Dependence of ORC silencing function on NatA-mediated Nalpha acetylation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
N(alpha) acetylation is one of the most abundant protein modifications in eukaryotes and is catalyzed by N-terminal acetyltransferases (NATs). NatA, the major NAT in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, consists of the subunits Nat1p, Ard1p, and Nat5p and is necessary for the assembly of repressive chromatin structures. Here, we found that Orc1p, the ... large subunit of the origin recognition complex (ORC), required NatA acetylation for its role in telomeric silencing. NatA functioned genetically through the ORC binding site of the HMR-E silencer. Furthermore, tethering Orc1p directly to the silencer circumvented the requirement for NatA in silencing. Orc1p was N(alpha) acetylated in vivo by NatA. Mutations that abrogated its ability to be acetylated caused strong telomeric derepression. Thus, N(alpha) acetylation of Orc1p represents a protein modification that modulates chromatin function in S. cerevisiae. Genetic evidence further supported a functional link between NatA and ORC: (i) nat1Delta was synthetically lethal with orc2-1 and (ii) the synthetic lethality between nat1Delta and SUM1-1 required the Orc1 N terminus. We also found Sir3p to be acetylated by NatA. In summary, we propose a model by which N(alpha) acetylation is required for the binding of silencing factors to the N terminus of Orc1p and Sir3p to recruit heterochromatic factors and establish repression.
Mesh Terms:
Acetyltransferases, Arginine, Binding Sites, Chromatin, Chromatin Immunoprecipitation, DNA, Ribosomal, DNA-Binding Proteins, Gene Silencing, Genotype, Heterochromatin, Immunoblotting, Isoelectric Focusing, Lysine, Mutation, Open Reading Frames, Origin Recognition Complex, Peptides, Plasmids, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, Silent Information Regulator Proteins, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Telomere, Temperature
Acetyltransferases, Arginine, Binding Sites, Chromatin, Chromatin Immunoprecipitation, DNA, Ribosomal, DNA-Binding Proteins, Gene Silencing, Genotype, Heterochromatin, Immunoblotting, Isoelectric Focusing, Lysine, Mutation, Open Reading Frames, Origin Recognition Complex, Peptides, Plasmids, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, Silent Information Regulator Proteins, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Telomere, Temperature
Mol. Cell. Biol.
Date: Dec. 01, 2004
PubMed ID: 15542839
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