TY - JOUR
T1 - Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 is inhibited by a histone H2A variant, macroH2A, and contributes to silencing of the inactive X chromosome
AU - Nusinow, Dmitri A.
AU - Hernández-Muñoz, Inmaculada
AU - Fazzio, Thomas G.
AU - Shah, Girish M.
AU - Kraus, W. Lee
AU - Panning, Barbara
PY - 2007/4/27
Y1 - 2007/4/27
N2 - Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP-1) is a nuclear enzyme that is involved in modulating chromatin structure, regulation of gene expression, and sensing DNA damage. Here, we report that PARP-1 enzymatic activity is inhibited by macroH2A, a vertebrate histone H2A variant that is enriched on facultative heterochromatin. MacroH2A family members have a large C-terminal non-histone domain (NHD) and H2A-like histone domain. MacroH2A1.2 and PARP-1 interact in vivo and in vitro via the NHD. The NHD of each macroH2A family member was sufficient to inhibit PARP-1 enzymatic activity in vitro. The NHD of macroH2A1.2 was a mixed inhibitor of PARP-1 catalytic activity, with affects on both catalytic activity and the substrate binding affinity of PARP-1. Depletion of PARP-1 by RNA interference caused reactivation of a reporter gene on the inactive X chromosome, demonstrating that PARP-1 participates in the maintenance of silencing. These results suggest that one function of macroH2A in gene silencing is to inhibit PARP-1 enzymatic activity, and this may affect PARP-1 association with chromatin.
AB - Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP-1) is a nuclear enzyme that is involved in modulating chromatin structure, regulation of gene expression, and sensing DNA damage. Here, we report that PARP-1 enzymatic activity is inhibited by macroH2A, a vertebrate histone H2A variant that is enriched on facultative heterochromatin. MacroH2A family members have a large C-terminal non-histone domain (NHD) and H2A-like histone domain. MacroH2A1.2 and PARP-1 interact in vivo and in vitro via the NHD. The NHD of each macroH2A family member was sufficient to inhibit PARP-1 enzymatic activity in vitro. The NHD of macroH2A1.2 was a mixed inhibitor of PARP-1 catalytic activity, with affects on both catalytic activity and the substrate binding affinity of PARP-1. Depletion of PARP-1 by RNA interference caused reactivation of a reporter gene on the inactive X chromosome, demonstrating that PARP-1 participates in the maintenance of silencing. These results suggest that one function of macroH2A in gene silencing is to inhibit PARP-1 enzymatic activity, and this may affect PARP-1 association with chromatin.
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U2 - 10.1074/jbc.M610502200
DO - 10.1074/jbc.M610502200
M3 - Article
C2 - 17322296
AN - SCOPUS:34250359929
SN - 0021-9258
VL - 282
SP - 12851
EP - 12859
JO - Journal of Biological Chemistry
JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry
IS - 17
ER -