Negative regulation of neuronal cell differentiation by INHAT subunit SET/TAF-Iβ

Dong Wook Kim, Kee Beom Kim, Ji Young Kim, Kyu Sun Lee, Sang Beom Seo

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Abstract

Epigenetic modification plays an important role in transcriptional regulation. As a subunit of the INHAT (inhibitor of histone acetyltransferases) complex, SET/TAF-Iβ evidences transcriptional repression activity. In this study, we demonstrate that SET/TAF-Iβ is abundantly expressed in neuronal tissues of Drosophila embryos. It is expressed at high levels prior to and in early stages of neuronal development, and gradually reduced as differentiation proceeds. SET/TAF-Iβ binds to the promoters of a subset of neuronal development markers and negatively regulates the transcription of these genes. The results of this study show that the knockdown of SET/TAF-Iβ by si-RNA induces neuronal cell differentiation, thus implicating SET/TAF-Iβ as a negative regulator of neuronal development.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)419-425
Number of pages7
JournalBiochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Volume400
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2010

Keywords

  • INHAT
  • Neuronal differentiation
  • Retinoic acid
  • SET/TAF-Iβ

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