title: von Hippel-Lindau partner Jade-1 is a transcriptional co-activator associated with histone acetyltransferase activity.
abstract: Jade-1 was identified as a protein partner of the von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor pVHL. The interaction of Jade-1 and pVHL correlates with renal cancer risk. We have investigated the molecular function of Jade-1. Jade-1 has two zinc finger motifs called plant homeodomains (PHD). A line of evidence suggests that the PHD finger functions in chromatin remodeling and protein-protein interactions. We determined the cellular localization of Jade-1 and examined whether Jade-1 might have transcriptional and histone acetyltransferase (HAT) functions. Biochemical cell fractionation studies as well as confocal images of cells immunostained with a specific Jade-1 antibody revealed that endogenous Jade-1 is localized predominantly in the cell nucleus. Tethering of Gal4-Jade-1 fusion protein to Gal4-responsive promoters in co-transfection experiments activated transcription 5-6-fold, indicating that Jade-1 is a possible transcriptional activator. It was remarkable that overexpression of Jade-1 in cultured cells specifically increased levels of endogenous acetylated histone H4, but not histone H3, strongly suggesting that Jade-1 associates with HAT activity specific for histone H4. Deletion of the two PHD fingers completely abolished Jade-1 transcriptional and HAT activities, indicating that these domains are indispensable for Jade-1 nuclear functions. In addition, we demonstrated that TIP60, a known HAT with histone H4/H2A specificity, physically associates with Jade-1 and is able to augment Jade-1 HAT function in live cells, strongly suggesting that TIP60 might mediate Jade-1 HAT activity. Thus, Jade-1 is a novel candidate transcriptional co-activator associated with HAT activity and may play a key role in the pathogenesis of renal cancer and von Hippel-Lindau disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Sections of Nephrology and Hematology/Oncology, Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
authors.forename: Maria V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Panchenko
authors.forename: Mina I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Herbert T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D000123:Acetyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism*; D002460:Cell Line; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D015500:Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase / Q000378:metabolism; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D005822:Genetic Vectors; D006367:HeLa Cells; D051548:Histone Acetyltransferases; D006657:Histones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D047468:Immunoprecipitation; D000074443:Lysine Acetyltransferase 5; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal; D008954:Models, Biological; D008957:Models, Genetic; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011485:Protein Binding; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D013347:Subcellular Fractions; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D015533:Transcriptional Activation; D014162:Transfection; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D044767:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases / Q000378:metabolism*; D051794:Von Hippel-Lindau Tumor Suppressor Protein; D016335:Zinc Fingers
chemical_list: D006657:Histones; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins; C469360:JADE1 protein, human; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D000123:Acetyltransferases; D015500:Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase; D051548:Histone Acetyltransferases; C098489:KAT5 protein, human; D000074443:Lysine Acetyltransferase 5; D044767:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases; D051794:Von Hippel-Lindau Tumor Suppressor Protein; C497446:VHL protein, human