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An Engineered Split-TET2 Enzyme for Chemical-inducible DNA Hydroxymethylation and Epigenetic Remodeling
Published on: December 18, 2017
A mechanism for epigenetic control of DNA replication
Courtney G Sansam1, Katarzyna Pietrzak1, Blanka Majchrzycka1
1Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Cell Cycle and Cancer Biology Research Program, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104, USA.
Abstract:
DNA replication origins in hyperacetylated euchromatin fire preferentially during early S phase. However, how acetylation controls DNA replication timing is unknown. TICRR/TRESLIN is an essential protein required for the initiation of DNA replication. Here, we report that TICRR physically interacts with the acetyl-histone binding bromodomain (BRD) and extraterminal (BET) proteins BRD2 and BRD4. Abrogation of this interaction impairs TICRR binding to acetylated chromatin and disrupts normal S-phase progression. Our data reveal a novel function for BET proteins and establish the TICRR-BET interaction as a potential mechanism for epigenetic control of DNA replication.
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