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Evolutionary conserved NSL complex/BRD4 axis controls transcription activation via histone acetylation

ABSTRACT: Cells rely on a diverse repertoire of genes for maintaining homeostasis, but the transcriptional networks underlying their expression remain poorly understood. The MOF acetyltransferase-containing Non-Specific Lethal (NSL) complex is a broad transcription regulator. It is essential in Drosophila and haploinsufficiency of the human KANSL1 subunit results in the Koolen-de Vries syndrome. Here, we perform a genome-wide RNAi screen and identify the BET protein BRD4 as evolutionary conserved co-factor of the NSL complex. Using Drosophila and mouse embryonic stem cells, we characterise a recruitment hierarchy, where NSL-deposited histone acetylation induces BRD4 recruitment for transcription of constitutively active genes. Transcriptome analyses in Koolen-de Vries patient-derived fibroblasts reveals perturbations with a cellular homeostasis signature that are evoked by the NSL complex/BRD4-axis. We propose that BRD4 represents a conserved bridge between the NSL complex and transcription activation and provide a new perspective in the understanding of their functions in healthy and diseased states.

ORGANISM(S): Drosophila melanogaster

PROVIDER: GSE135772 | GEO | 2020/03/13

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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