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- Title
Phase separation of Epstein-Barr virus EBNA2 protein reorganizes chromatin topology for epigenetic regulation.
- Authors
Yang, Yiting; Ye, Xidong; Dai, Ranran; Li, Zhaoqiang; Zhang, Yan; Xue, Wei; Zhu, Yongchang; Feng, Delong; Qin, Litao; Wang, Xin; Lei, Bo; Liao, Shixiu; Hao, Bingtao
- Abstract
Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen 2 (EBNA2) is a transactivator of viral and cellular gene expression, which plays a critical role in the Epstein-Barr virus-associated diseases. It was reported that EBNA2 regulates gene expression by reorganizing chromatin and manipulating epigenetics. Recent studies showed that liquid-liquid phase separation plays an essential role in epigenetic and transcriptional regulation. Here we show that EBNA2 reorganized chromatin topology to form accessible chromatin domains (ACDs) of the host genome by phase separation. The N-terminal region of EBNA2, which is necessary for phase separation, is sufficient to induce ACDs. The C-terminal domain of EBNA2 promotes the acetylation of accessible chromatin regions by recruiting histone acetylase p300 to ACDs. According to these observations, we proposed a model of EBNA2 reorganizing chromatin topology for its acetylation through phase separation to explain the mechanism of EBNA2 hijacking the host genome by controlling its epigenetics. Yang et al find that phase separation of the Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen 2 (EBNA2) is involved in the formation of accessible chromatin domains of the host genome. They also find that EBNA2 recruits histone acetyltransferase to promote histone acetylation on accessible chromatin regions and regulate gene expression and that these two functions are performed by the N- and Cterminus respectively.
- Subjects
EPSTEIN-Barr virus; VIRAL genes; CHROMATIN; EPIGENETICS; ACETYLATION
- Publication
Communications Biology, 2021, Vol 4, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2399-3642
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s42003-021-02501-7