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The methyltransferase Suv39h1 links the SUMO pathway to HP1α marking at pericentric heterochromatin

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  • Christèle Maison

    (Institut Curie, PSL Research University
    Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06)

  • Delphine Bailly

    (Institut Curie, PSL Research University
    Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06)

  • Jean-Pierre Quivy

    (Institut Curie, PSL Research University
    Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06)

  • Geneviève Almouzni

    (Institut Curie, PSL Research University
    Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06)

Abstract

The trimethylation of histone H3 on lysine 9 (H3K9me3) – a mark recognized by HP1 that depends on the Suv39h lysine methyltransferases (KMTs) – has provided a basis for the reader/writer model to explain HP1 accumulation at pericentric heterochromatin in mammals. Here, we identify the Suv39h1 paralog, as a unique enhancer of HP1α sumoylation both in vitro and in vivo. The region responsible for promoting HP1α sumoylation (aa1–167) is distinct from the KMT catalytic domain and mediates binding to Ubc9. Tethering the 1–167 domain of Suv39h1 to pericentric heterochromatin, but not mutants unable to bind Ubc9, accelerates the de novo targeting of HP1α to these domains. Our results establish an unexpected feature of Suv39h1, distinct from the KMT activity, with a major role for heterochromatin formation. We discuss how linking Suv39h1 to the SUMO pathway provides conceptual implications for our general view on nuclear domain organization and physiological functions.

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  • Christèle Maison & Delphine Bailly & Jean-Pierre Quivy & Geneviève Almouzni, 2016. "The methyltransferase Suv39h1 links the SUMO pathway to HP1α marking at pericentric heterochromatin," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 7(1), pages 1-9, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:7:y:2016:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms12224
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12224
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