Abstract
The conserved yeast E3 ligase Bre1 and its partner E2 Rad6 monoubiquitinate histone H2B across gene bodies during the transcription cycle1. While processive ubiquitination might in principle arise from Bre1/Rad6 traveling with RNA polymerase II, we provide a different explanation. Here we implicate liquid-liquid phase separation2 as the underlying mechanism. Biochemical reconstitution shows that Bre1 binds the scaffold protein Lge1, whose intrinsically disordered region phase separates via multivalent interactions. The resulting condensates comprise a core of Lge1 encapsulated by an outer catalytic shell of Bre1. This layered liquid recruits Rad6 and the nucleosomal substrate, accelerating H2B ubiquitination. In vivo, the condensateforming region of Lge1 is required to ubiquitinate H2B in gene bodies beyond the +1 nucleosome. Our data suggest that layered condensates of histone modifying enzymes generate chromatin-associated reaction chambers with augmented catalytic activity along gene bodies. Equivalent processes may occur in human cells, causing neurological disease when impaired.
Eukaryotic cells require precisely timed activation of genes, which coincides with chromatin alterations. The fundamental unit of chromatin is the nucleosome core particle (NCP), assembled from histones and DNA, and iterated to resemble ‘beads on a string’. Histone post-translational modifications impact chromatin structure and thus, gene activity. How histone-modifying enzymes are concentrated in discrete parts of the genome to install histone marks locally is a key question. Histone H2B is monoubiquitinated at lysine 123 (H2BK123ub) in yeast and lysine 120 in mammals1. This mark is found across promoter, genic and termination regions of most genes in S. cerevisiae3. H2BK123ub influences DNA transcription, repair, replication and RNA processing1. H2BK123ub exerts its transcriptional effects by regulating NCP assembly, stability3 and specific histone methylations1. Aberrant H2Bub levels are found in various diseases including cancer1. It is therefore important to understand how H2BK123ub is established in specific regions of the genome.
Ubiquitination is a three-step enzymatic cascade, which requires a ubiquitin-activating (E1), ubiquitin-conjugating (E2), and ubiquitin-ligating (E3) enzyme. H2BK123ub is generated by the E3 Bre1, an ortholog of human RNF20/40, together with the E2 Rad6, and the E1 Uba14-8. A common view is that H2BK123ub is deposited in a co-transcriptional manner1. However, H2B ubiquitination does not strictly depend on Bre1-Rad6 binding to RNA Polymerase (Pol) II9. Thus, the mechanism of H2B ubiquitination across genic NCPs is unclear.
To understand how the ubiquitination machinery is enriched at the correct genomic positions, we considered Lge1 (Large1), a protein with an as yet unknown biochemical role that co-purifies with Bre1, and is essential for H2B monoubiquitination in yeast6. Except for a short C-terminal coiled coil (CC), Lge1 is predicted to consist entirely of an intrinsically disordered region (IDR, Fig. 1a, Extended Data Fig. 2a, b). The human Bre1 orthologs RNF20/40 interact with WAC, a protein with a similar IDR/coiled-coil structure (Extended Data Fig. 2b)10. Some IDR-containing proteins participate in multivalent interactions, which can lead to liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) and the formation of biomolecular condensates2,11,12. LLPS has been implicated in chromatin organization13, heterochromatin compaction14, as well as promoter and enhancer function15-18.
Here, we define a direct role of LLPS in stimulating histone ubiquitination specifically across gene bodies. Lge1 together with Bre1-Rad6 and nucleosomes form spatially organized ‘reaction chambers’ that stimulate H2B ubiquitination.
Lge1 promotes Bre1 oligomerization
We first explored Lge1-Bre1 interactions and their capacity to phase separate. Bre1 consists of a series of coiled-coils, flanked by an N-terminal Rad6-Binding Domain (RBD) and a C-terminal RING domain19 (Fig. 1a). Bre1 associates with Lge1 when purified from yeast (Extended Data Fig. 1a). GST-tagged Lge1, purified from E.coli, bound the ‘middle’ part of recombinant Bre1 (termed Lge1 Binding Domain, LBD; residues 308-632) (Extended Data Fig. 1b, c; Supplementary Fig. 2; Supplementary Table). On the Lge1 side, its CC was necessary and sufficient for Bre1 binding (Extended Data Fig. 1d). Thus, coiled-coil contacts mediate a direct interaction of Lge1 with Bre1.
Next, we analyzed the oligomerization state of Bre1 and how it might be influenced by the Lge1 IDR. Whereas Bre1 showed a broad peak in the low-molecular weight (LMW) region of a sucrose gradient, Lge1 sedimented in a distinct high-molecular weight (HMW) region. When mixed, Lge1 shifted a significant portion of Bre1 into the HMW region (Fig. 1b; Supplementary Fig. 1). The Lge1 CC sedimented in the LMW region, whereas the Lge1 IDR alone sedimented in the HMW region (Extended Data Fig. 1e). The Lge1 IDR, which does not bind Bre1, left Bre1 in the LMW region. Thus, Lge1 is a scaffold protein, promoting Bre1 oligomerization via its IDR.
Lge1 phase separates in vitro
Lge1 has the hallmarks of proteins that undergo LLPS2, including intrinsic disorder, low sequence complexity and blocks of alternating charges (Extended Data Fig. 2a, b). Recombinant full-length 6His-tagged Lge1 indeed formed condensates, which grew in size to micrometer-sized spheres by fusion (Fig. 1c, Extended Data Fig. 1f-h, Video S1). Phase-separation occurred at ~0.1-0.5 μM under physiological salt concentration without crowding agents and was inhibited by 1,6-hexanediol (Extended Data Fig. 4a, b). The sedimentation of Lge1 in sucrose gradients could thus be explained by LLPS (Extended Data Fig. 1k). Deletion of the Lge1 IDR abolished LLPS, whereas the Lge1 IDR alone was sufficient for LLPS (Fig. 1c, Extended Data Fig. 1g). The N-terminus of Lge1 is enriched in tyrosine (Y), glycine (G), and arginine (R) residues (aa1-80) (Extended Data Fig. 2a). Truncating this Y/R-rich region strongly decreased LLPS (Fig. 1c, Extended Data Fig. 1g). Conversely, the Y/R-rich region was sufficient for LLPS and showed LLPS when fused to Lge1 CC, although with lesser efficiency. In sum, a short Y/R-rich ‘sticker’ region at the Lge1 N-terminus (aa1-80) may act as a seed for LLPS.
A Bre1 catalytic shell encapsulates Lge1
Bre1 does not phase separate on its own (Extended Data Fig. 4c, d), hence Lge1 behaves like a scaffold and Bre1 as a client. When we used recombinant mGFP-tagged Bre1 at equimolar ratio to Lge1, Bre1 only penetrated the Lge1 condensate to a certain depth, forming a shell around a Lge1 core. This shell grew in thickness with increasing Bre1 concentration (Fig. 1d, Extended Data Fig. 1j). To understand how the core-shell architecture is established, we added mGFP-Bre1 to condensates formed by Lge1 lacking the CC (i.e. Lge1 IDR). Bre1 no longer assembled a shell, and instead diffused into the condensate (Extended Data Fig. 1i, j). The Bre1 LBD was sufficient for shell formation, albeit with lesser efficiency, and this specifically depended on the Lge1 CC (Extended Data Fig. 3a, b). To further test the role of the Lge1-Bre1 interaction in shell formation, we created ‘hybrid condensates’ composed of varying ratios of full-length Lge1 mixed with the Lge1 IDR. Bre1 could penetrate deeper into the core when fewer Lge1 CCs were present (Extended Data Fig. 3c, d). This suggests that the Lge1 CC domain captures and organizes Bre1 as it infiltrates the structure from the periphery. Remarkably, the Bre1 shell inhibited condensate fusion (Extended Data Fig. 3e, Video S2), thereby restricting condensate growth (Extended Data Fig. 4d). Thus, Lge1 and Bre1 form a distinct membrane-less compartment with a catalytic E3 shell encapsulating a liquid-like Lge1 core.
The material properties of a condensate determine which molecules are incorporated or excluded. We characterized the effective mesh size using fluorescently labeled dextrans ranging from 35 – 2000 kDa20. Surprisingly, none of the probes were excluded and the partitioning ratios were similar with or without a Bre1 shell (Extended Data Fig. 4e, f). The 2000 kDa probe has a hydrodynamic radius (Rh) of ~27nm in dilute aqueous buffer, similar to a 16-unit nucleosomal array (Extended Data Fig. 4e, g). Thus, Lge1-Bre1 condensates permit the penetration of large molecules.
A key question about LLPS is how particular interactions shape the mesh and function of a condensate2,21. Both Y>A and R>K mutations in the Lge1 ‘sticker’ region strongly decreased LLPS (Extended Data Fig. 5a-c). In the context of full-length Lge1, the Y>A ‘sticker’ mutations decreased LLPS, and three additional Y>A mutations within Lge1 aa1-102 eliminated LLPS. The R>K mutations in full-length Lge1 showed only a modest decrease in LLPS. In sum, a multivalent network underlies the dynamic behavior of Lge1 condensates with tyrosines playing a key role.
LLPS accelerates H2B ubiquitination
To understand the function of the core-shell condensates, we explored their influence on H2B ubiquitination. Fluorescently labeled Rad6 was rapidly recruited to the Bre1 shell of preformed Lge1-Bre1 condensates (Fig. 2a). Subsequently, Rad6 diffused further into the core, while co-enrichment with Bre1 in the shell still persisted. When Bre1 was omitted, Rad6 did not transiently accumulate in the outer shell, but became rapidly distributed throughout the condensate (Extended Data Fig. 6a). The recruitment of Rad6 to the Bre1 shell depended on a direct interaction, because Bre1 lacking the Rad6-interacting RBD and RING domains (aa308-632) failed to concentrate Rad6 in the shell (Extended Data Fig. 6b). This demonstrates that Lge1 condensates can co-enrich both the E3 Bre1 and the E2 Rad6 in a catalytic shell.
For the condensates to qualify as a ‘reaction chamber’ for ubiquitination, nucleosomes should also become concentrated. A 16-unit NCP array, reconstituted from yeast histones on a 16x Widom sequence, was recruited to the catalytic shell of the Lge1-Bre1 condensate (Fig. 2b, Extended Data Fig. 6c, d). Similar to Rad6, the chromatin substrate diffused into the condensate as time progressed. A similar partitioning behavior was observed for mono-nucleosomes (Extended Data Fig. 6e). When the Bre1 shell was missing, chromatin immediately diffused into the interior (Extended Data Fig. 6f). DNA alone showed no strong accumulation (Extended Data Fig. 6g). In sum, LLPS spatially organizes the ubiquitination machinery and its substrate into a distinct core-shell structure.
To test the functional importance of these ‘reaction chambers’, we reconstituted NCP ubiquitination from defined components under phase-separating conditions (Fig. 2c). Addition of full-length Lge1 accelerated H2B ubiquitination. Importantly, the effect was abolished by removing the Lge1 IDR, leaving only the Bre1-interacting CC. The Lge1 IDR alone, which undergoes LLPS but fails to assemble a Bre1 shell (Extended Data Fig. 3b), could not enhance the reaction. The stimulatory effect of full-length Lge1 required the ‘sticker’ region, specifically, the LLPS-promoting Y residues. Thus, H2B ubiquitination was accelerated by conditions that correspond to the formation of Lge1-Bre1 core-shell condensates.
Endogenous Lge1-Bre1 form large complexes
To determine whether Lge1-Bre1 condensates exist in yeast cells, we analysed the sedimentation of Lge1, Bre1 and Pol II at endogenous levels in whole cell extracts using sucrose density gradients. HA-tagged Bre1 was found throughout the gradient and overlapped with the broad peak of TAP-tagged Lge1 in the HMW part (Fig. 3a, Extended Data Fig. 6h, i). Pol II sedimented in the LMW region, suggesting that Lge1-Bre1 multimerization is not due to an association with RNA Pol II. When LGE1 was deleted, Bre1 relocalized into the LMW part of the gradient, in agreement with our reconstitution experiments (Fig. 1b). Deletion of the Lge1 IDR was sufficient to shift the remaining Lge1 CC and Bre1 into the LMW region. Removing only the ‘sticker’ region had a similar, but weaker effect as removing the entire Lge1 IDR. Consistent with Lge1 IDR condensates forming in the absence of Bre1 in vitro (Fig. 1c, Extended Data Fig. 1e), the Lge1 IDR alone sedimented in the HMW region, but failed to shift Bre1 into this region. Overall, the multimerization state of Lge1 and Bre1 in cell extracts is consistent with the formation of core-shell structures observed in vitro (Fig. 1d).
To visualize Lge1 and Bre1 in cells, we co-overexpressed them under a strong promoter. Lge1 and Bre1 co-localized into prominent nuclear foci (Fig. 3b, Extended Data Fig. 7a, b). When expressed from their endogenous promoters, Lge1 and Bre1 were homogenously dispersed in the yeast nucleus (Extended Data Fig. 7c-f). To selectively visualize Bre1 that is bound to Lge1, we used Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation (BiFC) (Fig. 3c). VC-Bre1 exhibited BiFC with full-length Lge1-VN (Fig. 3d, Extended Data Fig. 7h, i) confirming their interaction. The BiFC signal showed multiple puncta (Fig. 3d, Extended Data Fig. 7g), which may reflect condensates. We quantified puncta formation by measuring the heterogeneity (CV, coefficient of variation) of fluorescent intensities within the nucleus (Fig. 3e). Deleting the Lge1 IDR or the Lge1 ‘sticker’ region (aa1-80) reduced BiFC puncta formation (Fig. 3d, e, Extended Data Fig. 7i). A homogenous BiFC signal, however, was maintained (Fig. 3d), consistent with the presence of the Lge1 CC, which interacts with Bre1. As in other assays, the effect of deleting the entire IDR was stronger than deleting the ‘sticker’ region only (Fig. 1c and Fig. 3a). Together, these data suggest that the nuclear BiFC puncta correspond to the pool of Bre1 undergoing LLPS when binding to Lge1.
Lge1 IDR impacts gene body ubiquitination
To address how LLPS contributes to H2B ubiquitination in cells, we measured global H2BK123ub levels. Deleting the Lge1 IDR strongly reduced H2Bub (Extended Data Fig. 8a), consistent with LLPS accelerating the enzymatic reaction in vitro (Fig. 2c). Deletion of the ‘sticker’ region had a weaker effect than removal of the entire Lge1 IDR. The Lge1 IDR alone failed to promote H2Bub, as it is not connected to Bre1 (see also Fig. 3a, d). To determine the genome-wide impact of Lge1-Bre1 LLPS, we analyzed the levels of H2B and H2BK123ub using ChIP-exo22, which resolved both H2B subunits within each averaged nucleosome position (Fig. 4a, left column). A lge1Δ strain showed increased nucleosome occupancy (approximated by H2B) downstream of the first (+1) gene-body nucleosome. The Lge1 CC was sufficient to sustain proper nucleosome occupancy and positioning, suggesting that Lge1-Bre1 but not Lge1-directed LLPS is involved in these aspects of chromatin organization.
In examining H2BK123ub, we separated all genes into three well-studied groups, ribosomal protein (RP), SAGA-dominated, and TFIID-dominated genes, which have distinct types of regulation23,24 (Fig. 4a, Extended Data Fig. 8b, c, Extended Data Fig. 9d, e). As expected, a lge1Δ bre1Δ strain showed substantial loss of H2BK123ub. A lge1Δ strain also showed reduced H2BK123ub across all gene body nucleosomes. The greater loss in the lge1Δ bre1Δ strain indicates that Bre1 retains some activity in the absence of Lge1 (see also Extended Data Fig. 8a). When the Bre1-interacting Lge1 CC was removed (NLS-Lge1 IDR), the H2BK123ub pattern resembled that in the lge1Δ strain, confirming the general importance of the Bre1-Lge1 interaction in regulating H2B ubiquitination in vivo (Extended Data Fig. 8a, b). In contrast, when the Lge1 IDR was deleted, H2BK123ub levels were mainly reduced downstream of +1 nucleosomes (Fig. 4a). This suggests that LLPS is especially important for ubiquitination within gene bodies.
To examine whether any IDR could execute the LLPS function of Lge1, we tested two IDRs from distant species. The IDR of the C. elegans P granule component LAF1 (aa1-169) undergoes LLPS25, but has no relation with H2B ubiquitination. H. sapiens WAC (aa1-318) was picked as the likely functional counterpart of Lge110 (Extended Data Fig. 2b). Using ChIP-exo, we found that the human WAC IDR, but not the unrelated LAF1 IDR, partially substituted for the yeast Lge1 IDR when fused to the Lge1 CC (Fig. 4a and Extended Data Fig. 8b, Extended Data Fig. 10a, b, d-g). This was further confirmed by measuring global H2BK123ub levels with immunoblotting (Extended Data Fig. 8a), suggesting that the IDRs of human WAC and yeast Lge1 have analogous functions.
The genome-wide binding profile of Lge1 showed enrichment at all gene classes, but strongest at RP and SAGA-dominated genes (Extended Data Fig. 9a, b). Enrichment was maximal downstream of +1 nucleosomes (Extended Data Fig. 9c), consistent with the impact of Lge1 IDR deletion on H2BK123ub. The genome-wide distribution of Lge1 was largely unaffected by loss of Bre1 (Extended Data Fig. 9b, c). Thus, intrinsic features of Lge1 or yet unknown factors may guide Lge1 to its target locations. These results support a nucleosome position-specific function of Lge1 condensates, downstream of the +1 nucleosome. Ubiquitination at +1 depends on Bre1, but not through Lge1-directed LLPS.
Lge1 IDR affects viability in htz1Δ
Do Lge1-Bre1 condensates affect cell physiology? Both LGE1 and BRE1 are essential for viability in cells lacking the conserved histone variant H2A.Z (yeast Htz1)6 (Fig. 4b, Extended Data Fig. 7f). Htz1 assembles into +1 nucleosomes26, the only gene body nucleosomes whose ubiquitination does not depend on Lge1 LLPS. A truncation of the ‘sticker’ region of Lge1 (aa1-40 or aa1-80) was synthetic sick with htz1Δ, as were Y>A mutations in the N-terminus of Lge1 (aa1-102) (Fig. 4b, Extended Data Fig. 10h, i). The deletion of the Lge1 middle region (aa81-242) displayed no obvious growth defect with htz1Δ. But strikingly, deletion of the entire IDR was synthetic lethal with htz1Δ, despite the presence of the Bre1-interacting CC. Expression of the Lge1 IDR alone (aa1-242), which cannot bind Bre1, did not rescue the synthetic lethal phenotype (Fig. 4b). The Lge1-related human WAC IDR, but not the unrelated LAF1 IDR, partially compensated for the Lge1 IDR (Extended Data Fig. 10c, e), consistent with their effect on H2B ubiquitination of gene body nucleosomes. Overall, these genetic assays suggest that Lge1 LLPS becomes essential for viability when Htz1 is absent from +1 nucleosomes reinforcing the physiological importance of Lge1-Bre1 condensates.
We propose that the Bre1 shell has a direct catalytic role, whereas the core concentrates the E2 Rad6 and the chromatin substrate. By confining the reactants in a small space at high concentration, LLPS increases the opportunity for productive interactions manifold. Moreover, by avidity, the strength and specificity of multiple, simultaneous Bre1-NCP interactions will be greater than just the sum of individual binding events. The human ortholog of Bre1, RNF20/40, co-purifies with WAC, which may perform the analogous function to Lge1 in human cells10. Despite no obvious sequence similarity, WAC and Lge1 share a similar domain organization (Extended Data Fig. 2b). Our results provide an entry point to study whether LLPS contributes to DeSanto-Shinawi syndrome, a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by mutations that truncate WAC (Extended Data Fig. 2b)27. In conclusion, we have discovered that LLPS augments the catalytic activity of the chromatin modifier Bre1. We propose that core-shell condensates form dynamic histone ubiquitination hubs, which target gene body nucleosomes (Fig. 4c), thereby shaping gene architecture and expression.
Methods
Protein purification.
All recombinant proteins used in this study were expressed as published29. Proteins were cloned by PCR-based methods from genomic DNA. Mutations and deletions were generated by PCR-based methods and confirmed by sequencing. StrepII-Bre1 constructs were purified on a 5 ml Strep-Tactin® Superflow column (GE Healthcare) as described previously29. 6His-Lge1-StrepII constructs were purified on Ni-NTA Sepharose 6 FastFlow beads (GE Healthcare) coated with Co2+ (Co(NO3)2) at room temperature. Lysis was performed in a buffer containing 10 mM Tris, pH 8.0, 100 mM NaH2PO4, 1 mM TCEP, 8 M urea; followed by a washing step in washing buffer (10 mM Tris, pH 7.4, 100 mM NaH2PO4, 1 mM TCEP, 8 M urea). A linear gradient to the final buffer containing 20 mM Tris, pH 7.4, 500 mM NaCl, 1 mM TCEP, 3 M urea, 10 % vol/vol glycerol, was applied. Additional washing steps in 10 mM Tris, pH 5.9, 100 mM NaH2PO4, 1 mM TCEP, 3 M urea, 10 % vol/vol glycerol and same buffer with pH 4.5 were performed. Proteins were eluted in 10 mM Tris, pH 7.2, 300 mM or 1M NaCl, 1 mM TCEP, 1 M imidazole and directly used for phase separation assays in buffer containing 100mM NaCl and 100 mM imidazol.
Lge1 mutant R>K (R11K, R18K, R20K, R27K, R28K, R30K, R39K, R48K, R63K, R70K, R77K) was ordered to Invitrogen. Mutant Y>A 1-102 (Y4A, Y9A, Y12A, Y23A, Y38A, Y39A, Y45A, Y49A, Y53A, Y68A, Y69A, Y73A, Y79A, Y80A, Y87A, Y95A, Y102A) was ordered from GenScript.
StrepII-mGFP and StrepII-mGFP-Bre1 constructs were affinity purified on a 5 ml StrepII-Tactin® Superflow column (GE Healthcare) in buffer containing 50 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 100 mM NaCl. Proteins were eluted in 5 mM desthiobiotin and stored in 10 % vol/vol glycerol at −80 °C. 6His-TEV-Rad6 was cloned, expressed and purified as described previously29. When stated, purified 6His-TEV-Rad6 was labelled with Pacific Blue C5-Maleimide (ThermoFisher) as follows. Rad6 was incubated with Pacific Blue dissolved in DMSO for 20 min at 4 °C, prior to dialysis (18 h) in 50 mM Tris, pH 8.0, 50 mM NaCl, 50 mM KCl, 10 mM MgCl2, 1 mM TCEP. Unbound fluorophore was removed by size exclusion chromatography (SEC) on a Superdex 200 16/60 column (GE Healthcare) equilibrated with the same buffer. Purified protein was stored in final 10 % vol/vol glycerol at −80 °C.
LAF1 (residues 1-169) was amplified by PCR from a plasmid containing full length LAF1 (obtained from C. Brangwynne lab) and fused with Lge1 CC (243-332) in an expression vector. The coding region for WAC (aa1-318) was amplified by PCR from human cDNA and was fused to Lge1 CC in an expression vector. 6His-LAF1(1-169)-Lge1CC-StrepII and 6His-WAC(1-318)-Lge1CC-StrepII were purified in urea as described for 6His-Lge1-StrepII, followed by buffer exchange to 10 mM Tris, pH 8.0, 0.2 mM EDTA, 100 mM NaCl.
In vitro binding assays.
Purified GST-Lge1-StrepII constructs were mixed with StrepII-Bre1 constructs in a 1:3 molar ratio in binding buffer (50 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 100 mM NaCl, 0.5 mM DTT, 50 μg of BSA) and incubated with glutathione-Sepharose 4B beads (GE Healthcare) for 1 h at 4 °C. Beads were washed with binding buffer (without BSA) and bound proteins were eluted in 0.006 mg/ml glutathione. After trichloroacetic acid (TCA) precipitation, samples were analyzed by SDS-PAGE (4-12% gel, MOPS buffer) and Coomassie staining or by immunoblotting with anti-StrepII antibody (Qiagen, #34850).
Sucrose gradient sedimentation assay.
Recombinant proteins: 30 μg of purified proteins were applied to a 12 ml 5 - 45 % sucrose gradient in 20 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 10 mM KCl, 5 mM MgCl2, and sedimented at 27000 rpm for 15 h at 4 °C in a SW40-Ti rotor (Beckman Coulter). Gradients were fractionated in 13x 1 ml fractions by pumping Fluoriniert™ FC-40 (3M) into the bottom of the gradient while collecting the fractions from the top using a Brandel gradient fractionation system. Fractions were precipitated with TCA, washed twice with acetone and analyzed by SDS-PAGE (4 - 12 % gel, MOPS buffer) and Coomassie staining. For the Bre1-Lge1 complex, 30 μg of each protein were incubated for 30 min at 4 °C prior to loading the gradient. Fractionation of cell lysates: Cells were grown exponentially, harvested and resuspended in buffer 20 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 10 mM KCl, 5 mM MgCl2, 1mM DTT. Cells were lysed with glass beads and vortexed. Lysates were clarified by centrifugation at 14000 rpm for 5 min at 4 °C. Total protein amount was quantified by Bradford assay (BioRad) and ~350 μg were layered onto 12 ml 5 - 45 % sucrose gradients, sedimented and fractionated as described above. Ribosomal profiles were recorded as a reference by monitoring absorbance at OD 254 nm. After TCA precipitation, samples were analyzed by immunoblotting with anti-HA (Sigma, #11666606001), anti-Protein A (Sigma, P3775) and anti-RNA Polymerase II (Rpb1; Covance, #MMS-126R). Input samples were also analyzed with anti-Pgk1 (Abcam, #Ab113687) as loading control.
Lge1 phase separation assay.
Purified Lge1 proteins in a total volume of 20 μL were placed in a 16x well-glass bottom ChamberSLIP slide (Grace, BioLabs). Slides were pretreated with 1 % w/vol Pluronic® F-127 (PF127, Sigma Aldrich) and washed twice with buffer 25 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 50 mM NaCl, 1 mM DTT, 10 % vol/vol PEG6000. Final buffer composition of 20 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 100 mM NaCl, 1 mM DTT was used for the dilution of the proteins. 1,6-hexanediol was used at a final concentration of 5 or 10 % (w/v) (Sigma Aldrich, #240117). Final protein concentration and incubation times for the experiments are detailed in the corresponding figure legends. DIC imaging was performed on a temperature-controlled DeltaVision Elite microscope (GE Healthcare) at 20°C. Images were acquired with a 60x oil immersion objective coupled to a CoolSNAP HQ2 CCD camera (Photometrics). Image deconvolution was carried out using the SoftWoRx software (GE Healthcare). Images were processed with ImageJ. Quantification of the total area (μm2) of randomly selected condensates was analyzed in ImageJ. 100 condensates were measured for each condition. Statistical significance was evaluated by two-sided Mann Whitney test using the GraphPad Prism software.
Phase separation assays with fluorescent proteins.
6His-Lge1 constructs (1.5 μM) were mixed with fluorescent proteins (StrepII-mGFP, StrepII-mGFP Bre1 constructs, 6His-Rad6*, 1x NCP*, 16x NCP*, 16x 601 WIDOM DNA*) in pretreated and washed 16x well-glass bottom ChamberSLIP slides at 20 °C in a final volume of 20 μL. Buffer composition of 20 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 100 mM NaCl (50 mM NaCl for NCP assays, 1 mM DTT) was used. Concentration of fluorescent constructs and incubation times for each experiment are described in the figure legends. Samples were either directly imaged or, where stated, the experiment was followed over time. Image acquisitions parameters for images of the same experiment are always identical. Images were processed with ImageJ. Quantification of the peak fluorescence intensity of the condensates with fluorescent-tagged proteins was measured by drawing a line across at least 25 randomly selected condensates. Line-scan graphs were generated in ImageJ. Bre1 shell formation: 6His-Lge1-StrepII (1.5 μM) and StrepII-mGFP-Bre1 constructs (3 μM) were preincubated in pretreated and washed 16x well-glass ChamberSLIP slides for 15 min at 20 °C. Fluorescent shell thickness was quantified as follows: on the line-scan graphs, background signal inside the condensate was subtracted from the maximum fluorescent intensity of the peaks. Final thickness values correspond to the length (μm) of the resulting baseline of the peaks. Statistical significance was evaluated by two-sided T-test analysis with the GraphPad Prism software. Image acquisitions parameters for images of the same experiment are always identical. Number of analyzed condensates (n) is indicated in each figure.
Turbidity assay.
200ul of each purified protein (buffer: 20 mM Tris pH 7.5, 100 mM NaCl, 100 mM imizadol, 1mM DTT) were measured at 450 nm on a bottom-clear 96x well plate (Greiner Bio-One) in a Victor Nivo™ plate reader (Perkin Elmer).
Dextran experiments.
Tetramethylrhodamine isothiocyanate (TRITC)-labelled dextrans of an average molecular weight of 35- 45 (TdB Consultancy AB, #TD40), 65-85 (Sigma Aldrich, #T1162), 155 (Sigma Aldrich, #T1287), 2000 KDa (ThermoFisher, #D7139) were dissolved in 20 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 100 mM NaCl. Dextrans with a final concentration of 0.05 mg/ml were added to samples containing 6His-Lge1-StrepII (1.5 μM), 6His-Lge1 IDR-StrepII (1.5 μM) or 6His-Lge1-StrepII (1.5 μM) with a preformed Bre1 shell, each in 20 μL. Final buffer composition was 20 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 100 mM NaCl, 1 mM DTT. Samples were incubated for 15 min at 20 °C in pretreated and washed 16x well-glass bottom ChamberSLIP slides. Samples were imaged simultaneously in DIC, FITC and TRITC channels. Partition ratios were calculated based on the background corrected TRITC fluorescent intensity inside/outside of a condensate quantified with ImageJ. Total of 60 randomly selected condensates were considered for each condition.
Dynamic light scattering.
Hydrodynamic radius and molecular weight of recombinant proteins were measured at 20 °C in a ProteinSolution DynaPro-99-E50 DLS module (Wyatt).
Nucleosome array reconstitution and labelling.
Mononucleosomes (1x NCP) were reconstituted as described previously29. For chromatin reconstitution (16x NCP array), DNA consisting of 16 repeats of the 167 bp 601 Widom sequence was generated from a pUC19-16x601Widom plasmid (a gift from T. Richmond’s) by triple digestion with PstI, BamHI and DpnI for 20 h at 37 °C. 40 % w/vol PEG6000 - NaCl precipitation was used to separate the digested plasmid from array DNA, which was precipitated in EtOH and finally resuspended in 10 mM Tris, pH 8.0, 0.1 mM EDTA. Chromatin was reconstituted with the purified histone octamer and the 16x 601Widom DNA, in a histone octamer:DNA ratio (mg:mg) of 10, followed by KCl dialysis and Mono Q ion exchange chromatography, as described previously29. Samples were then dialyzed in 20 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 1 mM EDTA, 1 mM DTT for 18 h. Histone stoichiometry was assessed by SDS-PAGE and Coomassie staining. Nucleosome occupancy was tested by ScaI digestion and electrophoresis in a 1 % agarose gel. Both 1x and 16x NCPs were labelled with Hoechst 33258 (Sigma Aldrich) (1 μg/ml) by incubation for 30 min at 4 °C, followed by dialysis in 20 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 1 mM DTT for 20 h at 4 °C. Labelled 1x NCP* and 16x NCP* were stored at 4 °C. 16x DNA was labelled with Hoechst (final 1 μg/ml) by incubation for 18h at 4°C and stored at −20 °C.
Negative stain electron microscopy.
Quality of 16x NCP array was also assessed by EM. Samples in 20 mM Tris, pH 7.5, were adsorbed on glow discharged EM grids coated with carbon film and stained with 2% uranyl acetate (Merck), pH 4.0. EM samples were examined on a FEI Morgagni 268D TEM operated at 80 kV. Digital images were acquired using an 11-megapixel Morada CCD camera from Olympus-SIS.
NCP ubiquitination assay.
In vitro H2B ubiquitination assay with Lge1-Bre1 condensates. 6His-Lge1 (0.5 μM), Bre1 (3 μM), 155 kDa dextran (0.65 μM) 1xNCP (1 μM), E1 (100 nM), Rad6 (3 μM) and ubiquitin (36 μM) were incubated in 20 mM Tris HCl, pH 7.5, 75 mM NaCl, 1mM DTT. Reactions were started by addition of ATP (3 mM) and carried out for 12 min with shaking at 300 rpm at 30°C. Reactions were stopped at the indicated time points by adding 4xSDS loading buffer and boiling (5 min at 95 °C) and analyzed by SDS-PAGE and immunoblotting with anti-FLAG antibody (Sigma Aldrich, #F1804). Each experiment was reproduced at least 3 times. Condensate formation was verified by microscopy.
Yeast strains and TAP-purification.
All yeast strains used in this study are listed in the Supplementary Table. Genes in yeast were tagged/deleted by a standard one-step PCR-based technique. Microbiological techniques followed standard procedures. Cells were grown in yeast extract peptone dextrose (YPD) or, when transformed with plasmids, in selective synthetic dextrose complete (SDC) drop-out media. Tandem affinity purifications (TAP) from yeast were performed according to standard protocols.
Live-cell imaging of yeast.
Exponentially growing cells were immobilized on microscope slides with agarose pads and imaged on a DeltaVision Elite microscope (GE Healthcare). Images were acquired with a 60x oil immersion objective and recorded with a CoolSNAP HQ2 CCD camera (Photometrics). Deconvolution was carried out using the SoftWoRx software (GE Healthcare). Images were processed with ImageJ. Cell contours were marked with a dashed white line based on bright field imaging. For 1,6-hexanediol experiment, cells were incubated with 10 % (w/v) 1,6-hexanediol and 10 μg/ml digitonin (or only 10 μg/ml digitonin as control) for 10 min at 30 °C prior to imaging.
To record Lge1-Bre1 BiFC intensity in a histogram, a contour was drawn around the nucleus and fluorescence intensities were analyzed using the ImageJ "Histogram" function. For quantification of the mean nuclear BiFC intensity, mean fluorescence intensity values from the histograms were used. The coefficient of variation (CV) values were determined from histogram data (standard deviation/mean). To quantify the corrected total cell fluorescence (CTFC), a contour was drawn around a cell and the integrated density was measured using ImageJ. To quantify the fluorescence intensity of Lge1 constructs in cells, a line was drawn across the nucleus and line-scan graphs were obtained by ImageJ. Number of analyzed cells (n) is indicated in each figure. Statistical significance was evaluated by two-sided Mann-Whitney test using the GraphPad Prism software.
Yeast genetic interaction analysis.
Double mutant strains harboring a wild-type LGE1 cover plasmid (URA marker) were co-transformed with LGE1, WAC or LAF1 plasmids (HIS marker). Growth was followed on SDC-HIS (loading control) and on SDC+5-fluoroorotic acid (5-FOA) plates to shuffle out the URA cover plasmid. Cells were spotted in 10-fold serial dilutions and incubated for 2 (SDC-HIS) or 3 days (5-FOA) at 30°C.
Protein expression levels in whole cell extracts.
Yeast lysates were prepared, normalized for protein concentration and analyzed by western blotting according to standard procedures. Antibodies were used according to the manufacturer’s instructions: anti-mCherry (Abcam, #Ab125096), anti-Protein A (Sigma, P3775), anti-Pgk1 (Abcam, #Ab113687).
Global levels of H2B ubiquitination.
LGE1 was deleted in a strain carrying FLAG-H2B. This strain was then transformed with plasmid-based versions of LGE1-mCherry WT, empty vector, and the indicated mutants, all expressed from the endogenous LGE1 promoter. Cell lysates were subjected to anti-FLAG immunoprecipitation (M2 beads, Sigma, A2220). Recovered proteins were analyzed by SDS-PAGE and immunoblotting with an anti-FLAG antibody (Sigma, A8592).
ChIP-exo (5.0).
Antibodies:
Rabbit monoclonal antibody against ubiquityl-Histone H2B (Lys120)(Cell Signaling, 5546), and rabbit polyclonal to histone H2B (Abcam, ab1790)30 were used to probe for the specific ubiquitin mark and the underlying nucleosome, respectively. For TAP tagged strains, rabbit IgG (Sigma) conjugated to Dynabeads was used. Protein A module of the TAP tag was the target.
Indicated mutant strains were grown in selective CSM-HIS media, while the WT strains were grown in CSM+all media to an O.D600 of 0.8 at 25°C. Cells were crosslinked with formaldehyde for 15 min at room temperature at a final concentration of 1%, and quenched with glycine for 5 min at a final concentration of 125 mM. Cells were then centrifuged and washed with ST buffer (10 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.5; 100 mM NaCl) at 4°C. Supernatant was removed and cell pellets were flash frozen and stored at −80°C until further use. 50 ml culture aliquots were resuspended and lysed in 750 μl FA Lysis Buffer (50 mM Hepes-KOH, pH 7.5; 150 mM NaCl; 2 mM EDTA; 1% Triton X-100; 0.1% sodium deoxycholate and complete protease inhibitor (Roche) along with 1 ml of 0.5 mm zirconia beads by bead beating for 4 cycles of 3 min on/7 min off in a Mini-Beadbeater-96 machine (Biospec). Whole cell lysates were transferred to microcentrifuge tubes and spun at 14,000 rpm for 3 min at 4°C to obtain chromatin pellets. Supernatant (representing cytoplasmic fraction) was discarded and the chromatin pellet was resuspended in 200 μl FA Lysis Buffer supplemented with 0.1% SDS and 75 μl 0.1 mm zirconia beads. Resuspended chromatin sample was sonicated in a Bioruptor (Diagenode) for 4 cycles of 30s on/30 s off. The tubes were centrifuged at 14,000 rpm for 10 minutes to collect the sonicated chromatin fraction. Chromatin obtained from 50 ml culture was used for a single ChIP experiment. Reb1-TAP tagged strain (Open Biosystems) was used a positive control to determine the success of the ChIP experiments. Appropriate antibodies (5 μg per ChIP) were conjugated to protein A Magnetic Sepharose resin (GE Healthcare Life Sciences) at 4°C for 6-8 hours. Unconjugated antibody was removed and chromatin sample was added and incubated at 4°C overnight to allow for immunoprecipitation. All steps after immunoprecipitation were essentially performed as described previously31. Prepared libraries were gel purified and were sequenced in paired-end mode with a NextSeq 500. Sequence reads were aligned to the Saccharomyces cerevisiae genome (sacCer3) using bwa-mem (v0.7.9a) (Li, H., arXiv:1303.3997v1[q-bio.GN], 1303 (2013)). Aligned reads obtained were filtered to remove PCR duplicates and any non-unique alignments. ChIP-exo Read-1 5’ ends had their coordinates shifted by 6 bp in the 3’ direction, to reflect to offset of exonuclease stops and the site of crosslinking. At least two biological replicates were performed for ChIP-exo experiments, unless otherwise indicated. These methods and information on data analysis and scripts can be accessed online (https://github.com/CEGRcode/Gallego_2019). Sequencing files can be found in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/ under accession number GSE131639.
Structural bioinformatics.
Charge profiles for Lge1 and WAC protein sequences were generated using scripts written for this purpose with a window of 10 amino-acid residues used for smoothing. Hydrophobicity profiles for Lge1 and WAC protein sequences were generated and superimposed using VOLPES server32 (http://coil.msp.univie.ac.at/app.html).
Statistics and Reproducibility
Main Figures:
Figure 1b: experiment was performed 4 times.
Figure 1c: performed 2 times.
Figure 1d: performed 3 times. Quantification of condensates is included in Extended Data Fig. 1j.
Fig. 2a, b: performed 3 times.
Figure 3a: performed 2 times.
Figure 3b: performed 3 times.
Figure 3d: performed 3 times. Quantification included in Ext. Data Figure 7i.
Figure 4a: 2 replicates.
Figure 4b: performed 6 times.
Extended Data Figures:
Ext. Data Fig. 1a: performed 6 times.
Ext. Data Fig. 1b, c: performed 5 times.
Ext. Data Fig. 1d, e: performed 4 times.
Ext. Data Fig. 1f: Lge1 1-80 was purified 2 times, Lge1 1-80-CC 3 times. The other constructs > 10 times.
Ext. Data Fig. 1h: Time lapse for droplet fusion was recorded in 2 independent experiments.
Ext. Data Fig. 1i: performed 2 times.
Ext. Data Fig. 1k: performed 3 times.
Ext. Data Fig. 2b: Sequences were analysed as described in the figure legend and in Supplemental Methods.
Ext. Data Fig. 3a, b: performed 3 times.
Ext. Data Fig. 3c: performed 2 times.
Ext. Data Fig. 3e: Time lapse recorded in 2 independent experiments.
Ext. Data Fig. 4a: performed 2 times.
Ext. Data Fig. 4b: performed 3 times.
Ext. Data Fig. 4c: performed 10 times as control.
Ext. Data Fig. 4e: performed 3 times.
Ext. Data Fig. 4g: performed 2 times.
Ext. Data Fig. 5a: performed 4 times.
Ext. Data Fig. 5c: performed 4 times.
Ext. Data Fig. 6a: performed 2 times.
Ext. Data Fig. 6b: performed 3 times.
Ext. Data Fig. 6c: Purification of mononucleosomes (1xNCP) was performed 29 times, purification of 16x NCP was performed 11 times.
Ext. Data Fig. 6d: performed 2 times.
Ext. Data Fig. 6e: performed 4 times.
Ext. Data Fig. 6f: performed 4 times.
Ext. Data Fig. 6g: performed 2 times.
Ext. Data Fig. 6h: performed 4 times.
Ext. Data Fig. 6i: corresponds to Figure 3a, performed 2 times.
Ext. Data Fig. 7a-d: performed 3 times.
Ext. Data Fig. 7e: numbers of randomly selected cells: Lge1 = 22; Lge1 bre1Δ = 33; Lge1Δ 1-40 = 24; Lge1Δ 1-80 = 25; Lge1 1-80-CC = 25; Lge1 IDR = 28; NLS-Lge1 IDR = 21; Lge1 CC = 27.
Ext. Data Fig. 7f: performed 3 times.
Ext. Data Fig. 7g: performed 3 times.
Ext. Data Fig. 7h: performed 3 times. Quantification is included in Ext. Data Fig. 7i.
Ext. Data Fig. 8a: performed 3 times.
Ext. Data Fig. 8b, c: 2 replicates.
Ext. Data Fig. 9a: Dot spots were performed 4 times. Whole cell extracts and western blotting were performed 2 times.
Ext. Data Fig. 9b-e: based on 2 replicates.
Ext Data Fig. 10a: performed 2 times.
Ext Data Fig. 10c, e: performed 4 times.
Ext Data Fig. 10d: performed 3 times.
Ext. Data Fig. 10f: performed 3 times.
Ext. Data Fig. 10h, i: performed 4 times.
Author Information
Correspondence and requests for materials should be addressed to A. Köhler.
Data and Code Availability Statement
ChIP-exo sequencing files can be accessed at NCBI Gene Expression Omnibus (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/) with the accession number GSE131639. Data analysis softwares, scripts and parameters used to analyze ChIP-exo datasets can be accessed in detail via https://github.com/CEGRcode/Gallego_2019 All source data (i.e. uncropped gels and western blots) associated with the paper are provided in Supplementary Fig. 1 and Supplementary Fig. 2.
Extended Data
Supplementary Material
Acknowledgements
We thank B. Zagrovic and A. Polyansky for critical insights into the multivalency of Lge1 LLPS and Lge1/WAC sequence analyses, O.R. Abdi for technical support and G. Warren and D. Gerlich for discussions. A.K. was funded in part by a NOMIS Pioneering Research Grant, L.D.G. by a L’Oréal-UNESCO-OeAW Austria Fellowship and A.R. by an OeAW DOC Fellowship. B.F.P. and C.M. were funded by the National Institutes of Health grant HG004160.
Footnotes
Declaration of interests
B.F.P. has a financial interest in Peconic, LLC, which utilizes the ChIP-exo technology implemented in this study and could potentially benefit from the outcomes of this research The remaining authors declare no competing interests.
Supplemental Information
Supplemental Information includes two videos, Supplemental Table (strains and plasmids), and two Supplemental Figures with uncropped gels and blots.
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Data Availability Statement
ChIP-exo sequencing files can be accessed at NCBI Gene Expression Omnibus (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/) with the accession number GSE131639. Data analysis softwares, scripts and parameters used to analyze ChIP-exo datasets can be accessed in detail via https://github.com/CEGRcode/Gallego_2019 All source data (i.e. uncropped gels and western blots) associated with the paper are provided in Supplementary Fig. 1 and Supplementary Fig. 2.