Gcn5 and Esa1 function as histone crotonyltransferases to regulate crotonylation-dependent transcription
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Gcn5 and Esa1 function as histone crotonyltransferases to regulate crotonylation-dependent transcription. / Kollenstart, Leonie; de Groot, Anton J L; Janssen, George M C; Cheng, Xue; Vreeken, Kees; Martino, Fabrizio; Côté, Jacques; van Veelen, Peter A; van Attikum, Haico.
In: The Journal of Biological Chemistry, Vol. 294, No. 52, 27.12.2019, p. 20122-20134.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Gcn5 and Esa1 function as histone crotonyltransferases to regulate crotonylation-dependent transcription
AU - Kollenstart, Leonie
AU - de Groot, Anton J L
AU - Janssen, George M C
AU - Cheng, Xue
AU - Vreeken, Kees
AU - Martino, Fabrizio
AU - Côté, Jacques
AU - van Veelen, Peter A
AU - van Attikum, Haico
N1 - © 2019 Kollenstart et al.
PY - 2019/12/27
Y1 - 2019/12/27
N2 - Histone post-translational modifications (PTMs) are critical for processes such as transcription. The more notable among these are the nonacetyl histone lysine acylation modifications such as crotonylation, butyrylation, and succinylation. However, the biological relevance of these PTMs is not fully understood because their regulation is largely unknown. Here, we set out to investigate whether the main histone acetyltransferases in budding yeast, Gcn5 and Esa1, possess crotonyltransferase activity. In vitro studies revealed that the Gcn5-Ada2-Ada3 (ADA) and Esa1-Yng2-Epl1 (Piccolo NuA4) histone acetyltransferase complexes have the capacity to crotonylate histones. Mass spectrometry analysis revealed that ADA and Piccolo NuA4 crotonylate lysines in the N-terminal tails of histone H3 and H4, respectively. Functionally, we show that crotonylation selectively affects gene transcription in vivo in a manner dependent on Gcn5 and Esa1. Thus, we identify the Gcn5- and Esa1-containing ADA and Piccolo NuA4 complexes as bona fide crotonyltransferases that promote crotonylation-dependent transcription.
AB - Histone post-translational modifications (PTMs) are critical for processes such as transcription. The more notable among these are the nonacetyl histone lysine acylation modifications such as crotonylation, butyrylation, and succinylation. However, the biological relevance of these PTMs is not fully understood because their regulation is largely unknown. Here, we set out to investigate whether the main histone acetyltransferases in budding yeast, Gcn5 and Esa1, possess crotonyltransferase activity. In vitro studies revealed that the Gcn5-Ada2-Ada3 (ADA) and Esa1-Yng2-Epl1 (Piccolo NuA4) histone acetyltransferase complexes have the capacity to crotonylate histones. Mass spectrometry analysis revealed that ADA and Piccolo NuA4 crotonylate lysines in the N-terminal tails of histone H3 and H4, respectively. Functionally, we show that crotonylation selectively affects gene transcription in vivo in a manner dependent on Gcn5 and Esa1. Thus, we identify the Gcn5- and Esa1-containing ADA and Piccolo NuA4 complexes as bona fide crotonyltransferases that promote crotonylation-dependent transcription.
U2 - 10.1074/jbc.RA119.010302
DO - 10.1074/jbc.RA119.010302
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 31699900
VL - 294
SP - 20122
EP - 20134
JO - Journal of Biological Chemistry
JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry
SN - 0021-9258
IS - 52
ER -
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