CHMP1 is a novel nuclear matrix protein affecting chromatin structure and cell-cycle progression - PubMed (original) (raw)
. 2001 Jul;114(Pt 13):2383-93.
doi: 10.1242/jcs.114.13.2383.
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- PMID: 11559747
- DOI: 10.1242/jcs.114.13.2383
CHMP1 is a novel nuclear matrix protein affecting chromatin structure and cell-cycle progression
D R Stauffer et al. J Cell Sci. 2001 Jul.
Abstract
The Polycomb-group (PcG) is a diverse set of proteins required for maintenance of gene silencing during development. In a screen for conserved partners of the PcG protein Polycomblike (Pcl), we have identified a new protein, human CHMP1 (CHromatin Modifying Protein; CHarged Multivesicular body Protein), which is encoded by an alternative open reading frame in the PRSM1 gene and is conserved in both complex and simple eukaryotes. CHMP1 contains a predicted bipartite nuclear localization signal and distributes as distinct forms to the cytoplasm and the nuclear matrix in all cell lines tested. We have constructed a stable HEK293 cell line that inducibly overexpresses CHMP1 under ecdysone control. Overexpressed CHMP1 localizes to a punctate subnuclear pattern, encapsulating regions of nuclease-resistant, condensed chromatin. These novel structures are also frequently surrounded by increased histone H3 phosphorylation and acetylation. CHMP1 can recruit a PcG protein, BMI1, to these regions of condensed chromatin and can cooperate with co-expressed vertebrate Pcl in a Xenopus embryo PcG assay; this is consistent with a role in PcG function. In combination, these observations suggest that CHMP1 plays a role in stable gene silencing within the nucleus.
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