title: WD dipeptide motifs and LXXLL motif of chicken HIRA are essential for interactions with the p48 subunit of chromatin assembly factor-1 and histone deacetylase-2 in vitro and in vivo.
abstract: We cloned cDNA encoding chicken HIRA, a homolog of Saccharomyces cerevisiae transcriptional corepressors Hir1p and Hir2p, possessing seven WD dipeptide motifs and a LXXLL motif in its N-terminal and C-terminal regions, respectively. It binds to CAF-1p48, HDAC-1 and 2, but not to CAF-1p60, p46 polypeptide and HDAC-3. The immunoprecipitation experiment involving truncated and missense mutants of HIRA and CAF-1p48 revealed not only that even one of seven WD dipeptide motifs in the N-terminal half of HIRA are necessary for the interaction with CAF-1p48, but also that those of CAF-1p48 are necessary for the interaction with HIRA. These findings indicate that the proper propeller structures of both HIRA and CAF-1p48 are necessary for their in vitro interaction. The immunoprecipitation experiment involving truncated and missense mutants of HIRA and HDAC-2 revealed that the LXXLL motif in the C-terminal half of HIRA and a C-terminal region of HDAC-2 are necessary for their in vitro interaction. Moreover, the WD dipeptide motifs and LXXLL motif of HIRA are essential for the interaction with CAF-1p48 and HDAC-2 in vivo. Taken together, these results indicate that HIRA should participate differentially in a number of DNA-utilizing processes through interactions of its distinct regions with these proteins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Science, Frontier Science Research Center, Miyazaki Medical College, University of Miyazaki, 5200, Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan.
authors.forename: Ahyar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: Yasunari
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takami
authors.forename: Tatsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakayama
mesh_terms: D020816:Amino Acid Motifs / Q000235:genetics*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites / Q000235:genetics; D015153:Blotting, Western; D019556:COS Cells; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D002645:Chickens / Q000235:genetics*; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D056504:Chromatin Assembly Factor-1; D002868:Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D056464:Histone Deacetylase 2; D006655:Histone Deacetylases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D047468:Immunoprecipitation; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics; D011485:Protein Binding; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D056504:Chromatin Assembly Factor-1; D002868:Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D056464:Histone Deacetylase 2; D006655:Histone Deacetylases