PMID: 15965484 , Related PDB ids: 1HJZ, 1ZQ0, 1ZR5, 2BFQ

Authors:

Kustatscher G, Hothorn M, Pugieux C, Scheffzek K, Ladurner AG

Title:

Splicing regulates NAD metabolite binding to histone macroH2A.

Journal:

Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2005 Jul;12(7):624-5. Epub 2005 Jun 19.

Abstract:

Histone macroH2A is a hallmark of mammalian heterochromatin. Here we show that human macroH2A1.1 binds the SirT1-metabolite O-acetyl-ADP-ribose (OAADPR) through its macro domain. The 1.6-A crystal structure and mutants reveal how the metabolite is recognized. Mutually exclusive exon use in the gene H2AFY produces macroH2A1.2, whose tissue distribution differs. MacroH2A1.2 shows only subtle structural changes but cannot bind nucleotides. Alternative splicing may thus regulate the binding of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) metabolites to chromatin.