Abstract

Histone variants play a central role in shaping the chromatin landscape in plants, yet, how their distinct combinations affect nucleosome properties and dynamics is still largely elusive. To address this, we developed a novel chromatin assembly platform for Arabidopsis thaliana, using wheat germ cell-free protein expression. Four canonical histones and five reported histone variants were used to assemble twelve A. thaliana nucleosome combinations. Seven combinations were successfully reconstituted and confirmed by supercoiling and micrococcal nuclease (MNase) assays. The effect of the remodeling function of the CHR11-DDR4 complex on these seven combinations was evaluated based on the nucleosome repeat length and nucleosome spacing index obtained from the MNase ladders. Overall, the current study provides a novel method to elucidate the formation and function of a diverse range of nucleosomes in plants.

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Title
In vitro co-expression chromatin assembly and remodeling platform for plant histone variants
Author
Banko, Petra 1 ; Okimune, Kei-ichi 2 ; Nagy, Szilvia K. 3 ; Hamasaki, Akinori 4 ; Morishita, Ryo 4 ; Onouchi, Hitoshi 1 ; Takasuka, Taichi E. 2 

 Hokkaido University, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Sapporo, Japan (GRID:grid.39158.36) (ISNI:0000 0001 2173 7691) 
 Hokkaido University, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Sapporo, Japan (GRID:grid.39158.36) (ISNI:0000 0001 2173 7691); Hokkaido University, Graduate School of Global Food Resources, Sapporo, Japan (GRID:grid.39158.36) (ISNI:0000 0001 2173 7691) 
 Hokkaido University, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Sapporo, Japan (GRID:grid.39158.36) (ISNI:0000 0001 2173 7691); Semmelweis University, Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Budapest, Hungary (GRID:grid.11804.3c) (ISNI:0000 0001 0942 9821) 
 CellFree Sciences Co., Ltd, Matsuyama, Japan (GRID:grid.459418.5) (ISNI:0000 0004 0404 8335) 
Pages
936
Publication year
2024
Publication date
2024
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2912143529
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2024. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.