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- Title
Regulation of HP1 protein by phosphorylation during transcriptional repression and cell cycle.
- Authors
Oki, Masaya; Masai, Hisao
- Abstract
HP1 (heterochromatin protein 1), a key factor for the formation of heterochromatin, binds to the methylated lysine 9 of histone H3 (H3K9me) and represses transcription. While the H3K9me mark and HP1 binding are thought to be faithfully propagated to daughter cells, the heterochromatin structure could be dynamically regulated during cell cycle. As evidenced by the well-known phenomenon called position effect variegation (PEV), heterochromatin structure is dynamically and stochastically altered during developmental processes, and thus the expression of genes within or in the vicinity of heterochromatin could be affected by mutations in factors regulating DNA replication as well as by other epigenetic factors. Recent reports show that HP1 also plays an important role in the maintenance and transmission of chromosomes. Like many other factors ensuring faithful chromosome segregation, HP1 family proteins are subjected to posttranslational modifications, most notably phosphorylation, in a cell cycle-dependent manner. Recent studies identified a conserved phosphorylation site that profoundly affects the functions of HP1 during mitotic phase. In this commentary, we discuss dynamic regulation of HP1 protein by phosphorylation during transcriptional repression and cell cycle.
- Subjects
CELL cycle; PHOSPHORYLATION; DNA replication; POST-translational modification; CHROMOSOME segregation
- Publication
Journal of Biochemistry, 2021, Vol 169, Issue 6, p629
- ISSN
0021-924X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/jb/mvab040