title: Cell cycle-regulated histone acetylation required for expression of the yeast HO gene.
abstract: Expression of the yeast HO gene in late G1 of the cell cycle requires the SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex, the Gcn5p histone acetyltransferase, and two different sequence-specific transcriptional activators, Swi5p and Swi4p/Swi6p. We have used chromatin immunoprecipitation assays to investigate the role of each of these trans-acting factors in establishing a cell cycle-regulated domain of histone acetylation surrounding the HO upstream regulatory region. We detect a approximately 1-kb domain of H3 and H4 acetylation that is established in mid-G1, prior to and independent of HO transcription, which then declines with kinetics similar to inactivation of HO. This cell cycle burst of histone acetylation requires Gcn5p, SWI/SNF, and the Swi5p activator, but occurs in the absence of the Swi4p activator. We also find that inactivation of the Sin3p/Rpd3p deacetylase complex leads to a high level of acetylation at the HO locus throughout the cell cycle. We propose a sequential model for activation of HO in which the Swi5p-dependent recruitment of the Gcn5p acetyltransferase requires chromatin remodeling events by the SWI/SNF complex.
authors.affiliation: Program in Molecular Medicine and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, USA.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Krebs
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Kuo
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Allis
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Peterson
mesh_terms: D000107:Acetylation; D002453:Cell Cycle; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific / Q000235:genetics*; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D016193:G1 Phase; D015966:Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D006655:Histone Deacetylases / Q000378:metabolism; D006657:Histones / Q000378:metabolism*; D009707:Nucleosomes; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D016196:S Phase; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D006657:Histones; D009707:Nucleosomes; D012097:Repressor Proteins; C071731:SIN3 protein, S cerevisiae; C080218:SWI5 protein, S cerevisiae; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D011494:Protein Kinases; C530845:HO protein, S cerevisiae; C037725:SCEI protein, S cerevisiae; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific; C071665:RPD3 protein, S cerevisiae; D006655:Histone Deacetylases