small chemical inhibitors.
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Yakushiji F, Ishikawa A, Katsuyama A, Ichikawa S. Development of cyclic peptide derivatives from the N-terminal region of LANA for targeting the nucleosome acidic patch. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2020; 30:126839. [PMID: 31848042 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2019.126839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2019] [Revised: 11/13/2019] [Accepted: 11/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is known to be a carcinogenic agent that causes AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). When KSHV infects host's cells, one of the virus's proteins, latency-associated nuclear antigen 1 (LANA), binds to the host's nucleosomes to retain episomes and create latency circumstances. Although the infectious mechanism of KSHV is partly elucidated, the development of drug candidates for targeting KS is ongoing. In this study, we developed cyclic peptides corresponding to an N-terminal LANA sequence that disrupt the LANA-nucleosome interaction. The cyclic peptides showed a different secondary structure compared to their corresponding linear peptide derivatives, which suggests that our cyclization strategy imitates the N-terminal LANA binding conformation on nucleosomes.
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- Fumika Yakushiji
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita-12 Nishi-6, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan; Center for Research and Education on Drug Discovery, Hokkaido University, Kita-12 Nishi-6, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan.
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita-12 Nishi-6, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita-12 Nishi-6, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan; Center for Research and Education on Drug Discovery, Hokkaido University, Kita-12 Nishi-6, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita-12 Nishi-6, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan; Center for Research and Education on Drug Discovery, Hokkaido University, Kita-12 Nishi-6, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan.
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I. Fedoreyeva L, F. Vanyushin B, N. Baranova E. Peptide AEDL alters chromatin conformation via histone binding. AIMS BIOPHYSICS 2020. [DOI: 10.3934/biophy.2020001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Liu J, Jaijyan DK, Tang Q, Zhu H. Promising Cytomegalovirus-Based Vaccine Vector Induces Robust CD8 + T-Cell Response. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E4457. [PMID: 31510028 PMCID: PMC6770317 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20184457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2019] [Revised: 09/05/2019] [Accepted: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Vaccination has had great success in combating diseases, especially infectious diseases. However, traditional vaccination strategies are ineffective for several life-threatening diseases, including acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), tuberculosis, malaria, and cancer. Viral vaccine vectors represent a promising strategy because they can efficiently deliver foreign genes and enhance antigen presentation in vivo. However, several limitations, including pre-existing immunity and packaging capacity, block the application of viral vectors. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) has been demonstrated as a new type of viral vector with additional advantages. CMV could systematically elicit and maintain high frequencies of effector memory T cells through the "memory inflation" mechanism. Studies have shown that CMV can be genetically modified to induce distinct patterns of CD8+ T-cell responses, while some unconventional CD8+ T-cell responses are rarely induced through conventional vaccine strategies. CMV has been used as a vaccine vector to deliver many disease-specific antigens, and the efficacy of these vaccines was tested in different animal models. Promising results demonstrated that the robust and unconventional T-cell responses elicited by the CMV-based vaccine vector are essential to control these diseases. These accumulated data and evidence strongly suggest that a CMV-based vaccine vector represents a promising approach to develop novel prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines against some epidemic pathogens and tumors.
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- Jian Liu
- School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou 363000, China.
- College of Life Sciences, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
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- Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ 07103, USA.
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- Department of Microbiology, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC 20059, USA.
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- Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ 07103, USA.
- College of Life Sciences, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
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Zhou K, Gaullier G, Luger K. Nucleosome structure and dynamics are coming of age. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2018; 26:3-13. [PMID: 30532059 DOI: 10.1038/s41594-018-0166-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 180] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2018] [Accepted: 11/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Since the first high-resolution structure of the nucleosome was reported in 1997, the available information on chromatin structure has increased very rapidly. Here, we review insights derived from cutting-edge biophysical and structural approaches applied to the study of nucleosome dynamics and nucleosome-binding factors, with a focus on the experimental advances driving the research. In addition, we highlight emerging challenges in nucleosome structural biology.
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- Keda Zhou
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA. .,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA.
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Ravarani CN, Erkina TY, De Baets G, Dudman DC, Erkine AM, Babu MM. High-throughput discovery of functional disordered regions: investigation of transactivation domains. Mol Syst Biol 2018; 14:e8190. [PMID: 29759983 PMCID: PMC5949888 DOI: 10.15252/msb.20188190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Over 40% of proteins in any eukaryotic genome encode intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) that do not adopt defined tertiary structures. Certain IDRs perform critical functions, but discovering them is non‐trivial as the biological context determines their function. We present IDR‐Screen, a framework to discover functional IDRs in a high‐throughput manner by simultaneously assaying large numbers of DNA sequences that code for short disordered sequences. Functionality‐conferring patterns in their protein sequence are inferred through statistical learning. Using yeast HSF1 transcription factor‐based assay, we discovered IDRs that function as transactivation domains (TADs) by screening a random sequence library and a designed library consisting of variants of 13 diverse TADs. Using machine learning, we find that segments devoid of positively charged residues but with redundant short sequence patterns of negatively charged and aromatic residues are a generic feature for TAD functionality. We anticipate that investigating defined sequence libraries using IDR‐Screen for specific functions can facilitate discovering novel and functional regions of the disordered proteome as well as understand the impact of natural and disease variants in disordered segments.
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK
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Gamarra N, Johnson SL, Trnka MJ, Burlingame AL, Narlikar GJ. The nucleosomal acidic patch relieves auto-inhibition by the ISWI remodeler SNF2h. eLife 2018; 7:35322. [PMID: 29664398 PMCID: PMC5976439 DOI: 10.7554/elife.35322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2018] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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ISWI family chromatin remodeling motors use sophisticated autoinhibition mechanisms to control nucleosome sliding. Yet how the different autoinhibitory domains are regulated is not well understood. Here we show that an acidic patch formed by histones H2A and H2B of the nucleosome relieves the autoinhibition imposed by the AutoN and the NegC regions of the human ISWI remodeler SNF2h. Further, by single molecule FRET we show that the acidic patch helps control the distance travelled per translocation event. We propose a model in which the acidic patch activates SNF2h by providing a landing pad for the NegC and AutoN auto-inhibitory domains. Interestingly, the INO80 complex is also strongly dependent on the acidic patch for nucleosome sliding, indicating that this substrate feature can regulate remodeling enzymes with substantially different mechanisms. We therefore hypothesize that regulating access to the acidic patch of the nucleosome plays a key role in coordinating the activities of different remodelers in the cell. Every human cell contains nearly two meters of DNA, which is carefully packaged to form a dense structure known as chromatin. The building block of chromatin is the nucleosome, a unit composed of a short section of DNA tightly wound up around a spool-like core of proteins called histones. The tight structure of the nucleosome prevents the cell from accessing and ‘reading’ the genes in the packaged DNA, effectively switching off these genes. So the exact placement of nucleosomes helps manage which genes are turned on. Changing the position of the nucleosomes can ‘free’ the DNA and make genes available to the cell. Enzymes called chromatin remodelers move nucleosomes around – for example, they can make the histone core slide on the DNA strand. However, it is still unclear how these enzymes recognize nucleosomes. Previous research indicates that many proteins bind to nucleosomes by using a surface on the histone proteins called the acidic patch. Could chromatin remodelers also work by interacting with this acidic patch? To address this further, Gamarra et al. investigate how a chromatin remodeler enzyme known as SNF2h interacts with a nucleosome. By default, SNF2h is inactive because two of its regions called AutoN and NegC act as brakes. The experiments show that the acidic patch helps to bypass this inactivation and switches on SNF2h. Gamarra et al. propose that, when SNF2h docks on to the nucleosome, the patch provides a landing pad for the AutoN and NegC modules; this interaction activates the enzyme, which can then start remodeling the nucleosome. However, another type of chromatin remodeler also uses the patch to interact with nucleosomes but it does not have the AutoN and NegC regions. This suggests that chromatin remodelers work with the acidic patch in different ways. Overall, the findings deepen our understanding of how DNA is packaged in cells, and how this process may go wrong and cause disease.
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- Nathan Gamarra
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States.,Tetrad Graduate Program, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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Davey GE, Adhireksan Z, Ma Z, Riedel T, Sharma D, Padavattan S, Rhodes D, Ludwig A, Sandin S, Murray BS, Dyson PJ, Davey CA. Nucleosome acidic patch-targeting binuclear ruthenium compounds induce aberrant chromatin condensation. Nat Commun 2017; 8:1575. [PMID: 29146919 PMCID: PMC5691193 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-01680-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2017] [Accepted: 10/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
The 'acidic patch' is a highly electronegative cleft on the histone H2A-H2B dimer in the nucleosome. It is a fundamental motif for protein binding and chromatin dynamics, but the cellular impact of targeting this potentially therapeutic site with exogenous molecules remains unclear. Here, we characterize a family of binuclear ruthenium compounds that selectively target the nucleosome acidic patch, generating intra-nucleosomal H2A-H2B cross-links as well as inter-nucleosomal cross-links. In contrast to cisplatin or the progenitor RAPTA-C anticancer drugs, the binuclear agents neither arrest specific cell cycle phases nor elicit DNA damage response, but rather induce an irreversible, anomalous state of condensed chromatin that ultimately results in apoptosis. In vitro, the compounds induce misfolding of chromatin fibre and block the binding of the regulator of chromatin condensation 1 (RCC1) acidic patch-binding protein. This family of chromatin-modifying molecules has potential for applications in drug development and as tools for chromatin research.
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- Gabriela E Davey
- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637551, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637551, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637551, Singapore
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637551, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637551, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637551, Singapore
- NTU Institute of Structural Biology, Nanyang Technological University, 59 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 636921, Singapore
- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, 59 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 636921, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637551, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637551, Singapore
- NTU Institute of Structural Biology, Nanyang Technological University, 59 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 636921, Singapore
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- School of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX, UK.
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637551, Singapore.
- NTU Institute of Structural Biology, Nanyang Technological University, 59 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 636921, Singapore.
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Gould TJ, Tóth K, Mücke N, Langowski J, Hakusui AS, Olins AL, Olins DE. Defining the epichromatin epitope. Nucleus 2017; 8:625-640. [PMID: 28960120 DOI: 10.1080/19491034.2017.1380141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Epichromatin is identified by immunostaining fixed and permeabilized cells with particular bivalent anti-nucleosome antibodies (mAbs PL2-6 and 1H6). During interphase, epichromatin resides adjacent to the inner nuclear membrane; during mitosis, at the outer surface of mitotic chromosomes. By STED (stimulated emission depletion) microscopy, PL2-6 stained interphase epichromatin is ∼76 nm thick and quite uniform; mitotic epichromatin is more variable in thickness, exhibiting a "wrinkled" surface with an average thickness of ∼78 nm. Co-immunostaining with anti-Ki-67 demonstrates Ki-67 deposition between the PL2-6 "ridges" of mitotic epichromatin. Monovalent papain-derived Fab fragments of PL2-6 yield a strikingly different punctate "chromomeric" immunostaining pattern throughout interphase nuclei and along mitotic chromosome arms. Evidence from electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) and from analytical ultracentrifugation characterize the Fab/mononucleosome complex, supporting the concept that there are two binding sites per nucleosome. The peptide sequence of the Hv3 region (heavy chain variable region 3) of the PL2-6 antibody binding site strongly resembles other nucleosome acidic patch binding proteins (especially, LANA and CENPC), supporting that the nucleosome acidic patch is included within the epichromatin epitope. It is speculated that the interphase epichromatin epitope is "exposed" with favorable geometric arrangements for binding bivalent PL2-6 at the surface chromatin; whereas, the epitope is "hidden" within internal chromatin. Furthermore, it is suggested that the "exposed" nucleosome surface of mitotic epichromatin may play a role in post-mitotic nuclear envelope reformation.
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- Travis J Gould
- a Department of Physics & Astronomy , Bates College , Lewiston , ME , USA
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- b Division of Biophysics of Macromolecules, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) , Heidelberg , Germany
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- b Division of Biophysics of Macromolecules, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) , Heidelberg , Germany
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- b Division of Biophysics of Macromolecules, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) , Heidelberg , Germany
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- c Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences , College of Pharmacy, University of New England , Portland , ME , USA
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- c Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences , College of Pharmacy, University of New England , Portland , ME , USA
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Wilson MD, Costa A. Cryo-electron microscopy of chromatin biology. Acta Crystallogr D Struct Biol 2017; 73:541-548. [PMID: 28580916 PMCID: PMC5458496 DOI: 10.1107/s2059798317004430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2016] [Accepted: 03/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The basic unit of chromatin, the nucleosome core particle (NCP), controls how DNA in eukaryotic cells is compacted, replicated and read. Since its discovery, biochemists have sought to understand how this protein-DNA complex can help to control so many diverse tasks. Recent electron-microscopy (EM) studies on NCP-containing assemblies have helped to describe important chromatin transactions at a molecular level. With the implementation of recent technical advances in single-particle EM, our understanding of how nucleosomes are recognized and read looks to take a leap forward. In this review, the authors highlight recent advances in the architectural understanding of chromatin biology elucidated by EM.
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- Marcus D. Wilson
- Macromolecular Machines Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London NW1 1AT, UK
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- Macromolecular Machines Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London NW1 1AT, UK
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The interactions between a retrovirus and host cell chromatin that underlie integration and provirus expression are poorly understood. The prototype foamy virus (PFV) structural protein GAG associates with chromosomes via a chromatin-binding sequence (CBS) located within its C-terminal region. Here, we show that the PFV CBS is essential and sufficient for a direct interaction with nucleosomes and present a crystal structure of the CBS bound to a mononucleosome. The CBS interacts with the histone octamer, engaging the H2A-H2B acidic patch in a manner similar to other acidic patch-binding proteins such as herpesvirus latency-associated nuclear antigen (LANA). Substitutions of the invariant arginine anchor residue in GAG result in global redistribution of PFV and macaque simian foamy virus (SFVmac) integration sites toward centromeres, dampening the resulting proviral expression without affecting the overall efficiency of integration. Our findings underscore the importance of retroviral structural proteins for integration site selection and the avoidance of genomic junkyards.
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Zhu P, Li G. Higher-order structure of the 30-nm chromatin fiber revealed by cryo-EM. IUBMB Life 2016; 68:873-878. [PMID: 27704715 DOI: 10.1002/iub.1568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2016] [Accepted: 09/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Genomic DNA is hierarchically packaged into chromatin in eukaryotes. As a central-level chromatin structure between nucleosomal arrays and higher order organizations, 30 nm chromatin fiber, and its dynamics play a crucial role in regulating DNA accessibility for gene transcription. However, despite extensive efforts over three decades, the higher-order structure of the 30 nm chromatin fiber remains unresolved and controversial. We have recently reconstituted the 30 nm chromatin fibers from 12 nucleosomal arrays in vitro in the presence of linker histone H1, and determined their cryo-EM structures at resolution of 11 Å (Song et al., Science 344, 376-380). Here, we briefly reviewed the higher-order structure studies of chromatin fibers, mainly focusing on the insights from the cryo-EM structures we recently solved. © 2016 IUBMB Life, 68(11):873-878, 2016.
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- Ping Zhu
- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
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- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
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Agarwal P, Miller KM. The nucleosome: orchestrating DNA damage signaling and repair within chromatin. Biochem Cell Biol 2016; 94:381-395. [PMID: 27240007 DOI: 10.1139/bcb-2016-0017] [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] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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DNA damage occurs within the chromatin environment, which ultimately participates in regulating DNA damage response (DDR) pathways and repair of the lesion. DNA damage activates a cascade of signaling events that extensively modulates chromatin structure and organization to coordinate DDR factor recruitment to the break and repair, whilst also promoting the maintenance of normal chromatin functions within the damaged region. For example, DDR pathways must avoid conflicts between other DNA-based processes that function within the context of chromatin, including transcription and replication. The molecular mechanisms governing the recognition, target specificity, and recruitment of DDR factors and enzymes to the fundamental repeating unit of chromatin, i.e., the nucleosome, are poorly understood. Here we present our current view of how chromatin recognition by DDR factors is achieved at the level of the nucleosome. Emerging evidence suggests that the nucleosome surface, including the nucleosome acidic patch, promotes the binding and activity of several DNA damage factors on chromatin. Thus, in addition to interactions with damaged DNA and histone modifications, nucleosome recognition by DDR factors plays a key role in orchestrating the requisite chromatin response to maintain both genome and epigenome integrity.
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- Poonam Agarwal
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin, 2506 Speedway Stop A5000, Austin, TX 78712, USA.,Department of Molecular Biosciences, Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin, 2506 Speedway Stop A5000, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin, 2506 Speedway Stop A5000, Austin, TX 78712, USA.,Department of Molecular Biosciences, Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin, 2506 Speedway Stop A5000, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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