期刊
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS
卷 1839, 期 8, 页码 644-656出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2014.04.016
关键词
Epigenetics; Histone post-translational modifications; Protein chemistry; Designer chromatin; Chromatin-associated effectors; Synthetic biology
资金
- Sandoz Family Foundation
- Swiss National Science Foundation [31003A_149789]
- EPFL
- Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds
- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) [31003A_149789] Funding Source: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
Patterns of histone post-translational modifications (PTMs) and DNA modifications establish a landscape of chromatin states with regulatory impact on gene expression, cell differentiation and development. These diverse modifications are read out by effector protein complexes, which ultimately determine their functional outcome by modulating the activity state of underlying genes. From genome-wide studies employing high-throughput ChIP-Seq methods as well as proteomic mass spectrometry studies, a large number of PTMs are known and their coexistence patterns and associations with genomic regions have been mapped in a large number of different cell types. Conversely, the molecular interplay between chromatin effector proteins and modified chromatin regions as well as their resulting biological output is less well understood on a molecular level. Within the last decade a host of chemical approaches has been developed with the goal to produce synthetic chromatin with a defined arrangement of PTMs. These methods now permit systematic functional studies of individual histone and DNA modifications, and additionally provide a discovery platform to identify further interacting nuclear proteins. Complementary chemical- and synthetic-biology methods have emerged to directly observe and modulate the modification landscape in living cells and to readily probe the effect of altered PTM patterns on biological processes. Herein, we review current methodologies allowing chemical and synthetic biological engineering of distinct chromatin states in vitro and in vivo with the aim of obtaining a molecular understanding of histone and DNA modification function. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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