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- Title
The Chp1-Tas3 core is a multifunctional platform critical for gene silencing by RITS.
- Authors
Schalch, Thomas; Job, Godwin; Shanker, Sreenath; Partridge, Janet F; Joshua-Tor, Leemor
- Abstract
RNA interference (RNAi) is critical for the assembly of heterochromatin at Schizosaccharomyces pombe centromeres. Central to this process is the RNA-induced initiation of transcriptional gene silencing (RITS) complex, which physically anchors small noncoding RNAs to chromatin. RITS includes Ago1, the chromodomain protein Chp1, and Tas3, which forms a bridge between Chp1 and Ago1. Chp1 is a large protein with no recognizable domains, apart from its chromodomain. Here we describe how the structured C-terminal half of Chp1 binds the Tas3 N-terminal domain, revealing the tight association of Chp1 and Tas3. The structure also shows a PIN domain at the C-terminal tip of Chp1 that controls subtelomeric transcripts through a post-transcriptional mechanism. We suggest that the Chp1-Tas3 complex provides a solid and versatile platform to recruit both RNAi-dependent and RNAi-independent gene-silencing pathways for locus-specific regulation of heterochromatin.
- Publication
Nature structural & molecular biology, 2011, Vol 18, Issue 12, p1351
- ISSN
1545-9985
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1038/nsmb.2151