In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Sir proteins mediate heterochromatin epigenetic gene silencing. The assembly of silent heterochromatin requires histone deacetylation by SIR2, conformational change of SIR complexes, and followed by spreading of SIR complexes along the chromatin fiber to form extended silent heterochromatin domains. SIR2 couples histone deacetylation and NAD hydrolysis to generate an epigenetic metabolic small molecule, O-acetyl-ADP-ribose (AAR). Here, we demonstrate that AAR physically associates with SIR3 and that polySIR3-AAR formation has a specific and essential role in the assembly of silent SIR-nucleosome pre-heterochromatin filaments. Furthermore, we show that AAR is capable of stabilizing binding of the SIR3 BAH domain to the SIR3 carboxyl-terminal region. Our data suggests that for the assembly of SIR-nucleosome pre-heterochromatin filament, the structural rearrangement of SIR-nucleosome is important and result in creating more stable interactions of SIR3, such as the inter-molecule SIR3-SIR3 interaction, and the SIR3-nucleosome interaction within the filaments. In conclusion, our results reveal the importance of AAR, indicating that it not only affects the conformational rearrangement of SIR complexes but also might function as a critical fine-tuning modulatory component of yeast silent SIR-nucleosome pre-heterochromatin by stabilizing the intermolecular interaction between SIR3 N- and C-terminal regions.

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Wang SH, Lee SP, Tung SY, Tsai SP, Tsai HC, Shen HH, Hong JY, Su KC, Chen FJ, Liu BH, ... Show all

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