Modular Organization and Assembly of SWI/SNF Family Chromatin Remodeling Complexes.

Publication Type Academic Article
Authors Mashtalir N, D'Avino A, Michel B, Luo J, Pan J, Otto J, Zullow H, McKenzie Z, Kubiak R, St Pierre R, Valencia A, Poynter S, Cassel S, Ranish J, Kadoch C
Journal Cell
Volume 175
Issue 5
Pagination 1272-1288.e20
Date Published 10/18/2018
ISSN 1097-4172
Keywords Chromatin, Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly, Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone, Transcription Factors
Abstract Mammalian SWI/SNF (mSWI/SNF) ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling complexes are multi-subunit molecular machines that play vital roles in regulating genomic architecture and are frequently disrupted in human cancer and developmental disorders. To date, the modular organization and pathways of assembly of these chromatin regulators remain unknown, presenting a major barrier to structural and functional determination. Here, we elucidate the architecture and assembly pathway across three classes of mSWI/SNF complexes-canonical BRG1/BRM-associated factor (BAF), polybromo-associated BAF (PBAF), and newly defined ncBAF complexes-and define the requirement of each subunit for complex formation and stability. Using affinity purification of endogenous complexes from mammalian and Drosophila cells coupled with cross-linking mass spectrometry (CX-MS) and mutagenesis, we uncover three distinct and evolutionarily conserved modules, their organization, and the temporal incorporation of these modules into each complete mSWI/SNF complex class. Finally, we map human disease-associated mutations within subunits and modules, defining specific topological regions that are affected upon subunit perturbation.
DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2018.09.032
PubMed ID 30343899
PubMed Central ID PMC6791824
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