Project description:Proline-, glutamic acid-, and leucine-rich protein 1 (PELP1) is a transcriptional coactivator that has previously been shown to collaborate with nuclear receptors. Evidence from other groups suggest that PELP1 may stimulate transcription by displacing the linker histone H1 and/or by recruiting the lysine demethylase KDM1 to demethylate H3K9me2. Also known as modulator of the non-genomic activity of estrogen receptor (MNAR), PELP1 has also been implicated promoting estrogen receptor signaling from the plasma membrane. We recently identified PELP1 a factor that interacts with the macro domain of the histone variant macroH2A1. To determine if PELP1 interacts with macroH2A1 in cells, we performed PELP1 ChIP-chip from MCF-7 cells. The pattern of PELP1 bind across the genome strongly correlates with that previously determined for macroH2A1. This data combined with additional experiments allow us to conclude that macroH2A1 regulates target gene expression in part by recruiting the transcriptional coregulator PELP1. Two PELP1 ChIP-chip biological replicates from MCF-7 human breast cancer cells are included.
Project description:Proline-, glutamic acid-, and leucine-rich protein 1 (PELP1) is a transcriptional coactivator that has previously been shown to collaborate with nuclear receptors. Evidence from other groups suggest that PELP1 may stimulate transcription by displacing the linker histone H1 and/or by recruiting the lysine demethylase KDM1 to demethylate H3K9me2. Also known as modulator of the non-genomic activity of estrogen receptor (MNAR), PELP1 has also been implicated promoting estrogen receptor signaling from the plasma membrane. We recently identified PELP1 a factor that interacts with the macro domain of the histone variant macroH2A1. To determine if PELP1 interacts with macroH2A1 in cells, we performed PELP1 ChIP-chip from MCF-7 cells. The pattern of PELP1 bind across the genome strongly correlates with that previously determined for macroH2A1. This data combined with additional experiments allow us to conclude that macroH2A1 regulates target gene expression in part by recruiting the transcriptional coregulator PELP1.
Project description:Gene expression profiling of immortalized human mesenchymal stem cells with hTERT/E6/E7 transfected MSCs. hTERT may change gene expression in MSCs. Goal was to determine the gene expressions of immortalized MSCs.
Project description:Kynureninase is a member of a large family of catalytically diverse but structurally homologous pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP) dependent enzymes known as the aspartate aminotransferase superfamily or alpha-family. The Homo sapiens and other eukaryotic constitutive kynureninases preferentially catalyze the hydrolytic cleavage of 3-hydroxy-l-kynurenine to produce 3-hydroxyanthranilate and l-alanine, while l-kynurenine is the substrate of many prokaryotic inducible kynureninases. The human enzyme was cloned with an N-terminal hexahistidine tag, expressed, and purified from a bacterial expression system using Ni metal ion affinity chromatography. Kinetic characterization of the recombinant enzyme reveals classic Michaelis-Menten behavior, with a Km of 28.3 +/- 1.9 microM and a specific activity of 1.75 micromol min-1 mg-1 for 3-hydroxy-dl-kynurenine. Crystals of recombinant kynureninase that diffracted to 2.0 A were obtained, and the atomic structure of the PLP-bound holoenzyme was determined by molecular replacement using the Pseudomonas fluorescens kynureninase structure (PDB entry 1qz9) as the phasing model. A structural superposition with the P. fluorescens kynureninase revealed that these two structures resemble the "open" and "closed" conformations of aspartate aminotransferase. The comparison illustrates the dynamic nature of these proteins' small domains and reveals a role for Arg-434 similar to its role in other AAT alpha-family members. Docking of 3-hydroxy-l-kynurenine into the human kynureninase active site suggests that Asn-333 and His-102 are involved in substrate binding and molecular discrimination between inducible and constitutive kynureninase substrates.