title: The BAH domain of Rsc2 is a histone H3 binding domain.
abstract: Bromo-adjacent homology (BAH) domains are commonly found in chromatin-associated proteins and fall into two classes; Remodels the Structure of Chromatin (RSC)-like or Sir3-like. Although Sir3-like BAH domains bind nucleosomes, the binding partners of RSC-like BAH domains are currently unknown. The Rsc2 subunit of the RSC chromatin remodeling complex contains an RSC-like BAH domain and, like the Sir3-like BAH domains, we find Rsc2 BAH also interacts with nucleosomes. However, unlike Sir3-like BAH domains, we find that Rsc2 BAH can bind to recombinant purified H3 in vitro, suggesting that the mechanism of nucleosome binding is not conserved. To gain insight into the Rsc2 BAH domain, we determined its crystal structure at 2.4 Å resolution. We find that it differs substantially from Sir3-like BAH domains and lacks the motifs in these domains known to be critical for making contacts with histones. We then go on to identify a novel motif in Rsc2 BAH that is critical for efficient H3 binding in vitro and show that mutation of this motif results in defective Rsc2 function in vivo. Moreover, we find this interaction is conserved across Rsc2-related proteins. These data uncover a binding target of the Rsc2 family of BAH domains and identify a novel motif that mediates this interaction.
authors.affiliation: MRC Genome Damage and Stability Centre, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RQ, UK and Cancer Research UK DNA Repair Enzymes Research Group, Genome Damage and Stability Centre, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RQ, UK.
authors.forename: Anna L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Chambers
authors.forename: Laurence H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Pearl
authors.forename: Antony W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Oliver
authors.forename: Jessica A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Downs
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D002843:Chromatin / Q000378:metabolism; D002868:Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D020868:Gene Silencing; D006657:Histones / Q000378:metabolism*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation; D054730:Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002843:Chromatin; D002868:Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D006657:Histones; C457180:RSC2 protein, S cerevisiae; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
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