The nucleosomal acidic patch relieves auto-inhibition by the ISWI remodeler SNF2h

ISWI family chromatin remodeling motors use sophisticated autoinhibition mechanisms to control nucleosome sliding. Yet how the different autoinhibitory domains are regulated is not well understood. Here we show that an acidic patch formed by histones H2A and H2B of the nucleosome relieves the autoin...

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Main Authors: Nathan Gamarra, Stephanie L Johnson, Michael J Trnka, Alma L Burlingame, Geeta J Narlikar
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Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2018-04-01
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/35322
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author Nathan Gamarra
Stephanie L Johnson
Michael J Trnka
Alma L Burlingame
Geeta J Narlikar
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Stephanie L Johnson
Michael J Trnka
Alma L Burlingame
Geeta J Narlikar
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description ISWI family chromatin remodeling motors use sophisticated autoinhibition mechanisms to control nucleosome sliding. Yet how the different autoinhibitory domains are regulated is not well understood. Here we show that an acidic patch formed by histones H2A and H2B of the nucleosome relieves the autoinhibition imposed by the AutoN and the NegC regions of the human ISWI remodeler SNF2h. Further, by single molecule FRET we show that the acidic patch helps control the distance travelled per translocation event. We propose a model in which the acidic patch activates SNF2h by providing a landing pad for the NegC and AutoN auto-inhibitory domains. Interestingly, the INO80 complex is also strongly dependent on the acidic patch for nucleosome sliding, indicating that this substrate feature can regulate remodeling enzymes with substantially different mechanisms. We therefore hypothesize that regulating access to the acidic patch of the nucleosome plays a key role in coordinating the activities of different remodelers in the cell.
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spelling doaj.art-541b8cfc76be4658bd1e9d44fdef24a52022-12-22T03:24:41ZengeLife Sciences Publications LtdeLife2050-084X2018-04-01710.7554/eLife.35322The nucleosomal acidic patch relieves auto-inhibition by the ISWI remodeler SNF2hNathan Gamarra0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2430-8662Stephanie L Johnson1Michael J Trnka2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8808-5146Alma L Burlingame3Geeta J Narlikar4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1920-0147Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States; Tetrad Graduate Program, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United StatesDepartment of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United StatesDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United StatesDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United StatesDepartment of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United StatesISWI family chromatin remodeling motors use sophisticated autoinhibition mechanisms to control nucleosome sliding. Yet how the different autoinhibitory domains are regulated is not well understood. Here we show that an acidic patch formed by histones H2A and H2B of the nucleosome relieves the autoinhibition imposed by the AutoN and the NegC regions of the human ISWI remodeler SNF2h. Further, by single molecule FRET we show that the acidic patch helps control the distance travelled per translocation event. We propose a model in which the acidic patch activates SNF2h by providing a landing pad for the NegC and AutoN auto-inhibitory domains. Interestingly, the INO80 complex is also strongly dependent on the acidic patch for nucleosome sliding, indicating that this substrate feature can regulate remodeling enzymes with substantially different mechanisms. We therefore hypothesize that regulating access to the acidic patch of the nucleosome plays a key role in coordinating the activities of different remodelers in the cell.https://elifesciences.org/articles/35322ATP-Dependent Chromatin RemodelingISWIINO80smFRETcross-linking mass spectrometrychromatin
spellingShingle Nathan Gamarra
Stephanie L Johnson
Michael J Trnka
Alma L Burlingame
Geeta J Narlikar
The nucleosomal acidic patch relieves auto-inhibition by the ISWI remodeler SNF2h
eLife
ATP-Dependent Chromatin Remodeling
ISWI
INO80
smFRET
cross-linking mass spectrometry
chromatin
title The nucleosomal acidic patch relieves auto-inhibition by the ISWI remodeler SNF2h
title_full The nucleosomal acidic patch relieves auto-inhibition by the ISWI remodeler SNF2h
title_fullStr The nucleosomal acidic patch relieves auto-inhibition by the ISWI remodeler SNF2h
title_full_unstemmed The nucleosomal acidic patch relieves auto-inhibition by the ISWI remodeler SNF2h
title_short The nucleosomal acidic patch relieves auto-inhibition by the ISWI remodeler SNF2h
title_sort nucleosomal acidic patch relieves auto inhibition by the iswi remodeler snf2h
topic ATP-Dependent Chromatin Remodeling
ISWI
INO80
smFRET
cross-linking mass spectrometry
chromatin
url https://elifesciences.org/articles/35322
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