An H3-K9-me-independent binding of Swi6/HP1 to siRNA-DNA hybrids initiates heterochromatin assembly at cognate dg-dh repeats in Fission Yeast
Jyotsna Kumar, Swati Haldar, Neelima Gupta, Viney Kumar, Manisha Thakur, Keerthivasan Raanin Chandradoss, Debarghya Ghose, Dipak Dutta, Kuljeet Singh Sandhu, Jagmohan Singh
The paper shows Swi6/HP1 binds siRNA-DNA hybrids at dg-dh repeats to initiate heterochromatin formation independently of H3-K9 methylation.
bioRxiv · Oct 21, 2020 · PreprintGenetics