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The interaction between the Dbf4 ortholog Chiffon and Gcn5 is conserved in Dipteran insect species

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INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
卷 31, 期 6, 页码 734-746

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/imb.12800

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acetylation; CHAT; Chiffon; Diptera; Drosophila; Gcn5

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  1. [FB2021_05]

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The Chiffon gene in Drosophila encodes two polypeptides, Chiffon-A and Chiffon-B, which form the DDK and CHAT complexes respectively. The interaction between Chiffon-B and Gcn5 is conserved in insect species such as the Australian sheep blowfly and yellow fever mosquito. Chiffon-B has features of acidic transcriptional activators and may play a crucial role in Dipterans.
Chiffon is the sole Drosophila ortholog of Dbf4, the regulatory subunit for the cell-cycle kinase Cdc7 that initiates DNA replication. In Drosophila, the chiffon gene encodes two polypeptides with independent activities. Chiffon-A contains the conserved Dbf4 motifs and interacts with Cdc7 to form the Dbf4-dependent Kinase (DDK) complex, which is essential for a specialized form of DNA replication. In contrast, Chiffon-B binds the histone acetyltransferase Gcn5 to form the Chiffon histone acetyltransferase (CHAT) complex, which is necessary for histone H3 acetylation and viability. Previous studies have shown that the Chiffon-B region is only present within insects. However, it was unclear how widely the interaction between Chiffon-B and Gcn5 was conserved among insect species. To examine this, we performed yeast two-hybrid assays using Chiffon-B and Gcn5 from a variety of insect species and found that Chiffon-B and Gcn5 interact in Diptera species such as Australian sheep blowfly and yellow fever mosquito. Protein domain analysis identified that Chiffon-B has features of acidic transcriptional activators such as Gal4 or VP16. We propose that the CHAT complex plays a critical role in a biological process that is unique to Dipterans and could therefore be a potential target for pest control strategies.

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