Article
Cohesin acetylation and ATPase activity control cohesion and loop architecture through distinct mechanisms.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 28 Apr 2026
Costantino Lorenzo, Ye Tiantian, Boardman Kevin, Xiang Siheng, Luo Jonathan, Mu Yudi, Ma Wenxiu, Koshland Douglas
Abstract excerpt
Cohesin is a conserved protein complex that mediates sister chromatid cohesion, chromosome condensation, gene regulation, and DNA repair. These processes rely on cohesin's ability to tether DNA and form chromatin loops, which depend on cohesin's ATP hydrolysis activity and Eco1-mediated acetylation of two lysines (K112 and K113 in budding yeast) in its Smc3 subunit. However, how cohesin's ATPase activity and...
Topics
- Cell Cycle Proteins
- Acetylation
- Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone
- Cohesins
- Adenosine Triphosphatases
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- Nuclear Proteins
- Chromatin
- Chromatids
