The Hda1 histone deacetylase limits divergent non‐coding transcription and restricts transcription initiation frequency
DYNAMICS
0301 basic medicine
RNA, Untranslated
Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
ACETYLATION
Transcription, Genetic
divergent non-coding (DNC) transcription
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
live-cell imaging
Histone Deacetylases
NOISE
Histones
03 medical and health sciences
Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal
non-coding RNA (ncRNA)
REVEALS
BIDIRECTIONAL PROMOTERS
RNA polymerase II transcription
Promoter Regions, Genetic
GENE-EXPRESSION
ELONGATION
Acetylation
Articles
FIDELITY
Nucleosomes
GENOME
RNA
RNA Polymerase II
DOI:
10.15252/embj.2021108903
Publication Date:
2021-10-21T07:05:01Z
AUTHORS (8)
ABSTRACT
AbstractNucleosome‐depleted regions (NDRs) at gene promoters support initiation of RNA polymerase II transcription. Interestingly, transcription often initiates in both directions, resulting in an mRNA and a divergent non‐coding (DNC) transcript of unclear purpose. Here, we characterized the genetic architecture and molecular mechanism of DNC transcription in budding yeast. Using high‐throughput reverse genetic screens based on quantitative single‐cell fluorescence measurements, we identified the Hda1 histone deacetylase complex (Hda1C) as a repressor of DNC transcription. Nascent transcription profiling showed a genome‐wide role of Hda1C in repression of DNC transcription. Live‐cell imaging of transcription revealed that mutations in the Hda3 subunit increased the frequency of DNC transcription. Hda1C contributed to decreased acetylation of histone H3 in DNC transcription regions, supporting DNC transcription repression by histone deacetylation. Our data support the interpretation that DNC transcription results as a consequence of the NDR‐based architecture of eukaryotic promoters, but that it is governed by locus‐specific repression to maintain genome fidelity.
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