Cancer-associated DNA Hypermethylation of Polycomb Targets Requires DNMT3A Dual Recognition of Histone H2AK119 Ubiquitination and the Nucleosome Acidic Patch
Kristjan H. Gretarsson, Stephen Abini-Agbomson, Susan L. Gloor, Daniel N. Weinberg, Jamie L McCuiston, Vishnu U. Sunitha Kumary, Allison R. Hickman, Varun Sahu, Rachel Lee, Xinjing Xu, Natalie Lipieta, Samuel P. Flashner, Oluwatobi A. Adeleke, Irina K Popova, Hailey F. Taylor, , Chao Lü
The paper identifies a critical binding interface in DNMT3A1 that facilitates DNA hypermethylation at Polycomb target genes by recognizing H2AK119Ub and the nucleosome acidic patch.
Science Advances · Aug 28, 2024Peer-reviewedCancer Biology