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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
24
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-11-19
pubmed:abstractText
The Drosophila melanogaster GAGA factor (encoded by the Trithorax-like [Trl] gene) is required for correct chromatin architecture at diverse chromosomal sites. The Trl gene encodes two alternatively spliced isoforms of the GAGA factor (GAGA-519 and GAGA-581) that are identical except for the length and sequence of the C-terminal glutamine-rich (Q) domain. In vitro and tissue culture experiments failed to find any functional difference between the two isoforms. We made a set of transgenes that constitutively express cDNAs coding for either of the isoforms with the goal of elucidating their roles in vivo. Phenotypic analysis of the transgenes in Trl mutant background led us to the conclusion that GAGA-519 and GAGA-581 perform different, albeit largely overlapping, functions. We also expressed a fusion protein with LacZ disrupting the Q domain of GAGA-519. This LacZ fusion protein compensated for the loss of wild-type GAGA factor to a surprisingly large extent. This suggests that the Q domain either is not required for the essential functions performed by the GAGA protein or is exclusively used for tetramer formation. These results are inconsistent with a major role of the Q domain in chromatin remodeling or transcriptional activation. We also found that GAGA-LacZ was able to associate with sites not normally occupied by the GAGA factor, pointing to a role of the Q domain in binding site choice in vivo.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0270-7306
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
8565-74
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11713290-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11713290-Animals, Genetically Modified, pubmed-meshheading:11713290-Binding Sites, pubmed-meshheading:11713290-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:11713290-Cell Nucleus, pubmed-meshheading:11713290-Chromatin, pubmed-meshheading:11713290-Crosses, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:11713290-DNA, Complementary, pubmed-meshheading:11713290-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11713290-Drosophila, pubmed-meshheading:11713290-Drosophila Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11713290-Drosophila melanogaster, pubmed-meshheading:11713290-Homeodomain Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11713290-Lac Operon, pubmed-meshheading:11713290-Microscopy, Fluorescence, pubmed-meshheading:11713290-Mitosis, pubmed-meshheading:11713290-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:11713290-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:11713290-Protein Isoforms, pubmed-meshheading:11713290-Protein Structure, Tertiary, pubmed-meshheading:11713290-Transcription, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:11713290-Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:11713290-Transgenes, pubmed-meshheading:11713290-beta-Galactosidase
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
GAGA factor isoforms have distinct but overlapping functions in vivo.
pubmed:affiliation
Dept. of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.