Alp13, an MRG family protein, is a component of fission yeast Clr6 histone deacetylase required for genomic integrity.

ABSTRACT: The post-translational modifications of histones are key to the modulation of chromatin structure. Distinct patterns of modifications established by histone-modifying enzymes control diverse chromosomal processes. Here, we report the purification and molecular characterization of the fission yeast Clr6 histone deacetyl ase involved in higher order chromatin assembly. We show that a chromodomain protein Alp13, which belongs to the conserved MRG protein family linked to cellular senescence in humans, is associated with Clr6. In addition, Clr6 interacts with homologs of the mammalian transcriptional co-repressors Sin3, Pst1 and Pst2, and a WD40 repeat-containing protein, Prw1. Alp13, Pst2 and Prw1 form a stable complex with Clr6 in the nucleus. Deletion of any of these factors causes progress

SUBMITTER: Nakayama J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC156745 | biostudies-literature | 2003 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature