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Structural basis for the recognition of histone H4 by the histone-chaperone RbAp46.


ABSTRACT: RbAp46 and RbAp48 (pRB-associated proteins p46 and p48, also known as RBBP7 and RBBP4, respectively) are highly homologous histone chaperones that play key roles in establishing and maintaining chromatin structure. We report here the crystal structure of human RbAp46 bound to histone H4. RbAp46 folds into a seven-bladed beta propeller structure and binds histone H4 in a groove formed between an N-terminal alpha helix and an extended loop inserted into blade six. Surprisingly, histone H4 adopts a different conformation when interacting with RbAp46 than it does in either the nucleosome or in the complex with ASF1, another histone chaperone. Our structural and biochemical results suggest that when a histone H3/H4 dimer (or tetramer) binds to RbAp46 or RbAp48, helix 1 of histone H4 unfolds to interact with the histone chaperone. We discuss the implications of our findings for the assembly and function of RbAp46 and RbAp48 complexes.

SUBMITTER: Murzina NV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2572730 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Structural basis for the recognition of histone H4 by the histone-chaperone RbAp46.

Murzina Natalia V NV   Pei Xue-Yuan XY   Zhang Wei W   Sparkes Mike M   Vicente-Garcia Jose J   Pratap J Venkatesh JV   McLaughlin Stephen H SH   Ben-Shahar Tom Rolef TR   Verreault Alain A   Luisi Ben F BF   Laue Ernest D ED  

Structure (London, England : 1993) 20080619 7


RbAp46 and RbAp48 (pRB-associated proteins p46 and p48, also known as RBBP7 and RBBP4, respectively) are highly homologous histone chaperones that play key roles in establishing and maintaining chromatin structure. We report here the crystal structure of human RbAp46 bound to histone H4. RbAp46 folds into a seven-bladed beta propeller structure and binds histone H4 in a groove formed between an N-terminal alpha helix and an extended loop inserted into blade six. Surprisingly, histone H4 adopts a  ...[more]

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