Structure of Bromodomain from human BAZ1AStructure of Bromodomain from human BAZ1A

Structural highlights

5uiy is a 4 chain structure with sequence from Human. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Ligands:
Gene:BAZ1A, ACF1, WCRF180, HSPC317 (HUMAN)
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

[BAZ1A_HUMAN] Component of the ACF complex, an ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling complex, that regulates spacing of nucleosomes using ATP to generate evenly spaced nucleosomes along the chromatin. The ATPase activity of the complex is regulated by the length of flanking DNA. Also involved in facilitating the DNA replication process. BAZ1A is the accessory, non-catalytic subunit of the complex which can enhance and direct the process provided by the ATPase subunit, SMARCA5, probably through targeting pericentromeric heterochromatin in late S phase. Moves end-positioned nucleosomes to a predominantly central position. May have a role in nuclear receptor-mediated transcription repression. Component of the histone-fold protein complex CHRAC complex which faciliates nucleosome sliding by the ACF complex and enhances ACF-mediated chromatin assembly. The C-terminal regions of both CHRAC1 and POLE1 are required for these functions.

Publication Abstract from PubMed

Members of the ISWI family of chromatin remodelers mobilize nucleosomes to control DNA accessibility and, in some cases, are required for recovery from DNA damage. However, it remains poorly understood how the non-catalytic ISWI subunits BAZ1A and BAZ1B might contact chromatin to direct the ATPase SMARCA5. Here, we find that the plant homeodomain of BAZ1A, but not that of BAZ1B, has the unusual function of binding DNA. Furthermore, the BAZ1A bromodomain has a non-canonical gatekeeper residue and binds relatively weakly to acetylated histone peptides. Using CRISPR-Cas9-mediated genome editing we find that BAZ1A and BAZ1B each recruit SMARCA5 to sites of damaged chromatin and promote survival. Genetic engineering of structure-designed bromodomain and plant homeodomain mutants reveals that reader modules of BAZ1A and BAZ1B, even when non-standard, are critical for DNA damage recovery in part by regulating ISWI factors loading at DNA lesions and supporting transcriptional programs required for survival.ISWI chromatin remodelers regulate DNA accessibility and have been implicated in DNA damage repair. Here, the authors uncover functions, in response to DNA damage, for the bromodomain of the ISWI subunit BAZ1B and for the non-canonical PHD and bromodomain modules of the paralog BAZ1A.

Non-canonical reader modules of BAZ1A promote recovery from DNA damage.,Oppikofer M, Sagolla M, Haley B, Zhang HM, Kummerfeld SK, Sudhamsu J, Flynn EM, Bai T, Zhang J, Ciferri C, Cochran AG Nat Commun. 2017 Oct 11;8(1):862. doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-00866-0. PMID:29021563[1]

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References

  1. Oppikofer M, Sagolla M, Haley B, Zhang HM, Kummerfeld SK, Sudhamsu J, Flynn EM, Bai T, Zhang J, Ciferri C, Cochran AG. Non-canonical reader modules of BAZ1A promote recovery from DNA damage. Nat Commun. 2017 Oct 11;8(1):862. doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-00866-0. PMID:29021563 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00866-0

5uiy, resolution 1.69Å

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