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J. Cell Biol.,
Volume 143, Number 3, November 2, 1998 563-575

* Institut Curie, Research Section Unité Mixte de Recherche, 144 du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 75231 Paris
Cedex 05, France; The subcellular distribution and posttranslational modification of human chromatin assembly factor 1 (CAF-1) have been investigated after UV irradiation of HeLa cells. In an asynchronous cell population only a subfraction of the two large CAF-1 subunits,
p150 and p60, were found to exist in a chromatin-associated fraction. This fraction is most abundant during S
phase in nonirradiated cells and is much reduced in G2
cells. After UV irradiation, the chromatin-associated form of CAF-1 dramatically increased in all cells irrespective of their position in the cell cycle. Such chromatin recruitment resembles that seen for PCNA, a DNA
replication and repair factor. The chromatin-associated
fraction of p60 was predominantly hypophosphorylated in nonirradiated G2 cells. UV irradiation resulted in the
rapid recruitment to chromatin of phosphorylated
forms of the p60 subunit. Furthermore, the amount of
the p60 and p150 subunits of CAF-1 associated with
chromatin was a function of the dose of UV irradiation. Consistent with these in vivo observations, we found
that the amount of CAF-1 required to stimulate nucleosome assembly during the repair of UV photoproducts
in vitro depended upon both the number of lesions and
the phosphorylation state of CAF-1. The recruitment of
CAF-1 to chromatin in response to UV irradiation of
human cells described here supports a physiological
role for CAF-1 in linking chromatin assembly to DNA
repair.
Wellcome CRC Institute, Cambridge CB21QR, United Kingdom; and § Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold
Spring Harbor, New York 11724
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