title: Mi-2/NuRD: multiple complexes for many purposes.
abstract: The vertebrate Mi-2/NuRD complex is a multi-subunit protein complex containing both histone deacetylase and nucleosome-dependent ATPase subunits. Current models predict that this complex functions primarily in transcriptional repression. Surprisingly, every subunit of this complex presents heterogeneity at the protein and gene level. This raises the intriguing possibility of functional specialization resulting from incorporation of unique gene products into the complex. The MTA (metastasis-associated) proteins represent one class of alternative subunits of the human Mi-2/NuRD complex. The members of this family in human cells are differentially expressed depending on cell type and on physiologic parameters. We summarize evidence supporting the view that the alternative subunits of the complex that have arisen during vertebrate evolution endow unique functional properties.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Nathan J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Bowen
authors.forename: Naoyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kajita
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Wade
mesh_terms: D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001324:Autoantigens / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004265:DNA Helicases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D019175:DNA Methylation; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D029721:Drosophila Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D006655:Histone Deacetylases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D056245:Mi-2 Nucleosome Remodeling and Deacetylase Complex; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D010802:Phylogeny; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors
chemical_list: D001324:Autoantigens; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; C115368:MBD2 protein; C115369:MBD3 protein, human; C486657:MTA3 protein, human; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; C492013:Mbd3 protein, mouse; C116095:Mi-2 protein, Drosophila; C089320:MTA1 protein, human; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors; C120917:MTA2 protein, human; D006655:Histone Deacetylases; D056245:Mi-2 Nucleosome Remodeling and Deacetylase Complex; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases; D004265:DNA Helicases; C115322:CHD3 protein, human