Periphilin self-association underpins epigenetic silencing by the HUSH complex
D. M. Prigozhin, A. Albecka, C. H. Douse, I. A. Tchasovnikarova, R. T. Timms, L. E. Farleigh, S.-i. Oda, S. M. Freund, S. Maslen, P. J. Lehner, Y. Modis
This study identifies the physicochemical properties of Periphilin required for HUSH complex assembly and epigenetic silencing, showing its N-terminal domain drives aggregation and repressive mark deposition.
bioRxiv · Dec 18, 2019Biochemistry