14-3-3 mediates histone cross-talk during transcription elongation in drosophila14-3-3在果蝇在转录调节组蛋白相声伸长.pdfVIP

14-3-3 Mediates Histone Cross-Talk during Transcription Elongation in Drosophila 1,2¤a 1 1 1¤b 1 Caline S. Karam , Wendy A. Kellner , Naomi Takenaka , Alexa W. Clemmons , Victor G. Corces * 1 Department of Biology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, 2 Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America Abstract Post-translational modifications of histone proteins modulate the binding of transcription regulators to chromatin. Studies in Drosophila have shown that the phosphorylation of histone H3 at Ser10 (H3S10ph) by JIL-1 is required specifically during early transcription elongation. 14-3-3 proteins bind H3 only when phosphorylated, providing mechanistic insights into the role of H3S10ph in transcription. Findings presented here show that 14-3-3 functions downstream of H3S10ph during transcription elongation. 14-3-3 proteins localize to active genes in a JIL-1–dependent manner. In the absence of 14-3-3, levels of actively elongating RNA polymerase II are severely diminished. 14-3-3 proteins interact with Elongator protein 3 (Elp3), an acetyltransferase that functions during transcription elongation. JIL-1 and 14-3-3 are required for Elp3 binding to chromatin, and in the absence of either protein, levels of H3K9 acetylation are significantly reduced. These results suggest that 14-3-3 proteins mediate cross-talk between histone phosphorylation and acetylation at a critical step in transcription elongation. Citation: Karam CS, Kellner WA, Takenaka N, Clemmons AW, Corces VG (2010) 14-3-3 Mediates Histone Cross-Talk during Transcription Elongation in Drosophila. PLoS Genet 6(6): e1000975. doi