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| Title | Structural basis of nucleosome remodeling by Cockayne syndrome B homologue Komagataella phaffii Rad26. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | Nat Commun, Vol. 17, Issue 1, Year 2026 |
| Publish date | Jun 24, 2026 |
Authors | Yutaro Fukushima / Chiaki Kinoshita / Lumi Negishi / Tomoya Kujirai / Yuki Kobayashi / Mitsuo Ogasawara / Haruhiko Ehara / Shun-Ichi Sekine / Wataru Kagawa / Hitoshi Kurumizaka / Yoshimasa Takizawa / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | Rad26, a yeast homologue of mammalian Cockayne syndrome protein B (CSB), plays an essential role in transcription-coupled nucleotide excision repair (TC-NER). Rad26/CSB binds RNA polymerase II ...Rad26, a yeast homologue of mammalian Cockayne syndrome protein B (CSB), plays an essential role in transcription-coupled nucleotide excision repair (TC-NER). Rad26/CSB binds RNA polymerase II stalled at DNA lesions and recruits DNA repair factors, functioning as a molecular scaffold. In addition, Rad26/CSB possesses nucleosome-remodeling activity that may help restore transcription after DNA repair. Here we determine the cryo-electron microscopy structure of the Rad26/CSB-nucleosome complex. Rad26/CSB binds near the nucleosomal entry/exit region (superhelical location ±6) through a unique mechanism in which its ATPase domains, Lobe 1 and Lobe 2, engage nucleosomal DNA in a reverse orientation compared with other remodelers such as Snf2 and Ino80. Mutational, biochemical, and crosslinking mass-spectrometric analyses demonstrate the requirement of the KR loop for nucleosome binding and remodeling. Furthermore, we show that N-terminal auto-inhibition involves long-range contacts between the disordered N-terminus and the Lobe 2 region, and is relieved by mutations of Leu8 and Leu11. These findings reveal the structural basis of Rad26/CSB-mediated nucleosome remodeling in TC-NER. |
External links | Nat Commun / PubMed:42342665 / PubMed Central |
| Methods | EM (single particle) |
| Resolution | 3.5 - 4.1 Å |
| Structure data | EMDB-63262, PDB-9lox: ![]() EMDB-63507: Cryo-EM structure of the chromatin remodeler Rad26 N-terminal deletion mutant bound to the nucleosome at SHL6 |
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Keywords | DNA BINDING PROTEIN / Rad26 / CSB / ERCC6 / Chromatin remodeler / DNA repair / Komagataella phaffii / Komagataella pastoris / Histone H2A / Histone H2B / Histone H3 / Histone H4 / DNA / Epigenetic / Gene regulation / cryo-EM |
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