title: Gal4 turnover and transcription activation.
abstract: Growing evidence supports the notion that proteasome-mediated destruction of transcriptional activators can be intimately coupled to their function. Recently, Nalley et al. challenged this view by reporting that the prototypical yeast activator Gal4 does not dynamically associate with chromatin, but rather 'locks in' to stable promoter complexes that are resistant to competition. Here we present evidence that the assay used to reach this conclusion is unsuitable, and that promoter-bound, active Gal4 is indeed susceptible to competition in vivo. Our data challenge the key evidence that Nalley et al. used to reach their conclusion, and indicate that Gal4 functions in vivo within the context of dynamic promoter complexes.
authors.affiliation: Watson School of Biological Sciences, 1 Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor, New York 11724, USA.
authors.forename: Galen A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.forename: J Russell
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Lipford
authors.forename: Raymond J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Deshaies
authors.forename: William P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Tansey
mesh_terms: D001667:Binding, Competitive / Q000187:drug effects; D047369:Chromatin Immunoprecipitation; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D004958:Estradiol / Q000494:pharmacology; D005686:Galactokinase / Q000235:genetics; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D011485:Protein Binding / Q000187:drug effects; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen / Q000819:agonists / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012107:Research Design; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D013629:Tamoxifen / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000235:genetics; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D015533:Transcriptional Activation
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C518355:GAL10 protein, S cerevisiae; C052130:GAL4 protein, S cerevisiae; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors; D013629:Tamoxifen; C016601:afimoxifene; D004958:Estradiol; C524219:GAL1 protein, S cerevisiae; D005686:Galactokinase