title: Mitotic inactivation of a human SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex.
abstract: During mitosis, chromatin is condensed into mitotic chromosomes and transcription is inhibited, processes that might be opposed by the chromatin remodeling activity of the SWI/SNF complexes. Brg1 and hBrm, which are components of human SWI/SNF (hSWI/SNF) complexes, were recently shown to be phosphorylated during mitosis. This suggested that phosphorylation might be used as a switch to modulate SWI/SNF activity. Using an epitope-tag strategy, we have purified hSWI/SNF complexes at different stages of the cell cycle, and found that hSWI/SNF was inactive in cells blocked in G2-M. Mitotic hSWI/SNF contained Brg1 but not hBrm, and was phosphorylated on at least two subunits, hSWI3 and Brg1. In vitro, active hSWI/SNF from asynchronous cells can be phosphorylated and inactivated by ERK1, and reactivated by dephosphorylation. hSWI/SNF isolated as cells traversed mitosis regained activity when its subunits were dephosphorylated either in vitro or in vivo. We propose that this transitional inactivation and reactivation of hSWI/SNF is required for formation of a repressed chromatin structure during mitosis and reformation of an active chromatin structure as cells leave mitosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sif
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Stukenberg
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Kirschner
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Kingston
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000502:physiology; D002460:Cell Line; D002843:Chromatin / Q000378:metabolism*; D004265:DNA Helicases; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D008938:Mitosis / Q000502:physiology*; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D009707:Nucleosomes / Q000378:metabolism; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002843:Chromatin; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D009707:Nucleosomes; C499336:SMARCA1 protein, human; C084011:SMARCA2 protein, human; D014157:Transcription Factors; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases; C084108:SMARCA4 protein, human; D004265:DNA Helicases