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CELL REPORTS
Volume 15, Issue 5, Pages 988-998Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.04.003
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- NIH [R01GM082848, R01GM074739, R01GM099813]
- Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation [DRG-2137-12]
- Feodor-Lynen fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
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Cohesin is essential for the hierarchical organization of the eukaryotic genome and plays key roles in many aspects of chromosome biology. The conformation of cohesin bound to DNA remains poorly defined, leaving crucial gaps in our understanding of how cohesin fulfills its biological functions. Here, we use single-molecule microscopy to directly observe the dynamic and functional characteristics of cohesin bound to DNA. We show that cohesin can undergo rapid one-dimensional (1D) diffusion along DNA, but individual nucleosomes, nucleosome arrays, and other protein obstacles significantly restrict its mobility. Furthermore, we demonstrate that DNA motor proteins can readily push cohesin along DNA, but they cannot pass through the interior of the cohesin ring. Together, our results reveal that DNA-bound cohesin has a central pore that is substantially smaller than anticipated. These findings have direct implications for understanding how cohesin and other SMC proteins interact with and distribute along chromatin.
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