GCN5 is involved in regulation of immunoglobulin heavy chain gene expression in immature B cells
Copyright policy )GCN5 is involved in regulation of immunoglobulin heavy chain gene expression in immature B cells
GCN5 is involved in the acetylation of core histones, which is an important epigenetic event for transcriptional regulation through alterations in the chromatin structure in eukaryotes. To investigate physiological roles of GCN5, we have systematically analyzed phenotypes of homozygous GCN5-deficient DT40 mutants. Here, we report participation of GCN5 in regulation of IgM heavy chain (H-chain) gene expression. GCN5-deficiency down-regulates gene expressions of IgM H-chain (as whole, membrane-bound and secreted forms of its mRNA) but not light chain (L-chain), causing decreases in membrane-bound and secreted forms of IgM proteins. Chromatin immnoprecipitation assay revealed that GCN5 binds to the chicken IgM H-chain gene around its constant region but not L-chain gene, and acetylate Lys-9 residues of histone H3 within chromatin surrounding the constant region. These results suggest that GCN5 takes part in transcriptional regulation of the IgM H-chain gene via histone acetylation resulting in formation of relaxed chromatin arrangement around its coding region and plays a key role in epigenetic regulation of B cell functions.
- University of Miyazaki Japan
- Kawasaki Medical School Japan
- University of Tokyo Japan
Chromatin Immunoprecipitation, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Lysine, Precursor Cells, B-Lymphoid, Immunoblotting, Down-Regulation, Membrane Proteins, Acetylation, Chromatin, Avian Proteins, Histones, Gene Expression Regulation, Immunoglobulin M, Cell Line, Tumor, Mutation, Animals, Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains, Chickens, Histone Acetyltransferases, Protein Binding
Chromatin Immunoprecipitation, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Lysine, Precursor Cells, B-Lymphoid, Immunoblotting, Down-Regulation, Membrane Proteins, Acetylation, Chromatin, Avian Proteins, Histones, Gene Expression Regulation, Immunoglobulin M, Cell Line, Tumor, Mutation, Animals, Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains, Chickens, Histone Acetyltransferases, Protein Binding
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