Thompson Brandi A, Tremblay Véronique, Lin Grace, Bochar Daniel A
Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0606, USA.
Mol Cell Biol. 2008 Jun;28(12):3894-904. doi: 10.1128/MCB.00322-08. Epub 2008 Mar 31.
ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling by the CHD family of proteins plays an important role in the regulation of gene transcription. Here we report that full-length CHD8 interacts directly with beta-catenin and that CHD8 is also recruited specifically to the promoter regions of several beta-catenin-responsive genes. Our results indicate that CHD8 negatively regulates beta-catenin-targeted gene expression, since short hairpin RNA against CHD8 results in the activation of several beta-catenin target genes. This regulation is also conserved through evolution; RNA interference against kismet, the apparent Drosophila ortholog of CHD8, results in a similar activation of beta-catenin target genes. We also report the first demonstration of chromatin remodeling activity for a member of the CHD6-9 family of proteins, suggesting that CHD8 functions in transcription through the ATP-dependent modulation of chromatin structure.
由CHD蛋白家族介导的ATP依赖的染色质重塑在基因转录调控中发挥重要作用。在此我们报告,全长CHD8直接与β-连环蛋白相互作用,并且CHD8也被特异性招募至多个β-连环蛋白反应性基因的启动子区域。我们的结果表明,CHD8负向调节β-连环蛋白靶向的基因表达,因为针对CHD8的短发夹RNA导致多个β-连环蛋白靶基因的激活。这种调控在进化过程中也是保守的;针对CHD8在果蝇中的明显同源物kismet进行RNA干扰,会导致β-连环蛋白靶基因的类似激活。我们还首次证明了CHD6 - 9蛋白家族成员的染色质重塑活性,这表明CHD8通过ATP依赖的染色质结构调节在转录中发挥作用。