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2016 ; 7
(ä): 13337
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DNA looping mediates nucleosome transfer
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Brennan LD
; Forties RA
; Patel SS
; Wang MD
Nat Commun
2016[Nov]; 7
(ä): 13337
PMID27808093
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Proper cell function requires preservation of the spatial organization of
chromatin modifications. Maintenance of this epigenetic landscape necessitates
the transfer of parental nucleosomes to newly replicated DNA, a process that is
stringently regulated and intrinsically linked to replication fork dynamics. This
creates a formidable setting from which to isolate the central mechanism of
transfer. Here we utilized a minimal experimental system to track the fate of a
single nucleosome following its displacement, and examined whether DNA mechanics
itself, in the absence of any chaperones or assembly factors, may serve as a
platform for the transfer process. We found that the nucleosome is passively
transferred to available dsDNA as predicted by a simple physical model of DNA
loop formation. These results demonstrate a fundamental role for DNA mechanics in
mediating nucleosome transfer and preserving epigenetic integrity during
replication.