Biology:PRDM9
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PR domain[note 1] zinc finger protein 9 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PRDM9 gene.[1] PRDM9 is responsible for positioning recombination hotspots during meiosis by binding a DNA sequence motif encoded in its zinc finger domain.[2] PRDM9 is the only speciation gene found so far in mammals, and is one of the fastest evolving genes in the genome.[3][4]
Domain Architecture
PRDM9 has multiple domains including KRAB domain, SSXRD, PR/SET domain (H3K4 & H3K36 trimethyltransferase), and an array of C2H2 Zinc Finger domains (DNA binding).[5]
History
In 1974 Jiri Forejt and P. Ivanyi identified a locus which they named Hst1 which controlled hybrid sterility.[6]
In 1982 a haplotype was identified controlling recombination rate wm7,[7] which would later be identified as PRDM9.[8]
In 1991 a protein binding to the minisatelite consensus sequence 5′-CCACCTGCCCACCTCT-3′ was detected and partially purified (named Msbp3 - minisatelite binding protein 3).[9] This would later turn out to be the same PRDM9 protein independently identified later.[10]
In 2005 a gene was identified (named Meisetz) that is required for progression through meiotic prophase and has H3K4 methyltransferase activity.[11]
In 2009 Jiri Forejt and colleagues identified Hst1 as Meisetz/PRDM9 - the first and so far only speciation gene in mammals.[12]
Later in 2009 PRDM9 was identified as one of the fastest evolving genes in the genome.[5][13]
In 2010 three groups independently identified PRDM9 as controlling the positioning of recombination hotspots in humans and mice.[2][14][15][16][17]
in 2012 it was shown that almost all hotspots are positioned by PRDM9 and that in its absence hotspots form near promoters.[18]
In 2014 it was reported that the PRDM9 SET domain could also trimethylate H3K36 in vitro,[19] which was confirmed in vivo in 2016.[20]
In 2016 it was shown that the hybrid sterility caused by PRDM9 can be reversed and that the sterility is caused by asymmetric double strand breaks.[21][22]
Function in Recombination
PRDM9 mediates the process of meiosis by directing the sites of homologous recombination.[23] In humans and mice, recombination does not occur evenly throughout the genome but at particular sites along the chromosomes called recombination hotspots. Hotspots are regions of DNA about 1-2kb in length.[24] There are approximately 30,000 to 50,000 hotspots within the human genome corresponding to one for every 50-100kb DNA on average.[24] In humans, the average number of crossover recombination events per hotspot is one per 1,300 meioses, and the most extreme hotspot has a crossover frequency of one per 110 meioses.[24] These hotspots are binding sites for the PRDM9 Zinc Finger array.[25] Upon binding to DNA, PRDM9 catalyzes trimethylation of Histone 3 at lysine 4 and lysine 36.[26] As a result, local nucleosomes are reorganized and through an unknown mechanism the recombination machinery is recruited to form double strand breaks.
Notes
- ↑ positive-regulatory domain
References
- ↑ "Entrez Gene: PR domain containing 9". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=56979.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Genetics. Genetic control of hotspots". Science 327 (5967): 791–2. February 2010. doi:10.1126/science.1187155. PMID 20150474.
- ↑ "There are millions of different species worldwide. But how do new species first appear, and then remain separate?". https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2017/12/francis-crick-lecture/.
- ↑ "What are the genomic drivers of the rapid evolution of PRDM9?". Trends in Genetics 27 (5): 165–71. May 2011. doi:10.1016/j.tig.2011.02.001. PMID 21388701.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Extraordinary molecular evolution in the PRDM9 fertility gene". PLOS ONE 4 (12): e8505. December 2009. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008505. PMID 20041164. Bibcode: 2009PLoSO...4.8505T.
- ↑ "Genetic studies on male sterility of hybrids between laboratory and wild mice (Mus musculus L.)". Genetical Research 24 (2): 189–206. 1974. doi:10.1017/S0016672300015214. PMID 4452481.
- ↑ "A new wild-derived H-2 haplotype enhancing K-IA recombination". Nature 300 (5890): 370–2. 1982. doi:10.1038/300370a0. PMID 6815537. Bibcode: 1982Natur.300..370S.
- ↑ "Prdm9 polymorphism unveils mouse evolutionary tracks". DNA Research 21 (3): 315–26. June 2014. doi:10.1093/dnares/dst059. PMID 24449848.
- ↑ "Two hypervariable minisatellite DNA binding proteins". Nucleic Acids Research 19 (12): 3269–74. June 1991. doi:10.1093/nar/19.12.3269. PMID 2062643.
- ↑ "DNA sequence-mediated, evolutionarily rapid redistribution of meiotic recombination hotspots". Genetics 189 (3): 685–94. November 2011. doi:10.1534/genetics.111.134130. PMID 22084420.
- ↑ "A histone H3 methyltransferase controls epigenetic events required for meiotic prophase". Nature 438 (7066): 374–8. November 2005. doi:10.1038/nature04112. PMID 16292313. Bibcode: 2005Natur.438..374H.
- ↑ "A mouse speciation gene encodes a meiotic histone H3 methyltransferase". Science 323 (5912): 373–5. January 2009. doi:10.1126/science.1163601. PMID 19074312. Bibcode: 2009Sci...323..373M.
- ↑ "Accelerated evolution of the Prdm9 speciation gene across diverse metazoan taxa". PLOS Genetics 5 (12): e1000753. December 2009. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1000753. PMID 19997497.
- ↑ "PRDM9 points the zinc finger at meiotic recombination hotspots". Genome Biology 11 (2): 104. 2010-02-26. doi:10.1186/gb-2010-11-2-104. PMID 20210982.
- ↑ "Drive against hotspot motifs in primates implicates the PRDM9 gene in meiotic recombination". Science 327 (5967): 876–9. February 2010. doi:10.1126/science.1182363. PMID 20044541. Bibcode: 2010Sci...327..876M.
- ↑ "PRDM9 is a major determinant of meiotic recombination hotspots in humans and mice". Science 327 (5967): 836–40. February 2010. doi:10.1126/science.1183439. PMID 20044539. Bibcode: 2010Sci...327..836B.
- ↑ "Prdm9 controls activation of mammalian recombination hotspots". Science 327 (5967): 835. February 2010. doi:10.1126/science.1181495. PMID 20044538. Bibcode: 2010Sci...327..835P.
- ↑ "Genetic recombination is directed away from functional genomic elements in mice". Nature 485 (7400): 642–5. May 2012. doi:10.1038/nature11089. PMID 22660327. Bibcode: 2012Natur.485..642B.
- ↑ "Trimethylation of histone H3 lysine 36 by human methyltransferase PRDM9 protein". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 289 (17): 12177–88. April 2014. doi:10.1074/jbc.M113.523183. PMID 24634223.
- ↑ "The Meiotic Recombination Activator PRDM9 Trimethylates Both H3K36 and H3K4 at Recombination Hotspots In Vivo". PLOS Genetics 12 (6): e1006146. June 2016. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1006146. PMID 27362481.
- ↑ "Re-engineering the zinc fingers of PRDM9 reverses hybrid sterility in mice". Nature 530 (7589): 171–176. February 2016. doi:10.1038/nature16931. PMID 26840484. Bibcode: 2016Natur.530..171D.
- ↑ "Genetics: Asymmetric breaks in DNA cause sterility". Nature 530 (7589): 167–8. February 2016. doi:10.1038/nature16870. PMID 26840487. Bibcode: 2016Natur.530..167F.
- ↑ "Genome-wide analysis reveals novel molecular features of mouse recombination hotspots". Nature 472 (7343): 375–8. April 2011. doi:10.1038/nature09869. PMID 21460839. Bibcode: 2011Natur.472..375S.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 "The distribution and causes of meiotic recombination in the human genome". Biochemical Society Transactions 34 (Pt 4): 526–30. August 2006. doi:10.1042/BST0340526. PMID 16856851.
- ↑ "Human genetics. Hidden features of human hotspots". Science 346 (6211): 808–9. November 2014. doi:10.1126/science.aaa0612. PMID 25395519.
- ↑ Powers, NR; Parvanov, ED; Baker, CL; Walker, M; Petkov, PM; Paigen, K (June 2016). "The Meiotic Recombination Activator PRDM9 Trimethylates Both H3K36 and H3K4 at Recombination Hotspots In Vivo.". PLOS Genetics 12 (6): e1006146. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1006146. PMID 27362481.
Further reading
- "PRDM9 is a major determinant of meiotic recombination hotspots in humans and mice". Science 327 (5967): 836–40. February 2010. doi:10.1126/science.1183439. PMID 20044539. Bibcode: 2010Sci...327..836B.
- "PRDM9 variation strongly influences recombination hot-spot activity and meiotic instability in humans". Nature Genetics 42 (10): 859–63. October 2010. doi:10.1038/ng.658. PMID 20818382.
- "Single-nucleotide polymorphisms of the PRDM9 (MEISETZ) gene in patients with nonobstructive azoospermia". Journal of Andrology 30 (4): 426–31. 2009. doi:10.2164/jandrol.108.006262. PMID 19168450.
- "Genome-wide survey and developmental expression mapping of zebrafish SET domain-containing genes". PLOS ONE 3 (1): e1499. January 2008. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0001499. PMID 18231586. Bibcode: 2008PLoSO...3.1499S.
- "SET domains and histone methylation". Current Opinion in Structural Biology 13 (6): 699–705. December 2003. doi:10.1016/j.sbi.2003.10.003. PMID 14675547.
- "Two hypervariable minisatellite DNA binding proteins". Nucleic Acids Research 19 (12): 3269–74. June 1991. doi:10.1093/nar/19.12.3269. PMID 2062643.
- "The yin-yang of PR-domain family genes in tumorigenesis". Histology and Histopathology 15 (1): 109–17. January 2000. PMID 10668202.
- "Prdm9 controls activation of mammalian recombination hotspots". Science 327 (5967): 835. February 2010. doi:10.1126/science.1181495. PMID 20044538. Bibcode: 2010Sci...327..835P.
- "Drive against hotspot motifs in primates implicates the PRDM9 gene in meiotic recombination". Science 327 (5967): 876–9. February 2010. doi:10.1126/science.1182363. PMID 20044541. Bibcode: 2010Sci...327..876M.
- "Two single nucleotide polymorphisms in PRDM9 (MEISETZ) gene may be a genetic risk factor for Japanese patients with azoospermia by meiotic arrest". Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics 25 (11–12): 553–7. 2008. doi:10.1007/s10815-008-9270-x. PMID 18941885.
- "Rare allelic forms of PRDM9 associated with childhood leukemogenesis". Genome Research 23 (3): 419–30. March 2013. doi:10.1101/gr.144188.112. PMID 23222848.
External links
- PRDM9+protein,+human at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
- UCSC GenomeWiki - PRDM9: Meiosis and Recombination
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