The structure of the core NuRD repression complex provides insights into its interaction with chromatin.

The NuRD complex is a multi-protein transcriptional corepressor that couples histone deacetylase and ATP-dependent chromatin remodelling activities. The complex regulates the higher-order structure of chromatin, and has important roles in the regulation of gene expression, DNA damage repair and cell differentiation. HDACs 1 and 2 are recruited by the MTA1 ...
corepressor to form the catalytic core of the complex. The histone chaperone protein RBBP4, has previously been shown to bind to the carboxy-terminal tail of MTA1. We show that MTA1 recruits a second copy of RBBP4. The crystal structure reveals an extensive interface between MTA1 and RBBP4. An EM structure, supported by SAXS and crosslinking, reveals the architecture of the dimeric HDAC1:MTA1:RBBP4 assembly which forms the core of the NuRD complex. We find evidence that in this complex RBBP4 mediates interaction with histone H3 tails, but not histone H4, suggesting a mechanism for recruitment of the NuRD complex to chromatin.
Mesh Terms:
Chromatin, Crystallography, X-Ray, Histone Deacetylase 1, Histone Deacetylase 2, Histone Deacetylases, Mi-2 Nucleosome Remodeling and Deacetylase Complex, Protein Conformation, Repressor Proteins, Retinoblastoma-Binding Protein 4
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Date: Apr. 21, 2016
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