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ArticleMolecular cell2025

Structural basis of human CHD1 nucleosome recruitment and pausing.

Allison M James, Lucas Farnung

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Article in Molecular cell, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  2. Cryo-EM structure of ALC1 in an open conformation bound to a PARylated nucleosome.Acta crystallographica. Section D, Structural biology · 2026
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2 authors.

Allison M JamesDepartment of Cell Biology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Lucas FarnungDepartment of Cell Biology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: lucas_farnung@hms.harvard.edu.

Funding

Visualizing mechanisms at the intersection of chromatin, transcription, and epigeneticsDP2ES036404 · NIEHS · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI Lucas Farnung · 2023 to 2026
$2.5M
NIEHS NIH HHS DP2 ES036404
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chromatin remodelers regulate gene expression and genome maintenance by controlling nucleosome positioning, but the structural basis for their regulated and directional activity remains poorly understood. Here, we present three cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM) structures of human chromodomain helicase DNA-binding protein 1 (CHD1) bound to nucleosomes that reveal previously unobserved recruitment and regulatory states. We identify a structural element, termed the "anchor element," that connects the CHD1 ATPase motor to the nucleosome entry-side acidic patch. The anchor element coordinates with other regulatory modules, including the gating element, which undergoes a conformational switch critical for remodeling. Our structures demonstrate how the DNA-binding region of CHD1 binds entry- and exit-side DNA during remodeling to achieve directional sliding. The observed structural elements are conserved across chromatin remodelers, suggesting a unified mechanism for nucleosome recognition and remodeling. Our findings show how chromatin remodelers couple nucleosome recruitment to regulated DNA translocation, providing a framework for understanding chromatin remodeler mechanisms beyond DNA translocation.

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Chromatin Assembly and DisassemblyDNADNA-Binding ProteinsNucleosomesBinding SitesCryoelectron MicroscopyDNA HelicasesHumansModels, MolecularProtein BindingProtein ConformationCHD1 protein, humanDNADNA-Binding ProteinsDNA HelicasesNucleosomeschromatin remodelingcryo-EMgene expressiongenome organizationhistone methylationhistone modificationnucleosomenucleosome slidingstructural biologytranscription

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