mSin3A/histone deacetylase 2- and PRMT5-containing Brg1 complex is involved in transcriptional repression of the Myc target gene cad.
The role of hSWI/SNF complexes in transcriptional activation is well characterized; however, little is known about their function in transcriptional repression. We have previously shown that subunits of the mSin3A/histone deacetylase 2 (HDAC2) corepressor complex copurify with hSWI/SNF complexes. Here we show that the type II arginine-specific methyltransferase PRMT5, which ... is involved in cyclin E repression, can be found in association with Brg1 and hBrm-based hSWI/SNF complexes. We also show that hSWI/SNF-associated PRMT5 can methylate hypoacetylated histones H3 and H4 more efficiently than hyperacetylated histones H3 and H4. Protein-protein interaction studies indicate that PRMT5 and mSin3A interact with the same hSWI/SNF subunits as those targeted by c-Myc. These observations prompted us to examine the expression profile of the c-Myc target genes, carbamoyl-phosphate synthase-aspartate carbamoyltransferase-dihydroorotase (cad) and nucleolin (nuc). We found that cad repression is altered in cells that express inactive Brg1 and in cells treated with the HDAC inhibitor depsipeptide. Using chromatin immunoprecipitation assays, we found that Brg1, mSin3A, HDAC2, and PRMT5 are directly recruited to the cad promoter. These results suggest that hSWI/SNF complexes, through their ability to interact with activator and repressor proteins, control expression of genes involved in cell growth and proliferation.
Mesh Terms:
Aspartate Carbamoyltransferase, Carbamoyl-Phosphate Synthase (Glutamine-Hydrolyzing), Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone, DNA Helicases, Depsipeptides, Enzyme Inhibitors, Hela Cells, Histone Deacetylase 2, Histone Deacetylases, Histones, Humans, Methylation, Multienzyme Complexes, Nuclear Proteins, Peptides, Cyclic, Promoter Regions, Genetic, Protein Methyltransferases, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc, Recombinant Proteins, Repressor Proteins, Transcription Factors, Transcription, Genetic
Aspartate Carbamoyltransferase, Carbamoyl-Phosphate Synthase (Glutamine-Hydrolyzing), Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone, DNA Helicases, Depsipeptides, Enzyme Inhibitors, Hela Cells, Histone Deacetylase 2, Histone Deacetylases, Histones, Humans, Methylation, Multienzyme Complexes, Nuclear Proteins, Peptides, Cyclic, Promoter Regions, Genetic, Protein Methyltransferases, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc, Recombinant Proteins, Repressor Proteins, Transcription Factors, Transcription, Genetic
Mol. Cell. Biol.
Date: Nov. 01, 2003
PubMed ID: 14559996
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