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ArticleNucleic acids research2014

DNA bridging and looping by HMO1 provides a mechanism for stabilizing nucleosome-free chromatin.

Divakaran Murugesapillai, Micah J McCauley, Ran Huo, Molly H Nelson Holte, Armen Stepanyants, L James Maher, Nathan E Israeloff, Mark C Williams

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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33citing papers in PubMed
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33 citing papers in PubMed, 62 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Measuring bridging forces in protein-DNA condensates.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Divakaran MurugesapillaiDepartment of Physics, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Micah J McCauleyDepartment of Physics, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Ran HuoDepartment of Physics, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Molly H Nelson HolteDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Armen StepanyantsDepartment of Physics, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
L James MaherDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Nathan E IsraeloffDepartment of Physics, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Mark C WilliamsDepartment of Physics, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA mark@neu.edu.
Northeastern University · USMayo Clinic · US

Funding

Enhancement of Cellular DNA FlexibilityR01GM075965 · NIGMS · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI MAHER, LOUIS JAMES · 2006 to 2018
$4.2M
Single Molecule HIV-1 Replication InteractionsR01GM072462 · NIGMS · NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY · PI WILLIAMS, MARK C · 2004 to 2018
$3.9M
Automated reconstruction of neurites from 3D microscopy image stacksR01NS063494 · NINDS · NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY · PI STEPANYANTS, ARMEN · 2008 to 2012
$1.4M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM075965NIGMS NIH HHS R01GM075965NIGMS NIH HHS R01GM72462NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS063494NINDS NIH HHS R01NS063494
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The regulation of chromatin structure in eukaryotic cells involves abundant architectural factors such as high mobility group B (HMGB) proteins. It is not understood how these factors control the interplay between genome accessibility and compaction. In vivo, HMO1 binds the promoter and coding regions of most ribosomal RNA genes, facilitating transcription and possibly stabilizing chromatin in the absence of histones. To understand how HMO1 performs these functions, we combine single molecule stretching and atomic force microscopy (AFM). By stretching HMO1-bound DNA, we demonstrate a hierarchical organization of interactions, in which HMO1 initially compacts DNA on a timescale of seconds, followed by bridge formation and stabilization of DNA loops on a timescale of minutes. AFM experiments demonstrate DNA bridging between strands as well as looping by HMO1. Our results support a model in which HMO1 maintains the stability of nucleosome-free chromatin regions by forming complex and dynamic DNA structures mediated by protein-protein interactions.

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ChromatinDNAHigh Mobility Group ProteinsNucleic Acid ConformationNucleosomesSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsChromatinDNAHigh Mobility Group ProteinsHMO1 protein, S cerevisiaeNucleosomesSaccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins

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PMID25063301
PMCPMC4132745
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