期刊
EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH
卷 312, 期 4, 页码 478-487出版社
ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2005.11.013
关键词
barrier-to-autointegration factor; nuclear envelope; emerin; lamina associated polypeptide 2 beta; LEM-domain; Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy; germline; testis
资金
- NIGMS NIH HHS [R01 GM 48646] Funding Source: Medline
Barrier-to-auto integration factor (BAF) is an essential chromatin protein conserved in metazoans. BAF has roles in nuclear assembly, chromatin organization, gene expression, and gonad development and is exploited by retroviruses. BAF forms stable dimers that bind nonspecifically to dsDNA and specifically to LEM-domain proteins (e.g., LAP2 beta, emerin, MAN1), homeodomain transcription factors, histones, and lamin A. We characterized a protein named BAF-Like (BAF-L) that in humans is 40% identical to BAF. Overexpression studies in HeLa cells show that BAF-L, like BAF, is a predominantly nuclear protein. Recombinant BAF-L forms stable homodimers and heterodimerizes with BAF in vitro and also interacts with BAF in vivo. BAF-L does not bind significantly to DNA, LAP2 beta, or emerin but can form ternary complexes in vitro with BAF plus DNA, or BAF plus LAP2 beta. Levels of BAF-L mRNA were high in pancreas and testis, suggesting functions in the germline. BAF-L mRNA was detectable at low levels in eleven other tissues and undetectable in heart and skeletal muscle which are specifically affected by Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy, a disease caused by mutations in either emerin or lamin A. We propose that BAF-L regulates BAF function via heterodimerization and might thereby influence tissue-specific roles of BAR (C) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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