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Crystal structure of human MORC2 (residues 1-603)Crystal structure of human MORC2 (residues 1-603)
Structural highlights
Disease[MORC2_HUMAN] The disease is caused by mutations affecting the gene represented in this entry. Function[MORC2_HUMAN] Exhibits a cytosolic function in lipogenesis, adipogenic differentiation, and lipid homeostasis by increasing the activity of ACLY, possibly preventing its dephosphorylation (PubMed:24286864). May act as a transcriptional repressor (PubMed:20225202). Down-regulates CA9 expression (PubMed:20110259).[1] [2] [3] Publication Abstract from PubMedDominant mutations in the MORC2 gene have recently been shown to cause axonal Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease, but the cellular function of MORC2 is poorly understood. Here, through a genome-wide CRISPR-Cas9-mediated forward genetic screen, we identified MORC2 as an essential gene required for epigenetic silencing by the HUSH complex. HUSH recruits MORC2 to target sites in heterochromatin. We exploited a new method, differential viral accessibility (DIVA), to show that loss of MORC2 results in chromatin decompaction at these target loci, which is concomitant with a loss of H3K9me3 deposition and transcriptional derepression. The ATPase activity of MORC2 is critical for HUSH-mediated silencing, and the most common alteration affecting the ATPase domain in CMT patients (p.Arg252Trp) hyperactivates HUSH-mediated repression in neuronal cells. These data define a critical role for MORC2 in epigenetic silencing by the HUSH complex and provide a mechanistic basis underpinning the role of MORC2 mutations in CMT disease. Hyperactivation of HUSH complex function by Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease mutation in MORC2.,Tchasovnikarova IA, Timms RT, Douse CH, Roberts RC, Dougan G, Kingston RE, Modis Y, Lehner PJ Nat Genet. 2017 Jul;49(7):1035-1044. doi: 10.1038/ng.3878. Epub 2017 Jun 5. PMID:28581500[4] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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