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Nucleic Acids Res 2020 Feb 20;483:1551-1571. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkz1186.
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Dynamics of the nucleosomal histone H3 N-terminal tail revealed by high precision single-molecule FRET.

Lehmann K , Felekyan S , Kühnemuth R , Dimura M , Tóth K , Seidel CAM , Langowski J .


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Chromatin compaction and gene accessibility are orchestrated by assembly and disassembly of nucleosomes. Although the disassembly process was widely studied, little is known about the structure and dynamics of the disordered histone tails, which play a pivotal role for nucleosome integrity. This is a gap filling experimental FRET study from the perspective of the histone H3 N-terminal tail (H3NtT) of reconstituted mononucleosomes. By systematic variation of the labeling positions we monitored the motions of the H3NtT relative to the dyad axis and linker DNA. Single-molecule FRET unveiled that H3NtTs do not diffuse freely but follow the DNA motions with multiple interaction modes with certain permitted dynamic transitions in the μs to ms time range. We also demonstrate that the H3NtT can allosterically sense charge-modifying mutations within the histone core (helix α3 of histone H2A (R81E/R88E)) resulting in increased dynamic transitions and lower rate constants. Those results complement our earlier model on the NaCl induced nucleosome disassembly as changes in H3NtT configurations coincide with two major steps: unwrapping of one linker DNA and weakening of the internal DNA - histone interactions on the other side. This emphasizes the contribution of the H3NtT to the fine-tuned equilibrium between overall nucleosome stability and DNA accessibility.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: drd1 fes h2ac21 h2bc21 mmut


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