Hst3 is turned over by a replication stress-responsive SCF(Cdc4) phospho-degron

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 Apr 22;111(16):5962-7. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1315325111. Epub 2014 Apr 8.

Abstract

Hst3 is the histone deacetylase that removes histone H3K56 acetylation. H3K56 acetylation is a cell-cycle- and damage-regulated chromatin marker, and proper regulation of H3K56 acetylation is important for replication, genomic stability, chromatin assembly, and the response to and recovery from DNA damage. Understanding the regulation of enzymes that regulate H3K56 acetylation is of great interest, because the loss of H3K56 acetylation leads to genomic instability. HST3 is controlled at both the transcriptional and posttranscriptional level. Here, we show that Hst3 is targeted for turnover by the ubiquitin ligase SCF(Cdc4) after phosphorylation of a multisite degron. In addition, we find that Hst3 turnover increases in response to replication stress in a Rad53-dependent way. Turnover of Hst3 is promoted by Mck1 activity in both conditions. The Hst3 degron contains two canonical Cdc4 phospho-degrons, and the phosphorylation of each of these is required for efficient turnover both in an unperturbed cell cycle and in response to replication stress.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Acetylation
  • Cell Cycle Proteins / metabolism*
  • DNA Damage
  • DNA Replication*
  • F-Box Proteins / metabolism*
  • Histone Deacetylases / chemistry
  • Histone Deacetylases / metabolism*
  • Histones / metabolism
  • Lysine / metabolism
  • Phosphorylation
  • Proteolysis*
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / metabolism*
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / chemistry
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / metabolism*
  • Stress, Physiological*
  • Substrate Specificity
  • Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases / metabolism*

Substances

  • CDC4 protein, S cerevisiae
  • Cell Cycle Proteins
  • F-Box Proteins
  • Histones
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
  • Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases
  • Hst3 protein, S cerevisiae
  • Histone Deacetylases
  • Lysine