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ArticleThe Plant cell2014

A DEK domain-containing protein modulates chromatin structure and function in Arabidopsis.

Sascha Waidmann, Branislav Kusenda, Juliane Mayerhofer, Karl Mechtler, Claudia Jonak

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Article in The Plant cell, 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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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sascha WaidmannGregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna Biocenter, 1030 Vienna, Austria.
Branislav KusendaGregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna Biocenter, 1030 Vienna, Austria.
Juliane MayerhoferGregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna Biocenter, 1030 Vienna, Austria.
Karl MechtlerResearch Institute of Molecular Pathology, Vienna Biocenter, 1030 Vienna, Austria.
Claudia JonakGregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna Biocenter, 1030 Vienna, Austria claudia.jonak@gmi.oeaw.ac.at.
Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology · ATVienna Biocenter · ATAustrian Academy of Sciences · AT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chromatin is a major determinant in the regulation of virtually all DNA-dependent processes. Chromatin architectural proteins interact with nucleosomes to modulate chromatin accessibility and higher-order chromatin structure. The evolutionarily conserved DEK domain-containing protein is implicated in important chromatin-related processes in animals, but little is known about its DNA targets and protein interaction partners. In plants, the role of DEK has remained elusive. In this work, we identified DEK3 as a chromatin-associated protein in Arabidopsis thaliana. DEK3 specifically binds histones H3 and H4. Purification of other proteins associated with nuclear DEK3 also established DNA topoisomerase 1α and proteins of the cohesion complex as in vivo interaction partners. Genome-wide mapping of DEK3 binding sites by chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by deep sequencing revealed enrichment of DEK3 at protein-coding genes throughout the genome. Using DEK3 knockout and overexpressor lines, we show that DEK3 affects nucleosome occupancy and chromatin accessibility and modulates the expression of DEK3 target genes. Furthermore, functional levels of DEK3 are crucial for stress tolerance. Overall, data indicate that DEK3 contributes to modulation of Arabidopsis chromatin structure and function.

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Gene Expression Regulation, PlantAmino Acid SequenceArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsCalpainChromatinHistonesMolecular Sequence DataMutationNucleosomesProtein Structure, TertiaryRecombinant ProteinsSequence AlignmentStress, PhysiologicalArabidopsis ProteinsCalpainChromatinDEK1 protein, ArabidopsisHistonesNucleosomesRecombinant Proteins

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PMID25387881
PMCPMC4277211
OpenAlexW2161896658

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