Journal
EMBO JOURNAL
Volume 31, Issue 1, Pages 71-82Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2011.381
Keywords
cohesin acetylation; Esco2; pericentric heterochromatin; Roberts syndrome; Sororin
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- Max Planck Society
- Boehringer Ingelheim
- Austrian Science Fund (FWF) [SFB F34]
- Vienna Science and Technology Fund [WWTF NS09-13]
- Austrian Ministry for Science and Research (GEN-AU)
- European Community [241548]
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Sister chromatid cohesion, mediated by cohesin and regulated by Sororin, is essential for chromosome segregation. In mammalian cells, cohesion establishment and Sororin recruitment to chromatin-bound cohesin depends on the acetyltransferases Esco1 and Esco2. Mutations in Esco2 cause Roberts syndrome, a developmental disease in which mitotic chromosomes have a 'railroad' track morphology. Here, we show that Esco2 deficiency leads to termination of mouse development at pre- and post-implantation stages, indicating that Esco2 functions non-redundantly with Esco1. Esco2 is transiently expressed during S-phase when it localizes to pericentric heterochromatin (PCH). In interphase, Esco2 depletion leads to a reduction in cohesin acetylation and Sororin recruitment to chromatin. In early mitosis, Esco2 deficiency causes changes in the chromosomal localization of cohesin and its protector Sgo1. Our results suggest that Esco2 is needed for cohesin acetylation in PCH and that this modification is required for the proper distribution of cohesin on mitotic chromosomes and for centromeric cohesion. The EMBO Journal (2012) 31, 71-82. doi: 10.1038/emboj.2011.381; Published online 18 November 2011
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