Cryo-EM Structures of Centromeric Tri-nucleosomes Containing a Central CENP-A Nucleosome.
CENP-A
centromere
chromatin
cryo-EM
histone variant
nucleosome
Journal
Structure (London, England : 1993)
ISSN: 1878-4186
Titre abrégé: Structure
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101087697
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 01 2020
07 01 2020
Historique:
received:
22
05
2019
revised:
26
08
2019
accepted:
22
10
2019
pubmed:
13
11
2019
medline:
2
10
2020
entrez:
13
11
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The histone H3 variant CENP-A is a crucial epigenetic marker for centromere specification. CENP-A forms a characteristic nucleosome and dictates the higher-order configuration of centromeric chromatin. However, little is known about how the CENP-A nucleosome affects the architecture of centromeric chromatin. In this study, we reconstituted tri-nucleosomes mimicking a centromeric nucleosome arrangement containing the CENP-A nucleosome, and determined their 3D structures by cryoelectron microscopy. The H3-CENP-A-H3 tri-nucleosomes adopt an untwisted architecture, with an outward-facing linker DNA path between nucleosomes. This is distinct from the H3-H3-H3 tri-nucleosome architecture, with an inward-facing DNA path. Intriguingly, the untwisted architecture may allow the CENP-A nucleosome to be exposed to the solvent in the condensed chromatin model. These results provide a structural basis for understanding the 3D configuration of CENP-A-containing chromatin, and may explain how centromeric proteins can specifically target the CENP-A nucleosomes buried in robust amounts of H3 nucleosomes in centromeres.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31711756
pii: S0969-2126(19)30357-0
doi: 10.1016/j.str.2019.10.016
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
CENPA protein, human
0
Centromere Protein A
0
Histones
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
44-53.e4Commentaires et corrections
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