Repression of Six3 by a corepressor regulates rhodopsin expression
| Autor: | Suresh K. Rayala, Shaohua Peng, Amjad H. Talukder, Laura J. Frishman, Bramanandam Manavathi, Minhua H. Wang, Seetharaman Balasenthil, Neeraj Agarwal, Rui An Wang, Rakesh Kumar |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Rhodopsin
genetic structures Repressor Nerve Tissue Proteins Retinal ganglion Histone Deacetylases Mice Transcription (biology) Animals Humans Eye Proteins Promoter Regions Genetic Regulation of gene expression Homeodomain Proteins Multidisciplinary biology Biological Sciences Molecular biology Chromatin Mice Inbred C57BL Repressor Proteins Gene Expression Regulation biology.protein Trans-Activators Histone deacetylase sense organs Corepressor |
| Popis: | Here, we provide gain-of-function, loss-of function, and molecular evidence supporting genetic interactions between metastasis associated protein 1 (MTA1) and Six3 and between Six3 and rhodopsin . We discovered that MTA1 physically interacts with the Six3 chromatin in a histone deacetylase-dependent manner, leading to transcriptional suppression of the Six3 gene. MTA1 is also a Six3-interacting corepressor that contributes to a self-negative regulation of Six3 transcription by Six3. In contrast, deletion of the MTA1 alleles in murine embryonic fibroblasts or its knockdown in rat retinal ganglion cells stimulates Six3 expression. MTA1 inactivation in the MTA1 -null mice results in an elevated Six3 level and proliferation of the retina cells with no obvious abnormities in eye formation. However, unexpectedly, we discovered an enhanced recruitment of Six3 to the rhodopsin chromatin in retina from the MTA1 -null mice; Six3's homeodomain interacts with specific DNA elements in the rhodopsin promoter to stimulate its transcription, resulting in increased rhodopsin expression. Further, in holoprosencephaly patients, Six3 protein with a naturally occurring deletion mutation in the helix 3 of the homeodomain does not bind to rhodopsin DNA or stimulate rhodopsin transcription, implying a potential defective rhodopsin pathway in the affected holoprosencephaly patients. Further Six3 cooperates with Crx or NRL in stimulating transcription from the rhodopsin-luc. These findings reveal a previously unrecognized role for the MTA1 as an upstream modifier of Six3 and indicate that Six3 is a direct stimulator of rhodopsin expression, thus revealing a putative role for the MTA1/Six3/rhodopsin pathway in vertebrate eye. |
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