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Table 1 Summary of the interactions among replisome components, histones and histone chaperones

From: The replisome guides nucleosome assembly during DNA replication

Replisome proteins

Histone/histone chaperones

Methods used

Species

PCNA

CAF-1

IP: PCNA-CAF-1 physical interaction

In vitro pull down: Cac1 (p150) subunit binds PCNA directly via the PIP domain

Homo sapiens, Saccharomyces cerevisiae

RFC

Asf1

In vitro pull down: Asf1 binds the Rfc1 subunit directly via the Asf1 N-terminal

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Rtt106

IP: Rtt106-Elg1-RFC physical interaction

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

RPA

FACT

In vitro pull down: Pob3-M domain binds RPA directly

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

H3–H4/FACT, CAF-1, Rtt106

In vitro pull down: RPA binds H3-H4 directly. RPA binds FACT, CAF-1 and Rtt106 directly

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Pol1 (Pol α)

H2A–H2B

IP: Yeast Pol1-(H2A–H2B) physical interaction

In vitro pull down: N-terminal of human and yeast Pol1 has an H2A-H2B-binding domain

Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Homo sapiens

FACT

IP: Pol α-FACT physical interaction

In vitro pull down: Pol1 binds FACT directly

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Dpb3-Dpb4 (Pol ε)

H2A–H2B

IP: Yeast Dpb3-Dpb4 has physical interaction with H2A-H2B and H3-H4

Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Schizosaccharomyces pombe

H3–H4

Structural analysis and in vitro pull down: Dpb3-Dpb4 binds H3–H4 directly

Homo sapiens, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Schizosaccharomyces pombe

Mcm2 (MCM2-7)

H3–H4

IP: Mcm2-(H3–H4) physical interaction

In vitro pull down: N-terminal terminus of Mcm2 has a (H3–H4)-binding domain

Mus musculus, Homo sapiens, Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Asf1

Structure analysis and in vitro pull down: H3–H4 dimer bridges the Asf1-Mcm2-7 interaction

Homo sapiens, Xenopus laevis

FACT

In vitro pull down: FACT binds Mcm2 directly

Homo sapiens, Saccharomyces cerevisiae