title: STAGA recruits Mediator to the MYC oncoprotein to stimulate transcription and cell proliferation.
abstract: Activation of eukaryotic gene transcription involves the recruitment by DNA-binding activators of multiprotein histone acetyltransferase (HAT) and Mediator complexes. How these coactivator complexes functionally cooperate and the roles of the different subunits/modules remain unclear. Here we report physical interactions between the human HAT complex STAGA (SPT3-TAF9-GCN5-acetylase) and a "core" form of the Mediator complex during transcription activation by the MYC oncoprotein. Knockdown of the STAF65gamma component of STAGA in human cells prevents the stable association of TRRAP and GCN5 with the SPT3 and TAF9 subunits; impairs transcription of MYC-dependent genes, including MYC transactivation of the telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) promoter; and inhibits proliferation of MYC-dependent cells. STAF65gamma is required for SPT3/STAGA interaction with core Mediator and for MYC recruitment of SPT3, TAF9, and core Mediator components to the TERT promoter but is dispensable for MYC recruitment of TRRAP, GCN5, and p300 and for acetylation of nucleosomes and loading of TFIID and RNA polymerase II on the promoter. These results suggest a novel STAF65gamma-dependent function of STAGA-type complexes in cell proliferation and transcription activation by MYC postloading of TFIID and RNA polymerase II that involves direct recruitment of core Mediator.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
authors.forename: Xiaohui
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vorontchikhina
authors.forename: Yuan-Liang
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Faiola
authors.forename: Ernest
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martinez
mesh_terms: D000115:Acetylesterase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002460:Cell Line; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D046912:Multiprotein Complexes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D016274:Oncogene Protein p55(v-myc) / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D011485:Protein Binding; D035381:TATA-Binding Protein Associated Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D019098:Telomerase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D035362:Transcription Factor TFIID / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D050880:p300-CBP Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000099224:p300-CBP-Associated Factor
chemical_list: D000115:Acetylesterase; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D046912:Multiprotein Complexes; D016274:Oncogene Protein p55(v-myc); D035381:TATA-Binding Protein Associated Factors; D019098:Telomerase; D015534:Trans-Activators; D035362:Transcription Factor TFIID; D014157:Transcription Factors; D050880:p300-CBP Transcription Factors; D000099224:p300-CBP-Associated Factor; C115819:SUPT3H protein, human; C106849:TAF9 protein, human; C114253:ZNF143 protein, human; C509186:TERT protein, human