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XMolecular architecture of the ATP-dependent chromatin-remodeling complex SWR1

  • Vu Q. Nguyen
  • , Anand Ranjan
  • , Florian Stengel
  • , Debbie Wei
  • , Ruedi Aebersold
  • , Carl Wu
  • , Andres E. Leschziner

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Abstract

The ATP-dependent chromatin-remodeling complex SWR1 exchanges a variant histone H2A.Z/H2B dimer for a canonical H2A/H2B dimer at nucleosomes flanking histone-depleted regions, such as promoters. This localization of H2A.Z is conserved throughout eukaryotes. SWR1 is a 1 megadalton complex containing 14 different polypeptides, including the AAA+ ATPases Rvb1 and Rvb2. Using electron microscopy, we obtained the three-dimensional structure of SWR1 and mapped its major functional components. Our data show that SWR1 contains a single heterohexameric Rvb1/Rvb2 ring that, together with the catalytic subunit Swr1, brackets two independently assembled multisubunit modules. We also show that SWR1 undergoes a large conformational change upon engaging a limited region of the nucleosome core particle. Our work suggests an important structural role for the Rvbs and a distinct substrate-handling mode by SWR1, thereby providing a structural framework for understanding the complex dimer-exchange reaction.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)X1220-1231
JournalCell
Volume154
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 12 2013
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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