3. ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling, or simply chromatin
remodeling, refers to dynamic changes in the structure of chromatin
that occur during the life of a cell.
Introduction
6. Chromatin Remodeling Complexes Alter the
Positions and Compositions of Nucleosomes
A key role of some transcriptional activators is to orchestrate
changes in chromatin structure from the closed to the open
conformation by altering Nucleosomes.
One way to change chromatin structure is through ATP dependent
chromatin remodeling.
All remodeling complexes have a catalytic ATPase subunit that is
similar to other motor proteins, called DNA translocases , that
move along the DNA.
15. Nucleosome Conformational Change
Sliding provides an efficient way to allow access to DNA which
was once contained within a nucleosome.
The SWI/SNF complex create accessible DNA by
generating stable DNA loops within the context of the
nucleosome.
The average loop size on nucleosomal templates
approximately 100 bp.
16. 2. Nucleosome ejection
All members of the SWI/SNF family and only a subset of ISWI
remodelers are able to eject histone dimers.
1. DNA loops Remove dimers or the entire octamer
2. Tendency of the octamer to dissociate into H2A–H2B dimers
and the (H3–H4)2 tetramer
3. Large loops may allow for other DNA molecules to invade the
open histone-DNA contacts
4. DNA translocation release of the neighboring histone
dimer or octamer
19. Histone Exchange
The SWR1 complex catalyzes the exchange of nucleosomal H2A for
the H2AZ variant.
relaxation of DNA
Release of H2AZ-H2B
from the SWR1 complex
reassembly of a histone octamer containing
one of each H2AZ–H2B and H2A–H2B
21. Role of histone tails
Histone tails have been found to be required for the
nucleosome remodeling activity of some remodeler complexes
and not for others.
Modification of histone tails can affect remodeler complex
recruitment and stability.
Histone acetylation stabilizes SWI/SNF interaction with
nucleosomes.
24. Acetylated histones allow
transcription to begin.
Once acetyl groups are
added to particular amino
acids in the tails of certain
histones, the TATA box
becomes accessible to
transcription factors.