Expression homeostasis during DNA replication

Abstract

Doubling DNA but not expression As the genome replicates, and before the cell divides, the copy number of the replicated portions of the genome doubles. In bacteria and archaea, gene expression tracks with gene dosage, both of which increase after DNA replication. Voichek et al. , however, show that an increase in DNA dosage after replication does not increase gene expression in budding yeast. This expression buffering is mediated by the acetylation of newly synthesized histone H3 deposited on the replicated DNA. This acetylation helps suppress transcription from the excess DNA. Science , this issue p. 1087