DAXX adds a de novo H3.3K9me3 deposition pathway to the histone chaperone network

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A multitude of histone chaperones are required to support histones from their biosynthesis until DNA deposition. They cooperate through the formation of histone co-chaperone complexes, but the crosstalk between nucleosome assembly pathways remains enigmatic. Using exploratory interactomics, we define the interplay between human histone H3–H4 chaperones in the histone chaperone network. We identify previously uncharacterized histone-dependent complexes and predict the structure of the ASF1 and SPT2 co-chaperone complex, expanding the role of ASF1 in histone dynamics. We show that DAXX provides a unique functionality to the histone chaperone network, recruiting histone methyltransferases to promote H3K9me3 catalysis on new histone H3.3–H4 prior to deposition onto DNA. Hereby, DAXX provides a molecular mechanism for de novo H3K9me3 deposition and heterochromatin assembly. Collectively, our findings provide a framework for understanding how cells orchestrate histone supply and employ targeted deposition of modified histones to underpin specialized chromatin states.

Original languageEnglish
JournalMolecular Cell
Volume83
Issue number7
Pages (from-to)1075-1092.e9
Number of pages28
ISSN1097-2765
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023

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  • ASF1, DAXX, epigenetic, gene silencing, heterochromatin, histone chaperone, HJURP, NASP, nucleosome assembly, protein network, proteomics

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