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Two CTCF motifs impede cohesin-mediated DNA loop extrusion
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Cohesin extrudes DNA into loops and is positioned along the genome by stalling at CTCF upon encountering its N-terminal region (NTR). The mechanism underlying this stalling, however, is unresolved. Using single-molecule assays that monitor DNA loop extrusion (LE) in the presence of NTR fragments, we identify two amino acid motifs, YDF and KTYQR, that hinder LE. KTYQR is found to fully impede LE activity, while YDF hinders cohesin to complete LE step cycles and converts cohesin into a unidirectional extruder by strengthening the affinity of STAG1 to DNA. We thus identify two distinct NTR motifs that stall LE via different yet synergistic mechanisms, highlighting the multifaceted ways employed by CTCF to modulate LE to shape and regulate genomes.
Title: Two CTCF motifs impede cohesin-mediated DNA loop extrusion
Description:
Cohesin extrudes DNA into loops and is positioned along the genome by stalling at CTCF upon encountering its N-terminal region (NTR).
The mechanism underlying this stalling, however, is unresolved.
Using single-molecule assays that monitor DNA loop extrusion (LE) in the presence of NTR fragments, we identify two amino acid motifs, YDF and KTYQR, that hinder LE.
KTYQR is found to fully impede LE activity, while YDF hinders cohesin to complete LE step cycles and converts cohesin into a unidirectional extruder by strengthening the affinity of STAG1 to DNA.
We thus identify two distinct NTR motifs that stall LE via different yet synergistic mechanisms, highlighting the multifaceted ways employed by CTCF to modulate LE to shape and regulate genomes.
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