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XB-ART-54970
Elife 2018 May 29;7. doi: 10.7554/eLife.34100.
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A twist defect mechanism for ATP-dependent translocation of nucleosomal DNA.

Winger J , Nodelman IM , Levendosky RF , Bowman GD .


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As superfamily 2 (SF2)-type translocases, chromatin remodelers are expected to use an inchworm-type mechanism to walk along DNA. Yet how they move DNA around the histone core has not been clear. Here we show that a remodeler ATPase motor can shift large segments of DNA by changing the twist and length of nucleosomal DNA at superhelix location 2 (SHL2). Using canonical and variant 601 nucleosomes, we find that the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Chd1 remodeler decreased DNA twist at SHL2 in nucleotide-free and ADP-bound states, and increased twist with transition state analogs. These differences in DNA twist allow the open state of the ATPase to pull in ~1 base pair (bp) by stabilizing a small DNA bulge, and closure of the ATPase to shift the DNA bulge toward the dyad. We propose that such formation and elimination of twist defects underlie the mechanism of nucleosome sliding by CHD-, ISWI-, and SWI/SNF-type remodelers.

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Species referenced: Xenopus
Genes referenced: aopep chd1 chrd h2bc21 hk1 pnp smarca5 twist1 usp9x


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