Vpr-binding protein antagonizes p53-mediated transcription via direct interaction with H3 tail.
HIV-1 Vpr-binding protein (VprBP) has been implicated in the regulation of both DNA replication and cell cycle progression, but its precise role remains unclear. Here we report that VprBP regulates the p53-induced transcription and apoptotic pathway. VprBP is recruited to p53-responsive promoters and suppresses p53 transactivation in the absence of ... stress stimuli. To maintain target promoters in an inactive state, VprBP stably binds to nucleosomes by recognizing unacetylated H3 tails. Promoter-localized deacetylation of H3 tails is a prerequisite for VprBP to tether and act as a bona fide inhibitor at p53 target genes. VprBP knockdown leads to activation of p53 target genes and causes an increase in DNA damage-induced apoptosis. Moreover, phosphorylation of VprBP at serine 895 impairs the ability of VprBP to bind H3 tails and to repress p53 transactivation. Our results thus reveal a new role for VprBP in regulation of the p53 signaling pathway, as well as molecular mechanisms of cancer development related to VprBP misregulation.
Mesh Terms:
Acetylation, Apoptosis, Carrier Proteins, Cell Line, DNA Damage, Gene Knockdown Techniques, HIV-1, Histones, Humans, Models, Biological, Phosphorylation, Promoter Regions, Genetic, Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs, Signal Transduction, Transcription, Genetic, Tumor Suppressor Protein p53, vpr Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Acetylation, Apoptosis, Carrier Proteins, Cell Line, DNA Damage, Gene Knockdown Techniques, HIV-1, Histones, Humans, Models, Biological, Phosphorylation, Promoter Regions, Genetic, Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs, Signal Transduction, Transcription, Genetic, Tumor Suppressor Protein p53, vpr Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Mol. Cell. Biol.
Date: Feb. 01, 2012
PubMed ID: 22184063
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