title: HJURP binds CENP-A via a highly conserved N-terminal domain and mediates its deposition at centromeres.
abstract: The human histone H3 variant, CENP-A, replaces the conventional histone H3 in centromeric chromatin and, together with centromere-specific DNA-binding factors, directs the assembly of the kinetochore. We purified the prenucelosomal e-CENP-A complex. We found that HJURP, a member of the complex, was required for cell cycle specific targeting of CENP-A to centromeres. HJURP facilitated efficient deposition of CENP-A/H4 tetramers to naked DNA in vitro. Bacterially expressed HJURP binds at a stoichiometric ratio to the CENP-A/H4 tetramer but not to the H3/H4 tetramer. The binding occurred through a conserved HJURP short N-terminal domain, termed CBD. The novel characteristic identified in vertebrates that we named TLTY box of CBD, was essential for formation of the HJURP-CENP-A/H4 complex. Our data identified HJURP as a vertebrate CENP-A chaperone and dissected its mode of interactions with CENP-A.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, the Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Université de Strasbourg, Parc d'innovation, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shuaib
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ouararhni
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dimitrov
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hamiche
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001324:Autoantigens / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002453:Cell Cycle; D002503:Centromere / Q000378:metabolism*; D000076247:Centromere Protein A; D002868:Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D017124:Conserved Sequence; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006657:Histones / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009707:Nucleosomes / Q000378:metabolism; D011485:Protein Binding; D054730:Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs; D055503:Protein Multimerization; D020836:Protein Structure, Quaternary; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000235:genetics; D016415:Sequence Alignment
chemical_list: D001324:Autoantigens; C000619700:CENPA protein, human; D000076247:Centromere Protein A; D002868:Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C524371:HJURP protein, human; D006657:Histones; D009707:Nucleosomes; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering