TitleMulticomplex Integrative Structural Modeling of a Human Histone Deacetylase Interactome
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2026
AuthorsNde J, Majila K, Zimmermann RC, Kempf C, Zhang Y, Cesare J, Thornton JL, Workman JL, Florens L, Viswanath S, Washburn MP
JournalMolecular & Cellular Proteomics
Volume25
ISSN1535-9476
KeywordsCoREST, crosslinking mass spectrometry, endogenous complex structures, HDAC1, HDAC2, integrative structural modeling, intrinsically disordered regions, NuRD, SIN3A
Abstract

Histone Deacetylase (HDAC) 1 and 2 are key enzymatic components in multiple large chromatin remodeling complexes including NuRD, SIN3, and CoREST. In addition, both HDAC 1 and 2 contain a large intrinsically disordered region (IDR) within their C-terminal domain (CTD). How HDAC1/2 assemble into these complexes and the structure of the CTD IDR remains poorly understood. Here, we used HDAC1/2 to isolate their protein interaction networks from cells and used crosslinking mass spectrometry coupled with the Integrative Modeling Platform to build structural models of the NuRD, SIN3A, and CoREST complexes. Next, we implemented an AlphaFold-enabled crosslinking mass spectrometry constrained modeling approach to investigate how HDAC1 could assemble into these complexes. We show that the CTD IDR of HDAC1 folds into alpha helices in these complexes. Finally, we built a complete integrative structural model of a NuRD subcomplex including the abundant HDAC1:MBD3:MTA1:GATAD2B:RBBP4 subunits, which included 6 IDRs. The approaches used herein are broadly applicable for the study of protein complexes and protein interaction networks that can provide important insights into IDRs.

URLhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1535947626001477
DOI10.1016/j.mcpro.2026.101651