Paramecium tetraurelia chromatin assembly factor-1-like protein PtCAF-1 is involved in RNA-mediated control of DNA elimination

Ignarski, Michael; Singh, Aditi; Swart, Estienne Carl; Arambasic, Miroslav; Sandoval, Pamela Yohanna de Lourdes; Nowacki, Mariusz (2014). Paramecium tetraurelia chromatin assembly factor-1-like protein PtCAF-1 is involved in RNA-mediated control of DNA elimination. Nucleic acids research, 42(19), pp. 11952-11964. Information Retrieval Ltd. 10.1093/nar/gku874

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Genome-wide DNA remodelling in the ciliate Paramecium is ensured by RNA-mediated trans-nuclear crosstalk between the germline and the somatic genomes during sexual development. The rearrangements include elimination of transposable elements, minisatellites and tens of thousands non-coding elements called internally eliminated sequences (IESs). The trans-nuclear genome comparison process employs a distinct class of germline small RNAs (scnRNAs) that are compared against the parental somatic genome to select the germline-specific subset of scnRNAs that subsequently target DNA elimination in the progeny genome. Only a handful of proteins involved in this process have been identified so far and the mechanism of DNA targeting is unknown. Here we describe chromatin assembly factor-1-like protein (PtCAF-1), which we show is required for the survival of sexual progeny and localizes first in the parental and later in the newly developing macronucleus. Gene silencing shows that PtCAF-1 is required for the elimination of transposable elements and a subset of IESs. PTCAF-1 depletion also impairs the selection of germline-specific scnRNAs during development. We identify specific histone modifications appearing during Paramecium development which are strongly reduced in PTCAF-1 depleted cells. Our results demonstrate the importance of PtCAF-1 for the epigenetic trans-nuclear cross-talk mechanism.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

08 Faculty of Science > Department of Biology > Institute of Cell Biology > Ciliate
08 Faculty of Science > Department of Biology > Institute of Cell Biology

UniBE Contributor:

Ignarski, Michael, Singh, Aditi, Swart, Estienne Carl, Arambasic, Miroslav, Sandoval, Pamela Yohanna de Lourdes, Nowacki, Mariusz

Subjects:

500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology

ISSN:

0305-1048

Publisher:

Information Retrieval Ltd.

Language:

English

Submitter:

Mariusz Nowacki

Date Deposited:

11 Aug 2015 14:18

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:48

Publisher DOI:

10.1093/nar/gku874

PubMed ID:

25270876

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.70923

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/70923

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