Cabin1 represses MEF2 transcriptional activity by association with a methyltransferase, SUV39H1.
Myocyte enhancer factor 2 (MEF2) plays pivotal roles in various biological processes, and its transcriptional activity is regulated by histone acetylation/deacetylation enzymes in a calcium-dependent fashion. A calcineurin-binding protein 1 (Cabin1) has been shown to participate in repression of MEF2 by recruiting mSin3 and its associated histone deacetylases. Here, we ... report that histone methylation also takes a part in Cabin1-mediated repression of MEF2. Immunoprecipitate of Cabin1 complex can methylate histone H3 by association with SUV39H1. SUV39H1 increased Cabin1-mediated repression of MEF2 transcriptional activity in MEF2-targeting promoters. The SUV39H1 was revealed to bind to the 501-900-amino acid region of Cabin1, which was distinct from its histone deacetylase-recruiting domain. In addition, the Gal4-Cabin1-(501-900) alone repressed a constitutively active Gal4-tk-promoter, indicating that Cabin1 recruits SUV39H1 and represses transcriptional activity. Finally, both SUV39H1 and Cabin1 were shown to bind on the MEF2 target promoter in a calcium-dependent manner. Thus, Cabin1 recruits chromatin-modifying enzymes, both histone deacetylases and a histone methyltransferase, to repress MEF2 transcriptional activity.
Mesh Terms:
Amino Acids, Calcium, Cell Line, Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase, Humans, Myogenic Regulatory Factors, Phosphoproteins, Promoter Regions, Genetic, Protein Binding, Protein Methyltransferases, Transcription, Genetic
Amino Acids, Calcium, Cell Line, Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase, Humans, Myogenic Regulatory Factors, Phosphoproteins, Promoter Regions, Genetic, Protein Binding, Protein Methyltransferases, Transcription, Genetic
J. Biol. Chem.
Date: Apr. 13, 2007
PubMed ID: 17172641
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