UHRF1 recruits the histone acetyltransferase Tip60 and controls its expression and activity

Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2009 Dec 18;390(3):523-8. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.09.131. Epub 2009 Oct 2.

Abstract

Tat-interactive protein, 60kDa (Tip60) is a histone acetyltransferase with specificity toward lysine 5 of histone H2A (H2AK5) and plays multiple roles in chromatin remodeling processes. Co-immunoprecipitation experiments performed on Jurkat cells, showed that Tip60 is present in the same macro-molecular complex as UHRF1 (Ubiquitin-like containing PHD and RING domain 1), DNMT1 (DNA methyltransferase 1), and HDAC1 (histone deacetylase 1). Furthermore, immunocytochemistry experiments confirmed that Tip60 co-localizes with the UHRF1/DNMT1 complex. Although down-regulation of UHRF1 by RNA interference enhanced Tip60 expression, a significant decrease of the level of acetylated H2AK5 was observed. Consistently, we have observed that down-regulation of Tip60 and DNMT1 by RNA interference, dramatically reduced the levels of acetylated H2AK5. Altogether, these results suggest that Tip60 is a novel partner of the epigenetic integration platform interplayed by UHRF1, DNMT1 and HDAC1 involved in the epigenetic code replication.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acetylation
  • CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins / genetics
  • CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins / metabolism*
  • DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferase 1
  • DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferases / genetics
  • DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferases / metabolism
  • DNA Methylation
  • Epigenesis, Genetic*
  • Gene Knockdown Techniques
  • Histone Acetyltransferases / genetics
  • Histone Acetyltransferases / metabolism*
  • Histones / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Immunoprecipitation
  • Jurkat Cells
  • Lysine / metabolism
  • Lysine Acetyltransferase 5
  • Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases

Substances

  • CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins
  • Histones
  • DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferase 1
  • DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferases
  • DNMT1 protein, human
  • Histone Acetyltransferases
  • KAT5 protein, human
  • Lysine Acetyltransferase 5
  • UHRF1 protein, human
  • Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases
  • Lysine