Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, 61 Biopolis Drive, Proteos, Singapore.
J Biol Chem. 2010 Mar 19;285(12):9041-53. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M109.075358. Epub 2010 Jan 22.
We reveal a set of divergent octamer elements in Drosophila melanogaster (dm) core histone gene promoters. These elements recruit transcription factor POU-domain protein in D. melanogaster 1 (Pdm-1), which along with co-activator dmOct-1 coactivator in S-phase (dmOCA-S), activates transcription from at least the Drosophila histone 2B (dmH2B) and 4 (dmH4) promoters in a fashion similar to the transcription of mammalian histone 2B (H2B) gene activated by octamer binding transcription factor 1 (Oct-1) and Oct-1 coactivator in S-phase (OCA-S). The expression of core histone genes in both kingdoms is coordinated; however, although the expression of mammalian histone genes involves subtype-specific transcription factors and/or co-activator(s), the expression of Drosophila core histone genes is regulated by a common module (Pdm-1/dmOCA-S) in a directly coordinated manner. Finally, dmOCA-S is recruited to the Drosophila histone locus bodies in the S-phase, marking S-phase-specific transcription activation of core histone genes.
我们在果蝇(dm)核心组蛋白基因启动子中揭示了一组发散的八聚体元件。这些元件招募果蝇 1(Pdm-1)中的转录因子 POU 结构域蛋白,该蛋白与 S 期的共激活因子 dmOct-1 共激活因子(dmOCA-S)一起,以类似于转录因子 octamer 结合转录因子 1(Oct-1)和 S 期的 Oct-1 共激活因子(OCA-S)激活哺乳动物组蛋白 2B(H2B)基因转录的方式,从至少果蝇组蛋白 2B(dmH2B)和 4(dmH4)启动子激活转录。两个王国的核心组蛋白基因的表达是协调的;然而,尽管哺乳动物组蛋白基因的表达涉及亚型特异性转录因子和/或共激活因子,但果蝇核心组蛋白基因的表达受共同模块(Pdm-1/dmOCA-S)的直接协调调节。最后,dmOCA-S 在 S 期被募集到果蝇组蛋白基因座体,标记核心组蛋白基因的 S 期特异性转录激活。