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ArticleGenes & development2015

A phosphorylation switch on RbBP5 regulates histone H3 Lys4 methylation.

Pamela Zhang, Chandra-Prakash Chaturvedi, Veronique Tremblay, Myriam Cramet, Joseph S Brunzelle, Georgios Skiniotis, Marjorie Brand, Ali Shilatifard, Jean-François Couture

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Article in Genes & development, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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32 citing papers in PubMed, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Pamela ZhangDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology, Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8M5, Canada;
Chandra-Prakash ChaturvediThe Sprott Center for Stem Cell Research, Regenerative Medicine Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L6, Canada; Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L6, Canada;
Veronique TremblayDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology, Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8M5, Canada;
Myriam CrametDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology, Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8M5, Canada;
Joseph S BrunzelleDepartment of Pharmacology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA;
Georgios SkiniotisLife Sciences Institute, Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA;
Marjorie BrandThe Sprott Center for Stem Cell Research, Regenerative Medicine Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L6, Canada; Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L6, Canada;
Ali ShilatifardDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA.
Jean-François CoutureDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology, Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8M5, Canada; jean-francois.couture@uottawa.ca.
University of Ottawa · CANorthwestern University · USOttawa Hospital · CAOttawa Hospital Research InstituteUniversity of Michigan–Ann Arbor · US

Funding

Chromatin Modifications by Histone Ubiquitination and MethylationsR01GM069905 · NIGMS · STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH · PI SHILATIFARD, ALI · 2004 to 2015
$4.7M
Canadian Institutes of Health Research MOP-136816Canadian Institutes of Health Research MOP-89834NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM069905NIGMS NIH HHS R01GM069905
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The methyltransferase activity of the trithorax group (TrxG) protein MLL1 found within its COMPASS (complex associated with SET1)-like complex is allosterically regulated by a four-subunit complex composed of WDR5, RbBP5, Ash2L, and DPY30 (also referred to as WRAD). We report structural evidence showing that in WRAD, a concave surface of the Ash2L SPIa and ryanodine receptor (SPRY) domain binds to a cluster of acidic residues, referred to as the D/E box, in RbBP5. Mutational analysis shows that residues forming the Ash2L/RbBP5 interface are important for heterodimer formation, stimulation of MLL1 catalytic activity, and erythroid cell terminal differentiation. We also demonstrate that a phosphorylation switch on RbBP5 stimulates WRAD complex formation and significantly increases KMT2 (lysine [K] methyltransferase 2) enzyme methylation rates. Overall, our findings provide structural insights into the assembly of the WRAD complex and point to a novel regulatory mechanism controlling the activity of the KMT2/COMPASS family of lysine methyltransferases.

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Models, MolecularAnimalsCell DifferentiationCell Line, TumorCrystallizationDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA Mutational AnalysisEnzyme ActivationErythroid CellsHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHistonesMethylationMethyltransferasesMyeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia ProteinNuclear ProteinsPhosphorylationAsh2l protein, mouseDNA-Binding ProteinsHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHistonesKmt2a protein, mouseMethyltransferasesMyeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia ProteinNuclear ProteinsRBBP5 protein, mouseTranscription FactorschromatinCOMPASSepigeneticshistone H3 Lys4methylation

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PMID25593305
PMCPMC4298132
OpenAlexW2121912512

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