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H1.0 Linker Histone as an Epigenetic Regulator of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation. Genes (Basel) 2018; 9:genes9060310. [PMID: 29925815 PMCID: PMC6027317 DOI: 10.3390/genes9060310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2018] [Accepted: 06/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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H1 linker histones are a class of DNA-binding proteins involved in the formation of supra-nucleosomal chromatin higher order structures. Eleven non-allelic subtypes of H1 are known in mammals, seven of which are expressed in somatic cells, while four are germ cell-specific. Besides having a general structural role, H1 histones also have additional epigenetic functions related to DNA replication and repair, genome stability, and gene-specific expression regulation. Synthesis of the H1 subtypes is differentially regulated both in development and adult cells, thus suggesting that each protein has a more or less specific function. The somatic variant H1.0 is a linker histone that was recognized since long ago to be involved in cell differentiation. Moreover, it has been recently found to affect generation of epigenetic and functional intra-tumor heterogeneity. Interestingly, H1.0 or post-translational forms of it have been also found in extracellular vesicles (EVs) released from cancer cells in culture, thus suggesting that these cells may escape differentiation at least in part by discarding H1.0 through the EV route. In this review we will discuss the role of H1.0 in development, differentiation, and stem cell maintenance, also in relation with tumorigenesis, and EV production.
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Zhou X, Li M, Huang H, Chen K, Yuan Z, Zhang Y, Nie Y, Chen H, Zhang X, Chen L, Chen Y, Mo D. HMGB2 regulates satellite cell-mediated skeletal muscle regeneration via IGF2BP2. J Cell Sci 2016; 129:4305-4316. [DOI: 10.1242/jcs.189944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2016] [Accepted: 09/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Although the mechanism underlying modulation of transcription factors in myogenesis has been well elucidated, the function of the transcription cofactors involved in this process remains poorly understood. Here, we identified HMGB2 as an essential nuclear transcriptional co-regulator in myogenesis. HMGB2 was highly expressed in undifferentiated myoblasts and regenerating muscle. Knockdown of HMGB2 inhibited myoblast proliferation and stimulated its differentiation. HMGB2 depletion down-regulated Myf5 and Cyclin A2 on the protein but not mRNA level. In contrast, overexpression of HMGB2 promoted Myf5 and Cyclin A2 protein upregulation. Furthermore, we found that the RNA-binding protein IGF2BP2 is a downstream target of HMGB2, as previously shown for HMGA2. IGF2BP2 binds to mRNAs of Myf5 or Cyclin A2, resulting in translation enhancement or mRNA stabilization, respectively. Notably, overexpression of IGF2BP2 could partially rescue protein levels of Myf5 and Cyclin A2, in response to HMGB2 decrease. Moreover, depletion of HMGB2 in vivo severely attenuated muscle repair; this was due to a decrease in satellite cells. Together, these results highlight the previously undiscovered and critical role of HMGB2-IGF2BP2 axis in myogenesis and muscle regeneration.
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- Xingyu Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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Killeen AP, Morris DG, Kenny DA, Mullen MP, Diskin MG, Waters SM. Global gene expression in endometrium of high and low fertility heifers during the mid-luteal phase of the estrous cycle. BMC Genomics 2014; 15:234. [PMID: 24669966 PMCID: PMC3986929 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2013] [Accepted: 03/14/2014] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In both beef and dairy cattle, the majority of early embryo loss occurs within the first 14 days following insemination. During this time-period, embryos are completely dependent on their maternal uterine environment for development, growth and ultimately survival, therefore an optimum uterine environment is critical to their survival. The objective of this study was to investigate whether differences in endometrial gene expression during the mid-luteal phase of the estrous cycle exist between crossbred beef heifers ranked as either high (HF) or low fertility (LF) (following four rounds of artificial insemination (AI)) using the Affymetrix® 23 K Bovine Gene Chip. RESULTS Conception rates for each of the four rounds of AI were within a normal range: 70-73.3%. Microarray analysis of endometrial tissue collected on day 7 of the estrous cycle detected 419 differentially expressed genes (DEG) between HF (n = 6) and LF (n = 6) animals. The main gene pathways affected were, cellular growth and proliferation, angiogenesis, lipid metabolism, cellular and tissue morphology and development, inflammation and metabolic exchange. DEG included, FST, SLC45A2, MMP19, FADS1 and GALNT6. CONCLUSIONS This study highlights, some of the molecular mechanisms potentially controlling uterine endometrial function during the mid-luteal phase of the estrous cycle, which may contribute to uterine endometrial mediated impaired fertility in cattle. Differentially expressed genes are potential candidate genes for the identification of genetic variation influencing cow fertility, which may be incorporated into future breeding programmes.
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- Teagasc, Animal and Bioscience Research Department, Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Grange, Dunsany, County Meath, Ireland.
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Proteins in the HMG family are important transcription factors. They recognize cisplatin-damaged DNA lesions with a structure-specific preference and account for more than 70% of all proteins that interact with the cisplatin 1,2-intrastrand d(GpG) cross-link. HMGB4, a new member of the mammalian HMGB protein family expressed preferentially in the testis, was generated recombinantly, and its interactions with cisplatin-modified DNA were investigated in vitro. The binding affinities of the two individual DNA-binding domains of HMGB4 to DNA carrying a cisplatin 1,2-intrastrand d(GpG) cross-link are weaker than those of the DNA-binding domains of HMGB1. Full-length HMGB4, however, has a 28-fold stronger binding affinity (K(d) = 4.35 nM) for the platinated adduct compared to that of HMGB1 (K(d) = 120 nM), presumably because the former lacks a C-terminal acidic tail. The residue Phe37 plays a critical role in stabilizing the binding complex of HMGB4 with the cisplatin-modified DNA, as it does for HMGB1. Hydroxyl radical footprinting analysis of the HMGB4/platinated DNA complex reveals a footprinting pattern very different from that of HMGB1, however, revealing very little binding asymmetry with respect to the platinated lesion. An in vitro repair assay revealed that HMGB4, at 1 μM, interferes with repair of cisplatin 1,2-intrastrand cross-link damage by >90% compared to control, whereas HMGB1 at the same concentration inhibits repair by 45%. This repair inhibition capability is highly dependent on both the binding affinity and the size of the proteins. The putative role of HMGB4 in the mechanism of action of cisplatin, and especially its potential relevance to the hypersensitivity of testicular germ cell tumors to cisplatin, are discussed.
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- Semi Park
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, USA
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HMGB1 protein binds to influenza virus nucleoprotein and promotes viral replication. J Virol 2012; 86:9122-33. [PMID: 22696656 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00789-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Influenza virus has evolved replication strategies that hijack host cell pathways. To uncover interactions between viral macromolecules and host proteins, we applied a phage display strategy. A library of human cDNA expression products displayed on filamentous phages was submitted to affinity selection for influenza viral ribonucleoproteins (vRNPs). High-mobility-group box (HMGB) proteins were found to bind to the nucleoprotein (NP) component of vRNPs. HMGB1 and HMGB2 bind directly to the purified NP in the absence of viral RNA, and the HMG box A domain is sufficient to bind the NP. We show that HMGB1 associates with the viral NP in the nuclei of infected cells, promotes viral growth, and enhances the activity of the viral polymerase. The presence of a functional HMGB1 DNA-binding site is required to enhance influenza virus replication. Glycyrrhizin, which reduces HMGB1 binding to DNA, inhibits influenza virus polymerase activity. Our data show that the HMGB1 protein can play a significant role in intranuclear replication of influenza viruses, thus extending previous findings on the bornavirus and on a number of DNA viruses.
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Mullen MP, Elia G, Hilliard M, Parr MH, Diskin MG, Evans ACO, Crowe MA. Proteomic characterization of histotroph during the preimplantation phase of the estrous cycle in cattle. J Proteome Res 2012; 11:3004-18. [PMID: 22463384 DOI: 10.1021/pr300144q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Uterine secretions, or histotroph, are a critical component for early embryo survival, functioning as the sole supply of vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and other myriad of nutrients required by the developing conceptus before implantation. Histotroph is therefore a promising source for biomarkers of uterine function and for enhancing our understanding of the environment supporting early embryo development and survival. Utilizing label-free liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) shotgun proteomics, we characterized the uterine proteome at two key preimplantation stages of the estrous cycle in high fertility cattle. We identified 300 proteins on Day 7 and 510 proteins on Day 13 including 281 proteins shared between days. Five proteins were more abundant (P < 0.05) on Day 7 compared with Day 13 and included novel histotroph proteins cytokeratin 10 and stathmin. Twenty-nine proteins were more abundant (P < 0.05) including 13 unique on Day 13 compared with Day 7 and included previously identified legumain, metalloprotease inhibitor-2, and novel histotroph proteins chromogranin A and pyridoxal kinase. Functional analysis of the 34 differentially expressed proteins (including 14 novel to histotroph) revealed distinct biological roles putatively involved in early pregnancy, including remodelling of the uterine environment in preparation for implantation; nutrient metabolism; embryo growth, development and protection; maintenance of uterine health; and maternal immune modulation. This study is the first reported LC-MS/MS based global proteomic characterization of the uterine environment in any domesticated species before implantation and provides novel information on the temporal alterations in histotroph composition during critical stages for early embryo development and uterine function during the early establishment of pregnancy.
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- Michael P Mullen
- Animal and Bioscience Research Department, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Teagasc, Mellows Campus, Athenry, Co. Galway, Ireland.
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Park S, Lippard SJ. Redox state-dependent interaction of HMGB1 and cisplatin-modified DNA. Biochemistry 2011; 50:2567-74. [PMID: 21355578 DOI: 10.1021/bi2000214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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HMGB1, one of the most abundant nuclear proteins, has a strong binding affinity for cisplatin-modified DNA. It has been proposed that HMGB1 enhances the anticancer efficacy of cisplatin by shielding platinated DNA lesions from repair. Two cysteine residues in HMGB1 domain A form a reversible disulfide bond under mildly oxidizing conditions. The reduced domain A protein binds to a 25-bp DNA probe containing a central 1,2-d(GpG) intrastrand cross-link, the major platinum-DNA adduct, with a 10-fold greater binding affinity than the oxidized domain A. The binding affinities of singly and doubly mutated HMGB1 domain A, respectively deficient in one or both cysteine residues that form the disulfide bond, are unaffected by changes in external redox conditions. The redox-dependent nature of the binding of HMGB1 domain A to cisplatin-modified DNA suggests that formation of the intradomain disulfide bond induces a conformational change that disfavors binding to cisplatin-modified DNA. Hydroxyl radical footprinting analyses of wild-type domain A bound to platinated DNA under different redox conditions revealed identical cleavage patterns, implying that the asymmetric binding mode of the protein across from the platinated lesion is conserved irrespective of the redox state. The results of this study reveal that the cellular redox environment can influence the interaction of HMGB1 with the platinated DNA and suggest that the redox state of the A domain is a potential factor in regulating the role of the protein in modulating the activity of cisplatin as an anticancer drug.
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- Semi Park
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-4307, United States
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Ronfani L, Ferraguti M, Croci L, Ovitt CE, Schöler HR, Consalez GG, Bianchi ME. Reduced fertility and spermatogenesis defects in mice lacking chromosomal protein Hmgb2. Development 2001; 128:1265-73. [PMID: 11262228 DOI: 10.1242/dev.128.8.1265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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High mobility group 2 protein (Hmgb2) is a member of the HMGB protein family, which includes the ubiquitous Hmgb1 and the embryo-specific Hmgb3. The three proteins are more than 80% identical at the amino acid level and their biochemical properties are indistinguishable. Hmgb1 is an abundant component of all mammalian nuclei and acts as an architectural factor that bends DNA and promotes protein assembly on specific DNA targets. Cells that lack Hmgb1 can survive, although mutant mice die shortly after birth. As Hmgb2 is present in all cultured cells and is abundant in thymus, the preferred source for HMGB proteins, it was considered a ubiquitous variant of Hmgb1. We show that in adult mice Hmgb2 is restricted mainly to lymphoid organs and testes, although it is widely expressed during embryogenesis. Mice that lack Hmgb2 are viable. However, male Hmgb2(−)(/)(−) mice have reduced fertility, that correlates with Sertoli and germ cell degeneration in seminiferous tubules and immotile spermatozoa. Significantly, Hmgb2 is expressed at very high levels in primary spermatocytes, while it is barely detectable in spermatogonia and elongated spermatids. This peculiar pattern of expression and the phenotype of mutants indicate that Hmgb2 has a specialised role in germ cell differentiation.
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- L Ronfani
- DIBIT, Istituto Scientifico San Raffaele, via Olgettina 58, Italy
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Lee KB, Thomas JO. The effect of the acidic tail on the DNA-binding properties of the HMG1,2 class of proteins: insights from tail switching and tail removal. J Mol Biol 2000; 304:135-49. [PMID: 11080451 DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2000.4206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The high-mobility group (HMG) proteins HMG1, HMG2 and HMG2a are relatively abundant vertebrate DNA-binding and bending proteins that bind with structure specificity, rather than sequence specificity, and appear to play an architectural role in the assembly of nucleoprotein complexes. They have two homologous "HMG-box" DNA-binding domains (which show about 80 % homology) connected by a short basic linker to an acidic carboxy-terminal tail that differs in length between HMG1 and 2. To gain insights into the role of the acidic tail, we examined the DNA-binding properties of HMG1, HMG2b and HMG2a from chicken erythrocytes (corresponding to HMG1, HMG2 and HMG2a in other vertebrates). HMG1, with the longest acidic tail, is less effective than HMG2a and 2b (at a given molar input ratio) in supercoiling relaxed, closed circular DNA, in inducing ligase-mediated circularisation of an 88 bp DNA fragment, and in binding to four-way DNA junctions in a gel-shift assay. Removal of the acidic tail increases the affinity of the HMG boxes for DNA and largely abolishes the differences between the three species. Switching the acidic tail of HMG1 for that of HMG2a or 2b gives hybrid proteins with essentially the same DNA-binding properties as HMG2a, 2b. The length (and possibly sequence) of the acidic tail thus appears to be the dominant factor in mediating the differences in properties between HMG1, 2a and 2b and finely tunes the rather similar DNA-binding properties of the tandem HMG boxes, presumably to fulfill different cellular roles. The tail is essential for structure-selective DNA-binding of the HMG boxes to DNA minicircles in the presence of equimolar linear DNA, and has little effect on the affinity for this already highly distorted DNA ligand, in contrast to binding to linear and four-way junction DNA.
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- K B Lee
- Cambridge Centre for Molecular Recognition and Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, 80 Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1GA, UK
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Quesada P, Atorino L, Parente A, Del Vecchio Blanco F, Di Maro A, Ciarcia G, Farina B. Characterization of SNP, a novel tissue- and phase-specific nuclear protein expressed during the proliferative phase in the oviduct of the lizard Podarcis sicula Raf. Biol Chem 2000; 381:615-8. [PMID: 10987369 DOI: 10.1515/bc.2000.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The amino acid sequence of a novel tissue-and phase-specific nuclear protein (SNP) has been determined, after purification from the nuclei of the oviduct of the lizard Podarcis sicula Raf. during the reproductive period of the seasonal growth. SNP has a pI of 9.0 and contains 81 amino acid residues with a molecular weight of 9211.88 +/- 0.09. It shows a bipartite organization as the first 40 amino acids contain all 8 cysteinyl residues, while the last 41 amino acids contain 16 prolyl residues. Two more components have also been identified and characterized, with the first 79 amino acids matching SNP and missing one or two residues at the C-terminus. They have thus been named [des-(Ala81) SNP1] and [des-(Lys80-Ala81) SNP2], respectively. The molecular weights are 9140.21 +/- 0.83 for [des-(Ala81) SNP1] and 9011 +/- 0.09 for [des-(Lys80-Ala81) SNP2].
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- P Quesada
- Department of Organic and Biological Chemistry, University Federico II, Napoli, Italy
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Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Puckett Robinson C. Histone H1(o) expression in the developing cat retina. BRAIN RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENTAL BRAIN RESEARCH 1999; 117:39-45. [PMID: 10536230 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-3806(99)00095-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Histone H1(o) is a subtype of the non-core H1 histones located in the linker region of DNA between nucleosome cores and postulated to be involved in the regulation of gene expression. Studies in both the mouse retina and rat brain have correlated the terminal differentiation of cell types in these tissues to the expression of H1(o)a The expression of H1(o) in mouse retina occurs after light exposure suggesting that light may trigger the expression of H1(o). The aims of the present research were to: (1) describe the relationship of the appearance of H1(o) protein immunoreactivity to the formation of cell types and layers in the cat retina; and (2) determine whether H1(o) may be dependent on exposure to light or on other postnatal developmental events. We find the nuclei of ganglion, amacrine, and prospective bipolar cells contain H1(o) immunoreactivity before birth, prior to the terminal differentiation of these cells. In the cat retina, expression of H1(o) occurs prior to light exposure. These results show that the expression of H1 degrees protein is not required for the terminal differentiation of retinal cell types in the cat. Additionally, we find no requirement for light exposure prior to H1(o) expression. These findings are at variance with the findings in the mouse retina and are inconsistent with any cross species requirement for the expression of this histone in the terminal differentiation of cell types in the retina.
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Yoshioka KI, Saito K, Tanabe T, Yamamoto A, Ando Y, Nakamura Y, Shirakawa H, Yoshida M. Differences in DNA recognition and conformational change activity between boxes A and B in HMG2 protein. Biochemistry 1999; 38:589-95. [PMID: 9888798 DOI: 10.1021/bi981834l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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High mobility group (HMG) 2 is a sequence-nonspecific DNA-binding protein consisting of a repeat of DNA-binding domains called HMG1/2 boxes A and B and an acidic C-terminal. To understand the mode of HMG2 interaction with DNA, we expressed various HMG2 peptides containing HMG1/2 box(es) in Escherichia coli cells and purified them. Gel retardation and DNA supercoiling assay indicated that the region essential for the preferential binding of HMG2 with negatively supercoiled DNA and DNA unwinding activity is located in box B, but not sufficient alone. The flanking C-terminal basic region or box A linked by a linker region is necessary to express activities. The SPR measurements certified that the intrinsic DNA binding affinity of box B is weaker (Kd = 170 microM), and these adjoining regions largely strengthen the affinity (Kd </= 1.2 microM). In contrast, box A, even in the presence of the adjoining basic linker region, showed no such activities, indicating that boxes A and B are different in their DNA recognition mode. The computer modeling suggested that the side chain of Phe-102 in box B is inserted into the base stack to cause DNA conformational changes, while the side chain of Ala-16 in box A is too small to intercalate. These represent that boxes A and B have similar tertiary structures but their activities for DNA conformational changes obviously differ. Box B is the main region for DNA recognition and conformational changes, and box A must play an assistant to increase its DNA recognition.
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- K i Yoshioka
- Department of Biological Science and Technology, Science University of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan
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Angelova A, Topashka-Ancheva M, Konstantinov S. Investigation of the Chromatin Proteins from Kidney of Leukemic Mice After Cisplatin Treatment. BIOTECHNOL BIOTEC EQ 1998. [DOI: 10.1080/13102818.1998.10818992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Shirakawa H, Tanigawa T, Sugiyama S, Kobayashi M, Terashima T, Yoshida K, Arai T, Yoshida M. Nuclear accumulation of HMG2 protein is mediated by basic regions interspaced with a long DNA-binding sequence, and retention within the nucleus requires the acidic carboxyl terminus. Biochemistry 1997; 36:5992-9. [PMID: 9166769 DOI: 10.1021/bi962487n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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High mobility group 2 (HMG2) protein is ubiquitously distributed in the nucleus of higher eukaryotic cells. Accumulation of an HMG2-beta-galactosidase fusion protein expressed in COS-7 cells suggested active transport of HMG2 protein into the nucleus after translation in the cytoplasm. Deletion analysis of the HMG2 sequence in the HMG2-beta-galactosidase fusion protein indicated that basic regions interspaced with the long DNA-binding sequence in HMG2, called the HMG1/2 box, are necessary for the nuclear accumulation of HMG2. The close configuration of basic regions at both ends of the DNA-binding sequence in the tertiary structure may function as the nuclear localization signal. This novel nuclear localization signal structure is different from typical ones such as the single or bipartite basic cluster in many nuclear proteins. A portion of the HMG2 molecule remained in the cytoplasm after translation. Interspecies heterokaryon assay demonstrated that the acidic carboxyl terminus of HMG2 was necessary for retention of the protein in the nucleus.
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- H Shirakawa
- Department of Biological Science and Technology, Science University of Tokyo, Noda, Chiba, Japan
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Cabart P, Kalousek I, Jandová D, Hrkal Z. Differential expression of nuclear HMG1, HMG2 proteins and H1(zero) histone in various blood cells. Cell Biochem Funct 1995; 13:125-33. [PMID: 7758147 DOI: 10.1002/cbf.290130209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Changes in the levels of chromosomal high-mobility group proteins HMG1, HMG2 and histone H1 zero were investigated in blood cells of various types, proliferation activity and stage of differentiation. The relative amounts of proteins HMG1, HMG2 and histone H1 zero were evaluated densitometrically by SDS-PAGE of 5 per cent w/v perchloric acid extracts of blood cells. Concerning the HMG1 and HMG2, the main conclusions were: the expression of these HMG proteins was higher in malignant cells, namely leukemia cell lines, then in lymphocytes or granulocytes and the distribution of HMG1 and HMG2 was highly cell-specific. In comparison with lymphoid cells, the levels of HMG1/2 were higher in myeloid cells. The results revealed that in myeloid cells HMG2 prevails over HMG1. There was no direct correlation between HMG1/2 expression and proliferation activity. The levels of HMG1/2 did not depend on the transcription of chromatin either. However, there was some connection between irreversibly differentiated nonproliferating cells and a loss of HMG1/2 proteins. Reversibly differentiated leukemic cells retain their HMG1/2 levels. Similarly to HMG1/2,H1 zero showed a strong cell specificity. The level of H1 zero was different in the various blood cell types. As compared with lymphoid cells, the level of H1 zero was several-fold higher in myeloid cells, regardless of whether they were normal or malignant. Moreover, there was an accumulation of H1 zero in differentiating HL-60 cells accompanied by only a slight decline in cell proliferation; this agrees with the idea that H1 zero expression is not directly associated with the inhibition of cell growth. Rather higher expression of H1 zero is related to changes during cell differentiation.
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- P Cabart
- Department of Cellular Biochemistry, Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Prague, Czech Republic
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Ogawa Y, Aizawa S, Shirakawa H, Yoshida M. Stimulation of transcription accompanying relaxation of chromatin structure in cells overexpressing high mobility group 1 protein. J Biol Chem 1995; 270:9272-80. [PMID: 7721847 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.270.16.9272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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We developed murine C-127 cell lines that stationarily overexpress high mobility group (HMG) proteins 1 and 2 by transfecting them with the bovine papilloma virus plasmid carrying their respective cDNA sequences. Using these cell lines, we examined the effects of these HMG proteins on the modulation of chromatin structure that accompanied transcription. The levels of HMG1 mRNA and protein in cells overexpressing HMG1 protein were enhanced about 7- and 3-fold, respectively, in comparison with control cells, whereas those in cells overexpressing HMG2 protein were enhanced about 17- and 9-fold. The expression of reporter genes transfected into the cells was enhanced approximately 2-fold in cells overexpressing HMG1, but not HMG2, in comparison with those in control cells, irrespective of the sources of the genes and promoters. The minichromosome derived from the reporter plasmid in cells overexpressing HMG1 protein was more susceptible to micrococcal nuclease digestion than those in cells overexpressing HMG2 protein and control cells. The enhanced accessibility to micrococcal nuclease was not restricted to the expressing gene and promoter but involved the entire minichromosome, suggesting that the enhancement of gene expression resulted from changes in the condensation of the entire minichromosomal region by HMG1 protein. Minichromosomes in cells overexpressing HMG contained enhanced amounts of the respective HMG proteins and simultaneously reduced amounts of histone H1s. These results suggest that HMG1 and -2 proteins have different functions in the modulation of chromatin structure, and that HMG1 protein may sustain the structure of the respective gene to ensure that its activity as a template is expressed fully. These observations on the modulation of chromatin structure accompanying gene transcription in cells overexpressing HMG protein may provide important information on the function of these proteins.
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- Y Ogawa
- Department of Biological Science and Technology, Science University of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan
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Pauken CM, Nagle DL, Bucan M, Lo CW. Molecular cloning, expression analysis, and chromosomal localization of mouse Hmg1-containing sequences. Mamm Genome 1994; 5:91-9. [PMID: 8180479 DOI: 10.1007/bf00292334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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We isolated clones encoding the mouse high-mobility-group (Hmg) chromatin protein, Hmg1, from a 7.5-day mouse embryo cDNA library. The translated amino acid sequence encodes a protein of 24,890 daltons and is identical to previously characterized mouse, rat, and hamster Hmg1. However, comparison of the two mouse Hmg1 cDNA sequences revealed nine sequence alterations. This observation, together with the finding of a complex pattern of hybridizing bands in genomic Southern analysis, suggests that mouse Hmg1 is encoded by a multigene family. The expression of Hmg1 was examined by Northern analysis of RNA isolated from the early mouse embryo and revealed a predominant 1.5-kb transcript in conjunction with low levels of a 2.5-kb transcript. Further analysis of mouse embryos by in situ hybridization showed that Hmg1 transcripts are expressed in high abundance during early mouse embryogenesis. As development progresses, Hmg1 transcript abundance is modulated in a spatially restricted and developmentally regulated manner. Chromosomal localization with recombinant inbred strains revealed that Hmg1-related sequences are widely dispersed in the mouse genome. Here we also report the mapping of six Hmg1 loci to mouse Chromosomes (Chrs) 10, 13, 16, and 17.
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- C M Pauken
- Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104
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Sheflin LG, Fucile NW, Spaulding SW. The specific interactions of HMG 1 and 2 with negatively supercoiled DNA are modulated by their acidic C-terminal domains and involve cysteine residues in their HMG 1/2 boxes. Biochemistry 1993; 32:3238-48. [PMID: 8461290 DOI: 10.1021/bi00064a005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Sedimentation and gel retardation studies show a stronger interaction of HMG 1 and 2 with negatively supercoiled DNA than with linear, nicked-circular, or positively supercoiled ds-DNA. An apparent unwinding angle of 58 degrees was obtained for HMG 1 and 2 when assayed by protection of negatively supercoiled DNA from topoisomerase I relaxation or when assayed by the supercoiling of nicked-circular DNA with T4 DNA ligase. The protection of negatively supercoiled DNA was linear up to molar ratios of about 250:1. There was little change in binding reactions or in the protection of supercoiled DNA at ratios above 250:1, indicating that both activities saturate and that HMG 1 and 2 have binding site sizes of about 20 bp. P1, the major tryptic fragment of HMG 1 or 2 which retains the two DNA binding HMG 1/2 boxes, displays a 2-fold increase in binding to all types of ds-DNA compared to intact HMG 1 or 2. However P1 protects negatively supercoiled DNA from topoisomerase I relaxation about 5-fold less than intact HMG 1 or 2. Complete protection with P1 occurs at a molar ratio 1040:1, indicating a DNA binding site size of about 4 bp and an apparent unwinding angle of 10 degrees. P1 binding to closed-circular ss-DNA also involves a binding site of about 4 bp. Adding the acidic C-terminal fragment to P1 reversed its binding and allowed topoisomerase I to relax supercoiled DNA. These findings highlight the importance of the acidic C-terminal domains of HMG 1 and 2 in limiting electrostatic interactions of the HMG 1/2 boxes with ds- or ss-DNA. N-Ethylmaleimide inhibited the binding of intact HMG 1 or 2 to negatively supercoiled DNA, but did not inhibit the electrostatic binding of HMG 1 or 2 to ss-DNA, or of P1 to any form of DNA (ds or ss). These results suggest that cysteine residues are involved in the specific interaction of HMG 1 or 2 with negatively supercoiled DNA and that the acidic C-terminal domains modulate an intramolecular conformational change involving sulfhydryls within the HMG 1/2 boxes.
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- L G Sheflin
- Department of Medicine, Buffalo Veterans Administration Medical Center, New York 14215
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Angelova A, Borissova Z, Avramova F, Simeonova V, Stambolova M. HMG-2 protein in developing rat brain cells. THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1993; 25:37-41. [PMID: 8432381 DOI: 10.1016/0020-711x(93)90487-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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1. The distribution of HMG-2 protein was followed in unfractionated rat brain cells at different stages of development. Its amount gradually decreased and reached the lowest level in the terminally differentiated and non-proliferating cells. 2. In isolated oligodendrocyte nuclei the changes in the content of HMG-2 followed the same pattern of distribution which corresponded to their stage of development and proliferative activity, while in the terminally differentiated and non-proliferating cortical neurons a substantial amount of HMG-2 protein was present up to the twenty-eighth postnatal day. 3. In the presence of anti-HMG-2 antibodies the DNA synthetic activity of oligodendrocyte nuclei in vitro was significantly decreased. The treatment with antibodies affected mainly the DNA replicative activity of the nuclei, while their DNA repair activity remained unchanged.
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- A Angelova
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Sofia, Bulgaria
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Davis DL, Burch JB. Isolation of a chicken HMG2 cDNA clone and evidence for an HMG2-specific 3'-untranslated region. Gene X 1992; 113:251-6. [PMID: 1572546 DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(92)90403-c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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HMG1 and HMG2 (high-mobility group proteins) are two of the most abundant nonhistone chromosomal proteins in higher eukaryotes. Mammalian HMG1 cDNA sequences have the unusual feature of being conserved not only over their coding regions, but also over large segments of their 3'-untranslated regions (3' UTRs) as well. In contrast, the only reported mammalian HMG2 cDNA clone has a distinct 3' UTR. We now report the isolation of a chicken HMG2 cDNA clone and show that it is markedly similar to the mammalian HMG2 cDNA clone over both its coding regions and 3' UTRs. We therefore infer that the 3' UTRs of the HMG1 and HMG2 genes are subject to distinct evolutionary pressures. Our data, along with published data, also serve to highlight 26 amino acid positions where HMG1 and HMG2 are distinctly conserved, and we note that trout HMG-T conforms to the HMG1 paradigm at most of these diagnostic positions.
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- D L Davis
- Institute for Cancer Research, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111
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Variations in the content of nonhistone proteins high mobility group 2a (HMG2a) and HMG2b have been determined in several cell types of chicken. HMG2a was found to accumulate during erythrocyte maturation. HMG2b is the major HMG2 subtype in testis and reaches the highest proportion, detected so far, in spermatid cells obtained by centrifugal elutriation. In hepatocytes HMG2b is barely detectable and HMG2a is the major subtype. In conclusion, the pattern of HMG2 composition is different in three quiescent and terminally differentiated cell types, no correlation between the state of cell proliferation and HMG2 composition can be established.
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- J Boix
- Department of Physiology, University of Barcelona School of Medicine, Spain
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Kweon SH, Oka T, Ito M, Morita M, Natori Y. Monoclonal-antibody-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for HMG 2b nonhistone protein in chick liver. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOASSAY 1991; 12:487-99. [PMID: 1806585 DOI: 10.1080/01971529108053276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Monoclonal antibodies were prepared against the high mobility group (HMG) protein 2b from chick liver chromatin and a monoclonal-antibody-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was developed for chick HMG 2b. The sensitivity of the assay is about ten times that of the previously described radioimmunoassay and solid-phase enzyme immunoassay for HMG proteins. With the use of ELISA technique, the amount of HMG 2b (micrograms protein/mg DNA) in the livers of 1-day old and 70-day old chicks was found to be 2.56 +/- 0.4, and 1.20 +/- 0.2, respectively. The age-dependent change in the level of HMG proteins probably reflects changes in the functional state of chromatin during ageing.
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- S H Kweon
- Department of Nutritional Chemistry, School of Medicine, University of Tokushima, Japan
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Fredericq E, Hacha R, Colson P, Houssier C. Condensation and precipitation of chromatin by multivalent cations. J Biomol Struct Dyn 1991; 8:847-65. [PMID: 2059343 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.1991.10507849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The condensation and the precipitation of rat liver chromatin upon addition of spermine4+, spermidine3+, hexamminecobalt(III)3+ and Mg2+ cations have been studied using solubility, fluorescence, circular dichroism, melting curves, electric dichroism and spermidine binding measurements, made on both soluble and precipitated complexes. The soluble complexes obtained with tetra- and trivalent cations were depleted from all histones and enriched in other proteins, particularly high mobility group proteins 1 and 2, which brings about an important enhancement of tryptophan fluorescence without modification of its two lifetimes 5.1 and 1.2 ns. In the precipitates the non-histone proteins are eliminated. Under precipitation by Mg2+ ions, the distribution of proteins remains practically unchanged. The electric dichroism and the melting curves indicate that the soluble complexes between polyamines and chromatin undergo important condensation and, at high ratios of cation over phosphate, are constituted by heterogeneous assemblies of non-histone proteins and DNA. On the contrary, the insoluble complexes seem to retain the main features of original chromatin. Precipitation by Mg2+ ions reveal much less drastic changes than those produced by polyamines. Precipitation by spermidine occurs when one cation is bound per eight nucleotides, which in addition to the histone positive charges brings about a complete neutralization of chromatin phosphates.
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- E Fredericq
- Laboratorie de Chimie Macromoléculaire et Chimie Physique, Université de Liège, Belgium
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Singh J, Dixon GH. High mobility group proteins 1 and 2 function as general class II transcription factors. Biochemistry 1990; 29:6295-302. [PMID: 2119799 DOI: 10.1021/bi00478a026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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High mobility group (HMG) proteins 1 and 2 are thought to be associated with chromatin enriched in active gene sequences, to stimulate endogenous transcription of class II and III genes using HMG-depleted nuclei, and to bind specific DNA sequences upstream of the coding regions of trout HMG-T and human beta-globin genes. In testing the possibility that these proteins may act as general transcription factors, the run-off transcription of trout protamine, human beta-globin, adenovirus 2 major late promoter, and herpes simplex virus (HSV) thymidine kinase genes was found to be inhibited by affinity-purified HMG-1 and -2 antibodies. The inhibition was partially relieved by exogenously added HMG-1 or -2. A complementation assay showed that the 0.15 M KCl flowthrough of HeLa nuclear extract fractionated by anion-exchange chromatography (DE-52) could be replaced by purified HMG-1 and/or -2 to complement transcription of the trout protamine gene by the 0.5 M KCl eluate fraction. Inhibition studies with heparin showed that HMG-1 and -2 were required for initiation of transcription. These results indicate an absolute requirement of HMG-1 and -2 for class II gene transcription. Western blotting and transcription reconstituted with purified factors show a copurification of HMG-1 and -2 with factor II B, described earlier by Reinberg and Roeder [(1987) J. Biol. Chem. 262, 3310-3321].
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- J Singh
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Health Sciences Center, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Prasad S, Thakur MK. Effects of spermine and sodium butyrate on the in vitro phosphorylation of HMG non-histone proteins of the liver of young and old rats. Arch Gerontol Geriatr 1990; 10:231-8. [PMID: 15374498 DOI: 10.1016/0167-4943(90)90024-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/1989] [Revised: 03/10/1990] [Accepted: 03/20/1990] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The in vitro phosphorylation of high mobility group (HMG) proteins and its modulation by spermine and sodium butyrate were studied in the liver of young (15 week) and old (138 week) male rats. Except HMG 1 which remained unchanged, the phosphorylation of other proteins (HMG 2, 14 and 17) decreased drastically in old age. Spermine stimulated the phosphorylation of HMG 1 and 17 in young but HMG 1, 2 and 14 in old rats. The incorporation of (32)P into total HMG proteins was enhanced by butyrate in the liver of both ages. However, the degree of stimulation was higher in young rats. Particularly, the HMG 1 and 17 of young and HMG 2 and 17 of old rats showed increased phosphorylation. Furthermore, butyrate also inhibited the phosphorylation of HMG 2 in young and HMG 1 and 14 in old rats. Such alteration in the phosphorylation of major HMG proteins modulates their interaction with DNA and other components of chromatin. This may account for changes in the higher order organization of chromatin and expression of genes during aging.
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- S Prasad
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Centre of Advanced Study in Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221 005, India
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Csordas A, Pedrini M, Grunicke H. Suitability of staining techniques for the detection and quantitation of nonhistone high mobility group proteins. Electrophoresis 1990; 11:118-23. [PMID: 1692529 DOI: 10.1002/elps.1150110203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Three different staining techniques were compared for the detection of nonhistone high mobility group (HMG) proteins after acidic urea-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Silver staining after glutaraldehyde fixation provides the highest detection sensitivity. Because of the acid solubility of HMG proteins special care has to be taken concerning fixation. Staining with colloidal CBB G-250 according to Neuhoff et al. is superior in sensitivity and reliability of quantitation when compared with noncolloidal Coomassie Brilliant Blue R-250. High detection sensitivity and reproducibility of quantitation are prerequisites for studying the tissue-specific expression of HMG proteins. In the present study tissue-specific differences in the molar amounts of various HMG proteins in thymus and erythrocytes of the chicken are documented by application of the methods tested.
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- A Csordas
- Institute of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Innsbruck, Austria
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Mosevitsky MI, Novitskaya VA, Iogannsen MG, Zabezhinsky MA. Tissue specificity of nucleo-cytoplasmic distribution of HMG1 and HMG2 proteins and their probable functions. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1989; 185:303-10. [PMID: 2583185 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1989.tb15116.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The levels and distribution between nucleus and cytoplasm of HMG1 and HMG2 proteins have been investigated in different tissues of mammals. In lymphoid tissues and testis high amounts of these proteins are present in both nuclei and cytoplasm, while in the hepatic tissues and brain they accumulate in cytoplasm, mainly in the cytosol. In particular, very low amounts, if any, of HMG1 and 2 are present in the nuclei active for DNA replication (rat regenerating liver and primary hepatoma) or transcription (adult liver and brain). Therefore, it appears that HMG1 and 2 are not necessary for these processes. On the other hand, nuclear (chromosomal) HMG1 and 2 are characteristic for the tissues containing undifferentiated cells: lymphoid tissues, testis, neonatal liver. These proteins are bound to the chromatin regions solubilized early by sonication or DNase action. Comparison of the data obtained for different tissues shows an inverse correlation between the amounts of chromosomal HMG1 and 2, on the one hand, and of histone H1(0), on the other hand. These results suggest that chromosomal HMG1 and 2 take part in the processes that occur during cell differentiation, while histone H1(0) is induced to preserve differentiated cells from dedifferentiation.
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- M I Mosevitsky
- Leningrad Nuclear Physics Institute, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Gatchina
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Scovell WM. The Structural and Possible Functional Alterations on DNA and Chromatin Resulting fromcis-Pt(NH3)2Cl2Modification. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1989. [DOI: 10.1080/00222338908051987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Ortiz-Caro J, Yusta B, Pascual A, Aranda A. Proliferation and differentiation are not directly related to H1(0) accumulation in cultured glial cells. Brain Res 1988; 470:229-37. [PMID: 3219583 DOI: 10.1016/0165-3806(88)90241-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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A basic nuclear chromatin protein with electrophoretic mobility of H1(0) histone is present in C6 rat glial cells and in primary cultures of rat brain astroglial cells. That this protein is identical to H1(0) is further demonstrated by the finding that it accumulates in C6 cells in a time- and dose-dependent manner in response to butyrate, an agent which is known to induce this protein in other cell types. Other short-chain fatty acids were found to influence H1(0) levels similarly although to a lesser extent than butyrate. There was a very close correlation between the induction of H1(0) and the inhibition of growth induced by different concentrations of short-chain fatty acids which supports the idea that the concentration of this protein is higher in non-proliferating cells. However, when cell growth was inhibited by dexamethasone or agents that increase intracellular cyclic adenosine monophosphate levels, H1(0) levels were not affected, even though these compounds also blocked DNA synthesis and induced morphologic changes in C6 cells. These observations suggest that, at least in glial cells, the accumulation of H1(0) is specifically caused by short-chain fatty acids and that suppression of cell division or commitment to differentiation are not sufficient 'per se' for the induction of this protein.
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- J Ortiz-Caro
- Unidad de Endocrinologia Experimental, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain
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Low-salt extracts of chromatin from human term placenta have been examined for the presence of the high mobility group (HMG) proteins. Based upon salt-dissociation characteristics, solubilities in trichloroacetic acid and electrophoretic behaviour on sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and non-equilibrium pH gradient gel electrophoresis (NEPHGE), each of the HMG proteins is present, including HMG-1, -2, -E, -14, and -17. A remarkably large amount of HMG-E is present in term human placenta. Additionally, a protein not previously recognized, which we designate HMG-PL, is present in term placenta. Electrophoretic comparison of the HMG proteins from placentae of varying gestational age, using NEPHGE, demonstrates that all of the placental HMG proteins exhibit multiplicity, reminiscent of chicken erythrocyte HMG proteins. Specifically, we found HMG-E to be unaltered in amounts relative to HMG-1 and -2 in placentae varying from 20 to 40 weeks of gestation. HMG-PL, however, is differentially expressed, increasing in amounts as gestation proceeds past 34 weeks. HMG-PL was purified and subjected to amino acid analysis. Its composition supports the notion that HMG-PL is a member of the HMG-1 family.
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- R S Corfman
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wesley Medical Center, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita 67214
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Scovell WM, Muirhead N, Kroos LR. cis-Diamminedichloroplatinum(II) selectively cross-links high mobility group proteins 1 and 2 to DNA in micrococcal nuclease accessible regions of chromatin. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1987; 142:826-35. [PMID: 3827903 DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(87)91488-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The reaction of cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II) with chicken erythrocyte nuclei produces covalent cross-linking of HMG proteins 1, 2 and E to DNA, in addition to cross-links amongst LMG proteins. This is supported by and consistent with the observations that all cross-links are chemically reversed by NaCN treatment, while only the cross-links involving the HMG proteins 1,2 and E are eliminated after a limited digestion with micrococcal nuclease. Having identified the subset of proteins selectively cross-linked to DNA by the bifunctional cis-(NH3)2PtCl2, a tentative model is proposed for the interactions between DNA and HMG proteins 1 and 2 in bulk chromatin. In addition, possible modes of action for this anti-neoplastic drug are suggested in light of these findings.
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Faire RJ, Cooper DW. High mobility group (HMG) proteins in the tammar wallaby Macropus eugenii: quantitative variations between tissues and testis-specific co-extracted proteins. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY. B, COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY 1987; 87:423-33. [PMID: 3621908 DOI: 10.1016/0305-0491(87)90162-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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1. Tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii, Marsupialia) proteins with similar electrophoretic mobilities to calf non-histone chromosomal proteins HMG 1, 2, 14 and 17 are perchloric acid extracted from whole tissues (liver, kidney, spleen, brain and testis) and purified liver nuclei (using PCA or 0.35 M NaCl). 2. Tammar and calf HMG 1 have similar amino acid compositions. 3. Two testis-specific basic proteins co-extracting with HMG-like proteins from both tammar and red kangaroo (Megaleia rufa) are found in whole testis, purified testis nuclei, but not epididymis. 4. Tammar HMG 2 separates into two components on both acid urea and SDS gels. The larger, more basic protein, HMG 2b, is relatively abundant in proliferating tissues (testis, spleen).
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Mendelson E, Landsman D, Druckmann S, Bustin M. Immunofractionation of chromatin regions associated with histone H1o. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1986; 160:253-60. [PMID: 2429835 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1986.tb09964.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Two monoclonal antibodies, which were elicited against histone H5, bind to purified rat liver chromatin and to rat liver H1o but not to rat liver H1. The monoclonal antibodies were immobilized on CNBr-Sepharose and the resulting immunoaffinity column was used to fractionate rat liver oligonucleosomes. Enzyme-linked immunoabsorbant assay (ELISA) and immunoblotting experiments indicate that the nucleosomes bound to the column were tenfold enriched in their content of H1o. Oligonucleosomes, prepared from the livers of either untreated or 3-methylcholanthrene-treated adult rats, were fractionated on the anti-H1o affinity column. The DNA purified from the unfractionated nucleosomes, from the unbound nucleosomes and from the nucleosomes which were bound to the column was examined with various 32P-labeled probes. A slight enrichment in H1o was detected in the coding region of the rat albumin gene. In contrast DNA which was bound to the column was significantly depleted in sequences hybridizing with total cellular RNA (which contains mostly ribosomal RNA) and with sequences hybridizing to the 3'-terminal region of a cytochrome P-450 gene, which is inducible by the chemical carcinogen 3-methylcholanthrene, regardless of whether isolated from control or from carcinogen-treated rat livers. Our experiments clearly demonstrate that chromatin can be efficiently immunofractionated. The results suggest that the H1o content of chromatin regions containing genes which are constitutively transcribed is not necessarily different from that of regions containing non-transcribed genes and that highly inducible genes may be segregated into chromatin regions which are depleted of H1o.
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Kohlstaedt LA, King DS, Cole RD. Native state of high mobility group chromosomal proteins 1 and 2 is rapidly lost by oxidation of sulfhydryl groups during storage. Biochemistry 1986; 25:4562-5. [PMID: 3094576 DOI: 10.1021/bi00364a016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Oxidized forms of non-histone chromosomal proteins high mobility group 1 (HMG1) and HMG2 were detected by high-pressure liquid chromatography of preparations stored at 4 degrees C for 1 day. The oxidized form of each was found to have two free sulfhydryl groups, while the freshly prepared native form of each contained four. The native, reduced state could be maintained during storage by the addition of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid or reducing agents.
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Phosphorylation of histones is stimulated by phorbol esters in quiescent Reuber H35 hepatoma cells. J Biol Chem 1986. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)67672-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Landsman D, Mendelson E, Druckmann S, Bustin M. Exchange of proteins during immunofractionation of chromatin. Exp Cell Res 1986; 163:95-102. [PMID: 3510889 DOI: 10.1016/0014-4827(86)90561-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The migration and rearrangement of chromosomal proteins during immunofractionation of chromatin has been investigated. Oligonucleosomes from two different chromatins, chicken erythrocyte or rat liver, were mixed with oligonucleosomes from the other species which had been depleted of histones H1/H5 and high mobility group proteins (HMGs). The mixture was treated with buffers of various ionic strengths and immunofractionated on an anti-H1 degrees/H5 or anti-HMG-17 IgG-Sepharose column. The type of DNA, which was retained as the bound fraction on the column, was determined by slot blot analysis using nick-translated repetitive DNA probes from either chicken or rat. The results indicate that in low ionic strength buffers (i.e., below 40 mM NaCl), there is very little exchange of either histone H5 or HMG-17 among nucleosomes and therefore we suggest that it is possible to fractionate nucleosomes according to their antigenic content.
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Grimes SR. Nuclear proteins in spermatogenesis. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY. B, COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY 1986; 83:495-500. [PMID: 3514107 DOI: 10.1016/0305-0491(86)90285-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Mammalian somatic type histone variants are replaced or supplemented in early primary spermatocytes and possibly spermatogonia by testis specific and testis enriched histone variants. The testis complement of histones is replaced entirely by transition basic proteins in mid-spermatids. This transition is accompanied by a dramatic reduction of thermal stability of mid-spermatid chromatin which may be due in part to hyperacetylation of histone H4. The transition basic proteins are replaced by protamines which are arginine-rich and contain cysteine.
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Poccia D. Remodeling of nucleoproteins during gametogenesis, fertilization, and early development. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CYTOLOGY 1986; 105:1-65. [PMID: 3539853 DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(08)61061-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 199] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Bustin M, Soares N. Differential binding of chromosomal proteins HMG1 and HMG2 to superhelical DNA. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1985; 133:633-40. [PMID: 4084291 DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(85)90952-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The binding of chromosomal proteins HMG1 and HMG2 to various DNA structures was examined by a nitrocellulose filter binding assay using a 32P labelled supercoiled plasmid. Binding assays and competition experiments indicated that HMG2 has a higher affinity than HMG1 for supercoiled DNA. Studies at various ionic strengths and pH values reveal differences in the interaction of the two proteins with DNA. The results suggest that HMG1 and HMG2 are involved in distinguishable cellular functions.
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Riffe A, Delpech M, Levy-Favatier F, Boissel JP, Kruh J. Analysis and preparation of chromosomal high-mobility group proteins by ion-exchange high-performance liquid chromatography. JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY 1985; 344:332-8. [PMID: 4086556 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4347(00)82036-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Meistrich ML, Bucci LR, Trostle-Weige PK, Brock WA. Histone variants in rat spermatogonia and primary spermatocytes. Dev Biol 1985; 112:230-40. [PMID: 3932111 DOI: 10.1016/0012-1606(85)90137-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The levels and synthesis of histone variants have been directly measured in spermatogonia and in various stages of primary spermatocytes purified from the rat testis. These measurements were made possible by the development of a procedure, employing centrifugal elutriation and density gradient centrifugation, to separate highly enriched populations of such cells from immature rat testes at the early stages of spermatogenesis. The results show a difference in regulation of the synthesis and accumulation of testis-specific histones H1t, TH2A, TH2B, and TH3. TH3 is present and actively synthesized in A and B spermatogonia. The testis-enriched variants, H2A.X and H1a, are also present at their maximal levels in A spermatogonia. No detectable amounts of H1t, and at most, low levels of TH2A and TH2B could be found in spermatogonia. While TH2A and TH2B are already present and actively synthesized in early primary spermatocytes (around the preleptotene stage), H1t does not accumulate until the pachytene stage.
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Russanova VR, Ando I. A study on the amount of high-mobility-group chromatin proteins in T-cells at different stages of differentiation. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1985; 825:405-10. [PMID: 3874651 DOI: 10.1016/0167-4781(85)90068-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The amounts of high-mobility-group proteins (HMG) 1 and 2 in different mouse T-cell populations are studied. It is shown that the quantity of HMG 1 and 2 is different in functionally distinct T-cells. The level of these proteins in thymus cells is higher than in cortisone-resistant thymocytes and peripheral T-cells; it increases in the cytotoxic cells generated in mixed lymphocyte culture. The quantity of HMG is negligible in memory T-cells and increases when the latter cells are stimulated again. The differences found in the levels of HMG 1 and 2 could be related to the rate of cell proliferation and to the changes in chromatin structure at each functional stage of differentiating T-cells.
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Vanderbilt JN, Anderson JN. Monoclonal antibodies as probes for the complexity, phylogeny, and chromatin distribution of high mobility group chromosomal proteins 1 and 2. J Biol Chem 1985. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(17)39370-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Hamada H, Bustin M. Hierarchy of binding sites for chromosomal proteins HMG 1 and 2 in supercoiled deoxyribonucleic acid. Biochemistry 1985; 24:1428-33. [PMID: 2985113 DOI: 10.1021/bi00327a022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The interaction of chromosomal proteins HMG 1 and 2 with various DNA structures has been examined with plasmid pPst-0.9, which contains DNA sequences that can form the Z-DNA conformation and palindromic sequences that can form cruciform structures. Direct binding and competition experiments with 32P-labeled plasmid indicated that proteins HMG 1 and 2 preferentially bind to supercoiled form I DNA as compared to double-stranded linear DNA. The preferential binding to form I is due to the presence of single-stranded regions in this DNA. The binding of HMG 1 and 2 to the form I plasmid results in inhibition of S1 nuclease digestion in a selective manner. The B-Z junction is preferentially protected as compared to the cruciform, which in turn is more protected than other minor S1-sensitive structures present in pPst-0.9. Our results indicate that the binding of HMG 1 and 2 proteins to DNA is not random in that HMG 1 and 2 can distinguish between various S1 nuclease sensitive sites in the plasmid. The existence of a hierarchy of DNA binding sites for these proteins suggests that they can selectively affect the structure of distinct regions in the genome.
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Pipkin JL, Anson JF, Hinson WG, Robert Burns E, Wolff GL. Alterations in synthesis of the acid soluble proteins from nuclei of specific phases of thein vivo liver cell cycle after isoproterenol and sodium phenobarbital administration: An electrophoretic study. Electrophoresis 1985. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.1150060703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Wen L, Reeck GR. Purification of high mobility group nonhistone chromosomal proteins by liquid chromatography on a column containing immobilized histone H5. J Chromatogr A 1984; 314:436-44. [PMID: 6526890 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(01)97758-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Smith BJ, Harris MR, Sigournay CM, Wood JN. On the occurrence of polymers of H1, H1(0) and H5 in extracts of whole tissues. Artificial production during protein preparation. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1984; 791:50-6. [PMID: 6498205 DOI: 10.1016/0167-4838(84)90280-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Inspection of preparations of H1, H1(0) and H5 histones made by extraction of whole tissues has shown that dimers and higher polymers of all three of these proteins are present. They may be formed by the cross-linking action of poly(ADP-ribose) chains which are linked to some of the protein molecules. Putative dimers and higher polymers were noted in preparations from various tissues and species. However, evidence is presented which suggests that production of these polymers is an artifact of precipitation during the preparation of the proteins, so the significance of the polymers is questionable.
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Marekov LN, Demirov DG, Beltchev BG. Isolation of high-mobility-group proteins HMG1 and HMG2 in non denaturing conditions and comparison of their properties with those of acid-extracted proteins. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1984; 789:63-8. [PMID: 6235858 DOI: 10.1016/0167-4838(84)90061-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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We describe a method for isolation and purification of the chromosomal proteins HMG1 and HMG2 in non-denaturing conditions which overcomes the difficulties of the published methods concerning yield and purity. The method is based on salt extraction, selective precipitation with ammonium sulfate and DEAE-cellulose chromatography. All studied properties of these proteins (formation of protein tetramers, enhancement of micrococcal nuclease digestion of DNA and chromatin, and protection of 165-basepair DNA in chromatosome) differ significantly from the properties of HMG1 and 2 isolated under denaturing conditions.
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Bucci LR, Brock WA, Goldknopf IL, Meistrich ML. Characterization of high mobility group protein levels during spermatogenesis in the rat. J Biol Chem 1984. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(17)47230-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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