Here the authors reveal that oncoprotein DEK binds the nucleosome, colocalizes with H3 K27 trimethylation and stimulates Polycomb repressive complex 2 methyltransferase through chromatin compaction, as revealed by the cryo-electron microscopy structures of nucleosome-bound DEK.
- Tomoya Kujirai
- Kenta Echigoya
- Hitoshi Kurumizaka