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Cell Cycle

Title:		S. pombe replication protein Cdc18 (Cdc6) interacts with Swi6 (HP1) heterochromatin protein: region specific effects and replication timing in the centromere
Author(s):		Li PC; Chretien L; Cote J; Kelly TJ; Forsburg SL;
Address:		"Program in Molecular and Computational Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA"
Journal Title:		Cell Cycle
Year:		2011
Volume:		20110115
Issue:		2
Page Number:		323 - 336
DOI:		10.4161/cc.10.2.14552
ISSN/ISBN:		1551-4005 (Electronic) 1538-4101 (Print) 1551-4005 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Heterochromatin in S. pombe is associated with gene silencing at telomeres, the mating locus and centromeres. The compact heterochromatin structure raises the question how it unpacks and reforms during DNA replication. We show that the essential DNA replication factor Cdc18 (CDC6) associates with heterochromatin protein 1 (Swi6) in vivo and in vitro. Biochemical mapping and mutational analysis of the association domains show that the N-terminus of Cdc18 interacts with the chromoshadow domain of Swi6. Mutations in Swi6 that disrupt this interaction disrupt silencing and delay replication in the centromere. A mutation cdc18-I43A that reduces Cdc18 association with Swi6 has no silencing defect at the centromere, but changes Swi6 distribution and accelerates the timing of centromere replication. We suggest that fine tuning of Swi6 association at replication origins is important for negative as well as positive control of replication initiation"
Keywords:		"Cell Cycle Proteins/genetics/*metabolism Centromere/*metabolism Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone/analysis/genetics/*metabolism DNA Mutational Analysis DNA Replication Heterochromatin/*metabolism Mutagenesis, Site-Directed Protein Structure, Tertiary Schi;"
Notes:		"MedlineLi, Pao-Chen Chretien, Louise Cote, Jocelyn Kelly, Thomas J Forsburg, Susan L eng R01 GM059321/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/ R01 GM059321-10/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/ GM059321/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/ Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. 2011/01/18 Cell Cycle. 2011 Jan 15; 10(2):323-36. doi: 10.4161/cc.10.2.14552. Epub 2011 Jan 15"