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ArticleNature communications2021

M1BP cooperates with CP190 to activate transcription at TAD borders and promote chromatin insulator activity.

Indira Bag, Shue Chen, Leah F Rosin, Yang Chen, Chen-Yu Liu, Guo-Yun Yu, Elissa P Lei

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers.

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Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Indira BagNuclear Organization and Gene Expression Section, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5491-5869
Shue Chen *Nuclear Organization and Gene Expression Section, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0061-8041
Leah F Rosin *Nuclear Organization and Gene Expression Section, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2489-4016
Yang ChenNuclear Organization and Gene Expression Section, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0147-3443
Chen-Yu LiuLaboratory of Cellular and Developmental Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Guo-Yun YuLaboratory of Cellular and Developmental Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Elissa P LeiNuclear Organization and Gene Expression Section, Bethesda, MD, USA. leielissa@niddk.nih.gov.ORCID 0000-0003-4403-6788
Protein Express (United States) · USNational Institutes of Health · US

Funding

Chromatin Insulator Function and Nuclear OrganizationZIADK015602 · NIDDK · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES · PI LEI, ELISSA · 2009 to 2025
$24.7M
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genome organization is driven by forces affecting transcriptional state, but the relationship between transcription and genome architecture remains unclear. Here, we identified the Drosophila transcription factor Motif 1 Binding Protein (M1BP) in physical association with the gypsy chromatin insulator core complex, including the universal insulator protein CP190. M1BP is required for enhancer-blocking and barrier activities of the gypsy insulator as well as its proper nuclear localization. Genome-wide, M1BP specifically colocalizes with CP190 at Motif 1-containing promoters, which are enriched at topologically associating domain (TAD) borders. M1BP facilitates CP190 chromatin binding at many shared sites and vice versa. Both factors promote Motif 1-dependent gene expression and transcription near TAD borders genome-wide. Finally, loss of M1BP reduces chromatin accessibility and increases both inter- and intra-TAD local genome compaction. Our results reveal physical and functional interaction between CP190 and M1BP to activate transcription at TAD borders and mediate chromatin insulator-dependent genome organization.

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Transcriptional ActivationAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedCell LineCell NucleusChromatinChromatin Immunoprecipitation SequencingDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsGene Knockdown TechniquesGenome, InsectInsulator ElementsMaleMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsNuclear ProteinsPromoter Regions, GeneticChromatinCP190 protein, DrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsM1BP protein, DrosophilaMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsNuclear ProteinsRepressor Proteinssu(Hw) protein, DrosophilaTranscription Factors

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PMID34234130
PMCPMC8263732
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