Geng, F., Tansey, W. P. (2008) Polyubiquitylation of Histone H2B. Mol Biol Cell, 19 (9). pp. 3616-3284.
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Abstract
Monitoring Editor: Thomas Sommer Covalent modification of histones by ubiquitylation is a prominent epigenetic mark that features in a variety of chromatin-based events such as histone methylation, gene silencing, and repair of DNA damage. The prototypical example of histone ubiquitylation is that of histone H2B in S. cerevisiae. In this case, attachment of ubiquitin to lysine 123 (K123) of H2B is important for regulation of both active and transcriptionally-silent genes, and participates in trans to signal methylation of histone H3. It is generally assumed that H2B is mono-ubiquitylated at K123, and that it is this single ubiquitin moiety that influences H2B function. To determine whether this assumption is correct, we have reexamined the ubiquitylation status of endogenous H2B in yeast. We find that, contrary to expectations, H2B is extensively polyubiquitylated. Polyubiquitylation of H2B appears to occur within the context of chromatin, and is not associated with H2B destruction. There are at least two distinct modes of H2B polyubiquitylation: One that occurs at K123 and depends on the Rad6/Bre1 ubiquitylation machinery, and another that occurs on multiple lysine residues and is catalyzed by an uncharacterized ubiquitin ligase(s). Interestingly, these ubiquitylation events are under the influence of different combinations of Ub-specific proteases, suggesting that they have distinct biological functions. These results raise the possibility that some of the biological effects of ubiquitylation of H2B are exerted via ubiquitin chains, rather than a single ubiquitin group.
| Item Type: | Paper |
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| Subjects: | bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > design > amino acid design bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > design > protein design organism description > bacteria bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > protein structure, function, modification > protein methylation |
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| Communities: | CSHL labs > Tansey lab |
| Depositing User: | Tom Adams |
| Date: | 2008 |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Jul 2011 13:53 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Mar 2018 14:58 |
| PMCID: | PMC2526708 |
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| URI: | https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/7743 |
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