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Establishment of centromeric chromatin by the CENP-A assembly factor CAL1 requires FACT-mediated transcription

Establishment of centromeric chromatin by the CENP-A assembly factor CAL1 requires FACT-mediated transcription
Establishment of centromeric chromatin by the CENP-A assembly factor CAL1 requires FACT-mediated transcription
Centromeres are essential chromosomal structures that mediate accurate chromosome segregation during cell division. Centromeres are specified epigenetically by the heritable incorporation of the centromeric histone H3 variant CENP-A. While many of the primary factors that mediate centromeric deposition of CENP-A are known, the chromatin and DNA requirements of this process have remained elusive. Here, we uncover a role for transcription in Drosophila CENP-A deposition. Using an inducible ectopic centromere system that uncouples CENP-A deposition from endogenous centromere function and cell-cycle progression, we demonstrate that CENP-A assembly by its loading factor, CAL1, requires RNAPII-mediated transcription of the underlying DNA. This transcription depends on the CAL1 binding partner FACT, but not on CENP-A incorporation. Our work establishes RNAPII passage as a key step in chaperone-mediated CENP-A chromatin establishment and propagation.
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Chen, Chin-Chi, Bowers, Sarion, Lipinszki, Zoltan, Palladino, Jason, Trusiak, Sarah, Bettini, Emily, Rosin, Leah, Przewloka, Marcin, Glover, David M., O'Neill, Rachel J. and Mellone, Barbara G. (2015) Establishment of centromeric chromatin by the CENP-A assembly factor CAL1 requires FACT-mediated transcription. Developmental Cell, 34 (1), 73-84. (doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2015.05.012). (PMID:26151904)

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Centromeres are essential chromosomal structures that mediate accurate chromosome segregation during cell division. Centromeres are specified epigenetically by the heritable incorporation of the centromeric histone H3 variant CENP-A. While many of the primary factors that mediate centromeric deposition of CENP-A are known, the chromatin and DNA requirements of this process have remained elusive. Here, we uncover a role for transcription in Drosophila CENP-A deposition. Using an inducible ectopic centromere system that uncouples CENP-A deposition from endogenous centromere function and cell-cycle progression, we demonstrate that CENP-A assembly by its loading factor, CAL1, requires RNAPII-mediated transcription of the underlying DNA. This transcription depends on the CAL1 binding partner FACT, but not on CENP-A incorporation. Our work establishes RNAPII passage as a key step in chaperone-mediated CENP-A chromatin establishment and propagation.

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Accepted/In Press date: 18 May 2015
e-pub ahead of print date: 6 July 2015
Published date: 6 July 2015
Organisations: Molecular and Cellular, Centre for Biological Sciences

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Local EPrints ID: 393855
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/393855
ISSN: 1534-5807
PURE UUID: d99b7fd6-0305-4617-9daa-c1f6c40cfbfe
ORCID for Marcin Przewloka: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0329-9162

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Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:54

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Author: Chin-Chi Chen
Author: Sarion Bowers
Author: Zoltan Lipinszki
Author: Jason Palladino
Author: Sarah Trusiak
Author: Emily Bettini
Author: Leah Rosin
Author: David M. Glover
Author: Rachel J. O'Neill
Author: Barbara G. Mellone

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