Potential role of the histone chaperone, CAF-1, in transcription.
The eukaryotic genome forms a chromatin structure that contains repeating nucleosome structures. Nucleosome packaging is regulated by chromatin remodeling factors such as histone chaperones. The Saccharomyces cerevisiae H3/H4 histone chaperones, CAF-1 and Asf1, regulate DNA replication and chromatin assembly. CAF-1 function is largely restricted to non-transcriptional processes in heterochromatin, whereas ... Asf1 regulates transcription together with another H3/H4 chaperone, HIR. This study examined the role of the yeast H3/H4 histone chaperones, Asf1, HIR, and CAF-1 in chromatin dynamics during transcription. Unexpectedly, CAF-1 was recruited to the actively transcribed region in a similar way to HIR and Asf1. In addition, the three histone chaperones genetically interacted with Set2-dependent H3 K36 methylation. Similar to histone chaperones, Set2 was required for tolerance to excess histone H3 but not to excess H2A, suggesting that CAF-1, Asf1, HIR, and Set2 function in a related pathway and target chromatin during transcription.
Mesh Terms:
Cell Cycle Proteins, Histones, Methyltransferases, Molecular Chaperones, Protein Kinases, Ribonucleases, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, TATA-Box Binding Protein, Transcription, Genetic
Cell Cycle Proteins, Histones, Methyltransferases, Molecular Chaperones, Protein Kinases, Ribonucleases, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, TATA-Box Binding Protein, Transcription, Genetic
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Date: Apr. 30, 2009
PubMed ID: 19403047
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