Abstract
Nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) govern macromolecular transport between the nucleus and cytoplasm and serve as key positional markers within the nucleus. Several protein components of yeast NPCs have been implicated in the epigenetic control of gene expression. Among these, Nup2p is unique as it transiently associates with NPCs and, when artificially tethered to DNA, can prevent the spread of transcriptional activation or repression between flanking genes, a function termed boundary activity. To understand this function of Nup2p, we investigated the interactions of Nup2p with other proteins and with DNA using immunopurifications coupled with mass spectrometry and microarray analyses. These data combined with functional assays of boundary activity and epigenetic variegation suggest that Nup2p and the Ran guanylyl-nucleotide exchange factor, Prp20p, interact at specific chromatin regions and enable the NPC to play an active role in chromatin organization by facilitating the transition of chromatin between activity states.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Active Transport, Cell Nucleus / physiology
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Chromatin / genetics
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Chromatin / metabolism*
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DNA-Binding Proteins / genetics
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DNA-Binding Proteins / metabolism*
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Gene Silencing / physiology
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Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors
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Histones / genetics
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Histones / metabolism
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Microarray Analysis
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Models, Biological
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Nuclear Pore / genetics
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Nuclear Pore / metabolism*
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Nuclear Pore Complex Proteins / genetics
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Nuclear Pore Complex Proteins / metabolism*
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Nuclear Proteins / genetics
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Nuclear Proteins / metabolism*
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Nucleosomes / metabolism
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Open Reading Frames / genetics
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae / metabolism
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / genetics
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / metabolism*
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Telomere / genetics
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Telomere / metabolism
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Transcription, Genetic / physiology*
Substances
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Chromatin
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DNA-Binding Proteins
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Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors
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Histones
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Htz1 protein, S cerevisiae
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NUP2 protein, S cerevisiae
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Nuclear Pore Complex Proteins
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Nuclear Proteins
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Nucleosomes
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Nup60 protein, S cerevisiae
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SRM1 protein, S cerevisiae
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins