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Krüppel-like factor 11 differentially couples to histone acetyltransferase and histone methyltransferase chromatin remodeling pathways to transcriptionally regulate dopamine D2 receptor in neuronal cells.
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The Journal of biological chemistry [J Biol Chem] 2012 Apr 13; Vol. 287 (16), pp. 12723-35. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Feb 28. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- The importance of Krüppel-like factor (KLF)-mediated transcriptional pathways in the biochemistry of neuronal differentiation has been recognized relatively recently. Elegant studies have revealed that KLF proteins are important regulators of two major molecular and cellular processes critical for neuronal cell differentiation: neurite formation and the expression of neurotransmitter-related genes. However, whether KLF proteins mediate these key processes in a separate or coordinated fashion remains unknown. Moreover, knowledge on the contribution of chromatin dynamics to the biochemical mechanisms utilized by these proteins to perform their function is absent. Here we report the characterization of two antagonistic, chromatin-mediated mechanisms by which KLF11, also known as TIEG2 (transforming growth factor-β-inducible early gene 2) and MODY VII (maturity onset diabetes of the young VII), regulates transcription of the fopamine D2 receptor (Drd2) gene. First, KLF11 activates transcription by binding to a distinct Sp-KLF site within the Drd2 promoter (-98 to -94) and recruiting the p300 histone acetyltransferase. Second, Drd2 transcriptional activation is partially antagonized by heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1), the code reader for histone H3 lysine 9 methylation. Interestingly, KLF11 regulates neurotransmitter receptor gene expression in differentiating neuronal cell populations without affecting neurite formation. Overall, these studies highlight histone methylation and acetylation as key biochemical mechanisms modulating KLF-mediated neurotransmitter gene transcription. These data extend our knowledge of chromatin-mediated biochemical events that maintain key phenotypic features of differentiated neuronal cells.
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- Animals
Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins
Base Sequence
Cell Cycle Proteins genetics
Cell Differentiation physiology
Chromatin metabolism
Dopaminergic Neurons cytology
Down-Regulation physiology
Histone Methyltransferases
Homeostasis physiology
Humans
Molecular Sequence Data
Neurites physiology
PC12 Cells
Promoter Regions, Genetic physiology
Rats
Repressor Proteins genetics
Transcription, Genetic physiology
Cell Cycle Proteins metabolism
Dopaminergic Neurons enzymology
Histone Acetyltransferases metabolism
Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase metabolism
Receptors, Dopamine D2 genetics
Repressor Proteins metabolism
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1083-351X
- Volume :
- 287
- Issue :
- 16
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Journal of biological chemistry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 22375010
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M112.351395