title: Modulation of CP2 family transcriptional activity by CRTR-1 and sumoylation.
abstract: CRTR-1 is a member of the CP2 family of transcription factors. Unlike other members of the family which are widely expressed, CRTR-1 expression shows specific spatio-temporal regulation. Gene targeting demonstrates that CRTR-1 plays a central role in the maturation and function of the salivary glands and the kidney. CRTR-1 has also recently been identified as a component of the complex transcriptional network that maintains pluripotency in embryonic stem (ES) cells. CRTR-1 was previously shown to be a repressor of transcription. We examine the activity of CRTR-1 in ES and other cells and show that CRTR-1 is generally an activator of transcription and that it modulates the activity of other family members, CP2, NF2d9 and altNF2d9, in a cell specific manner. We also demonstrate that CRTR-1 activity is regulated by sumoylation at a single major site, residue K30. These findings imply that functional redundancy with other family members may mask important roles for CRTR-1 in other tissues, including the blastocyst stage embryo and embryonic stem cells.
authors.affiliation: School of Molecular and Biomedical Science, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: To
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Rodda
authors.forename: Peter D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Rathjen
authors.forename: Rebecca A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Keough
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D019556:COS Cells; D002460:Cell Line; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D024202:Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay; D006801:Humans; D047468:Immunoprecipitation; D011485:Protein Binding; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D012097:Repressor Proteins; C501906:TFCP2 protein, human; C428128:TFCP2L1 protein, human; D014157:Transcription Factors