Structure of nucleosome-bound human BAF complex

S He, Z Wu, Y Tian, Z Yu, J Yu, X Wang, J Li, B Liu… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Mammalian SWI/SNF family chromatin remodelers, BRG1/BRM-associated factor (BAF) and
polybromo-associated BAF (PBAF), regulate chromatin structure and transcription, and their …

Cryo-EM structure of SWI/SNF complex bound to a nucleosome

Y Han, AA Reyes, S Malik, Y He - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
The chromatin-remodelling complex SWI/SNF is highly conserved and has critical roles in
various cellular processes, including transcription and DNA-damage repair,. It hydrolyses …

Translational genomics of malignant rhabdoid tumours: Current impact and future possibilities

MA Finetti, Y Grabovska, S Bailey… - Seminars in Cancer …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Malignant Rhabdoid Tumours (MRT) are the quintessential example of an
epigenetic cancer. Mutation of a single gene, SMARCB1 or more rarely SMARCA4, is …

[HTML][HTML] Chromatin remodelling comes into focus

R Sundaramoorthy, T Owen-Hughes - F1000Research, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
ATP-dependent chromatin remodelling enzymes are molecular machines that act to
reconfigure the structure of nucleosomes. Until recently, little was known about the structure …

ARID4B is critical for mouse embryonic stem cell differentiation towards mesoderm and endoderm, linking epigenetics to pluripotency exit

NT Cizmecioglu, J Huang, EG Keskin, X Wang… - Journal of Biological …, 2020 - ASBMB
Distinct cell types emerge from embryonic stem cells through a precise and coordinated
execution of gene expression programs during lineage commitment. This is established by …

Structure of the yeast Swi/Snf complex in a nucleosome free state

C Wang, Z Guo, X Zhan, F Yang, M Wu… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
SWI/SNF remodelers play a key role in regulating chromatin architecture and gene
expression. Here, we report the cryo-EM structure of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Swi/Snf …

Alternative splicing signatures in preimplantation embryo development

GG Tian, J Li, J Wu - Cell & Bioscience, 2020 - Springer
Background Preimplantation embryo development is a highly ordered sequence of
processes and it requires a precise temporal and spatial control of gene expression …

Taf14 is required for the stabilization of transcription pre-initiation complex in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

K Peil, H Jürgens, J Luige, K Kristjuhan… - Epigenetics & …, 2020 - Springer
Background The YEATS domain is a highly conserved protein structure that interacts with
acetylated and crotonylated lysine residues in N-terminal tails of histones. The budding …

Elucidating the regulatory mechanism of Swi1 prion in global transcription and stress responses

Z Du, J Regan, E Bartom, WS Wu, L Zhang… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Transcriptional regulators are prevalent among identified prions in Saccharomyces
cerevisiae, however, it is unclear how prions affect genome-wide transcription. We show …

Snf5 and Swi3 subcomplex formation is required for SWI/SNF complex function in yeast

H Zhou, G Chen, C Dong, X Zhao, Z Shen… - Biochemical and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex, which alters nucleosome positions by either
evicting histones or sliding nucleosomes on DNA, is highly conserved from yeast to humans …