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ArticleNucleic acids research2008

Distinct regions of ATF/CREB proteins Atf1 and Pcr1 control recombination hotspot ade6-M26 and the osmotic stress response.

Jun Gao, Mari K Davidson, Wayne P Wahls

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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34 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jun GaoDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205-7199, USA.
Mari K Davidson
Wayne P Wahls
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences · US

Funding

Biochemistry of recombination in meiosisR01GM081766 · NIGMS · UNIV OF ARKANSAS FOR MED SCIS · PI WAHLS, WAYNE P · 2007 to 2018
$2.5M
REGULATION OF MEIOTIC DEVELOPMENT BY MTS1-MTS2 PROTEINR01GM062244 · NIGMS · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI WAHLS, WAYNE P · 2001 to 2004
$1.0M
Molecular mechanisms of aneuploidyR01ES013787 · NIEHS · UNIV OF ARKANSAS FOR MED SCIS · PI DAVIDSON, MARI K · 2005 to 2007
$951k
NIEHS NIH HHS ES13787NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES013787NIGMS NIH HHS GM74742NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM062244NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM081766
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Atf1 protein of Schizosaccharomyces pombe contains a bZIP (DNA-binding/protein dimerization) domain characteristic of ATF/CREB proteins, but no other functional domains or clear homologs have been reported. Atf1-containing, bZIP protein dimers bind to CRE-like DNA sites, regulate numerous stress responses, and activate meiotic recombination at hotspots like ade6-M26. We defined systematically the organization of Atf1 and its heterodimer partner Pcr1, which is required for a subset of Atf1-dependent functions. Surprisingly, only the bZIP domain of Pcr1 is required for hotspot activity and tethering of Atf1 to ade6 promotes recombination in the absence of its bZIP domain and the Pcr1 protein. Therefore the recombination-activation domain of Atf1-Pcr1 heterodimer resides exclusively in Atf1, and Pcr1 confers DNA-binding site specificity in vivo. Atf1 has a modular organization in which distinct regions affect differentially the osmotic stress response (OSA) and meiotic recombination (HRA, HRR). The HRA and HRR regions are necessary and sufficient to activate and repress recombination, respectively. Moreover, Atf1 defines a family of conserved proteins with discrete sequence motifs in the functional domains (OSA, HRA, HRR, bZIP). These findings reveal the functional organization of Atf1 and Pcr1, and illustrate several mechanisms by which bZIP proteins can regulate multiple, seemingly disparate activities.

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Recombination, GeneticActivating Transcription Factor 1Activating Transcription FactorsAmino Acid MotifsAmino Acid SequenceChromosomes, FungalConserved SequenceDimerizationMeiosisMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesisOsmotic PressurePhosphoproteinsProtein Structure, TertiarySchizosaccharomycesSchizosaccharomyces pombe ProteinsActivating Transcription Factor 1Activating Transcription Factorsatf1 protein, S pombePcr1 protein, S pombePhosphoproteinsSchizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins

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