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含有SRA和SET域的蛋白质将RNA聚合酶V占用与DNA甲基化联系起来
Lianna M Johnson1, Jiamu Du2, Christopher J Hale1
1Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
Nature
|January 28, 2014
概括
SUVH2和SUVH9蛋白质将RNA聚合酶V招募到DNA甲基化位点,从而使植物中的向表观遗传基因沉默成为可能. 这种机制依赖于它们的SRA域结合甲基化DNA,而不是催化活性.
科学领域:
- 表观遗传学 在表观遗传学中,表观遗传学是指表观遗传学.
- 植物分子生物学 植物分子生物学
- 基因沉默是一种基因沉默.
背景情况:
- 由RNA指导的DNA甲基化对于植物中的基因沉默至关重要.
- 这个过程涉及小干扰RNAs (siRNAs),RNA聚合酶IV (Pol IV) 和Pol V.
- 此前,SUVH2和SUVH9在下游步骤中的作用尚不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 阐明SUVH2和SUVH9在RNA导向DNA甲基化中的功能机制.
- 为了确定SUVH2和SUVH9是否具有甲基转移酶活性.
- 了解Pol V是如何被招募来准DNA甲基化位点的.
主要方法:
- 全基因组染色体关联研究.
- 确定SUVH9.9的晶体结构.
- 局部定向的突变发生和基因沉默测试.
- 使用指域进行连接实验.
主要成果:
- 全基因组的Pol V关联需要SUVH2和SUVH9都冗余.
- SUVH9缺乏典型的甲基转移酶的催化活性.
- SUVH2和SUVH9通过SRA域结合甲基化DNA,招募Pol V.
- 丢失DNA甲基化导致Pol V重新分配和在新地点的高甲基化.
- 将SUVH9与非甲基化DNA结合,会招募Pol V并诱导沉默.
结论:
- SUVH2和SUVH9充当适配器,通过甲基-DNA结合将Pol V招募到DNA甲基化位点.
- 这些蛋白质缺乏内在的甲基转移酶活性,而是在招募中起作用.
- 这些发现揭示了植物向表观遗传基因沉默的机制.
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