The RCAF complex mediates chromatin assembly during DNA replication and repair

Jessica K. Tyler (), Christopher R. Adams, Shaw-Ree Chen, Ryuji Kobayashi, Rohinton T. Kamakaka and James T. Kadonaga
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Jessica K. Tyler: University of California at San Diego
Christopher R. Adams: National Institutes of Health, NICHD
Shaw-Ree Chen: University of California at San Diego
Ryuji Kobayashi: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Rohinton T. Kamakaka: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
James T. Kadonaga: University of California at San Diego

Nature, 1999, vol. 402, issue 6761, 555-560

Abstract: Abstract Chromatin assembly is a fundamental biological process that is essential for the replication and maintenance of the eukaryotic genome1,2,3,4. In dividing cells, newly synthesized DNA is rapidly assembled into chromatin by the deposition of a tetramer of the histone proteins H3 and H4, followed by the deposition of two dimers of histones H2A and H2B to complete the nucleosome—the fundamental repeating unit of chromatin5. Here we describe the identification, purification, cloning, and characterization of replication-coupling assembly factor (RCAF), a novel protein complex that facilitates the assembly of nucleosomes onto newly replicated DNA in vitro. RCAF comprises the Drosophila homologue of anti-silencing function 1 protein ASF16 and histones H3 and H4. The specific acetylation pattern of H3 and H4 in RCAF is identical to that of newly synthesized histones. Genetic analyses in Saccharomyces cerevisiae demonstrate that ASF1 is essential for normal cell cycle progression, and suggest that RCAF mediates chromatin assembly after DNA replication and the repair of double-strand DNA damage in vivo.

Date: 1999
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