Journal Articles Nature Communications Year : 2019

NF-Y controls fidelity of transcription initiation at gene promoters through maintenance of the nucleosome-depleted region

La protéine NF-Y contrôle la fidelité de l'initiation de la transcription aux promoteurs de gènes à travers la maintenance de région déplétée en nucléosome.

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Faithful transcription initiation is critical for accurate gene expression, yet the mechanisms underlying specific transcription start site (TSS) selection in mammals remain unclear. Here, we show that the histone-fold domain protein NF-Y, a ubiquitously expressed transcription factor, controls the fidelity of transcription initiation at gene promoters in mouse embryonic stem cells. We report that NF-Y maintains the region upstream of TSSs in a nucleosome-depleted state while simultaneously protecting this accessible region against aberrant and/or ectopic transcription initiation. We find that loss of NF-Y binding in mammalian cells disrupts the promoter chromatin landscape, leading to nucleosomal encroachment over the canonical TSS. Importantly, this chromatin rearrangement is accompanied by upstream relocation of the transcription pre-initiation complex and ectopic transcription initiation. Further, this phenomenon generates aberrant extended transcripts that undergo translation, disrupting gene expression profiles. These results suggest NF-Y is a central player in TSS selection in metazoans and highlight the deleterious consequences of inaccurate transcription initiation.
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lirmm-02383488 , version 1 (27-11-2019)

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Andrew Oldfield, Telmo Henriques, Dhirendra Kumar, Adam B Burkholder, Senthilkumar Cinghu, et al.. NF-Y controls fidelity of transcription initiation at gene promoters through maintenance of the nucleosome-depleted region. Nature Communications, 2019, 10 (1), pp.3072. ⟨10.1038/s41467-019-10905-7⟩. ⟨lirmm-02383488⟩
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