Two distinct roles of ARABIDOPSIS HOMOLOG OF TRITHORAX1 (ATX1) at promoters and within transcribed regions of ATX1-regulated genes.
The Arabidopsis thaliana trithorax-like protein, ATX1, shares common structural domains, has similar histone methyltransferase (HMT) activity, and belongs in the same phylogenetic subgroup as its animal counterparts. Most of our knowledge of the role of HMTs in trimethylating lysine 4 of histone H3 (H3K4me3) in transcriptional regulation comes from studies of yeast and mammalian homologs. Little is known about the mechanism by which ATX1, or any other HMT of plant origin, affects transcription. Here, we provide insights into how ATX1 influences transcription at regulated genes, playing two distinct roles. At promoters, ATX1 is required for TATA binding protein (TBP) and RNA Polymerase II (Pol II) recruitment. In a subsequent event, ATX1 is recruited by a phosphorylated form of Pol II to the +300-bp region of transcribed sequences, where it trimethylates nucleosomes. In support of this model, inhibition of phosphorylation of the C-terminal domain of Pol II reduced the amounts of H3K4me3 and ATX1 bound at the +300-nucleotide region. Importantly, these changes did not reduce the occupancy of ATX1, TBP, or Pol II at promoters. Our results indicate that ATX1 affects transcription at target genes by a mechanism distinct from its ability to trimethylate H3K4 within genes.
University of Nebraska Center for Biotechnology and Center for Plant Science Inovation, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588, USA.
Yong
Y
Ding
Zoya
Z
Avramova
Michael
M
Fromm
D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D011495:Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase; D006657:Histones / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D012319:RNA Polymerase II / Q000378:metabolism; D035181:TATA-Box Binding Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D006657:Histones; D035181:TATA-Box Binding Protein; D014157:Transcription Factors; C504056:At2g31650 protein, Arabidopsis; D011495:Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase; D012319:RNA Polymerase II
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