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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
37
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-8-24
pubmed:abstractText
We have previously shown that interferon regulatory factor-2 (IRF-2) is acetylated in a cell growth-dependent manner, which enables it to contribute to the transcription of cell growth-regulated promoters. To clarify the function of acetylation of IRF-2, we investigated the proteins that associate with acetylated IRF-2. In 293T cells, the transfection of p300/CBP-associated factor (PCAF) enhanced the acetylation of IRF-2. In cells transfected with both IRF-2 and PCAF, IRF-2 associated with endogenous nucleolin, while in contrast, minimal association was observed when IRF-2 was transfected with a PCAF histone acetyl transferase (HAT) deletion mutant. In a pull-down experiment using stable transfectants, acetylation-defective mutant IRF-2 (IRF-2K75R) recruited nucleolin to a much lesser extent than wild-type IRF-2, suggesting that nucleolin preferentially associates with acetylated IRF-2. Nucleolin in the presence of PCAF enhanced IRF-2-dependent H4 promoter activity in NIH3T3 cells. Nucleolin knock-down using siRNA reduced the IRF-2/PCAF-mediated promoter activity. Chromatin immunoprecipitation analysis indicated that PCAF transfection increased nucleolin binding to IRF-2 bound to the H4 promoter. We conclude that nucleolin is recruited to acetylated IRF-2, thereby contributing to gene regulation crucial for the control of cell growth.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0950-9232
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
24
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
5113-24
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16582966-3T3 Cells, pubmed-meshheading:16582966-Acetylation, pubmed-meshheading:16582966-Amino Acid Substitution, pubmed-meshheading:16582966-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:16582966-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:16582966-Gene Deletion, pubmed-meshheading:16582966-Histone Acetyltransferases, pubmed-meshheading:16582966-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16582966-Interferon Regulatory Factor-2, pubmed-meshheading:16582966-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:16582966-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:16582966-Phosphoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:16582966-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:16582966-RNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:16582966-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:16582966-Transcriptional Activation, pubmed-meshheading:16582966-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:16582966-p300-CBP Transcription Factors
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Nucleolin is involved in interferon regulatory factor-2-dependent transcriptional activation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Safety Research on Blood and Biological Products, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Musashimurayama-shi, Tokyo, Japan. amasumi@nih.go.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't