Project description:Hundreds of DNA replication forks functioning simultaneously are essential for timely DNA duplication, but the organization of replication forks are poorly understood in mammalian cells. Here, we developed a replication-enriched in situ HiC (Repli-HiC) method to capture chromatin contacts located adjacent to replication forks and found two types of fountain-like chromatin contacts at thousands of loci. Interactions within fountain-spanning regions are confirmed by q3C-seq analysis of different stages of S phase cells.
2024-03-04 | GSE230613 | GEO
Project description:Fountain structure after DNA replication
Project description:Exercise late in life mitigates skeletal muscle epigenetic aging, providing evidence that physical activity is a "fountain of youth".
2021-12-31 | GSE175410 | GEO
Project description:Host response to plasmid replication and maintenance
Project description:SUMOylation, a conserved post-translational modification in eukaryotes, regulates protein function, localization, and stability. However, the role of SUMO chains in genome maintenance is still emerging. Using Schizosaccharomyces pombe, we show that loss of SUMO chains results in spontaneous replication stress, DNA damage, and elevated centromeric recombination. To investigate SUMO-dependent interactome at the sites of Rad52 repair, we used split-SUMO-ID proteomics approach. It allowed analysis of local SUMOylation content at the Rad52 repair sites, and enabled identification of the essential replication factor PCNA. We found that SUMO chain-modified PCNA antagonizes Rad8-mediated PCNA polyubiquitination, modulating the choice of post-replication repair pathways at stalled forks within centromeres. In the absence of polySUMOylation, excessive PCNA polyubiquitination drives elevated recombination at centromeres. Artificial tethering of a SUMO chain to Rad52 suppresses this defect. Our findings uncover an essential role for SUMO chains in centromere maintenance by modulating DNA repair pathway choice under endogenous replication stress.
Project description:Replication disrupts chromatin organization. Thus, rapid resetting of nucleosome positioning is essential to maintain faithful gene expression. The initial step of this reconfiguration occurs at Nucleosome-Depleted Regions (NDRs). While studies have elucidated the role of Transcription Factors (TFs) and Chromatin Remodelers (CRs) in vitro or in maintaining NDRs in vivo, none has addressed their in vivo function shortly after replication. Through purification of nascent chromatin coupled with yeast genetics, we dissected the choreography of events governing the proper positioning of the -1/+1 nucleosomes flanking promoter NDRs. Our findings reveal that CRs are the primary contributors of -1/+1 repositioning post-replication, with RSC acting upstream of INO80. Surprisingly, while Reb1 and Abf1 TFs are not essential for NDR resetting, they are required for NDR maintenance via the promotion of H3 acetylations. Taken together, we propose a two-step model for NDR resetting in S. cerevisiae: first, CRs alone reset promoter NDRs after replication, while a combination of TFs and CRs is required for subsequent maintenance.
Project description:Although significant progress has been made in our understanding of DNA replication and spatial chromosome organization in eukaryotes, how they both interplay remains elusive. In particular, from the local structure of two diverging sister-forks to the higher-level organization of the replication machinery into nuclear domains, the mechanistic details of chromatin duplication in the 3D nuclear space remain debated. In this study, we use a computational model of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae genome to explore how replication influences chromatin folding. By integrating both a realistic description of the genome 3D architecture and 1D replication timing, simulations reveal that the colocalization of sister-forks produces a characteristic “fountain” pattern around early origins of replication. We confirm the presence of similar features in vivo in early S-phase with new Hi-C data in various conditions, showing that it is replication-dependent and cohesin-independent. At a larger scale, we show that the 3D genome leads to forks being highly enriched at one pole of the nucleus in early S-phase, before later redistributing more homogeneously, and may favor the higher-order clustering of forks into Replication Foci, as observed in earlier microscopy experiments. Additionally, replication causes temporary chromatin slowdown and reduced mobility due to fork passage and sister chromatid intertwining. Overall, our model offers new insights into the spatial and dynamic organization of chromatin during replication in eukaryotes.
Project description:Pathogenic variants of ubiquitin-specific protease 7 (USP7) cause the neurodevelopmental disorder Hao-Fountain syndrome. However, which of its pleiotropic substrates are relevant for neurodevelopment has remained unclear. Here, we present a combination of quantitative proteomics, transcriptomics and epigenomics to define the core USP7 circuitry during neurodifferentiation. USP7 activity is required for the transcriptional programs that direct the differentiation of human ESCs to neural stem cells, and neuronal differentiation of SHSY5Y neuroblastoma cells. In addition to other substrates, including TRIM27, USP7 controls the dosage of the Polycomb H2AK119ub1 ubiquitin ligases ncPRC1.1 and ncPRC1.6. We found that BCOR-ncPRC1.1, but not ncPRC1.6 or TRIM27, is a key effector of USP7-dependent neuronal differentiation. Indeed, BCOR-ncPRC1.1 mediates the majority of USP7-dependent gene regulation during this process. Besides providing a detailed map of the USP7 regulome during neuronal differentiation, our results suggest that Hao-Fountain syndrome and ncPRC1.1-associated neurodevelopmental disorders involve dysregulation of a shared epigenetic network.