Human RAD51 and RAD54 are key players in homologous recombination, a process that requires homology recognition and strand invasion by a RAD51-single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) nucleoprotein filament and chromatin remodeling by RAD54. Here we use in vitro chromatin reconstitution systems to show that RAD51-ssDNA stimulates RAD54-dependent chromatin remodeling in a homology-dependent, polarity-independent manner. This stimulation was not seen with RAD54B or other remodelers. Chromatin remodeling by RAD54 enabled strand invasion by RAD51-ssDNA on nucleosomal templates, which was homology- and polarity-dependent. Three natural RAD54 mutants found in primary cancer cells showed specific defects in remodeling or in the RAD54-RAD51 interaction. We propose that RAD54 is recruited by RAD51-ssDNA filament to the chromatin of the intact chromosome and that it remodels that chromatin to facilitate accessibility for strand exchange.
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Homology-driven chromatin remodeling by human RAD54. Journal Published:
PUBLICATION TYPE: Research Support, N.I.H., Extr
Journal: Nature structural & molecular biology
VOLUME: 14
Page Numbers: 397-405
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ISSN: 1545-9993
DAY: 8
MONTH: 04
YEAR: 2007
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LANGUAGE: eng
NlmUniqueID: 101186374
Homology-driven chromatin remodeling by human RAD54. Keywords Mesh Terms:
KEYWORDS: Rad51 Recombinase
MESH TERMS: metabolism
Chemical & Substance for Abstract: Homology-driven chromatin remodeling by human RAD54. Information
Substance Name: Rad51 Recombinase
Registry Number: EC 2.7.7.-
Grant and Affiliation Information for Homology-driven chromatin remodeling by human RAD54.
AFFILIATION: Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, 185 Cambridge Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.
Country: United States
AGENCY: United States NIGMS
GRANT: GM48405
ACRONYM: GM
MEDLINETA: Nat Struct Mol Biol
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