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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2018

The linker histone H1.2 is a novel component of the nucleolar organizer regions.

Junjie Chen, Boon Heng Dennis Teo, Yitian Cai, Seng Yin Kelly Wee, Jinhua Lu

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Junjie ChenFrom the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Immunology Programme, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117697.
Boon Heng Dennis TeoFrom the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Immunology Programme, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117697.
Yitian CaiFrom the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Immunology Programme, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117697.
Seng Yin Kelly WeeFrom the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Immunology Programme, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117697.
Jinhua LuFrom the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Immunology Programme, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117697 miclujh@nus.edu.sg.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The nucleoli accumulate rRNA genes and are the sites of rRNA synthesis and rRNA assembly into ribosomes. During mitosis, nucleoli dissociate, but nucleolar remnants remain on the rRNA gene loci, forming distinct nucleolar organizer regions (NORs). Little is known about the composition and structure of NORs, but upstream binding factor (UBF) has been established as its master organizer. In this study, we sought to establish new proteins in NORs. Using UBF-Sepharose to isolate UBF-binding proteins, we identified histone H1.2 as a candidate partner but were puzzled by this observation, given that UBF is known to be located predominantly in nucleoli, whereas H1.2 distributed broadly among the chromatins in interphase nuclei. We then examined cells undergoing mitosis and saw that both H1.2 and UBF were recruited into NORs in this state, reconciling the results of our UBF pulldowns. Inhibiting rRNA synthesis in interphase nuclei also induced NOR-like structures containing both UBF and H1.2. When chromosomes were isolated and spread on coverslips, NORs appeared separated from the chromosomes containing both UBF and H1.2. After chromosomes were fragmented by homogenization, intact NORs remained visible. Results collectively suggest that NORs are independent structures and that the linker histone H1.2 is a novel component of this structure.

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ChromatinHistonesHumansMitosisNucleolus Organizer RegionPol1 Transcription Initiation Complex ProteinsRNA, RibosomalTranscription, GeneticChromatinHistonesPol1 Transcription Initiation Complex ProteinsRNA, Ribosomaltranscription factor UBFchromatinhistonelinker histone H1.2mitosisnucleolusnucleolus organizer region (NOR)ribosomal ribonucleic acid (rRNA) (ribosomal RNA)UBF

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PMID29301938
PMCPMC5818188
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