Enhancer of Acetyltransferase Chameau (EAChm) Is a Novel Transcriptional Co-Activator

PLoS One. 2015 Nov 10;10(11):e0142305. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142305. eCollection 2015.

Abstract

Acetylation of nucleosomal histones by diverse histone acetyltransferases (HAT) plays pivotal roles in many cellular events. Discoveries of novel HATs and HAT related factors have provided new insights to understand the roles and mechanisms of histone acetylation. In this study, we identified prominent Histone H3 acetylation activity in vitro and purified its activity, showing that it is composed of the MYST acetyltransferase Chameau and Enhancer of the Acetyltransferase Chameau (EAChm) family. EAChm is a negatively charged acidic protein retaining aspartate and glutamate. Furthermore, we identified that Chameau and EAChm stimulate transcription in vitro together with purified general transcription factors. In addition, RNA-seq analysis of Chameu KD and EAChm KD S2 cells suggest that Chameau and EAChm regulate transcription of common genes in vivo. Our results suggest that EAChm regulates gene transcription in Drosophila embryos by enhancing Acetyltransferase Chameau activity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acetyltransferases / chemistry
  • Acetyltransferases / physiology*
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Drosophila Proteins / chemistry
  • Drosophila Proteins / physiology*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Trans-Activators / chemistry
  • Trans-Activators / physiology*
  • Transcription, Genetic / physiology

Substances

  • Drosophila Proteins
  • Trans-Activators
  • Acetyltransferases
  • chm protein, Drosophila

Grants and funding

This work was supported by Grants-in-aid from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (T.I.). Grant number is 24118003. The URL is: https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-grants/.