Dynamics of BAF-Polycomb complex opposition on heterochromatin in normal and oncogenic states.
Dynamics of BAF-Polycomb complex opposition on heterochromatin in normal and oncogenic states.
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DOI:
10.1038/ng.3734
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发表时间:
2017-02
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30.8
通讯作者:
Crabtree GR
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作者:
Kadoch C;Williams RT;Calarco JP;Miller EL;Weber CM;Braun SM;Pulice JL;Chory EJ;Crabtree GR
The opposition between polycomb repressive complexes (PRC) and BAF (mSWI/SNF) complexes plays critical roles in development and disease. Mutations in the genes encoding BAF subunits contribute to over 20% of human malignancy, yet the underlying mechanisms remain unclear owing largely to a lack of assays to assess BAF function in vivo. To address this, we have developed a widely applicable recruitment assay system and find that BAF opposes PRC by rapid, ATP-dependent eviction, leading to the formation of accessible chromatin. Reversing this process results in reassembly of facultative heterochromatin. Surprisingly, BAF-mediated PRC eviction occurs in the absence of PolII occupancy, transcription, and replication. Further, we find that tumor suppressor and oncogenic BAF complex mutations result in differential effects on PRC eviction. These studies define a mechanistic sequence underlying the resolution and formation of facultative heterochromatin and demonstrate that BAF opposes polycomb complexes on a minute-by-minute basis to provide epigenetic plasticity.