title: Acetylation in hormone signaling and the cell cycle.
abstract: The last decade has seen a substantial change in thinking about the role of acetylation in regulating diverse cellular processes. The correlation between histone acetylation and gene transcription has been known for many years. The cloning and biochemical characterization of the enzymes that regulate this post-translational modification has led to an understanding of the diverse role histone acetyltransferases (HATs) play in cellular function. Histone acetylases modify histones, transcription factors, co-activators, nuclear transport proteins, structural proteins and components of the cell cycle. This review focuses on the role of histone acetylases in coordinating hormone signaling and the cell cycle. Transition through the cell cycle is regulated by a family of protein kinase holoenzymes, the cyclin-dependent kinases (Cdks) and their heterodimeric cyclin partners. Recent studies have identified important cross-talk between the cell cycle regulatory apparatus and proteins regulating histone acetylation. The evidence for a dynamic interplay between components regulating the cell cycle and acetylation of target substrates provides an important new level of complexity in the mechanisms governing hormone signaling.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hormone-Dependent Tumor Biology, Albert Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Developmental and Molecular Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Chanin 302, 1300 Morris Park Ave, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
authors.forename: Maofu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Chenguang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Brian T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Zafonte
authors.forename: Michael P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Lisanti
authors.forename: Richard G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Pestell
mesh_terms: D000107:Acetylation; D000818:Animals; D002453:Cell Cycle; D002843:Chromatin / Q000378:metabolism; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D006655:Histone Deacetylases / Q000378:metabolism; D006728:Hormones / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008024:Ligands; D008745:Methylation; D008954:Models, Biological; D008957:Models, Genetic; D010766:Phosphorylation; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D002843:Chromatin; D006728:Hormones; D008024:Ligands; D006655:Histone Deacetylases