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| Title | Promotion of RNF168-Mediated Nucleosomal H2A Ubiquitylation by Structurally Defined K63-Polyubiquitylated Linker Histone H1. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | Angew Chem Int Ed Engl, Vol. 64, Issue 1, Page e202413651, Year 2025 |
| Publish date | Jan 2, 2025 |
Authors | Qiang Shi / Zhiheng Deng / Liying Zhang / Zebin Tong / Jia-Bin Li / Guo-Chao Chu / Huasong Ai / Lei Liu / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | The chemical synthesis of histones with homogeneous modifications is a powerful approach for quantitatively deciphering the functional crosstalk between different post-translational modifications ...The chemical synthesis of histones with homogeneous modifications is a powerful approach for quantitatively deciphering the functional crosstalk between different post-translational modifications (PTMs). In this study, we developed an expedient site-specific (poly)ubiquitylation strategy (CAEPL, Cysteine Aminoethylation coupled with Enzymatic Protein Ligation), which integrates the Cys-aminoethylation reaction with the process of ubiquitin-activating enzyme UBA1-assisted native chemical ligation. Using this strategy, we successfully prepared monoubiquitylated and K63-linked di- and tri-ubiquitylated linker histone H1.0 proteins, which were incorporated into individual chromatosomes. Quantitative biochemical analysis of different RNF168 constructs on H1 ubiquitylated chromatosomes with different ubiquitin chain lengths demonstrated that K63-linked polyubiquitylated H1.0 could directly stimulate RNF168 ubiquitylation activity by enhancing the affinity between RNF168 and the chromatosome. Subsequent cryo-EM structural analysis of the RNF168/UbcH5c-Ub/H1.0-K63-Ub chromatosome complex revealed the potential recruitment orientation between RNF168 UDM1 domain and K63-linked ubiquitin chain on H1.0. Finally, we explored the impact of H1.0 ubiquitylation on RNF168 activity in the context of asymmetric H1.0-K63-Ub di-nucleosome substrate, revealing a comparable stimulation effect of both the inter- and intra-nucleosomal crosstalk. Overall, our study highlights the significance of access to structurally defined polyubiquitylated H1.0 by the CAEPL strategy, enabling in-depth mechanistic investigations of in-trans PTM crosstalk between linker histone H1.0 and core histone H2A ubiquitylation. |
External links | Angew Chem Int Ed Engl / PubMed:39363740 |
| Methods | EM (single particle) |
| Resolution | 4.3 Å |
| Structure data | EMDB-60781, PDB-9ipu: |
| Chemicals | ![]() ChemComp-ZN: |
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Keywords | NUCLEAR PROTEIN / RNF168 / H1.0 / ubiquitylation / nucleosome / chromatosome |
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