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A Cell Free Assay to Study Chromatin Decondensation at the End of Mitosis
Published on: December 19, 2015
ELYS associates with distinct DNA sequence environments during post-mitotic nuclear pore reassembly
Kei Makiyama1, Dini Kurnia Ikliptikawati2, Koki Matsumoto1
1Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Science Initiative, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 9201192, Japan.
Abstract:
Nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) contribute to genome organization and cell identity, yet how post-mitotic NPC assembly is coordinated with chromatin architecture remains unclear. Here, we show that the nucleoporin ELYS preferentially associates with chromatin regions displaying distinct intrinsic DNA sequence features that are not explained by the repressive histone marks examined here. ELYS-bound regions are enriched for AT-rich sequences, whereas ELYS binding at super-enhancer-associated loci shift toward GC-rich sequence composition, revealing distinct sequence environments. These findings indicate that ELYS localization is associated with distinct intrinsic DNA sequence features and suggest a mechanism by which nuclear pore-associated architecture restores transcriptional programs after mitosis.
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