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DEVELOPMENTAL CELL
Volume 22, Issue 4, Pages 749-762Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2012.02.001
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- National Institutes of Health [GM082989]
- Burroughs Wellcome Fund
- Rita Allen Foundation
- University of Pennsylvania (National Institutes of Health) [GM08275]
- AHA
- ACS
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Centromeres are defined by the presence of chromatin containing the histone H3 variant, CENP-A, whose assembly into nucleosomes requires the chromatin assembly factor HJURP. We find that whereas surface-exposed residues in the CENP-A targeting domain (CATD) are the primary sequence determinants for HJURP recognition, buried CATD residues that generate rigidity with H4 are also required for efficient incorporation into centromeres. HJURP contact points adjacent to the CATD on the CENP-A surface are not used for binding specificity but rather to transmit stability broadly throughout the histone fold domains of both CENP-A and H4. Furthermore, an intact CENP-A/CENP-A interface is a requirement for stable chromatin incorporation immediately upon HJURP-mediated assembly. These data offer insight into the mechanism by which HJURP discriminates CENP-A from bulk histone complexes and chaperones CENP-A/H4 for a substantial portion of the cell cycle prior to mediating chromatin assembly at the centromere.
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