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Molecular and Cellular Biology, December 2000, p. 9317-9330, Vol. 20, No. 24
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Functional Interaction between the Coactivator Drosophila CREB-Binding Protein and ASH1, a Member of the Trithorax Group of Chromatin Modifiers

Frédéric Bantignies,dagger Richard H. Goodman, and Sarah M. Smolik*

Vollum Institute and Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon 97201

Received 15 June 2000/Returned for modification 24 July 2000/Accepted 19 September 2000

CREB-binding protein (CBP) is a coactivator for multiple transcription factors that transduce a variety of signaling pathways. Current models propose that CBP enhances gene expression by bridging the signal-responsive transcription factors with components of the basal transcriptional machinery and by augmenting the access of transcription factors to DNA through the acetylation of histones. To define the pathways and proteins that require CBP function in a living organism, we have begun a genetic analysis of CBP in flies. We have overproduced Drosophila melanogaster CBP (dCBP) in a variety of cell types and obtained distinct adult phenotypes. We used an uninflated-wing phenotype, caused by the overexpression of dCBP in specific central nervous system cells, to screen for suppressors of dCBP overactivity. Two genes with mutant versions that act as dominant suppressors of the wing phenotype were identified: the PKA-C1/DCO gene, encoding the catalytic subunit of cyclic AMP protein kinase, and ash1, a member of the trithorax group (trxG) of chromatin modifiers. Using immunocolocalization, we showed that the ASH1 protein is specifically expressed in the majority of the dCBP-overexpressing cells, suggesting that these proteins have the potential to interact biochemically. This model was confirmed by the findings that the proteins interact strongly in vitro and colocalize at specific sites on polytene chromosomes. The trxG proteins are thought to maintain gene expression during development by creating domains of open chromatin structure. Our results thus implicate a second class of chromatin-associated proteins in mediating dCBP function and imply that dCBP might be involved in the regulation of higher-order chromatin structure.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Cell and Developmental Biology L-215, Oregon Health Sciences University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR 97201. Phone: (503) 494-7192. Fax: (503) 494-4353. E-mail: smoliks{at}ohsu.edu.

dagger Present address: Institut de Génétique Humaine, CNRS UPR1142, Montpellier, France.

Molecular and Cellular Biology, December 2000, p. 9317-9330, Vol. 20, No. 24
0270-7306/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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