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ArticleThe EMBO journal2008

ACF catalyses chromatosome movements in chromatin fibres.

Verena K Maier, Mariacristina Chioda, Daniela Rhodes, Peter B Becker

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Article in The EMBO journal, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Remodeling of Individual Nucleosomes in Nucleosome Arrays.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2025
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  3. The emerging role of ISWI chromatin remodeling complexes in cancer.Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR · 2021
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  10. Computational study of remodeling in a nucleosomal array.The European physical journal. E, Soft matter · 2015
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  19. Role for hACF1 in the G2/M damage checkpoint.Nucleic acids research · 2011
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Verena K MaierMolekularbiologie, Adolf-Butenandt Institut, Ludwig Maximilian Universität, Munich, Germany.
Mariacristina Chioda
Daniela Rhodes
Peter B Becker
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München · DEMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_U105184333
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nucleosome-remodelling factors containing the ATPase ISWI, such as ACF, render DNA in chromatin accessible by promoting the sliding of histone octamers. Although the ATP-dependent repositioning of mononucleosomes is readily observable in vitro, it is unclear to which extent nucleosomes can be moved in physiological chromatin, where neighbouring nucleosomes, linker histones and the folding of the nucleosomal array restrict mobility. We assembled arrays consisting of 12 nucleosomes or 12 chromatosomes (nucleosomes plus linker histone) from defined components and subjected them to remodelling by ACF or the ATPase CHD1. Both factors increased the access to DNA in nucleosome arrays. ACF, but not CHD1, catalysed profound movements of nucleosomes throughout the array, suggesting different remodelling mechanisms. Linker histones inhibited remodelling by CHD1. Surprisingly, ACF catalysed significant repositioning of entire chromatosomes in chromatin containing saturating levels of linker histone H1. H1 inhibited the ATP-dependent generation of DNA accessibility by only about 50%. This first demonstration of catalysed chromatosome movements suggests that the bulk of interphase euchromatin may be rendered dynamic by dedicated nucleosome-remodelling factors.

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AnimalsCatalysisChickensChromatinDNA-Binding ProteinsDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsHistonesHumansNucleosomesRNA-Binding ProteinsTranscription FactorsA1CF protein, humanCHD1 protein, DrosophilaChromatinDNA-Binding ProteinsDrosophila ProteinsHistonesNucleosomesRNA-Binding ProteinsTranscription Factors

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PMID17962805
PMCPMC2274928
OpenAlexW2031725812

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