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ArticleScientific reports2015

Histone H4 acetylation required for chromatin decompaction during DNA replication.

Kun Ruan, Takaharu G Yamamoto, Haruhiko Asakawa, Yuji Chikashige, Hiroshi Kimura, Hisao Masukata, Tokuko Haraguchi, Yasushi Hiraoka

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kun RuanGraduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, 1-3 Yamadaoka, Suita 565-0871, Japan.
Takaharu G YamamotoAdvanced ICT Research Institute Kobe, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, 588-2 Iwaoka, Iwaoka-cho, Nishi-ku, Kobe 651-2492, Japan.
Haruhiko AsakawaGraduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, 1-3 Yamadaoka, Suita 565-0871, Japan.
Yuji ChikashigeAdvanced ICT Research Institute Kobe, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, 588-2 Iwaoka, Iwaoka-cho, Nishi-ku, Kobe 651-2492, Japan.
Hiroshi KimuraDepartment of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuda, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan.
Hisao MasukataDepartment of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka 560-0043, Japan.
Tokuko Haraguchi1] Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, 1-3 Yamadaoka, Suita 565-0871, Japan [2] Advanced ICT Research Institute Kobe, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, 588-2 Iwaoka, Iwaoka-cho, Nishi-ku, Kobe 651-2492, Japan.
Yasushi Hiraoka1] Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, 1-3 Yamadaoka, Suita 565-0871, Japan [2] Advanced ICT Research Institute Kobe, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, 588-2 Iwaoka, Iwaoka-cho, Nishi-ku, Kobe 651-2492, Japan.
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology · JPOsaka University · JPTokyo Institute of Technology · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Faithful DNA replication is a prerequisite for cell proliferation. Several cytological studies have shown that chromosome structures alter in the S-phase of the cell cycle. However, the molecular mechanisms behind the alteration of chromosome structures associated with DNA replication have not been elucidated. Here, we investigated chromatin structures and acetylation of specific histone residues during DNA replication using the meiotic nucleus of the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe. The S. pombe meiotic nucleus provides a unique opportunity for measuring the levels of compaction of chromatin along the chromosome in a defined orientation. By direct measurement of chromatin compaction in living cells, we demonstrated that decompaction of chromatin occurs during meiotic DNA replication. This chromatin decompaction was suppressed by depletion of histone acetyltransferase Mst1 or by arginine substitution of specific lysine residues (K8 and K12) of histone H4. These results suggest that acetylation of histone H4 residues K8 and K12 plays a critical role in loosening chromatin structures during DNA replication.

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AcetylationChromatin Assembly and DisassemblyDNA, FungalDNA ReplicationHistonesSchizosaccharomycesSchizosaccharomyces pombe ProteinsS PhaseDNA, FungalHistonesSchizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins

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PMID26223950
PMCPMC4520004
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