Chromatin proteins and RNA are associated with DNA during all phases of mitosis.

Authors

Kathryn L Black, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Svetlana Petruk, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USAFollow
Tyler K Fenstermaker, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Jacob W Hodgson, Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CanadaFollow
Jeffrey L Caplan, Delaware Biotechnology Institute Bio-Imaging Center, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
Hugh W Brock, Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CanadaFollow
Alexander Mazo, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USAFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-25-2016

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This article has been peer reviewed. It was published in: Cell Discovery.

Volume 2, 25 October 2016, Article number 16038.

The published version is available at DOI: 10.1038/celldisc.2016.38

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Abstract

Mitosis brings about major changes to chromosome and nuclear structure. We used recently developed proximity ligation assay-based techniques to investigate the association with DNA of chromatin-associated proteins and RNAs in Drosophila embryos during mitosis. All groups of tested proteins, histone-modifying and chromatin-remodeling proteins and methylated histones remained in close proximity to DNA during all phases of mitosis. We also found that RNA transcripts are associated with DNA during all stages of mitosis. Reduction of H3K27me3 levels or elimination of RNAs had no effect on the association of the components of PcG and TrxG complexes to DNA. Using a combination of proximity ligation assay-based techniques and super-resolution microscopy, we found that the number of protein-DNA and RNA-DNA foci undergoes significant reduction during mitosis, suggesting that mitosis may be accompanied by structural re-arrangement or compaction of specific chromatin domains.

Recommended Citation

L Black, Kathryn; Petruk, Svetlana; Fenstermaker, Tyler K; Hodgson, Jacob W; Caplan, Jeffrey L; Brock, Hugh W; and Mazo, Alexander, "Chromatin proteins and RNA are associated with DNA during all phases of mitosis." (2016). Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Faculty Papers. Paper 122.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/bmpfp/122

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PubMed ID

27807477