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XB-ART-41094
Mol Cell 2009 Dec 25;366:1086-94. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2009.12.010.
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Nucleosome remodeling by hMSH2-hMSH6.

Javaid S , Manohar M , Punja N , Mooney A , Ottesen JJ , Poirier MG , Fishel R .


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DNA nucleotide mismatches and lesions arise on chromosomes that are a complex assortment of protein and DNA (chromatin). The fundamental unit of chromatin is a nucleosome that contains approximately 146 bp DNA wrapped around an H2A, H2B, H3, and H4 histone octamer. We demonstrate that the mismatch recognition heterodimer hMSH2-hMSH6 disassembles a nucleosome. Disassembly requires a mismatch that provokes the formation of hMSH2-hMSH6 hydrolysis-independent sliding clamps, which translocate along the DNA to the nucleosome. The rate of disassembly is enhanced by actual or mimicked acetylation of histone H3 within the nucleosome entry-exit and dyad axis that occurs during replication and repair in vivo and reduces DNA-octamer affinity in vitro. Our results support a passive mechanism for chromatin remodeling whereby hMSH2-hMSH6 sliding clamps trap localized fluctuations in nucleosome positioning and/or wrapping that ultimately leads to disassembly, and highlight unanticipated strengths of the Molecular Switch Model for mismatch repair (MMR).

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: h2ac21 h2bc21 mrc1

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Acharya, The coordinated functions of the E. coli MutS and MutL proteins in mismatch repair. 2003, Pubmed