Title
The histone gene transcription factor HiNF-P stabilizes its cell cycle regulatory co-activator p220NPAT
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Cell Biology
Publication Date
2006-12-21
Document Type
Article
Subjects
*Cell Cycle; Cell Cycle Proteins; Cyclin E; Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2; Half-Life; Hela Cells; Histones; Humans; Nuclear Proteins; Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex; RNA, Messenger; Repressor Proteins; Signal Transduction; Trans-Activators; Ubiquitin-Protein Ligase Complexes
Disciplines
Cell Biology
Abstract
Orderly progression through the cell cycle requires the transcriptional activation of histone genes to support packaging of newly replicated DNA. Induction of human histone gene expression is mediated by a co-activation complex containing transcription factor HiNF-P and its cofactor p220NPAT. Here, using cells synchronized in S-phase and in mitosis, as well as serum-stimulated cells, we have investigated how HiNF-P is regulated during the cell cycle and examined its stability relative to p220NPAT. We find that while HiNF-P is maintained at steady-state levels throughout the cell cycle, both HiNF-P and p220NPAT are actively degraded by the proteasome pathway. Importantly, elevation of HiNF-P levels enhances the stability of its co-activator p220NPAT. The HiNF-P-dependent stabilization of p220NPAT may reinforce signaling through the cyclin E/CDK2/p220NPAT pathway and contribute to coordinate control of histone gene expression.
DOI of Published Version
10.1021/bi061425m
Source
Biochemistry. 2006 Dec 26;45(51):15915-20. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Biochemistry
Related Resources
PubMed ID
17176114
Repository Citation
Medina, Ricardo F.; Van Wijnen, Andre J.; Stein, Gary S.; and Stein, Janet L., "The histone gene transcription factor HiNF-P stabilizes its cell cycle regulatory co-activator p220NPAT" (2006). Stein, Stein, Lian, vanWijnen Lab Publications. 53.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/stein/53