Mo Qinling, Liu Beibei, Liu Chunyu, Long Jiafu, Zhou Hao
State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Protein Science, and College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, 94 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300071, China.
State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Protein Science, and College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, 94 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300071, China.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2025 Jan;745:151238. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2024.151238. Epub 2024 Dec 25.
Mammalian SWI/SNF (mSWI/SNF) ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling complexes play critical roles in regulating gene expression and DNA accessibility, and more than 20 % of cancers have mutations in genes encoding chromatin remodeling complexes. The mSWI/SNF family comprises three distinct classes: canonical BAF (cBAF), PBAF, and non-canonical BAF (ncBAF). While the structures of cBAF and PBAF have been resolved by using cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), the modular organization and assembly mechanism of ncBAF remain poorly understood. In this study, we first mapped the binding fragment of SMARCC1/SMARCD1 complex, then found that GLTSCR1 could form a stable complex with SMARCC1/SMARCD1. Next, we purified the SMARCC1/SMARCD1/GLTSCR1/BRD9 tetrameric complex. Finally, we assembled a stable and uniform SMARCC1/SMARCD1/GLTSCR1/BRD9/SMARCA4 quinary complex in vitro, which is ncBAF core module. These findings provide insight into the assembly mode of ncBAF complex, and lay the foundations for further solving its structure in the future.
哺乳动物的SWI/SNF(mSWI/SNF)ATP依赖型染色质重塑复合物在调节基因表达和DNA可及性方面发挥着关键作用,超过20%的癌症在编码染色质重塑复合物的基因中存在突变。mSWI/SNF家族包括三个不同的类别:经典BAF(cBAF)、PBAF和非经典BAF(ncBAF)。虽然cBAF和PBAF的结构已通过冷冻电子显微镜(cryo-EM)解析,但ncBAF的模块组织和组装机制仍知之甚少。在本研究中,我们首先绘制了SMARCC1/SMARCD1复合物的结合片段,然后发现GLTSCR1可以与SMARCC1/SMARCD1形成稳定的复合物。接下来,我们纯化了SMARCC1/SMARCD1/GLTSCR1/BRD9四聚体复合物。最后,我们在体外组装了一个稳定且均匀的SMARCC1/SMARCD1/GLTSCR1/BRD9/SMARCA4五元复合物,即ncBAF核心模块。这些发现为ncBAF复合物的组装模式提供了见解,并为未来进一步解析其结构奠定了基础。