Glioma tumor suppressor candidate region gene 1 (GLTSCR1) and its paralog GLTSCR1-like form SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling subcomplexes.
The mammalian SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex is a heterogeneous collection of related protein complexes required for gene regulation and genome integrity. It contains a central ATPase (BRM or BRG1) and various combinations of 10-14 accessory subunits (BAFs for BRM/BRG1 Associated Factors). Two distinct complexes differing in size, BAF and the ... slightly larger polybromo-BAF (PBAF), share many of the same core subunits but are differentiated primarily by having either AT-rich interaction domain 1A/B (ARID1A/B in BAF) or ARID2 (in PBAF). Using density gradient centrifugation and immunoprecipitation, we have identified and characterized a third and smaller SWI/SNF subcomplex. We termed this complex GBAF because it incorporates two mutually exclusive paralogs, GLTSCR1 (glioma tumor suppressor candidate region gene 1) or GLTSCR1L (GLTSCR1-like), instead of an ARID protein. In addition to GLTSCR1 or GLTSCR1L, the GBAF complex contains BRD9 (bromodomain-containing 9) and the BAF subunits BAF155, BAF60, SS18, BAF53a, and BRG1/BRM. We observed that GBAF does not contain the core BAF subunits BAF45, BAF47, or BAF57. Even without these subunits, GBAF displayed in vitro ATPase activity and bulk chromatin affinity comparable to those of BAF. GBAF associated with BRD4, but, unlike BRD4, the GBAF component GLTSCR1 was not required for the viability of the LNCaP prostate cancer cell line. In contrast, GLTSCR1 or GLTSCR1L knockouts in the metastatic prostate cancer cell line PC3 resulted in a loss in proliferation and colony-forming ability. Taken together, our results provide evidence for a compositionally novel SWI/SNF subcomplex with cell type-specific functions.
Mesh Terms:
Adenosine Triphosphatases, Cell Cycle Proteins, Cell Differentiation, Cell Proliferation, Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly, Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone, Gene Expression Regulation, Humans, Male, Nuclear Proteins, Prostatic Neoplasms, Transcription Factors, Tumor Cells, Cultured, Tumor Suppressor Proteins
Adenosine Triphosphatases, Cell Cycle Proteins, Cell Differentiation, Cell Proliferation, Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly, Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone, Gene Expression Regulation, Humans, Male, Nuclear Proteins, Prostatic Neoplasms, Transcription Factors, Tumor Cells, Cultured, Tumor Suppressor Proteins
J. Biol. Chem.
Date: Dec. 16, 2017
PubMed ID: 29374058
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