NMR structure of chaperone Chz1 complexed with histones H2A.Z-H2B

Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2008 Aug;15(8):868-9. doi: 10.1038/nsmb.1465. Epub 2008 Jul 20.

Abstract

The NMR structure of budding yeast chaperone Chz1 complexed with histones H2A.Z-H2B has been determined. Chz1 forms a long irregular chain capped by two short alpha-helices, and uses both positively and negatively charged residues to stabilize the histone dimer. A molecular model that docks Chz1 onto the nucleosome has implications for its potential functions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Arginine / chemistry
  • Carbon / chemistry
  • Dimerization
  • Histone Chaperones
  • Histones / chemistry*
  • Lysine / chemistry
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / methods*
  • Molecular Chaperones / chemistry*
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Nitrogen / chemistry
  • Nucleosomes / chemistry
  • Protein Conformation
  • Protein Structure, Secondary
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / metabolism
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / chemistry*
  • Static Electricity

Substances

  • Chz1 protein, S cerevisiae
  • Histone Chaperones
  • Histones
  • Htz1 protein, S cerevisiae
  • Molecular Chaperones
  • Nucleosomes
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
  • Carbon
  • Arginine
  • Lysine
  • Nitrogen

Associated data

  • PDB/2JSS