Gdula D A, Corces V G
Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA.
Genetics. 1997 Jan;145(1):153-61. doi: 10.1093/genetics/145.1.153.
The suppressor of Hairy-wing [su(Hw)] protein represses enhancer function in a unidirectional fashion: enhancers segregated from the promoter by the su(Hw) binding region are rendered inactive. whereas those in the same domain are unaffected. In the case of the gypsy-induced y2 allele, the repressive effect of su(Hw) is rendered bidirectional in mod(mdg4) mutant flies, and all enhancers of the affected gene become inactive. This silencing of enhancer elements might be due to exposure of specific domains of su(Hw) when the mod(mdg4) protein is absent. Two of three regions of su(Hw) that are located adjacent to the leucine zipper motif and are conserved across Drosophila species are necessary for both the unidirectional and bidirectional repression of transcription by su(Hw). In contrast, two acidic domains that are dispensable for the unidirectional repression of enhancer elements are critical for the bidirectional silencing of enhancer activity observed in mutants lacking functional mod(mdg4) protein.
毛翅抑制蛋白[su(Hw)]以单向方式抑制增强子功能:被su(Hw)结合区域与启动子分隔开的增强子会失去活性,而处于同一区域的增强子则不受影响。在gypsy诱导的y2等位基因的情况下,在mod(mdg4)突变果蝇中,su(Hw)的抑制作用变为双向,受影响基因的所有增强子都失去活性。增强子元件的这种沉默可能是由于在缺少mod(mdg4)蛋白时su(Hw)特定结构域的暴露。su(Hw)中与亮氨酸拉链基序相邻且在果蝇物种中保守的三个区域中的两个,对于su(Hw)对转录的单向和双向抑制都是必需的。相比之下,对于增强子元件单向抑制可有可无的两个酸性结构域,对于在缺乏功能性mod(mdg4)蛋白的突变体中观察到的增强子活性双向沉默至关重要。