Nucleosome depletion alters the chromatin structure of Saccharomyces cerevisiae centromeres.
AUTOR(ES)
Saunders, M J
RESUMO
Saccharomyces cerevisiae centromeric DNA is packaged into a highly nuclease-resistant chromatin core of approximately 200 base pairs of DNA. The structure of the centromere in chromosome III is somewhat larger than a 160-base-pair nucleosomal core and encompasses the conserved centromere DNA elements (CDE I, II, and III). Extensive mutational analysis has revealed the sequence requirements for centromere function. Mutations affecting the segregation properties of centromeres also exhibit altered chromatin structures in vivo. Thus the structure, as delineated by nuclease digestion, correlated with functional centromeres. We have determined the contribution of histone proteins to this unique structural organization. Nucleosome depletion by repression of either histone H2B or H4 rendered the cell incapable of chromosome segregation. Histone repression resulted in increased nuclease sensitivity of centromere DNA, with up to 40% of CEN3 DNA molecules becoming accessible to nucleolytic attack. Nucleosome depletion also resulted in an alteration in the distribution of nuclease cutting sites in the DNA surrounding CEN3. These data provide the first indication that authentic nucleosomal subunits flank the centromere and suggest that nucleosomes may be the central core of the centromere itself.
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