Linker histone H1 prevents R-loop accumulation and genome instability in heterochromatin.
Linker histone H1 prevents R-loop accumulation and genome instability in heterochromatin.
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10.1038/s41467-017-00338-5
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发表时间:
2017-08-18
影响因子:
16.6
通讯作者:
Azorín F
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Bayona-Feliu A;Casas-Lamesa A;Reina O;Bernués J;Azorín F
Linker histone H1 is an important structural component of chromatin that stabilizes the nucleosome and compacts the nucleofilament into higher-order structures. The biology of histone H1 remains, however, poorly understood. Here we show that Drosophila histone H1 (dH1) prevents genome instability as indicated by the increased γH2Av (H2AvS137P) content and the high incidence of DNA breaks and sister-chromatid exchanges observed in dH1-depleted cells. Increased γH2Av occurs preferentially at heterochromatic elements, which are upregulated upon dH1 depletion, and is due to the abnormal accumulation of DNA:RNA hybrids (R-loops). R-loops accumulation is readily detectable in G1-phase, whereas γH2Av increases mainly during DNA replication. These defects induce JNK-mediated apoptosis and are specific of dH1 depletion since they are not observed when heterochromatin silencing is relieved by HP1a depletion. Altogether, our results suggest that histone H1 prevents R-loops-induced DNA damage in heterochromatin and unveil its essential contribution to maintenance of genome stability. While structural importance of linker histone H1 in packaging eukaryotic genome into chromatin is well known, its biological function remains poorly understood. Here the authors reveal that Drosophila linker histone H1 prevents DNA:RNA hybrids accumulation and genome instability in heterochromatin.
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DOI:
10.1093/bioinformatics/btv562
发表时间:
2016-01-15
期刊:
Bioinformatics (Oxford, England)
影响因子:
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作者:
Gel B;Díez-Villanueva A;Serra E;Buschbeck M;Peinado MA;Malinverni R
通讯作者:
Malinverni R
影响因子:
16
作者:
Buisson R;Boisvert JL;Benes CH;Zou L
通讯作者:
Zou L
DOI:
10.1073/pnas.77.5.2450
发表时间:
1980-01-01
期刊:
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
影响因子:
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作者:
ITOH, T;TOMIZAWA, J
通讯作者:
TOMIZAWA, J
影响因子:
5.3
作者:
Fan, YH;Nikitina, T;Skoultchi, AI
通讯作者:
Skoultchi, AI
影响因子:
16
作者:
Ginno PA;Lott PL;Christensen HC;Korf I;Chédin F
通讯作者:
Chédin F