Structure of human Asf1a in complex with histone H3Structure of human Asf1a in complex with histone H3

Structural highlights

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Method:Solution NMR
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Function

ASF1A_HUMAN Histone chaperone that facilitates histone deposition and histone exchange and removal during nucleosome assembly and disassembly. Cooperates with chromatin assembly factor 1 (CAF-1) to promote replication-dependent chromatin assembly and with HIRA to promote replication-independent chromatin assembly. Required for the formation of senescence-associated heterochromatin foci (SAHF) and efficient senescence-associated cell cycle exit.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Evolutionary Conservation

 

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Publication Abstract from PubMed

Asf1 is a histone chaperone that favors histone H3/H4 assembly and disassembly. We solved the structure of the conserved domain of human ASF1A in complex with the C-terminal helix of histone H3 using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. This structure is fully compatible with an association of ASF1 with the heterodimeric form of histones H3/H4. In our model, ASF1 substitutes for the second H3/H4 heterodimer that is normally found in heterotetrameric H3/H4 complexes. This result constitutes an essential step in the fundamental understanding of the mechanisms of nucleosome assembly by histone chaperones. Point mutations that perturb the Asf1/histone interface were designed from the structure. The decreased binding affinity of the Asf1-H3/H4 complex correlates with decreased levels of H3-K56 acetylation and phenotypic defects in vivo.

Structure of the histone chaperone ASF1 bound to the histone H3 C-terminal helix and functional insights.,Agez M, Chen J, Guerois R, van Heijenoort C, Thuret JY, Mann C, Ochsenbein F Structure. 2007 Feb;15(2):191-9. PMID:17292837[8]

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See Also

References

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  8. Agez M, Chen J, Guerois R, van Heijenoort C, Thuret JY, Mann C, Ochsenbein F. Structure of the histone chaperone ASF1 bound to the histone H3 C-terminal helix and functional insights. Structure. 2007 Feb;15(2):191-9. PMID:17292837 doi:10.1016/j.str.2007.01.002
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