TY - JOUR
T1 - The Human Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen Regulates Transcriptional Coactivator p300 Activity and Promotes Transcriptional Repression
AU - Hong, Rui
AU - Chakravarti, Debabrata
PY - 2003/11/7
Y1 - 2003/11/7
N2 - Chromatin structure plays an important role in DNA replication, repair, and transcription. p300 is a transcriptional coactivator with protein acetyltransferase activity, and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) plays important roles in DNA replication and repair. It has been shown recently that p300 is necessary for DNA synthesis and repair. However, it is not known whether human PCNA, in a reciprocal manner, can regulate the enzymatic activity and transcriptional regulatory properties of p300. Here we show that human PCNA associates with p300 and potently inhibits the acetyltransferase activity and transcriptional activation properties of p300. Surprisingly, PCNA fails to inhibit p300/CBP-associated factor (PCAF) acetyltransferase function as well as PCAF-dependent transcription. Additionally, PCNA potently represses transcription when targeted to chromatin in vivo. Consistent with these observations, using chromatin immunoprecipitation assays, we demonstrate that PCNA recruitment to promoters causes hypoacetylation of chromatin. Together, our results demonstrate for the first time a novel role for human PCNA in transcriptional repression and in modulating chromatin modification. The reciprocal modulation of p300 and PCNA activities by each other provides an example of integrative regulatory cross-talk among chromatin-based processes such as DNA transcription, repair, and synthesis.
AB - Chromatin structure plays an important role in DNA replication, repair, and transcription. p300 is a transcriptional coactivator with protein acetyltransferase activity, and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) plays important roles in DNA replication and repair. It has been shown recently that p300 is necessary for DNA synthesis and repair. However, it is not known whether human PCNA, in a reciprocal manner, can regulate the enzymatic activity and transcriptional regulatory properties of p300. Here we show that human PCNA associates with p300 and potently inhibits the acetyltransferase activity and transcriptional activation properties of p300. Surprisingly, PCNA fails to inhibit p300/CBP-associated factor (PCAF) acetyltransferase function as well as PCAF-dependent transcription. Additionally, PCNA potently represses transcription when targeted to chromatin in vivo. Consistent with these observations, using chromatin immunoprecipitation assays, we demonstrate that PCNA recruitment to promoters causes hypoacetylation of chromatin. Together, our results demonstrate for the first time a novel role for human PCNA in transcriptional repression and in modulating chromatin modification. The reciprocal modulation of p300 and PCNA activities by each other provides an example of integrative regulatory cross-talk among chromatin-based processes such as DNA transcription, repair, and synthesis.
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U2 - 10.1074/jbc.M303138200
DO - 10.1074/jbc.M303138200
M3 - Article
C2 - 12937166
AN - SCOPUS:0242582360
SN - 0021-9258
VL - 278
SP - 44505
EP - 44513
JO - Journal of Biological Chemistry
JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry
IS - 45
ER -