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Role for Human Mediator Subunit MED25 in Recruitment of Mediator to Promoters by Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-responsive Transcription Factor ATF6α
Sela, Dotan Conkright, Juliana J. Gilmore, Joshua Washburn, Michael P. Florens, Laurence Conaway, Ronald C. Conaway, Joan Weliky
Sela, Dotan
Conkright, Juliana J.
Gilmore, Joshua
Washburn, Michael P.
Florens, Laurence
Conaway, Ronald C.
Conaway, Joan Weliky
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2013-07-17
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Cancer and Cellular Biology
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https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M113.496968
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Transcription factor ATF6α functions as a master regulator of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress response genes. In response to ER stress, ATF6α translocates from its site of latency in the ER membrane to the nucleus, where it activates RNA polymerase II transcription of ER stress response genes upon binding sequence-specifically to ER stress response enhancer elements (ERSEs) in their promoter-regulatory regions. In a recent study, we demonstrated that ATF6α activates transcription of ER stress response genes by a mechanism involving recruitment to ERSEs of the multisubunit Mediator and several histone acetyltransferase (HAT) complexes, including Spt-Ada-Gcn5 (SAGA) and Ada-Two-A-containing (ATAC) (Sela, D., Chen, L., Martin-Brown, S., Washburn, M.P., Florens, L., Conaway, J.W., and Conaway, R.C. (2012) J. Biol. Chem. 287, 23035–23045). In this study, we extend our investigation of the mechanism by which ATF6α supports recruitment of Mediator to ER stress response genes. We present findings arguing that Mediator subunit MED25 plays a critical role in this process and identify a MED25 domain that serves as a docking site on Mediator for the ATF6α transcription activation domain. Background: ATF6α recruits Mediator to activate endoplasmic reticulum stress response genes. Results: Mediator subunit MED25 contains an ATF6α binding site. Conclusion: The ATF6α-MED25 interaction contributes to Mediator recruitment to genes. Significance: Learning how DNA binding transcription activators recruit coactivators to genes is important for understanding gene regulatory mechanisms.
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Sela D, Conkright JJ, Chen L, Gilmore J, Washburn MP, Florens L, et al. Role for Human Mediator Subunit MED25 in Recruitment of Mediator to Promoters by Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-responsive Transcription Factor ATF6α. J. Biol. Chem. 2013 Jul 17;288(36):26179-26187. doi:10.1074/jbc.M113.496968.
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Journal of Biological Chemistry, Vol. 288, Iss. 36
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