Structure and function of chromatin remodelers

AA Reyes, RD Marcum, Y He - Journal of molecular biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Chromatin remodelers act to regulate multiple cellular processes, such as transcription and
DNA repair, by controlling access to genomic DNA. Four families of chromatin remodelers …

Dangerous liaisons: interplay between SWI/SNF, NuRD, and Polycomb in chromatin regulation and cancer

AP Bracken, GL Brien, CP Verrijzer - Genes & development, 2019 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Abstract Changes in chromatin structure mediated by ATP-dependent nucleosome
remodelers and histone modifying enzymes are integral to the process of gene regulation …

Modular organization and assembly of SWI/SNF family chromatin remodeling complexes

N Mashtalir, AR D'Avino, BC Michel, J Luo, J Pan… - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
Summary Mammalian SWI/SNF (mSWI/SNF) ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling
complexes are multi-subunit molecular machines that play vital roles in regulating genomic …

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 …

SMARCB1 is required for widespread BAF complex–mediated activation of enhancers and bivalent promoters

RT Nakayama, JL Pulice, AM Valencia, MJ McBride… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Perturbations to mammalian SWI/SNF (mSWI/SNF or BAF) complexes contribute to more
than 20% of human cancers, with driving roles first identified in malignant rhabdoid tumor …

A non-canonical BRD9-containing BAF chromatin remodeling complex regulates naive pluripotency in mouse embryonic stem cells

J Gatchalian, S Malik, J Ho, DS Lee, TWR Kelso… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The role of individual subunits in the targeting and function of the mammalian BRG1-
associated factors (BAF) complex in embryonic stem cell (ESC) pluripotency maintenance …

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 …

Systematic characterization of BAF mutations provides insights into intracomplex synthetic lethalities in human cancers

S Schick, AF Rendeiro, K Runggatscher, A Ringler… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Aberrations in genes coding for subunits of the BRG1/BRM associated factor (BAF)
chromatin remodeling complexes are highly abundant in human cancers. Currently, it is not …

Structure of the RSC complex bound to the nucleosome

Y Ye, H Wu, K Chen, CR Clapier, N Verma, W Zhang… - Science, 2019 - science.org
The RSC complex remodels chromatin structure and regulates gene transcription. We used
cryo–electron microscopy to determine the structure of yeast RSC bound to the nucleosome …

SMARCB1-deficient cancers: novel molecular insights and therapeutic vulnerabilities

GW Cooper, AL Hong - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Loss of SMARCB1 has been identified as the sole mutation in a number of
rare pediatric and adult cancers, most of which have a poor prognosis despite intensive …