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ArticleNature communications2024

Structural basis for the H2AK119ub1-specific DNMT3A-nucleosome interaction.

Xinyi Chen, Yiran Guo, Ting Zhao, Jiuwei Lu, Jian Fang, Yinsheng Wang, Gang Greg Wang, Jikui Song

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Xinyi Chen *Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA.
Yiran Guo *Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 27710, USA.
Ting ZhaoEnvironmental Toxicology Graduate Program, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA.
Jiuwei LuDepartment of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6478-4081
Jian FangDepartment of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8652-1768
Yinsheng WangEnvironmental Toxicology Graduate Program, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA.
Gang Greg WangDepartment of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 27710, USA. greg.wang@duke.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-7210-9940
Jikui SongDepartment of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA. jikui.song@ucr.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-4958-1032

Funding

NCCAT: National Center for CryoEM Access and Training- Supplement for Windows 10 and FFIU24GM129539 · NIGMS · NEW YORK STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY CENTER · PI DE MARCO, ALEX, KIEFT, JEFFREY S · 2018 to 2023
$53.9M
Chemical Biology of DNA and RNA AlkylationR35ES031707 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE · PI Yinsheng Wang · 2020 to 2026
$6.1M
Mechanistic Insights into Mammalian DNA MethylationR35GM119721 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE · PI Jikui Song · 2016 to 2026
$5.3M
ChimeraX -- Next Generation Visualization and Analysis Software for Multiscale ModelingR01GM129325 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI FERRIN, THOMAS E · 2018 to 2025
$5.2M
Cancer Epigenetics: A novel PRC2 Dysregulation Mechanism in Multiple MyelomaR01CA211336 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI WANG, G GREG · 2017 to 2021
$2.0M
Determining the Role of DNA Methylation Deregulation in OncogenesisR01CA215284 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI WANG, G GREG · 2017 to 2021
$1.7M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA211336NCI NIH HHS R01 CA215284NIEHS NIH HHS R35 ES031707NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM129325NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM119721NIGMS NIH HHS U24 GM129539U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) R35GM119721
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Isoform 1 of DNA methyltransferase DNMT3A (DNMT3A1) specifically recognizes nucleosome monoubiquitylated at histone H2A lysine-119 (H2AK119ub1) for establishment of DNA methylation. Mis-regulation of this process may cause aberrant DNA methylation and pathogenesis. However, the molecular basis underlying DNMT3A1-nucleosome interaction remains elusive. Here we report the cryo-EM structure of DNMT3A1's ubiquitin-dependent recruitment (UDR) fragment complexed with H2AK119ub1-modified nucleosome. DNMT3A1 UDR occupies an extensive nucleosome surface, involving the H2A-H2B acidic patch, a surface groove formed by H2A and H3, nucleosomal DNA, and H2AK119ub1. The DNMT3A1 UDR's interaction with H2AK119ub1 affects the functionality of DNMT3A1 in cells in a context-dependent manner. Our structural and biochemical analysis also reveals competition between DNMT3A1 and JARID2, a cofactor of polycomb repression complex 2 (PRC2), for nucleosome binding, suggesting the interplay between different epigenetic pathways. Together, this study reports a molecular basis for H2AK119ub1-dependent DNMT3A1-nucleosome association, with important implications in DNMT3A1-mediated DNA methylation in development.

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DNA (Cytosine-5-)-MethyltransferasesDNA MethylationDNA Methyltransferase 3AHistonesNucleosomesAnimalsCryoelectron MicroscopyHEK293 CellsHumansMiceModels, MolecularPolycomb Repressive Complex 2Protein BindingUbiquitinationDNA (Cytosine-5-)-MethyltransferasesDNA Methyltransferase 3ADNMT3A protein, humanDnmt3a protein, mouseHistonesNucleosomesPolycomb Repressive Complex 2

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