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Cell cycle-dependent chromatin dynamics at replication origins

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Li, Y; Hartemink, AJ; MacAlpine, DM
November 18, 2021

Origins of DNA replication are specified by the ordered recruitment of replication factors in a cell cycle dependent manner. The assembly of the pre-replicative complex in G1 and the pre-initiation complex prior to activation in S-phase are well characterized; however, the interplay between the assembly of these complexes and the local chromatin environment is less well understood. To investigate the dynamic changes in chromatin organization at and surrounding replication origins, we used micrococcal nuclease (MNase) to generate genome-wide chromatin occupancy profiles of nucleosomes, transcription factors and replication proteins through consecutive cell cycles in . During each G1 phase of two consecutive cell cycles, we observed the downstream repositioning of the origin-proximal +1 nucleosome and an increase in protected DNA fragments spanning the ARS consensus sequence (ACS) indicative of pre-RC assembly. We also found that the strongest correlation between the chromatin occupancy at the ACS and origin efficiency occurred in early S-phase consistent with the rate limiting formation of the Cdc45-Mcm2-7-GINS (CMG) complex being a determinant of origin activity. Finally, we observed nucleosome disruption and disorganization emanating from replication origins and traveling with the elongating replication forks across the genome in S-phase, likely reflecting the disassembly and assembly of chromatin ahead of and behind the replication fork, respectively. These results provide insights into cell cycle-regulated chromatin dynamics and how they relate to the regulation of origin activity.

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Li, Y., Hartemink, A. J., & MacAlpine, D. M. (2021). Cell cycle-dependent chromatin dynamics at replication origins. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.11.15.468728
Li, Yulong, Alexander J. Hartemink, and David M. MacAlpine. “Cell cycle-dependent chromatin dynamics at replication origins,” November 18, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.11.15.468728.
Li Y, Hartemink AJ, MacAlpine DM. Cell cycle-dependent chromatin dynamics at replication origins. 2021 Nov 18;
Li, Yulong, et al. Cell cycle-dependent chromatin dynamics at replication origins. Nov. 2021. Crossref, doi:10.1101/2021.11.15.468728.
Li Y, Hartemink AJ, MacAlpine DM. Cell cycle-dependent chromatin dynamics at replication origins. 2021 Nov 18;

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