How Not To Be in the Wrong Place at the Wrong Time: An Education Primer for Use with "Deposition of Centromeric Histone H3 Variant CENP-A/Cse4 into Chromatin Is Facilitated by Its C-Terminal Sumoylation"

Overview

Journal Genetics

Publisher Oxford University Press

Specialty Genetics

Date 2020 Oct 7

PMID 33023931

Authors

Yee Mon Thu

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Abstract

Recent work by Kentaro Ohkuni and colleagues exemplifies how a series of molecular mechanisms contribute to a cellular outcome-equal distribution of chromosomes. Failure to maintain structural and numerical integrity of chromosomes is one contributing factor in genetic diseases such as cancer. Specifically, the authors investigated molecular events surrounding centromeric histone H3 variant Cse4 deposition-a process important for chromosome segregation, using as a model organism. This study illustrates an example of a post-translational modification-sumoylation-regulating a cellular process and the concept of genetic interactions (, synthetic dosage lethality). Furthermore, the study highlights the importance of using diverse experimental approaches in answering a few key research questions. The authors used molecular biology techniques (, qPCR), biochemical experiments (, Ni-NTA/8His protein purification), as well as genetic approaches to understand the regulation of Cse4 At a big-picture level, the study reveals how genetic changes can lead to subsequent molecular and cellular changes.

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