Abstract:
:Histone H3 Lys4 (H3K4) methylation is a prevalent mark associated with transcription activation. A common feature of several H3K4 methyltransferase complexes is the presence of three structural components (RbBP5, Ash2L and WDR5) and a catalytic subunit containing a SET domain. Here we report the first biochemical reconstitution of a functional four-component mixed-lineage leukemia protein-1 (MLL1) core complex. This reconstitution, combined with in vivo assays, allows direct analysis of the contribution of each component to MLL1 enzymatic activity and their roles in transcriptional regulation. Moreover, taking clues from a crystal structure analysis, we demonstrate that WDR5 mediates interactions of the MLL1 catalytic unit both with the common structural platform and with the histone substrate. Mechanistic insights gained from this study can be generalized to the whole family of SET1-like histone methyltransferases in mammals.
journal_name
Nat Struct Mol Bioljournal_title
Nature structural & molecular biologyauthors
Dou Y,Milne TA,Ruthenburg AJ,Lee S,Lee JW,Verdine GL,Allis CD,Roeder RGdoi
10.1038/nsmb1128subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2006-08-01 00:00:00pages
713-9issue
8eissn
1545-9993issn
1545-9985pii
nsmb1128journal_volume
13pub_type
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