GSBS Student Publications
Title
HAT activity is essential for CBP-1-dependent transcription and differentiation in Caenorhabditis elegans
UMMS Affiliation
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; Department of Pathology; Program in Molecular Medicine
Date
12-26-2001
Document Type
Article
Medical Subject Headings
Acetyltransferases; Alleles; Animals; Caenorhabditis elegans; *Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins; Cell Differentiation; Gene Deletion; Helminth Proteins; Histone Acetyltransferases; Mutation; Point Mutation; Promoter Regions (Genetics); Protein Structure, Tertiary; *Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; *Transcription Factors; *Transcription, Genetic
Disciplines
Life Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences
Abstract
The p300/CBP family of transcriptional coactivators possesses multiple functional domains, including a histone acetyltransferase (HAT) and several activation domains. A number of models have been proposed to account for their roles in transcriptional activation, including interactions with basal transcription machinery and chromatin remodeling. However, individual contributions of these domains to transcriptional activation and their significance in living organisms remain unclear. We addressed the importance of the HAT activity of CBP-1, the worm ortholog of p300/CBP, in Caenorhabditis elegans with three different and complementary approaches. These include allele-specific RNA-mediated interference (RNAi), genetic rescue and the use of a specific chemical inhibitor of the p300/CBP HAT. Our findings demonstrate that HAT activity is of primary importance for CBP-1 to regulate transcription and to promote differentiation during C. elegans embryogenesis.
Rights and Permissions
Citation: EMBO Rep. 2002 Jan;3(1):50-5. Epub 2001 Dec 19. Link to article on publisher's site
DOI of Published Version
10.1093/embo-reports/kvf006
Related Resources
Journal Title
EMBO reports
PubMed ID
11751575
Repository Citation
Victor, Martin; Bei, Yanxia; Gay, Frederique; Calvo, Dominica; Mello, Craig C.; and Shi, Yang, "HAT activity is essential for CBP-1-dependent transcription and differentiation in Caenorhabditis elegans" (2001). GSBS Student Publications. 1313.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/gsbs_sp/1313