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The preRC protein ORCA organizes heterochromatin by assembling histone H3 lysine 9 methyltransferases on chromatin.

Sumanprava Giri | Vasudha Aggarwal | Julien Pontis | Zhen Shen | Arindam Chakraborty | Abid Khan | Craig Mizzen | Kannanganattu V Prasanth | Slimane Ait-Si-Ali | Taekjip Ha | Supriya G Prasanth
eLife | 2015

Heterochromatic domains are enriched with repressive histone marks, including histone H3 lysine 9 methylation, written by lysine methyltransferases (KMTs). The pre-replication complex protein, origin recognition complex-associated (ORCA/LRWD1), preferentially localizes to heterochromatic regions in post-replicated cells. Its role in heterochromatin organization remained elusive. ORCA recognizes methylated H3K9 marks and interacts with repressive KMTs, including G9a/GLP and Suv39H1 in a chromatin context-dependent manner. Single-molecule pull-down assays demonstrate that ORCA-ORC (Origin Recognition Complex) and multiple H3K9 KMTs exist in a single complex and that ORCA stabilizes H3K9 KMT complex. Cells lacking ORCA show alterations in chromatin architecture, with significantly reduced H3K9 di- and tri-methylation at specific chromatin sites. Changes in heterochromatin structure due to loss of ORCA affect replication timing, preferentially at the late-replicating regions. We demonstrate that ORCA acts as a scaffold for the establishment of H3K9 KMT complex and its association and activity at specific chromatin sites is crucial for the organization of heterochromatin structure.

Pubmed ID: 25922909

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  • Agency: NIGMS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 GM099669
  • Agency: NIGMS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: 1R01GM099669
  • Agency: NIGMS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: 1R01GM088252
  • Agency: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, United States
  • Agency: NIGMS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 GM088252
  • Agency: NCI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: F31 CA180616

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