PUBLICATION
Nlz1/Znf703 acts as a repressor of transcription
- Authors
- Nakamura, M., Choe, S.K., Runko, A.P., Gardner, P.D., and Sagerström, C.G.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-081121-18
- Date
- 2008
- Source
- BMC Developmental Biology 8: 108 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Choe, Seong-Kyu, Nakamura, Mako, Runko, Alexander, Sagerström, Charles
- Keywords
- none
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Binding Sites
- DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics
- DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism*
- Embryo, Mammalian/metabolism
- HeLa Cells
- Histone Deacetylases/genetics
- Histone Deacetylases/metabolism
- Humans
- Mice
- NIH 3T3 Cells
- Protein Structure, Tertiary
- Repressor Proteins/genetics
- Repressor Proteins/metabolism*
- Transcription, Genetic*
- Transfection
- Transgenes
- Zebrafish/embryology
- Zebrafish/genetics
- Zebrafish/metabolism
- Zebrafish Proteins/genetics
- Zebrafish Proteins/metabolism*
- Zinc Fingers/genetics
- PubMed
- 19014486 Full text @ BMC Dev. Biol.
Citation
Nakamura, M., Choe, S.K., Runko, A.P., Gardner, P.D., and Sagerström, C.G. (2008) Nlz1/Znf703 acts as a repressor of transcription. BMC Developmental Biology. 8:108.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Members of the NET subfamily of zinc-finger proteins are related to the Sp-family of transcription factors and are required during embryogenesis. In particular, Nlz1/Znf703 and Nlz2/Znf503 are required for formation of rhombomere 4 of the vertebrate hindbrain. While NET family proteins have been hypothesized to regulate transcription, it remains unclear if they function as activators or repressors of transcription. RESULTS: Here we demonstrate that Nlz proteins repress transcription both in cell lines and in developing zebrafish embryos. We first use standard cell culture-based reporter assays to demonstrate that Nlz1/Znf703 represses transcription of a luciferase reporter in four different cell lines. Structure-function analyses and pharmacological inhibition further reveal that Nlz1-mediated repression requires histone deacetylase activity. We next generate a stable transgenic zebrafish reporter line to demonstrate that Nlz1 promotes histone deacetylation at the transgenic promoter and repression of transgene expression during embryogenesis. Lastly, taking a genetic approach we find that endogenous Nlz proteins are required for formation of hindbrain rhombomere 4 during zebrafish embryogenesis by repressing expression of non-rhombomere 4 genes. CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that Nlz1/Znf703 acts as a repressor of transcription and hypothesize that other NET family members function in a similar manner.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping