核周辺にヘテロクロマチンを配置すると,ヒストンの周回を抑制し,表遺伝子遺伝を促進する
Sahana Holla1, Jothy Dhakshnamoorthy1, H Diego Folco1
1Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Cell
|December 30, 2019
まとめ
新しい核縁タンパク質である Amo1 は,分裂酵母における細胞周辺のヘテロクロマチン維持に不可欠である. このタンパク質はヘテロクロマチンと核縁を結び,安定した遺伝子静止と表遺伝子遺伝を保証する.
科学分野:
- 細胞生物学
- エピジェネティクス
- 分子生物学
背景:
- ヘテロクロマチンは,DNAの凝縮された形であり,通常,真核生物の核周辺に存在します.
- ヘテロクロマチン維持と遺伝子静止におけるこの周核位置づけの生物学的な役割は完全に理解されていません.
研究 の 目的:
- 核周ヘテロクロマチンの位置づけの生物学的な意義を調査する.
- 核周辺におけるヘテロクロマチン維持と遺伝子静止に関与する要因を特定する.
主な方法:
- 分裂酵母をモデル生物として利用した.
- 核縁タンパク質 Amo1 (NUPL2) を特定し,特徴づけました.
- Amo1とRix1 (PELP1) を含んだRNA処理複合体RIXCとFACTヒストンチャペロン複合体との関連を調査した.
主要な成果:
- Amo1は内在的および子宮外ゲノムサイトの両方でヘテロクロマチンの伝播の重要な要因として特定されました.
- Amo1がヘテロクロマチン (Swi6/HP1とRIXC経由) を核周辺と接続することを実証した.
- Amo1はFACTとSwi6/HP1の結合を促進し,ヒストンの周回を防止し,安定した遺伝子の静止を促進することを示した.
結論:
- ヘテロクロマチンの周核定位に関与する未発見の保存因子.
- 外部サブドメインが安定した遺伝子抑制を強制し,ヘテロクロマチンを表遺伝的に維持するメカニズムを明らかにした.
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