Epigenetic gene silencing by the SRY protein is mediated by a KRAB-O protein that recruits the KAP1 co-repressor machinery

The sex determination transcription factor SRY is a cell fate-determining transcription factor that mediates testis differentiation during embryogenesis. It may function by repressing the ovarian determinant gene, RSPO1, action in the ovarian developmental pathway and activates genes, such as SOX9, important for testis differentiation at the onset of gonadogenesis. Further, altered expression of SRY and related SOX genes contribute to oncogenesis in many human cancers. Little is known of the mechanisms by which SRY regulates its target genes. Recently a KRAB domain protein (KRAB-O) that lacks a zinc finger motif has been demonstrated to interact with SRY and hypothesized to function as an adaptor molecule for SRY by tethering the KAP1-NuRD-SETDB1-HP1 silencing machinery to repress SRY targets. We have critically examined this hypothesis by reconstituting and characterizing SRY-KRAB-O-KAP1 interactions. These recombinant molecules can form a ternary complex by direct and high affinity interactions. The KRAB-O protein can simultaneously bind KAP1 and SRY in a noncompetitive but also noncooperative manner. An extensive mutagenesis analysis suggests that different surfaces on KRAB-O are utilized for these independent interactions. Transcriptional repression by SRY requires binding to KRAB-O, thus bridging to the KAP1 repression machinery. This repression machinery is recruited to SRY target promoters in chromatin templates via SRY. These results suggest that SRY has co-opted the KRAB-O protein to recruit the KAP1 repression machinery to sex determination target genes. Other KRAB domain proteins, which lack a zinc finger DNA-binding motif, may function in similar roles as adaptor proteins for epigenetic gene silencing.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2009

Erschienen:

2009

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:284

Enthalten in:

The Journal of biological chemistry - 284(2009), 51 vom: 18. Dez., Seite 35670-80

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Peng, Hongzhuang [VerfasserIn]
Ivanov, Alexey V [VerfasserIn]
Oh, Hyun J [VerfasserIn]
Lau, Yun-Fai C [VerfasserIn]
Rauscher, Frank J [VerfasserIn]

Links:

Volltext

Themen:

Carrier Proteins
Chromatin
EC 2.1.1.-
EC 2.1.1.43
EC 2.3.2.27
EC 3.5.1.98
Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase
Journal Article
KRAB-O protein, mouse
Mi-2 Nucleosome Remodeling and Deacetylase Complex
Nuclear Proteins
Protein Methyltransferases
RSPO1 protein, human
RSPO1 protein, mouse
Repressor Proteins
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SETDB1 protein, human
SETDB1 protein, mouse
SOX9 Transcription Factor
SOX9 protein, human
SRY protein, human
Sex-Determining Region Y Protein
Sox9 protein, mouse
Sry protein, mouse
TRIM28 protein, human
Thrombospondins
Trim28 protein, mouse
Tripartite Motif-Containing Protein 28

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 06.01.2010

Date Revised 20.10.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1074/jbc.M109.032086

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM192244574