Evidence map›Paper›PMID 38960717›Full record

ArticleGenes & development2024

ChAHP2 and ChAHP control diverse retrotransposons by complementary activities.

Josip Ahel, Aparna Pandey, Michaela Schwaiger, Fabio Mohn, Anja Basters, Georg Kempf, Aude Andriollo, Lucas Kaaij, Daniel Hess, Marc Bühler

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Genes & development, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Molecular Acrobats: How CHD Remodelers Shape the Genetic Playground to License Cell Identity.BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology · 2026
    Review
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Josip Ahel *Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel 4056, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-7096-9613
Aparna Pandey *Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel 4056, Switzerland.
Michaela Schwaiger *Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel 4056, Switzerland.
Fabio MohnFriedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel 4056, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-9889-5225
Anja BastersFriedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel 4056, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-1064-3555
Georg KempfFriedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel 4056, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-0228-6730
Aude AndriolloFriedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel 4056, Switzerland.ORCID 0009-0006-0552-1472
Lucas KaaijFriedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel 4056, Switzerland.
Daniel HessFriedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel 4056, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-1642-5404
Marc BühlerFriedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel 4056, Switzerland; marc.buehler@fmi.ch.ORCID 0000-0001-6661-9795

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Retrotransposon control in mammals is an intricate process that is effectuated by a broad network of chromatin regulatory pathways. We previously discovered ChAHP, a protein complex with repressive activity against short interspersed element (SINE) retrotransposons that is composed of the transcription factor ADNP, chromatin remodeler CHD4, and HP1 proteins. Here we identify ChAHP2, a protein complex homologous to ChAHP, in which ADNP is replaced by ADNP2. ChAHP2 is predominantly targeted to endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) and long interspersed elements (LINEs) via HP1β-mediated binding of H3K9 trimethylated histones. We further demonstrate that ChAHP also binds these elements in a manner mechanistically equivalent to that of ChAHP2 and distinct from DNA sequence-specific recruitment at SINEs. Genetic ablation of ADNP2 alleviates ERV and LINE1 repression, which is synthetically exacerbated by additional depletion of ADNP. Together, our results reveal that the ChAHP and ChAHP2 complexes function to control both nonautonomous and autonomous retrotransposons by complementary activities, further adding to the complexity of mammalian transposon control.

Indexed as

RetroelementsAnimalsChromobox Protein Homolog 5Chromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneEndogenous RetrovirusesGene Expression RegulationHistonesHumansLong Interspersed Nucleotide ElementsMiceMultiprotein ComplexesProtein BindingTranscription FactorsChromobox Protein Homolog 5Chromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneHistonesMultiprotein ComplexesRetroelementsTranscription FactorsADNPADNP2ChAHPChAHP2CHD4HP1retrotransposon

Identifiers

PMID38960717
PMCPMC11293393

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.