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ArticleNature immunology2024

Mechanism for controlled assembly of transcriptional condensates by Aire.

Yu-San Huoh, Qianxia Zhang, Ricarda Törner, Sylvan C Baca, Haribabu Arthanari, Sun Hur

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Article in Nature immunology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Systematic and proactive evaluation of AIRE missense variant effects.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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  9. Liquid condensates: a new barrier to loop extrusion?Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2025
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6 authors.

Yu-San Huoh *Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Qianxia Zhang *Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2885-2147
Ricarda TörnerDepartment of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Sylvan C BacaDepartment of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA.
Haribabu ArthanariDepartment of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7281-1289
Sun HurHoward Hughes Medical Institute and Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. Sun.Hur@crystal.harvard.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5005-5550

Funding

NMR Fingerprinting: Leveraging optimal control pulse design, tailored isotope labeling, and machine learning to study intractable proteinsR01GM136859 · NIGMS · DANA-FARBER CANCER INST · PI ARTHANARI, HARIBABU · 2020 to 2024
$2.4M
Mechanism of the transcription factor FoxP3 in regulatory T cell developmentR01AI180137 · NIAID · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI Sun Hur · 2024 to 2026
$2.4M
Defining the molecular mechanism of Aire in T-cell toleranceR21AI147099 · NIAID · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI HUR, SUN · 2019 to 2020
$487k
Cancer Research Institute (CRI) CRI4120NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI180137NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI147099NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM136859U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) AI147099U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) AI180137U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) GM136859
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transcriptional condensates play a crucial role in gene expression and regulation, yet their assembly mechanisms remain poorly understood. Here, we report a multi-layered mechanism for condensate assembly by autoimmune regulator (Aire), an essential transcriptional regulator that orchestrates gene expression reprogramming for central T cell tolerance. Aire condensates assemble on enhancers, stimulating local transcriptional activities and connecting disparate inter-chromosomal loci. This functional condensate formation hinges upon the coordination between three Aire domains: polymerization domain caspase activation recruitment domain (CARD), histone-binding domain (first plant homeodomain (PHD1)), and C-terminal tail (CTT). Specifically, CTT binds coactivators CBP/p300, recruiting Aire to CBP/p300-rich enhancers and promoting CARD-mediated condensate assembly. Conversely, PHD1 binds to the ubiquitous histone mark H3K4me0, keeping Aire dispersed throughout the genome until Aire nucleates on enhancers. Our findings showed that the balance between PHD1-mediated suppression and CTT-mediated stimulation of Aire polymerization is crucial to form transcriptionally active condensates at target sites, providing new insights into controlled polymerization of transcriptional regulators.

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AIRE ProteinTranscription FactorsAnimalsEnhancer Elements, GeneticGene Expression RegulationHistonesHumansMicep300-CBP Transcription FactorsProtein BindingTranscription, GeneticAIRE ProteinHistonesp300-CBP Transcription FactorsTranscription Factors

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