title: A novel repressive E2F6 complex containing the polycomb group protein, EPC1, that interacts with EZH2 in a proliferation-specific manner.
abstract: The transcriptional repressor E2F6 has been identified as a component of two distinct polycomb group protein (PcG)-containing complexes, suggesting a mechanism for the recruitment of repressive complexes to target sequences in DNA. Whereas one complex is involved in the repression of classic E2F target genes in G0, a role for E2F6 within the cell cycle has yet to be defined. We searched for novel E2F6-binding proteins using a yeast two-hybrid screen and identified the PcG protein, EPC1. We showed that, both in vitro and in vivo, E2F6, DP1, and EPC1 form a stable core complex with repressive activity. Furthermore, we identified the proliferation-specific PcG, EZH2, as an EPC1-interacting protein. Using affinity purification, we showed that E2F6, DP1, EPC1, EZH2, and Sin3B co-elute, suggesting the identification of a novel E2F6 complex that exists in vivo in both normal and transformed human cell lines. EZH2 is required for cellular proliferation and consistent with this, EZH2 elutes with the E2F6-EPC1 complex only in proliferating cells. Thus we have identified a novel E2F6-PcG complex (E2F6-EPC1) that interacts with EZH2 and may regulate genes required for cell cycle progression.
authors.affiliation: European Institute of Oncology, Department of Experimental Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, Milan, 20141, Italy.
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Attwooll
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oddi
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cartwright
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Prosperini
authors.forename: Karl
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Agger
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Steensgaard
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wagener
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sardet
authors.forename: M Cristina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Moroni
authors.forename: Kristian
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Helin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002460:Cell Line; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D050684:E2F Transcription Factors; D050701:E2F6 Transcription Factor; D000071221:Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 Protein; D011495:Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D046912:Multiprotein Complexes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D063151:Polycomb Repressive Complex 2; D063146:Polycomb-Group Proteins; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D011485:Protein Binding; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D050680:Transcription Factor DP1; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D020798:Two-Hybrid System Techniques
chemical_list: D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D050684:E2F Transcription Factors; D050701:E2F6 Transcription Factor; C496700:Epc1 protein, mouse; D046912:Multiprotein Complexes; D063146:Polycomb-Group Proteins; D011506:Proteins; D012097:Repressor Proteins; C493735:TFDP1 protein, human; C493736:Tfdp1 protein, mouse; D050680:Transcription Factor DP1; D014157:Transcription Factors; C498409:EZH2 protein, human; D000071221:Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 Protein; C498410:Ezh2 protein, mouse; D011495:Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase; D063151:Polycomb Repressive Complex 2