| Literature DB >> 14517257 |
Matthias Baumann1, Adamantios Mamais, Fraser McBlane, Hua Xiao, Joan Boyes.
Abstract
A key component in the regulation of V(D)J recombination is control of the accessibility of RAG proteins to recombination signal sequences (RSS). Nucleosomes are known to inhibit this accessibility. We show here that the signal sequence itself represses accessibility by causing nucleosome positioning over the RSS. This positioning is mediated, in vitro and in vivo, by the conserved nonamer of the RSS. Consistent with this strong positioning, nucleosomes at RSSs are resistant to remodelling by nucleosome sliding. In vivo we find that consensus RSSs are preferentially protected, whereas those that lack a consensus nonamer, including some cryptic RSSs, fail to position nucleosomes. Decreased protection of these non-consensus RSSs correlates with their increased use in recombination assays. We therefore suggest that nucleosome positioning by RSSs provides a previously unanticipated level of protection and regulation of V(D)J recombination.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 14517257 PMCID: PMC204470 DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdg487
Source DB: PubMed Journal: EMBO J ISSN: 0261-4189 Impact factor: 11.598