Distinct transcriptional roles for Histone H3-K56 acetylation during the cell cycle
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ABSTRACT: Dynamic disruption and reassembly of promoter-proximal nucleosomes is a conserved hallmark of transcriptionally active chromatin. Histone H3-K56 acetylation (H3K56Ac) enhances these turnover events and promotes nucleosome assembly during S phase. Here we sequence nascent transcripts to investigate the impact of H3K56Ac on transcription throughout the yeast cell cycle. Strikingly, we find that H3K56Ac is a genome-wide activator of transcription. H3K56Ac has a major impact on transcription initiation, but it also appears to promote elongation and/or termination. In contrast, H3K56Ac represses promiscuous transcription that occurs immediately following replication fork passage, in this case by promoting efficient nucleosome assembly. We also detect a stepwise increase in transcription as cells transit S phase and enter G2, but this response to increased gene dosage does not require H3K56Ac. Thus, a single histone mark can exert both positive and negative impacts on transcription that are coupled to different cell cycle events.
ORGANISM(S): Saccharomyces cerevisiae
PROVIDER: GSE126686 | GEO | 2019/09/07
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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