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A crucial role for dynamic expression of components encoding the negative arm of the circadian clock.

Nature communications (2023-06-09)
Bin Wang, Xiaoying Zhou, Arminja N Kettenbach, Hugh D Mitchell, Lye Meng Markillie, Jennifer J Loros, Jay C Dunlap
RESUMEN

In the Neurospora circadian system, the White Collar Complex (WCC) drives expression of the principal circadian negative arm component frequency (frq). FRQ interacts with FRH (FRQ-interacting RNA helicase) and CKI, forming a stable complex that represses its own expression by inhibiting WCC. In this study, a genetic screen identified a gene, designated as brd-8, that encodes a conserved auxiliary subunit of the NuA4 histone acetylation complex. Loss of brd-8 reduces H4 acetylation and RNA polymerase (Pol) II occupancy at frq and other known circadian genes, and leads to a long circadian period, delayed phase, and defective overt circadian output at some temperatures. In addition to strongly associating with the NuA4 histone acetyltransferase complex, BRD-8 is also found complexed with the transcription elongation regulator BYE-1. Expression of brd-8, bye-1, histone h2a.z, and several NuA4 subunits is controlled by the circadian clock, indicating that the molecular clock both regulates the basic chromatin status and is regulated by changes in chromatin. Taken together, our data identify auxiliary elements of the fungal NuA4 complex having homology to mammalian components, which along with conventional NuA4 subunits, are required for timely and dynamic frq expression and thereby a normal and persistent circadian rhythm.

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