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Genome-wide Analysis using ChIP to Identify Isoform-specific Gene Targets
Published on: July 8, 2010
在存在H2AK119ub1和其他基因组修饰时,JARID2和AEBP2调节PRC2
Vignesh Kasinath1, Curtis Beck2, Paul Sauer3,4
1QB3 Institute, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. enogales@lbl.gov vigneshk@berkeley.edu.
概括
多抑制复合体 (PRC1和PRC2) 调节细胞身份. 新的冷EM结构揭示了JARID2和AEBP2如何将PRC2招募到H2AK119ub1中,克服了抑制性组织蛋白标记.
科学领域:
- 表观遗传学
- 分子生物学
- 结构生物学
背景情况:
- 多抑制复合体1和2 (PRC1和PRC2) 是细胞身份的关键表观遗传调节剂.
- 通过PRC1介导的H2AK119ub1来招募PRC2的机制尚不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 通过JARID2和AEBP2辅因子阐明PRC2对H2AK119ub1的结构基础.
- 了解这些辅助因子如何调节PRC2活性以应对其他基因组修饰.
主要方法:
- 通过冷电子显微镜 (cryo-EM) 用JARID2,AEBP2和修饰核素对PRC2的结构进行确定.
- 生物化学测定以评估辅因子介导的PRC2活性.
主要成果:
- 高分辨率的冷EM结构揭示了JARID2和AEBP2如何与H2AK119ub1核细胞结合并与PRC2相互作用.
- 通过与EED和H2AK119-ubiquitin的相互作用,JARID2直接刺激PRC2的活性.
- AEBP2作为支架,其存在,以及JARID2,部分缓解了H3K4me3和H3K36me3的抑制.
结论:
- 在基因组修饰和PRC2功能之间交叉对话中,JARID2和AEBP2是关键的调解者.
- 这些辅助因子在向PRC2和调节其活性方面起着至关重要的作用,以适当调节表观遗传基因和确定细胞身份.
相关概念视频
Covalently Linked Protein Regulators
Proteins can undergo many types of post-translational modifications, often in response to changes in their environment. These modifications play an important role in the function and stability of these proteins. Covalently linked molecules include functional groups, such as methyl, acetyl, and phosphate groups, and also small proteins, such as ubiquitin. There are around 200 different types of covalent regulators that have been identified.
These groups modify specific amino acids in a protein.
These groups modify specific amino acids in a protein.
Histone Modification
The histone proteins have a flexible N-terminal tail extending out from the nucleosome. These histone tails are often subjected to post-translational modifications such as acetylation, methylation, phosphorylation, and ubiquitination. Particular combinations of these modifications form “histone codes” that influence the chromatin folding and tissue-specific gene expression.
Acetylation
The enzyme histone acetyltransferase adds acetyl group to the histones. Another enzyme, histone deacetylase,...
Acetylation
The enzyme histone acetyltransferase adds acetyl group to the histones. Another enzyme, histone deacetylase,...
Spreading of Chromatin Modifications
The histone proteins in the nucleosomes are post-translationally modified (PTM) to increase or decrease access to DNA. The commonly observed PTMs are methylation, acetylation, phosphorylation, and ubiquitination of lysine amino acids in the histone H3 tail region. These histone modifications have specific meaning for the cell. Hence, they are called "histone code". The protein complex involved in histone modification is termed as "reader-writer" complex.
Writers
The writer is an enzyme that can...
Writers
The writer is an enzyme that can...
Histone Variants at the Centromere
Histone variants are the histone proteins with structural and sequence variations. These variants may be regarded as “mutant” forms that replace their canonical histone counterparts in the nucleosomes. Specific post-translational modifications on the histone variants enable further chromatin complexity and regulate tissue-specific gene expression. The most common histone variants are from histone H2A, H2B, and linker histone H1 families. However, several variants of histone H3 variants are also...
Covalently Linked Protein Regulators
Proteins can undergo many types of post-translational modifications, often in response to changes in their environment. These modifications play an important role in the function and stability of these proteins. Covalently linked molecules include functional groups, such as methyl, acetyl, and phosphate groups, and also small proteins, such as ubiquitin. There are around 200 different types of covalent regulators that have been identified.
These groups modify specific amino acids in a protein.
These groups modify specific amino acids in a protein.
Histone Modification
The histone proteins have a flexible N-terminal tail extending out from the nucleosome. These histone tails are often subjected to post-translational modifications such as acetylation, methylation, phosphorylation, and ubiquitination. Particular combinations of these modifications form “histone codes” that influence the chromatin folding and tissue-specific gene expression.
Acetylation
The enzyme histone acetyltransferase adds acetyl group to the histones. Another enzyme, histone deacetylase,...
Acetylation
The enzyme histone acetyltransferase adds acetyl group to the histones. Another enzyme, histone deacetylase,...

