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通过Dot1L进行的H2B化和H3甲基化交叉交谈的机制
Evan J Worden1, Niklas A Hoffmann1, Chad W Hicks1
1Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Cell
|February 16, 2019
概括
基因组H2B泛化 (H2B-Ub) 刺激了基因组H3K79的Dot1L甲基化. 这种交叉交谈涉及H4尾部,并诱导基因组H3的结构变化,使K79能够获得活跃的基因转录.
科学领域:
- 表观遗传学和基因调控
- 结构生物学
- 基因突变的分子机制
背景情况:
- 通过Dot1L进行的Histon H3 K79甲基化对活性基因转录至关重要.
- 这种甲基化取决于基因素H2B K120的无化 (H2B-Ub).
- 通过H2B-Ub和H3 K79甲基化进行的基因组修饰交叉谈话在物种之间保持.
研究的目的:
- 阐明Dot1L活动的H2B-Ub介导刺激的结构基础.
- 了解海斯顿H4尾巴在Dot1L招募和活动中的作用.
- 揭示核细胞核中的基因组修饰交叉对话的机制.
主要方法:
- 电子显微镜 (cryo-EM) 用于确定Dot1L与无处不在的核细胞结合的结构.
- 生物化学测定以评估Dot1L活性和基因素修饰交叉谈话.
- 结构分析以确定关键的蛋白质 - 希斯和蛋白质 - 蛋白质相互作用.
主要成果:
- 化-EM结构揭示了H2B-Ub结合如何增强Dot1L活动.
- 基因组H4尾巴在核细胞上定位Dot1L起着至关重要的作用.
- Dot1L和H4尾部相互作用诱导基因组H3的变化,重新定位K79进行催化.
- 这种机制解释了如何使以前无法获得的残留物得以甲基化.
结论:
- 介绍了一个全面的基因组无化和甲基化交叉交谈的结构机制.
- 基因质中的结构可塑性允许修饰酶进入核心残留物.
- 这项研究提供了通过协调基因组修改对基因转录的调节的见解.
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