| Title | Gal4 turnover and transcription activation. | | Author(s) | Collins GA, Lipford JR, Deshaies RJ, Tansey WP | | Institution | Watson School of Biological Sciences, 1 Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor, New York 11724, USA. | | Source | Nature 2009 Oct 8; 461(7265):E7; discussion E8. | | MeSH | Binding, Competitive
Chromatin Immunoprecipitation
DNA-Binding Proteins
Estradiol
Galactokinase
Promoter Regions, Genetic
Protein Binding
Receptors, Estrogen
Reproducibility of Results
Research Design
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
Tamoxifen
Trans-Activators
Transcription Factors
Transcription, Genetic
Transcriptional Activation
| | Abstract | Growing evidence supports the notion that proteasome-mediated destruction of transcriptional activators can be intimately coupled to their function. Recently, Nalley et al. challenged this view by reporting that the prototypical yeast activator Gal4 does not dynamically associate with chromatin, but rather 'locks in' to stable promoter complexes that are resistant to competition. Here we present evidence that the assay used to reach this conclusion is unsuitable, and that promoter-bound, active Gal4 is indeed susceptible to competition in vivo. Our data challenge the key evidence that Nalley et al. used to reach their conclusion, and indicate that Gal4 functions in vivo within the context of dynamic promoter complexes. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Comment
Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 19812621 |
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