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ArticleNature communications2025

Molecular mechanism of co-transcriptional H3K36 methylation by SETD2.

James L Walshe, Moritz Ochmann, Ute Neef, Olexandr Dybkov, Christian Dienemann, Christiane Oberthür, Aiturgan Zheenbekova, Henning Urlaub, Patrick Cramer

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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James L Walshe *Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany. james.walshe@mpinat.mpg.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7220-3120
Moritz Ochmann *Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3833-5650
Ute NeefDepartment of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany.
Olexandr DybkovBioanalytical Mass Spectrometry, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-7242
Christian DienemannDepartment of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2172-5110
Christiane OberthürDepartment of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany.
Aiturgan ZheenbekovaDepartment of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany.
Henning UrlaubBioanalytical Mass Spectrometry, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1837-5233
Patrick CramerDepartment of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany. patrick.cramer@mpinat.mpg.de.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

H3K36me3 is a hallmark of actively and recently transcribed genes and contributes to cellular memory and identity. The deposition of H3K36me3 occurs co-transcriptionally when the methyltransferase SETD2 associates with RNA polymerase II. Here we present three cryo-EM structures of SETD2 bound to RNA polymerase II elongation complexes at different states of nucleosome passage. Together with functional probing, our results suggest a 3-step mechanism of transcription-coupled H3K36me3 deposition. First, binding to the elongation factor SPT6 tethers the catalytic SET domain in proximity to the upstream DNA. Second, RNA polymerase II nucleosome passage leads to the transfer of a hexasome from downstream to upstream, poised for methylation. Finally, continued transcription leads to upstream nucleosome reassembly, partial dissociation of the histone chaperone FACT and sequential methylation of both H3 tails, completing H3K36me3 deposition of an upstream nucleosome after RNA polymerase II passage.

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Histone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHistonesSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsTranscription, GeneticCryoelectron MicroscopyHistone ChaperonesHumansMethylationModels, MolecularNucleosomesProtein BindingRNA Polymerase IISaccharomyces cerevisiaeTranscriptional Elongation FactorsHistone ChaperonesHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHistonesNucleosomesRNA Polymerase IISaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSETD2 protein, humanSPT6 protein, S cerevisiaeTranscriptional Elongation Factors

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PMID41162378
PMCPMC12572195

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