Nucleosome remodeling by a CHD enzyme promotes H3K9 methylation establishment and spreading via remodeler-writer feedback
Melissa Seman, Alexandria Latuda, Agnisrota Mazumder, Luca Marco Wolfstaedter, Fengting Huang, Amith Z. Abdulla, Sigurd J Braun, Kaushik Ragunathan
This study shows that the CHD remodeler Mit1 initiates heterochromatin formation and H3K9 methylation independently of Clr4, revealing a remodeler-writer feedback mechanism.
bioRxiv · May 6, 2026 · PreprintGenetics