端粒核小体本质上是可移动的。

Telomeric nucleosomes are intrinsically mobile.

作者信息

Pisano Sabrina, Marchioni Enrico, Galati Alessandra, Mechelli Rosella, Savino Maria, Cacchione Stefano

机构信息

Dipartimento di Genetica e Biologia Molecolare, Università di Roma La Sapienza, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Roma, Italy.

出版信息

J Mol Biol. 2007 Jun 22;369(5):1153-62. doi: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.04.027. Epub 2007 Apr 19.

Abstract

Nucleosomes are no longer considered only static basic units that package eukaryotic DNA but they emerge as dynamic players in all chromosomal processes. Regulatory proteins can gain access to recognition sequences hidden by the histone octamer through the action of ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling complexes that cause nucleosome sliding. In addition, it is known that nucleosomes are able to spontaneously reposition along the DNA due to intrinsic dynamic properties, but it is not clear yet to what extent sequence-dependent dynamic properties contribute to nucleosome repositioning. Here, we study mobility of nucleosomes formed on telomeric sequences as a function of temperature and ionic strength. We find that telomeric nucleosomes are highly intrinsically mobile under physiological conditions, whereas nucleosomes formed on an average DNA sequence mostly remain in the initial position. This indicates that DNA sequence affects not only the thermodynamic stability and the positioning of nucleosomes but also their dynamic properties. Moreover, our findings suggest that the high mobility of telomeric nucleosomes may be relevant to the dynamics of telomeric chromatin.

摘要

核小体不再仅仅被视为包装真核生物DNA的静态基本单位,而是在所有染色体过程中成为动态参与者。调节蛋白可以通过依赖ATP的染色质重塑复合物的作用,接触到被组蛋白八聚体隐藏的识别序列,这些复合物会导致核小体滑动。此外,已知核小体由于其内在的动态特性能够沿着DNA自发重新定位,但序列依赖性动态特性在多大程度上有助于核小体重新定位尚不清楚。在这里,我们研究了在端粒序列上形成的核小体的迁移率与温度和离子强度的关系。我们发现,端粒核小体在生理条件下具有高度的内在迁移性,而在平均DNA序列上形成的核小体大多保持在初始位置。这表明DNA序列不仅影响核小体的热力学稳定性和定位,还影响其动态特性。此外,我们的研究结果表明,端粒核小体的高迁移率可能与端粒染色质的动态变化有关。

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