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ArticlePLoS genetics2021

ATRX proximal protein associations boast roles beyond histone deposition.

William A Scott, Erum Z Dhanji, Boris J A Dyakov, Ema S Dreseris, Jonathon S Asa, Laura J Grange, Mila Mirceta, Christopher E Pearson, Grant S Stewart, Anne-Claude Gingras and 1 more

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Article in PLoS genetics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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16citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

William A ScottGenetics & Genome Biology program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7831-9746
Erum Z DhanjiGenetics & Genome Biology program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-5884-4666
Boris J A DyakovDepartment of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-3589-1053
Ema S DreserisGenetics & Genome Biology program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Jonathon S AsaGenetics & Genome Biology program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-1781-1304
Laura J GrangeInstitute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-0909-4341
Mila MircetaGenetics & Genome Biology program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Christopher E PearsonGenetics & Genome Biology program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Grant S StewartInstitute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-0960-3241
Anne-Claude GingrasDepartment of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Eric I CamposGenetics & Genome Biology program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8152-3994
University of Toronto · CAMount Sinai Hospital · CAUniversity of Birmingham · GBHospital for Sick Children · CA

Funding

Cancer Research UK C17183/A23303Cancer Research UK C17422/A25154CIHR PJT-159683
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ATRX ATP-dependent chromatin remodelling/helicase protein associates with the DAXX histone chaperone to deposit histone H3.3 over repetitive DNA regions. Because ATRX-protein interactions impart functions, such as histone deposition, we used proximity-dependent biotinylation (BioID) to identify proximal associations for ATRX. The proteomic screen captured known interactors, such as DAXX, NBS1, and PML, but also identified a range of new associating proteins. To gauge the scope of their roles, we examined three novel ATRX-associating proteins that likely differed in function, and for which little data were available. We found CCDC71 to associate with ATRX, but also HP1 and NAP1, suggesting a role in chromatin maintenance. Contrastingly, FAM207A associated with proteins involved in ribosome biosynthesis and localized to the nucleolus. ATRX proximal associations with the SLF2 DNA damage response factor help inhibit telomere exchanges. We further screened for the proteomic changes at telomeres when ATRX, SLF2, or both proteins were deleted. The loss caused important changes in the abundance of chromatin remodelling, DNA replication, and DNA repair factors at telomeres. Interestingly, several of these have previously been implicated in alternative lengthening of telomeres. Altogether, this study expands the repertoire of ATRX-associating proteins and functions.

Indexed as

BiotinylationCell Cycle ProteinsCell LineChromatinChromobox Protein Homolog 5Co-Repressor ProteinsDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA DamageDNA RepairHistone ChaperonesHistonesHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMolecular ChaperonesNuclear ProteinsPromyelocytic Leukemia ProteinATRX protein, humanCCDC71 protein, humanCell Cycle ProteinsChromatinChromobox Protein Homolog 5Co-Repressor ProteinsDAXX protein, humanDNA-Binding ProteinsHistone ChaperonesHistonesHP1-alpha protein, humanIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMolecular ChaperonesNBN protein, humanNuclear ProteinsPML protein, humanPromyelocytic Leukemia ProteinSLF2 protein, humanTRMO protein, humantRNA MethyltransferasesX-linked Nuclear Protein

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PMID34780483
PMCPMC8629390
OpenAlexW3213510606

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