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Systematic genetic and proteomic screens identify yeast H2BK37 and mammalian H2BK34 methylation as an evolutionary conserved meiotic mark

ABSTRACT: Gametes are highly differentiated cells specialized to carry and protect the parental genetic information. Their chromatin organization is highly compacted and the establishment of this nuclear structure involves many chromatin processes. Technical difficulties exclude the analysis of precise histone mutations during mouse spermatogenesis. The model organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae possesses a differentiation pathway named sporulation with striking similarities with mammalian spermatogenesis. This study took advantage of this yeast pathway and performed a systematic mutational screen on the histone H2A and H2B, revealing the residues which are essential for the formation of spores. Many of them are localized on the lateral side of the nucleosome, highlighting the importance of this surface for meiotic divisions and the formation of spores. Second, histones have been purified at different stages of sporulation and their post-translational modifications analyzed by mass spectrometry. Fifteen new sites of acetylation, methylation or phosphorylation have been identified on the core histones in yeast. Methylation of H2BK37 appears to be a new meiotic mark and is important for Rad51 action. Thus, this modification is conserved during mammalian spermatogenesis when it is found enriched during meiosis. Altogether, our results demonstrate that a combination of genetic and proteomic approaches applied to yeast sporulation can reveal new aspects of chromatin signaling pathways during mammalian spermatogenesis.

INSTRUMENT(S): LTQ Orbitrap Velos

ORGANISM(S): Saccharomyces Cerevisiae (baker's Yeast)

SUBMITTER: Delphine PFLIEGER

LAB HEAD: Virginie Brun

PROVIDER: PXD006213 | Pride | 2020-09-21

REPOSITORIES: Pride

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Systematic genetic and proteomic screens during gametogenesis identify H2BK34 methylation as an evolutionary conserved meiotic mark.

Crespo Marion M Luense Lacey J LJ Arlotto Marie M Hu Jialei J Dorsey Jean J García-Oliver Encar E Shah Parisha P PP Pflieger Delphine D Berger Shelley L SL Govin Jérôme J

Epigenetics & chromatin 20200915 1

<h4>Background</h4>Gametes are highly differentiated cells specialized to carry and protect the parental genetic information. During male germ cell maturation, histone proteins undergo distinct changes that result in a highly compacted chromatin organization. Technical difficulties exclude comprehensive analysis of precise histone mutations during mammalian spermatogenesis. The model organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae possesses a differentiation pathway termed sporulation which exhibits striking ...[more]

PMID: 32933557

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Systematic genetic and proteomic screens identify yeast H2BK37 and mammalian H2BK34 methylation as an evolutionary conserved meiotic mark

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Systematic genetic and proteomic screens during gametogenesis identify H2BK34 methylation as an evolutionary conserved meiotic mark.

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