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SCIENCE
卷 346, 期 6212, 页码 968-972出版社
AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1126/science.1256904
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- Austrian Science Fund [W1221, SFB-F34]
- European Community [227764, 241548]
- Boehringer Ingelheim
- Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG Laura Bass)
- Vienna Science and Technology Fund [WWTF LS09-13]
Chromosome segregation depends on sister chromatid cohesion mediated by cohesin. The cohesin subunits Smc1, Smc3, and Scc1 form tripartite rings that are thought to open at distinct sites to allow entry and exit of DNA. However, direct evidence for the existence of open forms of cohesin is lacking. We found that cohesin's proposed DNA exit gate is formed by interactions between Scc1 and the coiled-coil region of Smc3. Mutation of this interface abolished cohesin's ability to stably associate with chromatin and to mediate cohesion. Electron microscopy revealed that weakening of the Smc3-Scc1 interface resulted in opening of cohesin rings, as did proteolytic cleavage of Scc1. These open forms may resemble intermediate states of cohesin normally generated by the release factor Wapl and the protease separase, respectively.
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