NoRC-dependent nucleosome positioning silences rRNA genes
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- 30 November 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in The EMBO Journal
- Vol. 25 (24), 5735-5741
- https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.emboj.7601454
Abstract
Previous studies have established that the Snf2h‐containing chromatin remodeling complex NoRC mediates epigenetic silencing of a subset of rRNA genes (rDNA) by recruiting enzymatic activities that modify histones and methylate DNA. Here we have analyzed nucleosome positions at the murine rDNA promoter and show that active and silent rDNA copies are characterized not only by specific epigenetic marks but also by differently positioned nucleosomes. At active genes the promoter‐bound nucleosome covers nucleotides from −157 to −2, whereas at silent genes the nucleosome is positioned 25 nucleotides further downstream. We provide evidence that NoRC is the molecular machine that shifts the promoter‐bound nucleosome downstream of the transcription start site into a translational position that is unfavorable for transcription complex formation.Keywords
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