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ArticlePLoS genetics2012

A shared role for RBF1 and dCAP-D3 in the regulation of transcription with consequences for innate immunity.

Michelle S Longworth, James A Walker, Endre Anderssen, Nam-Sung Moon, Andrew Gladden, Margarete M S Heck, Sridhar Ramaswamy, Nicholas J Dyson

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Article in PLoS genetics, 2012. 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, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Michelle S LongworthDepartment of Molecular Genetics, The Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. longwom@ccf.org
James A Walker
Endre Anderssen
Nam-Sung Moon
Andrew Gladden
Margarete M S Heck
Sridhar Ramaswamy
Nicholas J Dyson
Harvard University · USMassachusetts General Hospital · USCleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine · USMcGill University · CAThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · USUniversity of Edinburgh · GB

Funding

The E2F/RBF networkR01GM053203 · NIGMS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI DYSON, NICHOLAS J · 1995 to 2010
$4.2M
MUTAGENESIS OF THE PRB POCKET DOMAINR01CA064402 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI DYSON, NICHOLAS J · 1994 to 2015
$4.1M
CIHR MOP-93666NCI NIH HHS CA64402NCI NIH HHS R01 CA064402NIGMS NIH HHS GM53203NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM053203
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Previously, we discovered a conserved interaction between RB proteins and the Condensin II protein CAP-D3 that is important for ensuring uniform chromatin condensation during mitotic prophase. The Drosophila melanogaster homologs RBF1 and dCAP-D3 co-localize on non-dividing polytene chromatin, suggesting the existence of a shared, non-mitotic role for these two proteins. Here, we show that the absence of RBF1 and dCAP-D3 alters the expression of many of the same genes in larvae and adult flies. Strikingly, most of the genes affected by the loss of RBF1 and dCAP-D3 are not classic cell cycle genes but are developmentally regulated genes with tissue-specific functions and these genes tend to be located in gene clusters. Our data reveal that RBF1 and dCAP-D3 are needed in fat body cells to activate transcription of clusters of antimicrobial peptide (AMP) genes. AMPs are important for innate immunity, and loss of either dCAP-D3 or RBF1 regulation results in a decrease in the ability to clear bacteria. Interestingly, in the adult fat body, RBF1 and dCAP-D3 bind to regions flanking an AMP gene cluster both prior to and following bacterial infection. These results describe a novel, non-mitotic role for the RBF1 and dCAP-D3 proteins in activation of the Drosophila immune system and suggest dCAP-D3 has an important role at specific subsets of RBF1-dependent genes.

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Adenosine TriphosphatasesAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsImmunity, InnateTranscription FactorsAnimalsFat BodyGene Expression RegulationMultigene FamilyOrgan SpecificityPhagocytosisPolytene ChromosomesPseudomonas aeruginosaRetinoblastoma ProteinStaphylococcus aureusAdenosine TriphosphatasesAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesAttA protein, DrosophilaAttB protein, DrosophilaCAP-D3 protein, DrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsRbf protein, DrosophilaRetinoblastoma ProteinTranscription Factors

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PMID22496667
PMCPMC3320600
OpenAlexW2128776684

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