کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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2819709 | 1569935 | 2007 | 10 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
![عکس صفحه اول مقاله: Heterochromatin protein 1 interacts with 5′UTR of transposable element ZAM in a sequence-specific fashion Heterochromatin protein 1 interacts with 5′UTR of transposable element ZAM in a sequence-specific fashion](/preview/png/2819709.png)
The realization of cross talks between transposable elements of class I and their host genome involves non-histonic chromatin proteins. These interactions have been widely analyzed through the characterization of the gypsy retrotransposon leader region, which holds a particularly strong insulator element, and the proteins required for its function, Su(Hw), Mod(mdg4), and Cp190. Here we provide evidence that a similar interaction should occur between ZAM, a gypsy-like element, and HP1, one of the most extensively studied chromatin proteins. We first assayed the existence of this binding using the yeast cells one-hybrid system and then we verified it in vivo by ChIP assay. In order to characterize the interaction between HP1 and the ZAM 5′ untranslated region we performed a series of gel shift analyses. Our observations confirm an HP1 co-operative DNA-binding and display for the first time the HP1 DNA target motif that, we hypothesize, should be one of its nucleation sites.
Journal: Gene - Volume 393, Issues 1–2, 15 May 2007, Pages 1–10