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ArticleEukaryotic cell2014

LIA4 encodes a chromoshadow domain protein required for genomewide DNA rearrangements in Tetrahymena thermophila.

Scott A Horrell, Douglas L Chalker

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Article in Eukaryotic cell, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Phosphorylation of an HP1-like protein is a prerequisite for heterochromatin body formation in Tetrahymena DNA elimination.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2016
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Scott A HorrellDepartment of Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Douglas L ChalkerDepartment of Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA dchalker@biology2.wustl.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0285-3344
Washington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

Identification of Tetrahymena DNA Rearrangement GenesR01GM069593 · NIGMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI CHALKER, DOUGLAS LEE · 2004 to 2010
$1.3M
NIGMS NIH HHS GM069593NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM069593
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extensive DNA elimination occurs as part of macronuclear differentiation during Tetrahymena sexual reproduction. The identification of sequences to excise is guided by a specialized RNA interference (RNAi) machinery that targets the methylation of histone H3 lysine 9 (K9) and K27 on chromatin associated with these internal eliminated sequences (IESs). This modified chromatin is reorganized into heterochromatic subnuclear foci, which is a hallmark of their subsequent elimination. Here, we demonstrate that Lia4, a chromoshadow domain-containing protein, is an essential component in this DNA elimination pathway. LIA4 knockout (ΔLIA4) lines fail to excise IESs from their developing somatic genome and arrest at a late stage of conjugation. Lia4 acts after RNAi-guided heterochromatin formation, as both H3K9 and H3K27 methylation are established. Nevertheless, without LIA4, these cells fail to form the heterochromatic foci associated with DNA rearrangement, and Lia4 accumulates in the foci, indicating that Lia4 plays a key role in their structure. These data indicate a critical role for Lia4 in organizing the nucleus during Tetrahymena macronuclear differentiation.

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ChromatinCiliophora InfectionsGene Knockout TechniquesGene RearrangementGenome, ProtozoanProtein Structure, TertiaryProtozoan ProteinsReproductionRNA InterferenceTetrahymena thermophilaChromatinProtozoan Proteins

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PMID25084866
PMCPMC4187650
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