Acetylation of GATA-1 is required for chromatin occupancy.
All 3 hematopoietic GATA transcription factors, GATA-1, GATA-2, and GATA-3, are acetylated, although the in vivo role of this modification remains unclear. We examined the functions of an acetylation-defective mutant of GATA-1 in maturing erythroid cells. We found that removal of the acetylation sites in GATA-1 does not impair its nuclear localization, steady-state protein levels, or its ability to bind naked GATA elements in vitro. However, chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) experiments revealed that mutant GATA-1 was dramatically impaired in binding to all examined cellular target sites in vivo, including genes that are normally activated and repressed by GATA-1. Together, these results suggest that acetylation regulates chromatin occupancy of GATA-1. These findings point to a novel function for transcription factor acetylation, perhaps by facilitating protein interactions required for stable association with chromatin templates in vivo.
Lamonica
Janine M
JM
Division of Hematology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Vakoc
Christopher R
CR
Blobel
Gerd A
GA
D000107:Acetylation; D019943:Amino Acid Substitution; D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D002843:Chromatin / Q000378:metabolism*; D047369:Chromatin Immunoprecipitation / Q000379:methods; D050982:GATA1 Transcription Factor / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D050989:GATA2 Transcription Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D050990:GATA3 Transcription Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D020125:Mutation, Missense; D011485:Protein Binding / Q000235:genetics; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational / Q000235:genetics
D002843:Chromatin; D050982:GATA1 Transcription Factor; D050989:GATA2 Transcription Factor; D050990:GATA3 Transcription Factor; C494689:Gata1 protein, mouse; C494712:Gata2 protein, mouse; C494748:Gata3 protein, mouse