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ArticleGenetics2017

An Unexpected Regulatory Cascade Governs a Core Function of the Drosophila PRC1 Chromatin Protein Su(z)2.

Son C Nguyen, Stephanie Yu, Elaine Oberlick, Chao-Ting Wu

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Son C NguyenDepartment of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.ORCID 0000-0003-2187-1027
Stephanie YuDepartment of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.
Elaine OberlickDepartment of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.
Chao-Ting WuDepartment of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115 twu@genetics.med.harvard.edu.

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The inheritance of position: It's not just who you are, it's where you areDP1GM106412 · NIGMS · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI WU, CHAO-TING · 2012 to 2016
$4.2M
Transvection and somatic homolog pairing in DrosophilaR01GM085169 · NIGMS · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI WU, CHAO-TING · 2009 to 2012
$2.1M
A STUDY OF TRANSVECTION AT THE DROSOPHILA YELLOW GENER01GM061936 · NIGMS · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCHOOL) · PI WU, CHAO-TING · 2000 to 2003
$1.7M
NIGMS NIH HHS DP1 GM106412NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM061936NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM085169
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Abstract

Polycomb group (PcG) proteins are major chromatin-bound factors that can read and modify chromatin states to maintain gene silencing throughout development. Here we focus on a close homolog of the PcG protein Posterior sex combs to better understand how these proteins affect regulation. This homolog, called Suppressor 2 of zeste [Su(z)2] is composed of two regions: the N-terminal homology region (HR), which serves as a hub for protein interactions, and the C-terminal region (CTR), which is believed to harbor the core activity of compacting chromatin. Here, we describe our classical genetic studies to dissect the structure of Su(z)2 Surprisingly, we found that the CTR is dispensable for viability. Furthermore, the core activity of Su(z)2 seems to reside in the HR instead of the CTR. Remarkably, our data also suggest a regulatory cascade between CTR and HR of Su(z)2, which, in turn, may help prioritize the myriad of PcG interactions that occur with the HR.

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AnimalsDNA-Binding ProteinsDrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsPolycomb-Group ProteinsProtein DomainsDNA-Binding ProteinsDrosophila ProteinsPolycomb-Group ProteinsSu(z)2 protein, Drosophilaintramolecular regulationPRC1Pscregulatory cascadeSu(z)2

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PMID27881472
PMCPMC5289836

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