Methylation of H4 lysines 5, 8 and 12 by yeast Set5 calibrates chromatin stress responses

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2012-02-19

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Citation of Original Publication

Green, Erin M et al. “Methylation of H4 lysines 5, 8 and 12 by yeast Set5 calibrates chromatin stress responses.” Nature structural & molecular biology vol. 19,3 361-3. 19 Feb. 2012, doi:10.1038/nsmb.2252

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Abstract

Methylation of histones is central to chromatin regulation, and thus novel mechanisms regulating genome function can be revealed through the discovery of new histone methyl marks. Here, we identify Set5 as the first histone H4 methyltransferase in budding yeast, which monomethylates the important H4 lysine residues 5, 8 and 12. Set5’s enzymatic activity functions together with the global chromatin-modifying complexes COMPASS and NuA4 to regulate cell growth and stress responses.