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<strong>CELL</strong> <strong>CYCLE</strong> <strong>CONTROL</strong> <strong>OF</strong> <strong>HUMAN</strong> <strong>H4</strong> HISTONE GENE<br />
TRANSCRIPTION; CONTRIBUTIONS <strong>OF</strong> C'S-ACTING<br />
ELEMENTS AND COGNATE HISTONE<br />
NUCLEAR FACTORS<br />
BY<br />
FAMH AZZ<br />
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A Th63i3 submittgd to !h6 unlvoGity of Puhiab, Lahore<br />
ln Fulllllment ot the Requiromont fo. the Degr€e of<br />
/1" " /?ds-<br />
Doclor ot Philosophy in Zoologv (c.lland Molgcurar Biorosv)<br />
@<br />
The oeDartment of Zootogy<br />
Univeclty ot lho ilnjab, Auaid-e'azam Campus,<br />
Lahore, Paklstan<br />
ln Conjunctlon wiih<br />
Tho D€parlm.nt ot c€ll Eiology<br />
Univorsiiy of ttla$achus.lts ttlsdlcal Centsr<br />
wo.c$tor, ltl'3.achG€1t., usa<br />
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<strong>CELL</strong> <strong>CYCLE</strong> <strong>CONTROL</strong> <strong>OF</strong> HUIIAN HISTONE GENE<br />
TRANSCRImON; CONTRIBUTIONS <strong>OF</strong> CrS-ACT|NG<br />
ELEMENTS Al'lD COGNATE HTSTONE<br />
NUCLEAR FACTORS<br />
By<br />
Farah Azlz<br />
t) Dr. A F. Snakoort, tuora$or.nd Cirtnnrn<br />
O.por|menl ot Zoology, Uniwrdty ot the punilb : :<br />
bhor€. P.lirbn.<br />
2) Dr. Janst L St ln<br />
o.t€dtn€ot of C.tt Btology<br />
Univendly ot tlr!..cfirerb U.rttcat C.d!..<br />
Worct3ter, UA, USA
In tho narn€ of Alah, olt G6cloua, t o.gt Merciful<br />
Th. Ch.rlahf, and &lblmr of iha Worlds:<br />
Io.t Gr.dour, [o.t x..dtul;<br />
x..Lr ot !|. D.y of Judt.|n nL<br />
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.nd You (.bn ) r. -( br lrlrr<br />
Shor u. rh. .tdgm I|y,<br />
r'|. r.y ol lhoaa on rh.xn<br />
You h!v. b.dou.d Yo.r G.rc.,<br />
not ol rhoaa rl|o a.m Your an!.r,<br />
no. o{ thoaa rtro eo aalray.<br />
Anan<br />
(Ou/r|| &r.h l)
This disserlation is dedlcated<br />
to my Parents.
Acknowl6dg6msnts<br />
Contents<br />
Abstract .....,.., ............,,.,,..............,., ,. iv<br />
LisrolFigu.€E.......,.. .........................,.,,............vi<br />
Iniroducllon......-........-...-... ...,,,.,.,.._.........._... l<br />
Central concept ...-......-....,,.,, .,,.,,,..............................,..._.................... 1<br />
Cell division ..............-.................................._.._..._.............._................ 3<br />
Hislonesynlhesisduringth€c€tlcycte......._.._..........,..,,..,...............,..3<br />
Biological and blochomicat param€iors thar regutate th€ histono<br />
g€nee4fession...._........._................................................................ 12<br />
G€neral principles of kansdiption ............_..._.._..._......,,..................., 13<br />
DB novo synhesis of human hisron€ mANA fianscriprs ...........,,..._.. 15<br />
Hislone gon€ vanscription conuot by crs{egutalory 6tem€.ts ,,.,...._ 20<br />
Tfansc.ipriona modets for htstone gens regutation ,...... .....,...,.,,,.... 22
Muiagenesis olsrte tt bymorecutarctonrng...............<br />
lsolsi on ol DNAfragments.....<br />
Ligaonreactjons,.......-.,,..,.,-''-.'..''..'-..-................,,...................36<br />
DNA kansformalion into E. coti baclsria......... 37<br />
Prep.ralon of compere cers<br />
Bad€nal kanslormation<br />
Colony Hybrid'zarion .._.._.....-.---. -''-.''_.'-.. '.- -..._...._..,......._...__..... 39<br />
Small scale isolation ot ptasmid ONA ...........,....._......,,,.,..._............... 41<br />
ldentilicaion of c|ones.,........<br />
Beslr dlon e.donucteass drg6ston<br />
DNA Sequence-anatysis .........,.,.'..._._''._.'...'...,..... .................._.... 45<br />
Prepara{on oi qlycerot stock bact€rial strains tor storage .......... . ... s5<br />
Largo scare preparalion ot ptasmid DNA by atkatine tysis ,........_.....,. 55<br />
ONAisolationusngOuragenion.€xchageresns ...<br />
Elechophofeticmobitityshifiassays...._..........._....'.'-._...,..'.,._._.58<br />
T4 Polynucleoride kinas€ .,... _..-.-.-- _- _- ---. ---.............._........... 62<br />
Transient €xpressio. anatysis .'...'..'.--''-'.'.''''.-_-,......_..........._..._.. 6s<br />
Calclum phospharo m€rhod<br />
DEAE-Dexlran mgthod .. .._,-,._..'...,.. ..,_,.. ......, ....... ......, 6,9<br />
Chloranphe"icol acetytrra st6,sse (CAI) assav . ........ . .... . 71<br />
Con9rucnon ot stabte @,t tines<br />
68<br />
73<br />
34<br />
36<br />
37<br />
38
Selection ol cell linss contalning chimeric <strong>H4</strong> promoter CAT repoder<br />
geneconstrucls.,..,,,.._...........,........._..._..._..,...,..,,,...,...,..,,...,..........73<br />
Prepdarion oi glycerot stocks ior stabl€ c€ll lin6s ...._..._..............,..,, 76<br />
Soufhsrn analysis .....,.,.....-... ......-..-...--..-...-.......-.....,...,....,_,,............ Z6<br />
lsolalionofgeriomicDNA...,....,,..,...,..._.....,,,.,,.,,,.,,.,..................,...,.76<br />
Transf€r ot ONA to a msmbrarous sotid suppoft .,...,................._..... g1<br />
ttepar€tion ol €diolabeiled prcb€ ror Sourhem hybridiza on ......... 83<br />
Slafdardprocodurelorhybridizarion.............................................g4<br />
synchronizatonolsrabteHeLacelttin€s..........................................85<br />
suspension cullure of H€La s3 cell lines with integrat€d reponer<br />
genos ...................._............................_........................................... 85<br />
Doublelhymidn€blocksynchronizarionproced!rc.........................91<br />
Monitonng cell syncnrcny ..................-..,...,,...,.... .... .................,...._ 92<br />
O€terminarion ol ONA synthesis ,..,..,..,,..,....,............_...._..._..,..,,....,.. 97<br />
Nucl€arrun on lranscription: tsotation ofNuct€i ,.,,,..,,.............,..,. 97<br />
rsoralion oinlcei ................_......,..,,...97<br />
TEnscription reaction ......._....._.,,,....... 99<br />
DNASlot-8|oi.............................................................................. 102<br />
Pr€p8ration oi hybrldization membranas using ihe manlotd I sot<br />
lsolation ol totatcettutar RNA ton mamalian c6lts ........._.....,,.... .... i05<br />
Fibonuclease protection assay ............................................... ...... 109<br />
/, vr't o t anscripljon reaction ........,..,........_..._..._......._...... .....,.._..... 1 12<br />
Hyb.idiairon ol RNA transcripis and sampte RNA ,,,._.........._...,.,,,, j j 2
AnalysG ol the <strong>H4</strong>-Site ll cell cycle domain which inl€racrs wirh<br />
mullipletaciors..............,..,.....,,.,.,,..,..,......,...,...,..,..,....,,..,........... 115<br />
The dislal segmenl ol Site ll is €ss€nrial for high level <strong>H4</strong> gen€<br />
tanscriplion ...... __.._..............._...... 117<br />
rhe HINF-P/Ha-TF2 binding morit in lh6 <strong>H4</strong> gene is disp€nsabl€ tor<br />
<strong>H4</strong>genapromoleraclivi9,t1v,vo.,,,,,,.,..,...........-......................... 123<br />
Specif c variations n ths natural s6quenc€s of analogous hlman fi4<br />
9€nesat€rlranscriptionalactivily...............-............................,.. 124<br />
Similariliss in mubrio aleil€cts on <strong>H4</strong> gene transcription in dislinct<br />
prolilerating c€ll rypes displaying dilGrent cell growth and tissue-<br />
spociricphenotypicpropeniss..........-......-................................,..,,. 125<br />
Abolishmsnl ot specilic <strong>H4</strong>-Sit€ ll rccognition motits is dominant<br />
over eflecrs on rhe putaiive sparlal alignmenls ol <strong>H4</strong> lranscrpuon<br />
laclors., ,,.,..... .. .. ...........,.,,..,.,..,,.,,.,,.,,.,.,,.,...,..................-... .. ... .126<br />
Targotsd mubrion oi rhe HiNF-[4/|RF-2 binding sil€ r€duc€s <strong>H4</strong><br />
promor€r acriviy ............_.,..,...._.,.,,.,,.,,.,..,,..,.....__.....__.,__................ 130<br />
conr.ibutions ol lhe <strong>H4</strong>-sir6 ll binding prot6ins ro human histone <strong>H4</strong><br />
96n€transciplionduringlh€c€llcycl€...............-......................... 133<br />
utrrrarcn ot RNase p.oreclon assays for gudying <strong>H4</strong> g€ne<br />
ranscripliondungthecellcycl€,.,,.,,,.,,.,,..,..,,..,..,..,,..,..,,..,.,,.,.. 140<br />
Mutalion ol <strong>H4</strong>-Site ll lransc ption factor binding sites has subtle<br />
€fiec|sonc€llcycle@nl.olot<strong>H4</strong> g€n€promote.acliviri .............. 146<br />
164
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
acRn@tedgMMts<br />
Acknowled ements<br />
I wolld liks to €xpf€ss my sinc€fe grarirude to my supervisor Dr. A.R.<br />
Shakoori, Proiessor and Chsiman, O€parLndl ot Zoology, University or ths<br />
Punjab, Lahorc ior hls guidanc€ and 3uppod durlng my work, and who has<br />
prcvided mo the oppodunlty ro work in a highly productivs laboratory.<br />
I am v€ry lttankful to firy co€upervisors Ors. Janet and Gary Stein as<br />
wellas Dr. Jane Lian lor allof ther guidance and sJppoit du ng my ysars ln<br />
lheir laboratory. Th€ nic€ Thanks giving dinnerc and Chd$mas pades (wilh<br />
kosher lurk€y) were very mirch apprcdat€d.<br />
I also wish to €xtond my sin€r8 gratitude ro or. andr€ van wrjnen lor<br />
his constanr suppon, €ncouragsn€nl and guidaice during my work. His<br />
contribltions to my work hav€ been padicularly €xlsnsive and have proven lo<br />
be invaluable throughout th€ courso oi my studies,
I would also lkg ro rhank Dr. Paficia vaughan, and Dr. I',,lark Eimbalm<br />
lortheir lriendshlp, support, va uabl6 sugges ons and dlscussions.<br />
My special lhanks 90 to Dr. Baruch Fr€nkel and Chaitali Bane.jee lor<br />
lh6i. help dlring my r€s6arch work. lam alsothanklulto Or. Lau.a Mcoabe,<br />
Dr. Heid Hotlman, Or. Elish€vasmilh, Or. Hyun-Mo Ryoo, Dr. Cong-lveiZsng<br />
and Dr. Bo Guo lor their help and ldendship during my stay in the lab.<br />
My special lhanks also 9o ro many tom€r labo€tory coll€agu€s<br />
includng Or. Vicloria Shalhoub for hor support and lriendship and Dr, Elen<br />
8rcen for he. helpd-nng my research.<br />
ol cours€ | cannot iorget lo exprcss my deep fee ings lor Bosa<br />
Nlaslrotolaro who has taksn ca.e of ms like a mother dling my 6nlre stay n<br />
lhe lab. My specialthanks 9o<br />
ro Jack Green for his gleat help during my cell<br />
cycl€ dpe.imsnls sndro Liz Bofiona for herfrie.dship and help. also, rhanks<br />
tobothJack and Lizforrhstissu€ cuttuf€ t€chnlquos tlsarn€d lrom thenr.I am<br />
gralelu io myti€nd, ShiMin Pockwinse for her help throughod my stay in me<br />
iab. I also wanl lo thank Cas€y Capparella, Oanielle Undenmuth and<br />
Jacqusline Marie Burrs rortheir hetp and triendship.<br />
lam gralelul Io Cathy Getuasl. Wnhout her h€lp I would not have been<br />
abl€ to complete this disserlarion. Also, I am grar€tu| to Jeannefte Landrie tor<br />
pholography. l arn also lhanKul to Judy Fask and Elizab€rh Bronst€in lorthelr
My special thanks go to my trl€nd, Falzia aslam, for her suppod and<br />
ior rh€ good tm63 we shar€d dunng my sEy in ihe us,a, lt was esp€€rally nrc6<br />
sbaring living accommodation, I am also |hanklul to Haroon Bhal, Fauzia's<br />
husband. tor the m8ny grsat limes r€ shared.<br />
I 6m rhankful to Fry othsr friands, sdEa nahman and Fa€h Mls€ila<br />
lor thet h€lp, trion(bhip and love dudng ny stay in lh8 USA I am lhanKul to<br />
Or Muhammad Ak&n ior his moral support during my studies.<br />
| 3m franktul to all my lamily mbmbers, 6spocially my brolhsrin.law<br />
Fiaz Tahi., ior ti6ir €ricolrag€rn€it durhg th6 €fnne p€dod of my studies and<br />
tor th6ir gred love and support,<br />
t
ABSTRACT
Abstract<br />
Historc proteins ar€ structural compomnls of chromatin and as such<br />
ars diucal packaging compon€nts of lhe DNA cloning and replicaiion. The<br />
expressi@ ol th6 five hisione gen€ classes is tunctionally linked to DNA<br />
rsplicalion. Athough conlrolol histons geno €xpfession occurs at muhipe<br />
r€gulaiory bv€ls, transcriptional r69ul6tion rsprssenis a prominent l€v€l of<br />
conrol. Cell cycle d€pends haslona genes r€pres€nt a paradigm lor the<br />
sludy ot proliieralion-specitic gen6.r6gularory mechanisms operatlve in a<br />
number of diveGe eukaryotes. Human histone <strong>H4</strong> gen€ lransdipijon has<br />
beon nrost sxtensiwly examin€d wfth a highly €xpr€ss€d <strong>H4</strong> g€ne designated<br />
as FO10A. This gene has be6n shown lo b€ trunscnbsd in a c€li cycle<br />
conlrorled manner and is regulat€d by a compbx aray or distaland proximal<br />
Marirnal hnsci ion of cell cycle conrroll€d histon€ <strong>H4</strong> genes r€quires<br />
a mul panit€ and prollf€fation-specitic t v/vo genomic prol€in/oNA
i.leraclion elem€nt, sil6 ll, Thr€€ ssqu€nce-sP6cilic lr.n:icriplion tactors<br />
inr€r€ci wirh ovB.lapping recognition motib whhin sit€ ll: HiNF M, which is<br />
idenlicarto interieron .egulalory facior lRF.2, the <strong>H4</strong> subtyp€_specilic protein<br />
HiNF,P/<strong>H4</strong>TF-2, as well as the muili-Protsin comPl6x HiNF_D whlch conialns<br />
fie cul/homeodomain protein coP-1, coc2, cyclin A and an BB ielated<br />
protein, To addr€ss the p.6cise contribulion ot th€ rocognilion €lements tor<br />
each ol these tacrors to $e level ot <strong>H4</strong> gene lranscription, we pedormed a<br />
sysr€maric mutalional analyses ol sir6 ll transcri ional molifs. The resultinq<br />
site ll promot6r mutsn$ w€re l€sled tor ability ro bind each ol lh€ sn€ ll<br />
coqnate pror€ins. and subs€qu€ntly tundionsny 6v6lualed for ability to conrer<br />
<strong>H4</strong> ranscriprional adivny using cttimeic <strong>H4</strong> promot€/cAf fusion cooslrucls.<br />
Resulls show that the recognition sequdnce ol HiNF.lM/lFF-2 ls ths dominant<br />
componenr aid modulares <strong>H4</strong> gene t ans.rpron bvsls bi 3lold. Howeve.,<br />
lhe mllripre overapping rocognition sequences tor HiNFM, -P and 'o<br />
togethe. modulate <strong>H4</strong> gene transcription levels by at least an order ol<br />
magnirude c€rr cycr€ analyses reveals rhd mutalims ol lhe IRF-2, HiNF-P and<br />
HiNF-D bndng sil€s, eilher separale o. in combinallon. have diflerent eflBcls<br />
on <strong>H4</strong> gene transcription du nq lhe csll cycle. Ihus, it is proposed lhat the<br />
p.oper lemporal contol of <strong>H4</strong> g€na transc.iption duing the c6llcycrs roquires<br />
lhe integrated activities ol mulrrpls trans€riPtion lactors at a composile c€ll<br />
cycle fegularory domain, <strong>H4</strong>'site ll. This composhe organizalion supports<br />
respo.slveness to muliiple c€llsiqnalling paihways moduLatinq lhe acliviuBs ol<br />
<strong>H4</strong> qene ranscription lactoE du.ing the c6ll crcl6 to accommodale r€qure_<br />
menis jor erpresslon in cells and llssuos with uniqus phenolyprc prcpedies
List of Fi<br />
1. Schemalic repr$enration of tunctional id€rr€la onships<br />
2.<br />
3,<br />
5,<br />
7.<br />
bolweenc6llcycl€{ogu|a|oryproieins..............................................<br />
Reg-lsl,o_ o'hston€ <strong>H4</strong> gen€ orpf€sslon .......<br />
Regulation ol hislone gene lrans.riplion du.ing c€ll growth and<br />
d,l6ren aho_....,..,.,<br />
Sdl8malic r€pr€s€nlalion of hanscyipton lactor inleractions wnh<br />
histons gene promorsr €bments du ng fte c€ll cycle and<br />
,b11ow1n9lheons6rotd,tferoneton................................................<br />
Or$nizalio.rotth€<strong>H4</strong>genoproximalpromot€r..............................<br />
Table of wildtype and mutanl <strong>H4</strong> promotsr Sit€ llsequsnces -..........<br />
Schematic diagmm showing the cloning procedur6 for <strong>H4</strong><br />
mda.n promo er constucls.<br />
17<br />
25<br />
30<br />
32
8. Colony hybridizalion sc.eening ot transtomed baderia . . . .. . 42<br />
9, F6striclion enzyme analysis ol positivo clones . .,.... . .,.46<br />
ro. DNA sequence analysis ot <strong>H4</strong> Promoter conslrucls I . -... ... -49<br />
11 ONA sequonce analysis ol <strong>H4</strong> Promoler conslrucls ll . .,,... -. -. 51<br />
12. ONA sequence anatsis ol <strong>H4</strong> promotsr construcls lll . ...... 53<br />
13. Schematic diagr€m illustating the prsparalion of plasmld probe<br />
15.<br />
17.<br />
14.<br />
20.<br />
21.<br />
22.<br />
23.<br />
24.<br />
25_<br />
lo. use in gelshm assays -...............-..... -.. -. .. .. -. -. -. -.... ... - 60<br />
MoFhology ol human H6La s3 ceMcal carcjnoma cels (A),<br />
rat osteosarcoma (Ros) c€||s (B) and rcl ostsoblasl (RoB)<br />
cerls (c) . .<br />
ProdJdon ol <strong>H4</strong> promo€ CAT slabl€ c€lllines<br />
Aralys s ol srabecell ines<br />
Souhern analys s ol staoly kansleded cell l nes .<br />
CAT acttrity ot stably tr&slsclsd <strong>H4</strong> Promoler CAT c€nslructs -<br />
Sy'cnroniarol olsldble c6llli1es ...... - -<br />
Pholograph ol synchro.ized HeLa cels a hours alter release<br />
trom sec€nd rym'd ne blocl<br />
lsolato. ot n-c el<br />
Nucled run-on lranscription analysis ol synchronized slabl€ c€ll<br />
lsolarion o'toralc€ll-lar RNAlron synch'on zod ce ls<br />
Electrophor€ic mobilily shilt assay condi ons lor H N F P, M & O .<br />
Mutalional analysis ol <strong>H4</strong> site ll protein-oNA inleractions . . . .<br />
Mutational afalysis ol <strong>H4</strong> sit6 ll prolein oNA inleractions . . .,.<br />
79<br />
a6<br />
8a<br />
93<br />
95<br />
99<br />
'106<br />
110<br />
119<br />
121<br />
127
27 Mulalional analysis ol <strong>H4</strong> sne ll protsin DNA inlsractions .. .. . - 131<br />
28. Transi€.t kansl€ctions ol various cell lyp€s wilh <strong>H4</strong> promoter<br />
catconstructs.,,.,,..,.......... .- , 134<br />
29 Transi€nt translections ol various c€ll types wilh <strong>H4</strong> p.omol€r<br />
CAT conskucls -........,...............,.............,...-................... .. . . 136<br />
30. T.ansent iranslections of various cell lyp€s wili\ <strong>H4</strong> promoter<br />
cATconstruds-........,..........-.....-.......,....-...-...-..-....,...... - 138<br />
31. RNas6 p.otecilion asssay oi cAT mRNA in synchronized ells .. 142<br />
32. RNas€ proteciion assay of <strong>H4</strong> mBNA in synchroniz€4 cells .... ... ., 144<br />
33. RNas6 protedion assay ot GAPOH mFNAin synchronized cells 147<br />
34. Analysis ol gsn€ exp.sssion in syn€hronized c6lllinss during S<br />
and lM.Phase ,,..,.,,,.,,..,....................,,,,..,,........... , ., ., .. 149<br />
35. ouanlra on ol T3/rg dala .....-......,,.,,,.,....-..........--....,.... -. -. - 151<br />
36. Graphic r€pr€senlaiion ol T3l'T9 data ,.,,...-...-......,.... ... -. . . 153<br />
37. Cellcycle analysis olth€ wid lype <strong>H4</strong> Promoier CAT slable cel<br />
tine .....-.'..,...-......-._._..... ................ 156<br />
38 Cerrcycre anarysis olrhe suB-11 (hiNF-D Mulani) tl4 promol€r<br />
CATceline ....... .,........-......... .. 158<br />
39. Cell cycle anarysis ar the MsPl6 (HiNF-M Mubnl) <strong>H4</strong> promoter<br />
cATce11|ine........................-..........,,.,,..-.............,.,,....................... 160<br />
40 Cel cyce anayss ol MPM-17 (HIN-D,M and P Mulanl) <strong>H4</strong><br />
promoter CAT ell n€ ............................ .. -. - ,.... 162<br />
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INTRODUCTION
tzh F: C.n CYd. C@nd d ,U C@. t@ttttol<br />
Canlrll conc€pt<br />
General Introduction<br />
Hblon6s are small ba3ic prot€ins which havo a high content (10 io<br />
20%) ot ths basic amino acids arginino 6nd lysin€. a€ing basic, histones bind<br />
glnly !o oNA. Tho lour clr€ hislonos (tl2A, H2B, H3 and <strong>H4</strong>) are very similar<br />
in ditf€r€nt sp€cGs and ar€ pr€s€nt in oquivalsnt anE{,/nts. H24 H2B, H3 and<br />
<strong>H4</strong> a.e sran$d in ocramets containing teo copiss ol e3ch protein p€r lwo<br />
hundr€d bas€ oairs of oNA. Th6 orolein ol lh€ hrslone octarner 6re an closs<br />
clniacl and th6 oNA is wrappgd 6round th6 prolain co.a io lom 5<br />
nucl€osoms.Hislons Ht is not cln$Iv€d b€twoen so€.$s and has a lissug<br />
sp€cific krm, on6 hislono Hl is pr6sent p6r 200 bas€ p6irs of DNA, is rather<br />
loosely associalod with chromalin and ls not a componed ol he nucl6osom6<br />
but is involv€d in maintsnsn s ol a hbher o.der lolding ot chromalin.
t t F: con cda c@tot d H. G@ r@Mbn<br />
Hislons oroteins 616 structural comoonsnls ol chromalin 6nd as such<br />
ar€ crnic6l c9rnponenF ol rho pacl(aging ot oNA cloning 6nd rcplication.<br />
sudying th6 mochanism by which hislone gsns €xp€ssion is r6gulal6d is<br />
important for our und66t6nding ol c6ll cycl6 conlrol ol eukaryotc gene<br />
€xprossiod, €6 w€u as control ol c€ll growti during tumorigenesis. Tha<br />
€tpr8ssion ot lhe live histon€ garc da$€s is tunclionally linked to DNA<br />
replicalion. Each class reprosents 6 mulllgsne lamily whose members encode<br />
essentialt lh€ same histon6 protsin, Allhough conlrol of histons g€ne<br />
expression occurs at mu[iple rsgubrory lev6lE, transcriplional r€gulalion<br />
rcprcsonts a prominsnt level ol conrrol T.anscridion oI histono gsnes is<br />
requned duing lho S phaso ol lh€ cell cycla, 6nd hi$on€ g€ne ltanscription is<br />
ssl€clively downr€gulalsd duing difl€r€ntarion. Because the tive hislone geno<br />
subtypss p€riom 3 joint tunctlon, lEnscdp on ol th€ss livs g€ne class€s is<br />
coordinatet rcgurat€d du ng €ntry into and €xit frorn s-phas€, as w6ll as<br />
wh6n c6lls c6as6 prolileration, Transariplional mod€ls ol hislone gene<br />
6rpt6ssion iNolve s€q€nc€-sp3cifc p,otein/oNA inls€ct'ons by hislon€<br />
gsne pfomor€| factols. Th8s€ tactors m8y m6di6t6 (i) sp€cific recognilion ot<br />
the mFNA slart sir€, (ii) 6lficbncy ol iniuauon, (iii) s€bcri!€ discdmina on ol<br />
histone gene promolers, as wsll as (iv) $e tming ol t anscriplion relali!€ lo<br />
specmc siagos of lha cdlcycl€, Ths main locls ol rhis study is to und€rsland<br />
the cont bution ot sequsnce.sp€ciic promot€r taclors lo cell cycl6 regulated<br />
ranscription ol hsman hisbne <strong>H4</strong> 96n6s.
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Progression irom a 9€m cell to an adult o.ganism is mediated by the<br />
complex interplay ol many gen€ €gulatory progiams. These programs contror<br />
prollleraton tom a singlo c€l lo a multicelular organism wilh dislincl<br />
sp€clalized tissues composed of d ifefonl cell types. The col s n each lissue<br />
6xprsss uniqus ssts ot genos, whichaf€ charact€rislic oi either prolirerating of<br />
dlriersntialod cslls.cell prolilgrarlon is a mul!.st€p procsss (revjewed in<br />
Baserqa, 1945; cross er a/., 1949; Muray and Kirschner, 1989i Pardee,1989;<br />
weinberg, 1989; Lovine, 1990). Ihe plocess ot c6ll diuisio^ is chaiacterized by<br />
a sequental series of biochemical evenls thar is tir$ aimed at the replication or<br />
the sukaryotjc genome during S-phase (Se€ Fig- 1)- Subsequenlly, mulliple<br />
ch.omosomes a€ segregated in an ofdsrly manner, a.i passed on to two<br />
daughter ells as a resulr ol miross. Th€ malntenance oi chfomatin slrlc1lre<br />
during the various phas€s ol th6 c6ll cycl€ is vefy lmponant ror the preciss<br />
sepaGton of the tuo sets oi chromosomes. The inkctness of the<br />
chromosomes ls reqlired lor completion of the norrnal celL grovih process,<br />
The strucruraL organizarlon ol ONA wirhin lhs nucleus ls medialed by histone<br />
Hisione synthesis d uring rhe cell cycle<br />
Histone genes musl b€ express€d in a highly efficie.r manner to<br />
accomodare a very rapid rat€ hislon€ p.otein synhssis. lt can b6 calcular€d<br />
thal, ior each subtype, severallholsand copies arc needed for each round ot<br />
ceLldivision. Thus,lhe celular p.orein synlhssls machinery is ded cal€d lo the
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berween celt cycl€-r€gutato.y prot6'ns. Th€ ligure snows rn€<br />
cascade ot regulatory me€hanisms mnt oling activation of cdk,s<br />
by rh6 c€ll cycle.dependsnt r€gutation of specitjc cyctins and by<br />
a series ol cdk inhibitors. Ths contriburiois ot ubiquirin and<br />
phosphatas€s (€.9., cdc25) to aclivation and downrogutalion ot<br />
cerl cycle-€gutatory compt€x€s ar€ indicated. atso o€sqnated<br />
are inreractions of cyctin_rstaed proteins wilh groMh ,actors,<br />
cytokines, tumor supprsssoG (plo7, pFB), TGF-p, and<br />
medialors ot c€tt-c€l conract, Competency tor cel-cycte<br />
progrsssion js rsfloct€d by conv€rgenca ot growth faoo. Lrumor<br />
promoers and suppressoE) siqnalting psthways with cyctin-<br />
r€lated prolelns. Ce|lcyct€ progrsssion is suppodeo oy<br />
ranscriptjonal coDtrot (activarion and suppression) oi genes a a<br />
series oi checkpoints (ag., c1ls snd c2l,\4) by rh€ cyctn-<br />
dep€nd€nt phosphorytarion o,tescriprion factors.
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produclion of hisrone prot6ins duing S-phase and it has b8en knownlormore<br />
|han rwo decad€s thal hislone symhesis ia coudod wirh the replicative phase<br />
o' the csllcycl€ (Bobblns and Borun, 1967). Lal€r slldl6s hav6 also shown<br />
that histone p.orein synrhesis is directly coupled wilh ONA synlhesis in lhe S-<br />
phase ot rhe celr cycre wirh advgnc€d r€chniqu€s ol mol6cular bioloqy. These<br />
srldies have r€vealed a complicated m€cha.ism ol cell cycr6 regulalon in<br />
which rh€ le@l ol histone mRNAs is r69ul6ted by both iranscnpl'onal aod<br />
posl-transcriptional contfo (see Fig. ?). Two vpes ot svalegi€s hav€ been<br />
used ro srudy hisron€ mRNA meraborism during th€ cell cycle. The firsl<br />
stralegy nvolved synchronlzed c€ll cuitlr€s whi6h wer€ used lo obsotu€ lhe<br />
acclnualon ol hlstone mRNA in the cellcycle withod any interrudion The<br />
second appoach involved rhe interrudion ol lh€ cell cyc.ls wilh inhibirors oi<br />
DNA chan elongalion, lo observe if oNA synthosls is af impodant event for<br />
conlinuols production ot hlstone mFNA. Ths majorresulls s::cwthallhe DNA<br />
replication is important lor rhe synthesis ol hisrone mRNA In mo$ ot the<br />
eukaryoric cerrs, hgh lever accLrmulaio. ol hi$on6 mFNA G obsotued dun.g<br />
rhe s phase. ThB level ot histon6 oFNA elevabs 15 - 30 ,old as cells pass<br />
rhrough rhe G1 ro s-phase and p€ak l€v€rs are obseryed i. th€ middle oi s-<br />
phase (3 ' 6) ho!.s at1e. rhe ell released lrom block (Ehinger €t al., 1990;<br />
Marzrull and Grave, 198.1 Srein et aL, 1984r Heintz e! al., 1983i Baumbach et<br />
ar., 1987iPlumb era/., 19S3; Mor s era/., 1991; Hads era/., 1991i Anishevsky<br />
er a/., 19a4). When DNA sydhesis is disiurbed, histong mRNAs disappear<br />
lrom the cyroplasm rapid y (Wu and Bonn€r, 1981j H6i.lz €tal., 1983i oeL sie<br />
er a/.. 1983i Snhan er a/., 1983). The higher eukaryoles
at F: c.n cyd. contol ol Ha a&. f@crlN@<br />
n9.2. Fagulallon ot hldone <strong>H4</strong> g€ne expt$3lon. Oop PansD<br />
Sch€matic reprosentation ol lhe c€ll cycle Gr, S, G?, Mitosis,<br />
lndicaling lh6 pahway 6ssociat6d wirh lh€ poBrp.olif€rariv€<br />
ons€t ol difer€nliatoo initiel€d bllowing comple on of mihcsis.<br />
(Low€r Pan€D Repre3€ntation ol data dslining rh€ pdncipal<br />
biocbmical parafi€lors ot histons gen€ oersssioni hislon€<br />
p|ol6in synih€sis and th€ pr€s€nc€ ol histon€ mRNA ar8<br />
r$ticl6d to S phas€ c€lls (DM synlh€sis). Conslilulive<br />
transcriAion ol hision€ 96nas occu6 lhroughout th6 c8ll cycl€<br />
wilh an enhanc€d transcdploml l€vel dudng 33 y S phase.<br />
Thes€ . r€sults ssiablish th€ cornttn€d contribution of<br />
transcription and mBNA stability !o the s phas€-specilic<br />
r8gulslion ol histone lrc3ynlhasis in prolileraling cells, with<br />
histone mnl,|A l9v6b as th6 ralo limiung step.
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Gffiat xtdld@<br />
rsgulare hislone 'iRNA levels ihrough hr€€ palhwavs, Th€ lirst pathwav ls at<br />
lh€ G1lS boundary wh6n cells slat to sntar s-Phas€ ol the cell cvcl€ and<br />
nas@nt histong mRNA &ansdrp on elsvat€s 3 - 5 fotd owr th6 basal l€vel ol<br />
exoression whch is a characl€ristic ot c€lls when they ar€ ln G] phase The<br />
oih€r two palhways which control histon6 mRNA synth6sis are al the post_<br />
r.anscriptional l6vel, These r€maining pathwEs a.s imPona ior elevating th€<br />
hstone mFNA synthess level 5 - 6 iold in th6 s'phas€ ot lhe cell cvc€ and<br />
arso ror rhe degradation ol hislon6 mRNA lrom lh€ catoplasm. wh€n<br />
repli@lion is stopped by rr€ating silh r€a96nl, lhe$ bner lwo pathways ol<br />
Doslrdsdlprional regulallon aci in ditler€nt wavs on th€ lsvel ol hislo'e<br />
mRNA One olihe Nto pathways hdan imponant tol€ lo degrade the hislo'e<br />
mBNA in cyloplasm when DNA symhosis is dec'eas8d (Baumbach er a/<br />
1987: Delisl€ er €1., 1983r Sive er 31., 1980; Moiiis 6i a/, 1991) Va ols<br />
d itle.enl techniq! es havs been used ro eslimate the hali lile ol hislone mRNA<br />
lr is lound thal the haf [r€ ot hislone mFNA is 30 ' 60 minules l/h€n lh€ DNA<br />
sv hesis is bLocked by us ng inhibrlo.s ol DNA chain elongation th€ halt life ol<br />
histone mFNA raoidiY decr€ased 10 ' 15 minules. Ssveral srudies have<br />
questoned whether this pathway might also w€rk during lh€ normal ce|| c-vcle<br />
when cerrs snrer inlo th6 s-phase wher6 histone nFNA is hlghlv elwared this<br />
rime rhe uliriation ol this pathw6y is th€ stabiianion ol hislonB mRNAlor lhe<br />
acclmulalon ol these t .nsc.ipls. A driving oprnim is th6t rhe ch4ges rn the<br />
srabilily ol hislo.e mRNA can ocdr du.ing lhe S'phase ol lhe cell cvd€ ?om<br />
rhe obs€tuation rhat h€li llls ol histonB nFNA can be r69ulaled eliicientlv a.d<br />
relersiblv in S-ohde. when cells ar€ t€leas€d lrom block, lhe histone mFNA
En F. Ce Cycl. Cantd d h. Gft ra.scdpnon<br />
d€stabilizalion is abolish€d and histone mFNAs rapidly incr€as€d in lhe<br />
cyloplasm as a r€sult ot a lengthon€d halt llf€ (Heintz 6r d/ , r983i sittman er<br />
a/, 1933i Sive er a/., 1984). Those concluslons strength€nEd lh6 idea that<br />
during the undislufbed corl cycle, ths synlhesis ot histons mRNA dLring lhe<br />
rare Gl and earry s-phsse ae siabiri4d whEn c€lls €nrer in s.ph6se.<br />
'rhis id€a has bsen support€d by anelysis o, H3 mRNA srability dudnq<br />
rhe HeLa cel cycl6. when rhe transcrip onal and posrlfansd pt onal<br />
regu arion were not linked (Moiiis d ai., 19ol) th6 H3 mRNA was<br />
approximaloly rhr€€ rlmes mo.e sr6bb in rh€ Early s-phase of 06ll crcle than in<br />
rhe G2-M-G1 phase ol the cells. Hoe€vsr, dilte.ent resuhs wers shown shen<br />
lhe hisrone mFNA hall lile w6 studied in syrchroniz€d CHO c€lls (Hairis el<br />
a/., 1991). During Gl €nd S-phas€ rhE hislona mRNAs had a 40 - 45 minut6<br />
hall lile which m€€ns rhar rhe srabillty of histone mFNA may nol vary<br />
signilicanrly in undisrurbed Gl and s-phas6 calls. on the other ha.d, ar naural<br />
completion ot replicstjon lhe degrada on pathway do€s work. al this slage lhe<br />
rare ol DNA synrhesis is drasricalt Gduc€d (Pbmb er a/., 1944) and hisrone<br />
mRNA hall liie has been observed ro be only 10 - m mi.utes (iiaiiis ea a/.,<br />
199liModsda/,,1991),<br />
The second pathway ol posl.lranscfiptroflal modulalim works inside<br />
lhe nucreus to procoss rhe histone prs-mRNAs- For rhe production ol mature<br />
cyloprasmic mRNAi lhe hlstone pr€-mFNAs are processed by the<br />
endonuc eoryric cr€avage ar rh6ir 3 t€rmini (Pllmb et a/., 10841 Moss et a/.,<br />
r994i Pandey eral., 1994i Eond 6r a/., 1991i Nagata er al, 1991).lhs socond<br />
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pathway is assumed ro be acli6 already at th€ G1-S phass bolndary. This is<br />
rhe same phass whero ONA synth€sis is adivaled. This was lirst shown by<br />
i.ealing mouse temperalure sensitiv€ mastoqdoma mutanl cells wiih a specilic<br />
remperarure, which blocks rh€ cells G1 phase, In thos€ lsmpe.atu.e treated<br />
cerrs, rh€ hisrone gen€ exp.ession conlinues ril irs highssr lsvsl bd the<br />
nascent histone mRNAs wer€ not proc€ss6d activsly and some or the mature<br />
histonB transcriprs re.6 in the cfoplsm (Lusche. 6l a/., 1985i Ha.is el<br />
'ound<br />
a/., 1991 ). A len lold inc.ease ot mature h stone mRNA was obs€N€d torlow ng<br />
entry inlo s-Phase when h6so cells w6r€ rer€as.d tom ihe G1 block. The<br />
rransiro.y rera onship beMeen th€ accumulation of hisrone transcriprs in rhe<br />
cybprasn and lhe aclive .ucl€ar proc€ssing ProPoses thal th€ p.oc€ssing<br />
pathway may have strong conrribution in the increas€ ol histons mFNA levels<br />
when the cels 6nterlntolhe S-Phas€ ol tho cell cycl€. Ths vi€$s lrom Harfls el<br />
a/. (1991) and Stauber and Schump€ni (1988) are compatibl€ in fiai lhe<br />
hislone mFNA rhat coud be accu.ar€ly processod but nol degraded<br />
conrinues lo accumurale in $€ s-phas.. lr may be trus rhar lh€ conrol ol<br />
hisbn€ pre mFNA processing €vent ls th8 malor eve.t of posrlranscriptiona<br />
pahway which is utilized in high€f eukaryotic c€lls wh€n c8lls ent€r into lhe s<br />
Phase. on lhe olher hand, lhs control ol histone transcripts stabilization may<br />
be an important event €ith6r ro 6n inFrmit€nt S.Phas€ or at h€ ond ol lhe<br />
The pathways (descibed sbov€) gdsrning the level ot histone mRNA<br />
in vertebrale coll cycle does nol necessa ly apply to all €ukaryotic cell cacl€s.<br />
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For example, oliat€s and lunqi do not show rhe post'transcriplional Pathway<br />
which regulares lhs processing ot pr€ mRNAI bul lho olhel rwo pathways are<br />
operaiv6 and all €ut6rycli€9 ll is known lhai lhe<br />
hanscriptional rBgulalion is mo.e Prominenl lhsn the Posi_lransfiiptional<br />
regulalion ol rho level ol hlstong mFNAs ln som€ lowsr eukaryol€s The posl<br />
rranscrip onal coolrol of hislon€ mFNA sccl,mulalion in the cetl cycle ot lowe.<br />
eukaryotes has been syslematically studlad only in budding yeast For<br />
example, ifl yeast th6 hislone gene fianscn ion is hardly se€n in ihe eany G1<br />
Phase, blt tacl ilaled 10 . 20 lold in lal6 Gl Phase (Hsrcford d ar , 1982) This<br />
me4s hal lhis incre6e i. vansc ption is the sam€ as<br />
accumllationol mFNAduring lh€ S'Phds6. (Hareford €l a/., l9SliHeretordel<br />
3/., 1982) s.d,u her wien yeast colls 6ro block€d during s'phase ihe major<br />
effect ls to tum ofl lhe transfiiprion machin€ry ol hisbn€ genes ralher rhan to<br />
deslabii2e th6 hislon€ mANAs (Lycan €l 3/., 1987) lt is shown thal wh€n<br />
some oher yeasl hisloDe geaes were axprcssod conslilutivaly signilicanl<br />
fuctuations we.e obs€rved in the lev6l ol hisionB mFNA du ng lhs cell cycle<br />
so rhat these mANAs clnunuously accumulaled in s-Phase (Lvcan er a/. 1987;<br />
Biorogical and blochemicat Paramel6.s ihat regulal€the hrstone 9en€<br />
The several reouialory mschanisms conirolth€ timing and coordrnalion<br />
ol hinone gene expression. For examPle O non'cen cycle .eguhed histone<br />
gene expression can occur during allstag€sol d€vsloPm6nlln manv dllferent<br />
lisslest (ii) Hi$one gene expression can be resPonsive to c6ll signallng
a2tz F: cellclde ca.notal <strong>H4</strong> G e fanscdp an<br />
mechanisms rhar derermine rhe initiation ol csll division tom quiescence or<br />
d€termine ths c€ssation ol prolilsralion during dilf€r€ntjation; (iii) sil€ncing ot<br />
histone gen6 expression is r€versible in difierentialed cells during<br />
tumorigenesis; (iv) l-lstone gen€ €xpr€ss on is coupl€d wth DNA synth€sis<br />
during S Phas€ ol cellcycle.<br />
Ihe biochemical @nrelcs lo. histone g€ne r€gulalion include (i) an<br />
ofdered serles otg€ne regulalory l€v€ls that permit conlinuous, stoichlomet 6<br />
changes in th€ synlhesis ol histone proteinsi (ii) irnctional redundancy (,1e.,<br />
'laiils3fe" mechanisms) in gen€ r€gllatory levels to preve unconvolled<br />
expression ot hisbne genesj (iii) padi€iparion ot lhs elsments which control<br />
requlatory leve in coordinating hisiot gsne erpr€ssion wnh expression ot<br />
other S'phaso r€lat€d genesiand (iv) €tficlsnt m€ans by which to slence and<br />
aclivate mlliple potential gen6 regulalors, ard deinitive histone gen6<br />
o(pression as c6ll €nte. inrc rhe cell clcl6 or when €xit lrom th€ cell cycle .<br />
General prlnclplo3 ol transcripilon<br />
Genes arodlvided irto lhre€ cLasses according 10 the types olpromol€f<br />
lhey have and €ach class ot gens is transcibed with a diferent RNA<br />
polymerase. Ribosomal FNA is lrans.ribed by Pol I locat6d in lhe nucleoplasm<br />
and its relativ€ acl vity is 50 - 70%. Messenggr RNA (mBNA) is vanscribed by<br />
Poi ll located in nuc ooplasm, with a rslative activily ot 20 - 407. and lransler<br />
FNA (IFNA) is transcribed by RNA Pol ltt, slso localed in nucleoplasm, wilh a<br />
relatve activity ol 10%. Inilialion by RNA Pol ll can bs sponsored in 'nany<br />
d tterent ways. To nitiaie transcriplon, nNA poymerases n€ed som€
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accessory lacrors. In eukaryotes it may be th6 accessory faclors rather uian<br />
lhs polym6rase enzymes themsolves that are princlpaly reqlired for<br />
fecognlzing th€ oNA sequenc€ component of rh6 promoter iniiialon site. The<br />
common iearirre is that transcription tacrors bind ro the sequence elemenls<br />
concenlrated upslream ot rhe ransciprion start poinr. Facrors binding ro DNA<br />
Iom a complex in which protsin-prot€in interactions aro imponad RNA<br />
polymeras€ binds as a part oi rhis cohplex and ihen inilialLon can slad at<br />
p.omor€r sgquencss which are fequ r€d for initiation. anorhor rype of site is<br />
.eqlired which enhances th€ inleraclion of such sequence caled<br />
enhancer.The c€mponent ol enhancer resemble those of lhe promoler which<br />
@nsist ol a variery ot orher elements. FNA Pol ll r .tlires some other<br />
aclessory iactors lo nitiale lranscrlpiion. The TATA box re atsd iactor which<br />
bi.ds to TATA bo( s r€qunsd to bind poym€.ase, TFllo, TFIIA TF lB and<br />
TFllE. Since TFIIO binds dnectly to rhe TATA box and other lactors blndtolhe<br />
Gsemblies complex and rhese laclors may be pan ol rhe rranscrip[on<br />
apparatus which is imporlant lor assembling a complex ln which RNA<br />
polym€raso is able ro i.itiare lhe lranscription,<br />
The pfincipl€s operal ng rranscriptional regulallon ol prokaryolc (Jacob<br />
and Monod, 1961; Glben and tMulter-Hill, 1966: Emm€r er a/., 1970) and<br />
eukaryoric viral gsnes oooz€, 1981) hav€ bsen frmly esrablished. The inst<br />
promoler ONA elements ol eukaryotic g€nes were idenlified by sequence-<br />
alignmenG (Brealhnach and Chambon, 1981) and mulallonal analyses<br />
(Grossch€dlsnd Sinstiel, 1980; McKnighl6nd Kingsbury, 19S2) oilhB regon
,rn F: cat o/.t. co.not ot <strong>H4</strong> cnre f@nq@<br />
mmediately upsveam ol the mFNA stan-sito Tj an and coLlaborato6 identitied<br />
lhe lirst ceilu lfansciplional aciivaiors with seqlence_speciic oNA binding<br />
actuny incllding Sp1 (Dynan and liian, 1943i Kadonaga a.d Tjian, 1986i<br />
Br€gs er a/., 1986r Kaddasa sl a/., l9a7r Pugh and ]lian 1990) and<br />
cTFlNF-1 (Fossnlsld a.d Kelly, 1946i Jon€s €r a/ 19a7)- subs€quently'<br />
smiar trans.adivating lactors w6r6 lsolsled jn many oiher rabo.ator6s<br />
(.eviewed in cufian a.d Ffanza, 1988i Johnson and McKnighl' 1989i<br />
Kadonagaand Tiian, 1986iStruhl, 1987i Mitchsland Tiian' 1989i Llschef and<br />
Eisennan, 1990 a and 19sob; wing€nd€r, 1990; zitt, 199o)<br />
D€ rovo synlh€6ls ol human hlslone mFNA ttanscripts<br />
T6nsc plion olriistone genss l€diiionatly has b€en studied duing lho<br />
cel cycle wth severaldisti.cl synchronization proc€dures thal €n.ich l0r cells<br />
ar deined stages dling each round oi prolireralion bv lsing chemicalv<br />
indlced blockadss, separalion prolocols based on phvslcal difiersnc€s<br />
between cells, or grofih laclor and nuried deprivalion techniques These<br />
merhods may penurb physiological coolrol mechanism ro vtious degrees<br />
and sludying codrol ol hisbn€ g€n6s duting s phase wft any or lh€se<br />
rechniques ls slbjecl 10 mulrlplo l€chnical consideralions lhat qualit lhe<br />
i.rerpr€ralon ot resuts. For examPl€, call cyco studies on hslono gene<br />
reguldon mayb6inlluenced bythe ext€.ito which th€ cellol6xpe mentat'on<br />
displays propenies ol the trans,omed PhgnotyPe (lto ela/. 1989i Horlhu6 et<br />
a/., 1990). In this study, we used lh6 Hela s3 c€ll line; this cell tvpe is<br />
polyploid and has been de.ived lrom c€tuicat carsnoma cells Although rhe<br />
p<br />
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ability to srop cell proliferation is compromis€d in HsLa s3 cells, thes€ cels<br />
maintaina reqlifementlof cellcycl€ conirolled expression of histone genes in<br />
conjunction wnh ong.ing ONA synlhasB during S ph46 progr€ssion (s€€<br />
Fig. 2). Thus, HeLa 53 cells .epresent a slilabb model lor sludying conlrol ol<br />
hisrone g€n6 rranscriprion at lhe G1/s pha$ boundary.<br />
Transcription ol human histon€ g6nes in HeLa s3 ceruical ca.c noma<br />
c€lls occurs constitltively during lh€ collcycl€, and a iransient and coordinato<br />
increaso (approximably 2 to 3-fold) in tanscription rales occurs at ths Gl/s<br />
phase boundary (Baumbach er a/., 1947)- Similady, ranscription is inc.eased<br />
sev€rauold towards s'pha* when c€lls enter lh€ cell clde lrom a qu€scenl<br />
slare (Go) (wighr ei a/., 1992). Histong g8ne t an$npton is qu4tilatively and<br />
coordinar€ly downregulared at lh€ induc€d c€ssalion ot proliferalion and onsel<br />
o, diflereniaion in human HL60 iromy€loctnic bukBmia cels, as<br />
demonslrated by rh€ shltdown of rotal <strong>H4</strong>, H2B and H1 hislonB g6n€<br />
transc.iprion and undolectable le!€ls ot individual <strong>H4</strong> (Fo10a) snd Hl h stone<br />
(FNc16)genes (colrart el a/., 19aa; Shalhoub etal, tgagr stein €! a/., 1989).<br />
Similar obsetoations have been nad€ dldng induced differenriation ot mouse<br />
3T3-L1 adipocttes (BorleLl er a/., 1992) and rat myoblasls (Bird 6a a/., 19851<br />
Larso. 3t a/., 1989), as well as dudng lh8 developmentar sequence ot<br />
difierentiatng ral primary calva.ialosl€oblasts in cellcultlro syst€ms (Owen 6t<br />
a/., 1990a,b) (see Fig. 3). Apa.t lrom lhis, lluctuations in hislon€ gene<br />
lransc ption have been obseru€d when human CF-3 loreskin libroblasG<br />
swirch lrom an actively prolilerating mod€ lo a quiescenl state and vic6 ve.sa<br />
16
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Fig.3. F€gularlon ol hlalon€ gene lrlnrcrlpuon during c€tt growth<br />
and dnef€nlb{on. organization ol the humsn hislone <strong>H4</strong> gen6<br />
promor€rrcgulBbry €l6m6nb (silss l-rv) is ilusfared. the<br />
lransa.iplion taclors that exhiblt s€qu€ncaspgcitio inreractions<br />
wnh thoso do.nalG aa€ Indical€d during the S-phase of rhe catl<br />
clcle when th€ g€n€ t9 acuvgty traNcrib€d,<br />
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(wrighr eral., 1992). Thus, regularory pror€in/DNA inte€clions may existlhat<br />
aredependenr otrh€ cel groMh$ar€, and aro ralelimitingln lh6 prolitera on-<br />
speci'ic tansc.ipion ol he$ g6n€s,<br />
I€nsci ion €.tes have also b€€n measured pr€viously i4 several<br />
srrains ot rransggnic m'ce conraining vsrious rePorter genes lused lo the<br />
human <strong>H4</strong>-FO108 histone gene prohot€r (van W,jn€n et a/., 1991a). In<br />
general hislone gen6transc ption (as rBll€clsd by reponer geng Bxpr€sson)<br />
paralle s histon€ gen€ expression at lh€ mFNA level in several tissles ol lhg<br />
adull mous€, i. paniclla liver, kidn€y, sploen and thymus tanking<br />
in ordef of<br />
increasing reralive leveis ol e4rcssion). Because ol the tighl coupling<br />
beheen hisron€ gsne expression, oNA roPlicduon and cell prorile.ation, lhis<br />
indl€les Ihat histone gene transcription rafl€cts the level ol cell proilleration<br />
wfhn rh6so lissuos. Th]s suppons |h€ €xistence ol proiteraron-spBcllc cis-<br />
acting el€msnls nluencng h stone g€ne transcrpUon.<br />
High levsls ol reponer gene €xprsssion can be obsetusd in aduh braio<br />
desplte lhat histon€ mRNA lev€ls ars almosl b6low lh€ level ol deledio^. This<br />
tissue conla ns a small populalion ol cells with proliferativ€ potsntial (4,9. glial<br />
cslls), bul consists pimaily or non.prolil€tating neuronal cslls that by<br />
deiinrlon do noi require DNA r€pllcalion depsnd6nl histonos, olher than the<br />
lmiled quantity lhat rnay be n€cessary tor lormation of chroma n during ONA<br />
repair synthesis. These iindings cbany su996st that, frst, mulliple lwels ot<br />
hisbne gene .egllalion are op€ratve in lh6 iniad animal and, second, $al<br />
redundancy n conro mechan sms is lunctionally relaled lo lhe prevenron ol<br />
19
AzzF cett Crct. Contolat<strong>H4</strong>Gen ldn*tipttan<br />
abe(ant histone syd$esis. Therelore, is not slrictly necsssary to i.voks<br />
negative regulalory transcription lactors io ordsr to strlng€ntly conl.ol histono<br />
oornrogualion ol histone gen6 tanscriPtion as measu.€d bv reporter<br />
genes has been obserued du.ing muine hepalic development .etlecting lhs<br />
onset ol in v,!o qui€scen@ and ditlercn0ation (van wijnen el a/., 1991). These<br />
modilications in lranscrlption colr€spond lo similar d€cr€ases ln histon€<br />
mBNA levels, This ind cates lhattfafscrlplonalregulation is a primary mod€ ot<br />
gene control dLring developmeni, Becaus€ transcriplion rales may or€ciy<br />
corelate wilh the presence ot ralo-limiing kansacting lactors, lhese nndings<br />
provide a i rst ind cal on for cell grofih relaled, developrnenla reguallon of<br />
hisrone gerj6 transcr ptron ractors<br />
Hisrone g€ne tanscription control by cls-.egulatory eremenrs<br />
This laboratory has been involved lor a long iime in the study ol rhe<br />
regLrlation oi hlstone gene expression th.ougholt th€ cell cycle oi cullLrred<br />
human cels.The h stone gene rspfes€.lan €xc€ll€nt modsl ior the study ol<br />
rumorogenesis or the genes which do€s not express inaLly h dlfferentaled<br />
state, bln rather lurned on and otl in a t'm6 dependent lashion. The frst 20o<br />
basepans upslream of fte histon€ Protein codi.g sequence has been<br />
desgnaled as lho proxlmal promoter, and sequences beyond that as he<br />
dista promotor ALthough lhsr€ is svidenc6 suggesllng lhat dislal y ocaled<br />
promoter elements are capable oi inllu€ncing rhe levol ol hisbne g€oe<br />
exprcssion (Krc€ge! er a/., 19a4, hese pulative distal regulatory eEmenls ar€<br />
20
atz F: cdt c/.t. c.Dtd ot <strong>H4</strong> G@ TansctiDtl@<br />
dispeosible lor c€ll cycle conlrol of histone <strong>H4</strong> gene tansciption (Ramsey-<br />
Ewing et a/., 1994), Theretore, in this study rhe tocus was on the histone<br />
proxma promol€r rsgion otthe <strong>H4</strong>-FOICA hsbne gen€, which spans several<br />
seqlence morrs consetued a_rnong hisron€ genes (van wrjn€n el a/., 19asi<br />
wells and McBrid9: 1989)<br />
rt has boen pr€vrousry shown in lhis laboratory rhat lhe TATA-box was<br />
the lksr lranscriptionar erehe.r which ls tlntionalty involved in human histone<br />
gene lranscr ption, becalselhis soqu€nc€ is sulficlent tor mediarng synrhesis<br />
or coiiect y nital€d ranscripts,n /,to ol th€ human ft4.FO1CE hislonB gene<br />
(sie(a er a/., 1983)- sludies using lho anatogous <strong>H4</strong> histon€ gene H!4a<br />
conlimed thes€ tindings and provlded indicaions lor auxiliary sequences<br />
capable ol s mllating l, v/lro transcrlption (Hanly el a/., 1985), and lurrher t<br />
has been shown rhar rhe <strong>H4</strong>-Fo108 hlstong gene has simit additio.al<br />
stimuratory seqlences (Wriqhr er ar,, 1992). Thes6 and ohef cis,acting<br />
elemenF identitied by ,n v,lro t anscipiion assays are discussed in he nexr<br />
chapters. and felared to lhe pdetn/ONA .teractions occuring at these stes<br />
/n v/vo ana ysis ot a series ot d6te on mtiranls spanning ih€ 5 ttanktng<br />
reqionolthe <strong>H4</strong>,Fol0ahistone gene has rovealed that the region inmedrarely<br />
upsream or the TATA.box is requir€d lor erpression of this gene (Kroegef el<br />
a/., 1944. ln rhese and parallel studi€s (Helms 6l a/., 1987). ndicalons were<br />
aso lound for dislaly locared e ements capable oi influencng Bxpression.<br />
Flnhenore, p.olen/DNA interactons in vivo have been established in the<br />
21
a2i2 F cdt c$t. connd d <strong>H4</strong> Gm Tdnscionon<br />
proximar promorer r€gions ol rhe human <strong>H4</strong>-Fo108 (Paurier at,, 1987) and H3-<br />
sT519 (Paul er a/., 19ag) histone gsnes wi|h genomic oNasel tootprinung<br />
assays (using solatBd nlcei) and g€nomc oMs tingeFdnling assays (lsins<br />
i.ract celrs). ao|h 9en6s appear to hav€ two protein/DNA interacrion domains,<br />
desiqnared <strong>H4</strong>-sire I, <strong>H4</strong>-sire rr, Hlsir6 | .nd H3-sn6 rr, r6spediv€1y. These<br />
domaids rep.ese c.ucial cis acling cortrol elements, and are lo.ated wilhin<br />
the lnst 0.2 kb lpslfeam of lhe coding region. The number ol pfotein/ONA<br />
co.iacts at glanlne.esdles detecled wilhin these stes is consisrent with<br />
each doman infer.cling wth more than one ONA binding prc\en in vivo. A<br />
major local poinr ol rhe studies prese €d here is related to lhe lunctionar<br />
cha.acterization of rhe tacrors binding ro <strong>H4</strong>-sit€ lr.<br />
Transcriplional modsls ror hlston€ gan€ 169ulatlon<br />
ar rh6 ons6r or rhis srudy (JUy 1992), rhe initiar concgpts for<br />
lnderstanding huhan histone <strong>H4</strong> gene l.ansc.iprion had bo€n eslabllshed<br />
(sreinera/, 1994iHdntz, r99liOstey 6ta/., 1991). The study d€scib€d 'n<br />
this thesis rep.es€nts an elpansion ol previous studies on histone gene<br />
regllarion (A.J. van wijnen, 1991, Ph.D. rh€sis, Departmenr ot c6ll Bioogy,<br />
unNersiry ol lvassachuserts, 19s1: A.L. Famsey-Ewing, Ph.o. thesis,<br />
Oepadmed ol hmunoloqy and M€dic€l Microbiology, Universily ol Flo.ida,<br />
1991). h rhese srudies, seral <strong>H4</strong>.sir6 lr rranscndio. taclors we.e<br />
characterized, and s€veral nucleotides implicatsd in cell cycle contro! were<br />
ldentiied (s6€ F gs. 3, 4 a.d 5). How6v6r, limitod intormallon was avallable on<br />
the specitic conrriburions of <strong>H4</strong>-sr€ ll bnding protsins to <strong>H4</strong> gene<br />
22
A* F: Ca|| Cycle Cbtd at <strong>H4</strong> cere rran*iotian<br />
Flg.4. schemallc repr€senlatlon ot transcription tactor<br />
htoracrions wilh hlslode gsrle promoter etements durtng<br />
ths cell cycle and to otvhg ihe onsel ot dlferentiaiion. The<br />
figr,fe shows rhe iour p nclpal regLrlatofy €lem€nis of a ceu<br />
cycrs-regulated histon€ g9n6 (t, , t, and tv)_ Modilicarions in<br />
the interaclions oia seriss of ubiquirous (a9., Ap-1, Ap-2, NFl,<br />
ATF, SP-1, TF2) and c€ll cycl€regutatory (€.9., tRF, cdc2, o/clin<br />
A, FB) raclors ar6 indicar€d duing c6llcycl6 p.ogr€ssion and<br />
posrproltemtvely in difierenriated ce[s. The upregutalon of<br />
hisron€ gene ranscdprion at lhe G1ls phase ransirion poinr tn<br />
lhe cel c)cle is mediat6d by phosphoryaiion dependent<br />
interaclions of IFF and H|NF-D (cdc2, cyctin A, RB) at the si!6 n<br />
cell cycle.regularory etom6nr Downregutation ol hjsrone gene<br />
tansc.iption at lh€ prolif€ration/diflgrentia on transirion poinr is<br />
runclionally related loloss ot lranscriplion tactor bindtng at sites<br />
ll. Occupancy of siro lby HiNF-4, SPl, afd ATF is constitutive tn<br />
proliferaiiru, quiescent, and differontialedcelts.<br />
23
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inieracts wih ai teast |l|re€ ctassos ol trEnscriflion tacrors hst<br />
are dll'€.e.!a[y r€gujatsd €nd bas€d on th€,rjdBnr,hss Eppear ro<br />
operate in difter€nt c€tt signsJlng pahways. Facior HiNF_M<br />
wl|ich rec€nty has b€€n id€nrifsd as fle oncsgeDs-gncoded<br />
protejn lRF.? and $6 rslatod turnor-suppressor prorern rBF-1<br />
recognizE th6 sam9 elomsnt (M,box) tocated in lhe mo$ d6ral<br />
segment ot <strong>H4</strong>,Siro j HiNF-P/<strong>H4</strong>-TF2 is a publiv€ <strong>H4</strong> gene<br />
sp€cilic tactor which binds prcxjmatto HiNF-M/|FF.? but its sire<br />
(P'box) ovortaps in part wilh th6 M.box; HiNF-D r6pr€sen6 a<br />
muftjcornpon€nt p.otsln cod€ining th€ clclin dependent kinase<br />
CDC2, cyctin A snd an BB rclarod proiein, and HiNF.D inte€cts<br />
with th6 enlif€ Site |, inctuding the reglon ctoss to the IATA bo(<br />
locarod in lh6 most pronmal segrnent ot Sit6 l,
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3lhllrllon c.I cycl. control<br />
aa a at-<br />
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A2t2 F Cer Ctrte cannd d tlr Gde r@apt'a<br />
ransq pllonal conirol during lhe @ll cycl€- lh6 liEt obleciiv6 ol this study was<br />
lo assBss rhe i.dividla contributions ol Hlstone Nuclear Factors (HiNF's)<br />
interacling wilh <strong>H4</strong>-site ll ro the level ol transc ion. S€condlv we sludLed<br />
involvem€nr ot these HiNFs in $e l€mporal .egulation ol histone gene<br />
rranscriplion d! ng th€ cellcycle.<br />
Whil€ lhis work was in operalion a.umber ol oth6r labo€lories hav6<br />
also ini at€d and/or codlnued sludios on histon€ g€m otganizaton and<br />
expresson, For examPle, s€v€ral hlsion6 g6n€s wars recenlly clon€d and<br />
charact€rizod in many ditlerBnl sp€cies (Albig d a/ , 1991 ; Oobn€r er a/.' 1991 i<br />
Drab€nt et a/, 1991, 1993r Nakayama €.d S€roguchi,, 1991i Oonq er €/-<br />
1994). l. addton, lho €rPrBssion pattsrns ol disrinct hislone geres has been<br />
analyzod d! ng diflgr€.lalion (Koppel €l a/., 1994i lvanova er 3/ l994ai<br />
Budeind s? at., rs4i albig el a/., 1993i Col'ad er a/., 1992) or i6 ths c€ll cycle<br />
(Famsey el a, ., 19o5; Brocard el a/., 1994r H€ints. 1991i wolle and GriFes,<br />
1993; choi and chas., 1993i Kremer and Kis er, 1992i Eilers ea a/' 1994i<br />
sreinel€/. 1994ivanden E el a/., 1994; Fams€y el a/ , 1994; Boute.ia d a/.,<br />
1993j gonner er a/., 1993; Lim and cha€., 19924 Gom€z-coadrado €t a/<br />
1992). Fudhefinor€, a nLrmb€r ol cis-acling 6lemer't hsve been described io'<br />
many hisrone qenes (Hatch and aonn6r., 1995; lvanova er 3/ 1994b1<br />
Khochbin and t?wrence, 1994; Ohshig€ el a/, 1993r Khochbin and wolre,<br />
1993t Hlnkley and Perry, 1992i G mes€la/,19S2: ChOi and chae 1991;<br />
Wolto and Grlmes, 1991; van winon €13/, 199la b,c) and m€ cognate vans'<br />
acti.g iactors have also been lde.lili€d (Madinelli and H€inlz 1994i van<br />
w',nenerar 1904. Sh€@ood el a,., 1993, van W',qnen el a/ 1992abc 1991i<br />
27
A.E F: Cet CEl. Cotuot ot <strong>H4</strong> t3.M f@btbn<br />
Huh er at, 1991 I Palb €l a/,, 1S). D$pil6 lhb $densivo s€l of dala oblai.ed<br />
by difierent hboralodes sp6daliznE on hlslorE genl3, hduding lh€ stein<br />
labo.atory, the work pr€s6nt6d ln lhis th€sb rspresants th6 frrst 6vld6nc6 tof<br />
rhe imponanco ot rhs co.nbin€d adn ni€s ol rruhbl€ lactoG in the rcgulation ot<br />
hisrone gene 6xprosion d!.ing rhe c€! q/d.,<br />
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Materials and Methods<br />
MUTAGENESIS <strong>OF</strong> SITE II BYi'OLECULAR CLONING<br />
lh€ hisron€ <strong>H4</strong> gens promorg (F19. 5) us€d in this sludy is detivsd<br />
lrom plasmad FOIOa which was cloned in this laborarory by Si6na er at<br />
(1983). The 0.2 kb prcmoter ol d|e <strong>H4</strong>-Fo108 gene was llsed lo lhe caT<br />
g€ne by or. Anna Aams€y-Ewing (Fam36y'Ewng €t a/., 1994) Th€ res!fting<br />
4.55 kb iusion construct was desiEnal€d pFOICaCAT; this plasmid repf6s€nts<br />
rh6 witd type conEttuct, which was used hroughod ltE mutag€nees studi€s'<br />
Muranr p.omolsr c!.rsLucls co.tanhg th6 c T rcpo.ler 9en6 w€.€ Pr6pded<br />
by an origonucl€oridE cassetle apprcachs (Frgs, 5,6 a.d 7) .<br />
Plasmd us€d in lhs studY contalns the <strong>H4</strong> proximaL prornol€f ol lh€<br />
pFOlOa gen€ and spans nuclsolidos (nt) '240 to _38 (rslativs ro $e<br />
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Flg.6. w dryp€ and mutant 84 promotor ste I sequ€nc$.<br />
Subsrftrrkn, ins€nion and d€t€titon muratioos rv€re inroduc€d<br />
into Sire ! within the cooiaxt of ih6 <strong>H4</strong> proxm& promor€r lo<br />
eslablish the r€qrlrement tc,r bindhg cd HINF s io site L capibt<br />
|enors and dash€s show th€ witd type s€qu6n@, sma tenels<br />
show substitutions or Ins€dlons and da.k lni.angtss show the<br />
deletions,The €ft€ct ol sach rhutalion on the binding ot HiNF-p,<br />
HiNF-M and HiNF-O ts indicst€d In the cotumns to the rioht,<br />
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phosphorylatsd and ann€alBd ,rte trayod ends w8re frll€d in<br />
wth Krenow and digested wirh Psl L (a) pFo10€ sas d6av€d<br />
wirh Pst | / Nae I and lh6 oligonud€otide casselt€ trom (A) was<br />
rigated into ih€ Pst | / Na€ | sires ot <strong>H4</strong> veclor puc19 which<br />
r6sults in rhe inlermedialr dorc A. (C) pFOl0€ CAT was c{€av€d<br />
with Pst I ro isolar€ lhe caT tragment and ligaled into linearlz€d<br />
inbem€diate clono A, rssulting in site ll <strong>H4</strong> mutant promoEr CAI<br />
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/',r 'q<br />
I
ND F: C.ll C\cte Cdtuot ol l1a GM I@Eaoti@<br />
translalional stan codon; lh€ mFNA cap sit€ is localed at nt _3o) (van Wjnen et<br />
a/,, 1991). This conslrlci lvas frst dig€sted with th€ r€striction enzym€ Nae I<br />
ioltowsd by ethanol prgopnaiion. Tho dig€sled DNA was then cut wilh Pst I to<br />
relsas€ rhe wild lype <strong>H4</strong> site ll seqlonc6 which spans nt_93 lo .3a<br />
lsolatlon ol DNA lragmEnts<br />
fte large Nael/Psll lragment (containing th€ remainder oi lhs <strong>H4</strong><br />
prcmor€r fused to puclg) was isolaled Lom 1% agaros€ gel a.d eluled in<br />
dialysis rubng (moecular weighr cul-oil of 12,000 - 14,000). fte lLrbing was<br />
prcparcd as descibed prcviously (rlranialis el ar, 1982)- The tubing was cd<br />
inro piec€s of con!€nienr lengrh (10 - 20 cm) and boiled for 10 minutes in 2%<br />
(w/v) sodium b calbonale and 1 mM EDTA (ethylons diamine tetra acetic acid)<br />
solulon. The tlbes were wash6d ssveraltim€s wilh dslilled H20 and lhen<br />
boilad agBin ior t0 minures in 1 mM EoTA (pH 8.0). The tubss wsre kept<br />
storedar4'cin a large volum€ ot TE bufe. (10 mM Tis.HCl, 1 ml"{ EOTA, pH<br />
8.0). Thrclghout ths procedLr€, lh€ dialysis tublng was hand ed wrh<br />
Th€ srltsd oNA was purilied by passing the eluate through ElutiprM<br />
min-collmns (Schlecher and Schuell) according to the ma.ufacturers<br />
suggestions- In bri€i, Elulips were cut at the botton and wash€d with 2 ml high<br />
salt bufer 0.0 M Nacl, 20 mM Tris-Hct, pH 7-3-7.5, 1.0 mM EDIA) using a<br />
syfng€, subs€qlenrly the syinge was washed wilh 3-5 rnlof low sall blfier<br />
(0.2M NaCl20 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.3-7.5, 1.0 mM EO'A). A iiher was lixed lo<br />
lhe Elutp ro r€move gel padicles and lhe DNA sampls was passed hrough<br />
34
aziz F: cel crd. cotuot d 81 cd. fnBdidlon<br />
the tip wrh rhe l ltor. The oNA (2.9 kb) was rccovgrcd by ethanolprocipltalion<br />
and used jn subsequenr cloning experimen$ as lhe v€clor lragnenl-<br />
synrherio oNA l.agd€nrs conraining speciric muraio.s in the binding<br />
sires ol disrincr <strong>H4</strong>-Site ll binding prot€ins (HiNF's) were design€d. Ihese<br />
oligonucleoridas span ihe sam6 Nael/Pstl sequenc€s as removsd irom lhe<br />
orgina pFPr conslruct (see above) and wer€ rcins€ded in rhe Nael/Pstsit6s<br />
ot the 2.9 kb vector r.agme by unidjrediodal cloning. si.gle-straded<br />
oligonucl€olid€s w€rs ftst traclionared by slectrophoresis in adonaluring 12%<br />
polyacrylamid€ ger(S€q!ag€[M), ellred by dirlusion 6nd recoverad by ethanol<br />
The murant promoter was designed in such a way thal lhe test<br />
oligonucleotides (lop strandi nt -931o -53 ol the sense slrand) hyb.idizes wilh<br />
rh6 u.ive.sal adaptor AOP.3 (bonom sl.andi nl $7 to '3€ oi lhe anli sense<br />
strand plus 12 nucreotlde oi linker sequ€nco) (Fig.7). Bolh rhe bp and bonom<br />
oligonucleotdes were each phosphorylat€d with T4 kinas€ and annealed. The<br />
sing e-ska.ded ov€rhangs oflh6 hybridiz6d oligonucl€otides wer€ I lled in wilh<br />
Kenow polymerase (New England Biolabs) and th6n cd wnh Psi L Th€<br />
ponion span.inE nt -93 1o -38 which has a 5 blunl 6nd 3 P$ I €nd was<br />
separated lrom the shon rnk6r sequenc6 by ethanol precipital on, and clo.sd<br />
inro rhe Na€l/Pstl srr€s oI lh6 pFP-l v€ctor fragmont. Th€.€sul ng s€i ol<br />
prasmids in which €ach oi rh€ cloned mutant <strong>H4</strong> sita ll lragmenls is iused lo<br />
lhe remainder ol rhe <strong>H4</strong> pfomorer, will b€ rslored to as intermediare hltanl<br />
<strong>H4</strong> promoler constructs. Ttu lhird st€p in the proc€dure was to prepare lh€<br />
35
aziz F: call cr'cl. cqttnt at <strong>H4</strong> Gqe 7ldns.detian<br />
mulant <strong>H4</strong> promoter/CAT tusion construcl- To engineer fte cAT repoler<br />
gene in ifo ol rhe mulant promot€r sequsnces, lhe inlemedialo conslruds<br />
were dig€st€d wilh Psl I, dephosphorylaied as d€scribed below and puriied<br />
Th€ llneariz€d inrermediate plasmids w€r€ lr€aled with calf lnlestnal<br />
phosphataso lo remove lhe 5 teminal phosphale group. This step reduces<br />
self ligation dlring the lgauon reaction and w€s Pedormed as described<br />
prevjously (Maniatis el a/., 1982). In biet, lhe working butfer lor the snzym€<br />
conbins 500 mM Tis Hcl (pH 8.5), i mM EDTA and 1 mM spenidlne, and<br />
's<br />
prcparcd irom a 10 x bufter obtained lrom lhe supplisr (Boehringer<br />
Mannheim). Ihe desied ONA fraqmenl to be d€PhosPhorylated was mrxed<br />
wilh 0.01 unil per pmol 5'ends at 37'C tor 30 minules. After the li.st<br />
inclbaton, a second allqlol of th€ 6nzyme was added a.d lhe sample<br />
rncubaled tor an additional30 minutes at 50'c. The reaction was stopped by<br />
adding 0.1 [4 EGTA (elhyleneglyclfbis(p-aminoethyletre.) N,N,N',N:telra<br />
acetic acid) and lhe enzyme was h€at- nactivaled tor 30 mlnlies at 65'c. Ths<br />
DNA was €nraded twics wnh an equal volume of phenol/chlorctom/isoamyl<br />
atcoholi'25:24:1vlv/v)(saru€led wirh 10 mM Trls/Hcl, pH 8.0 and 1.0 mM<br />
EDTA) afd recove.qd by ethanolprecalat on.<br />
The nsert lragm€nt was prepafed by digssling pFOloEcAT wlh Psl I<br />
ro rerease lhe 1 7 kb Pstl/Psrr kagmenl spanning lhe chlo.amphenicol<br />
36
a2lz F: celt cyd. c.ntol d <strong>H4</strong> G@. fansqbtbn<br />
acevlt.ansferas€ (CAT) g€n6. Thls CAT lragm6 was inserted inlo the<br />
irnermediate constructs to yield th6linal mutant <strong>H4</strong> promoler/cAT conslructs-<br />
Ligation reacrions we.o set up by adding lhe vector and Lnsert f.agmenls d a<br />
rnolar ralio oi 1r5 (vectoiinsed) tor cofstruction ol ihe inlerrnsdiate plasm ds<br />
and 1:3 tor ligalions lnvolving rh€ cAT fragment and the intermediale mliant<br />
clnslrucl- Feaction were iniliated by addition ol 1 unil of T4 ONA ligase in a 20<br />
rl reacrion vollme which includes 1 X ligase butfer (50 mM HCIpH 7.6, 10 mM<br />
Mgc2, 10 mM DTT (dthlothretol), 1 mlM ATP,50 pglml BsA, bovlne serlm<br />
alblmin). Each Ligation mixtu.e conrained a totalof r00 n9 oNA. To check ior<br />
lhe p.esence ot recombinant DNA Lagmenr, as weli as lhe efecliveness of the<br />
ligalion reaclion, 5 rlol ligalion mixtur€ was loaded on a 1% agarose gel.<br />
oNA rransformallon inro E col/ baclerla<br />
Frepa.arbn ol compelenl callr<br />
A l0 ml culrlre of e co, DHSd was grow. wirhout ampicillin by<br />
inclbaron overnighl ln a shaking inclbator. A sampls oi the culture (2<br />
ml) wasinoculaied nro 1@m oiLB medium in a side-arm flask wilhout<br />
anpicillin. To monito. bacleial Eowth, tr€ optical densily ol the culture<br />
was determined d 30 minur€ ideruals until lh€ c1rllure reached a<br />
densry of 0.400 A@. Bact€ria cultufes we.e vansl€fied into lwo 50 rnl<br />
conicsllub€s, and chill€d on lc€ lor 10 minules. Bacrerial pellers woro<br />
collected by c€nritugalion ar 2!0o rpm for 5 minutes at 4'c in an lEc<br />
rotor. Each p€llel was rssusp€odsd in 10 ml ol CaCl2 bufier (60 mM<br />
CaCl,, 1s% glyc€rc|, 10 mM Pipes) and again pe leled by
tniz F: cen c\tto contat ot <strong>H4</strong> G@ I@.ttott@<br />
cenlrilugation. The bacteria wsrs resuspended in 10 ml ol CaCl2 bulfer<br />
per rub€ and chilled on ic€ tor 30 minLtes. compot€nt c€lls were<br />
co eded by cenr lugation as dessbod above and rosLrspendsd n 2<br />
mloicacl, bulier pertub€. Aliquors (10o,,1) ol the compstent bacteia<br />
wer€ transleiied into approximatsly 40 Eppendort tubes (1.5 ml) and<br />
f.ozen down in liquid nit ogen al -70'C.<br />
Baclerial translormatlon<br />
Ligalon rnixtures wer€ lransiormed into DHsd by slendard merhods<br />
(Manlatis el a/. 1942).In bri€t, approximately 100 rl ol competent cells<br />
were lhawed on ice and 25 ng of plasmid DNA c 40.80 ng ol igated<br />
oNA mixt!rc was mixed g€nlly and incubaled on ice ior 30 minutes.<br />
The tubes were then transteiied ro a wat€r bath s€l at 42 0'c for<br />
exactly 90 second lo heat-shock lhe cells. Subsequently, 1 ml LB<br />
medilmwirhoLt ampicillin was added and lhe tubes were incubaled al<br />
37'c tor 30 minlrtes whte shaking. For bacteria translormed with<br />
igation mxrures, tlbes wer€ cenkfuged lo. 10 second 10 colect lha<br />
pellgls These pe leG were roslspended in 1 /<br />
10 ol ihe oflg nal volume,<br />
and ih€ resultlng bacterial suspensions were sprsad on ampicilln<br />
(anp) conhini.g LB agar plares. For the cornrol tanstornations w'th<br />
unrr6at6o c.rc-ldr plasm,d oNA (whEh translorns fud' morP<br />
elilcienrly) 50- i 0o p oi rhe or ginal ranslormallon rnixur€ was spread<br />
overamp/LB ag plares. Plates were incubated in an invened position<br />
ar 37'c lor 16 ro 20 hr, lesulring in bacterial colonies wilh a diamete. ol<br />
38
A2iz F Cett cycta contat al Hl Gene I'ansciPtiah<br />
0.5 to 1.0 mnr. Clones $€f€ eith€t Picked and dirsctly Prccessed ior<br />
min|pbsrnd prcparadons, or itanslgr€d b a solid suppo'l<br />
(nilrocellulose membran€ discs) and lysed in situ as a pr€Ude lo<br />
colony hybridizaton rcp.€ss s a laPid and otlectiv€ technique lo<br />
rsorato and id€nfry rccomblnant plasmids grown on LBlanljbiotic plal6<br />
by lransf€r of bacierialcolonieg lo nilrocsllulos€ inembranes (Hanahan<br />
ard M6s€lson, 1943). Alt matsials 4d solutions were aLnoclaved<br />
beto.e uss. Nitrocellulose m€mbranes were wrapp€d in duminum foil<br />
and auloclaved ior 15 cyclos. Ligstion mixturas wsrs lransformed inlo<br />
DHsd and spread on LB/anlibiolic agar plal€s. Th€ pLates w6rs<br />
incubated overnig al37'C i.rntilthe colonies were grown 0.5 mm in<br />
diameter and removed from rhe incubabr'<br />
Nitrocellulose membran€ discs were wotred using lorceps by placing it<br />
over LB/anllboric agff plates wLthoul colonles Ths discs wer€ lilt6d<br />
and gently placed over a second aqar pLat. containing baclsriar<br />
colonies. fte membanes wers slighlly pressed to albw rhe colonies to<br />
adhsrc lo th€ d scs. The postof ol lh€ membrane drscs were ma {eo<br />
by pu.clut lng aneedlohrough bothlhe membranaand the agar' Ths<br />
is idporlant tor orientng lhe membrane and lutu.e idertification ol lhe<br />
positavB colonles. The memb.ane which now conlains a replica ol lhe<br />
original bacleria colonleswas removed and temporarily slored onto the<br />
39
,n|z F: celt C@to Conn , ot H1 Gene f@qtdi@<br />
agar plate used lor the initial wening ot the mgmbran€i the m€mbrane is<br />
positioned race-up' (re, trrs bacl€rial sids is on lop) Ihe oiginal<br />
plales w€re saved and incubated ove.n ght at room temPerature Io<br />
regain bact€rial colonies.<br />
Th€ membranes containing bacterial colonies were lysed dnedly on lhg<br />
membrane disc by placidg il onlo whahan 3MM paper lor 5 minules,<br />
whch was pre.soaked in 0.5 N4 NaOH solution. The m€mbrane disc<br />
was n€utralizsd for 3 to 5 ninltes by placing it onlo another 3MM<br />
Whahan sheet, which was saturated wilh a solution ol 1 M Tris/Hcl<br />
{pH 7.5), The membrans discs were ina$ated tor an additonal 5<br />
minures on anoth€r set ol3M[4 whahan sheets, saiuraled with 0.5 M<br />
Tris-HCl pH 7 5 and 1.25 i,,l Nscl, and th6 discs wore air drled. Th€<br />
DNA from th€ Lysed bacl€.ia was lired tothe membrane by Placlng the<br />
disk under the UV,ighl tor 1 minule, and stored al 4'C in a sealed<br />
plaslic bag. DNA {ragments spanning the inse.l was radiolabeled wilh<br />
rhe PrimentrM Gndom prim6d oligolabeling kit (Stratagene) as<br />
dessbsd by ihe manulaclLrr€r. lvlemblane discs wers pfe-hJ7bddized ln<br />
25 ml of pre-hyb.idization solution containinq 5 X ssc (5 x ssc was<br />
obhinsd from a 20 x ssc stock which contains 0.3 M sodium cltrale<br />
and3 M sodium chloride, pH 7.25),5 x Denhaidl s soluion (lrom a 100<br />
x srock conla.i.g 2% polyvinylpyrol done, 2% licol, 27o bovine serLrm<br />
arblmin), O.O5 i.,l sodium phosphate bufier [pH 67i a 1 rr,4 slock'<br />
solution ol phosphale buftff pH 6.7 is oblained by mixing 6€5 ml ol 1rM<br />
40
E2 F. cen crct. Connat al <strong>H4</strong> c*e Tansctipnon<br />
NaH2PO.6nd 315 ml ol 1M NatlPo.l' !o !g/ml denaturcd slmon<br />
sperm oNA and 500,6 lormald6hy@. Th8 m6mbran6s wers incubated<br />
wirholr radiolabeLed DNA in pr€.hybridizalion sollllon tor o.e rrour 3l<br />
65'c. This solullon was renov€d lrom lho cylind€r and .eplac€d by 3_4<br />
ml hybridi2alion solulion [5 x sSC, 5 x Denhardi's soiulion,002 M<br />
phosphare bufer. pH 6.71, gl)% to,maldehyd€ Badio'lab€led DNA<br />
Prcbe (2x1@ cpm/ml) was boiled inth6 P€sence oi 100,rglmlsahon<br />
spefm oNAlor l0 minltes and add6d tothe hybridyzal on mlxtlre 'rhe<br />
membranes w€re hybridized lor 20. 24 hours at 42'C Subsequentlv,<br />
lhe memb.anes were rinsed twice with a wash_solution (6 x scc and<br />
0.1% sodium dodecfl sulphat€ lsDsl) at 65'c Each rinse was<br />
periormsd in a shaking wale. bath foi 30 minutes. The membrane was<br />
washecl o.ce wllh 2 x SSC 0.1% SDS al 65 C tor 15 minules.<br />
Membranes w6r€ died on a lilt€r Pap€r and subjed to €utoradiographv<br />
by ovemight exposure at -70'C using xiay f|m (Kod.k X_OMAI aR,<br />
Easrman Kodak). The onginal aga. plates on trt'ich lho coronres were<br />
qrown. wefe alig.ed lo lhe X-rsy li m for idenlilication and processing ol<br />
positve clones {see Fig.8)<br />
Small sc.le isolation orplasmid DNA<br />
Prasmid oNA lrom 2 ml cultures was prepared bv th€ boiling melhod as<br />
described previously (Hohes and Auigl€y, 1941). Singl€ colonies were<br />
lnoculared in 2 ml LB medum and incubated at 37'C ovornight, Alqlols ol<br />
each cullure (15 ml) were ransle(€d into 1.5 ml EpPendod Ubes and
A2t2 F: Con Cat t C@nntottla6wlruEdEd@<br />
NNhLadnentds<br />
Fig. & colony hybddarton sq€€olng ol lranstorm€d bacteria.<br />
Et6ck spots indicaiB the prE€nco ol po€itve CAT clon6 shich<br />
w€r€ lal€r isolaied by aligning tho nilrocellulose m€mbran6lo lh€<br />
agar plaies conlainlng lho orlgnal colonies 63 dsscdbed in<br />
"fiitstsdal and Melhods". (A) repres€nts th6 wlldtvp€ TM-3 snd<br />
(8, c, snd D) rcprssenls lho niltanI oT-9, lN91o and suB-lj<br />
42
Colony hybridization<br />
4a<br />
aa<br />
a<br />
a
AzE F: Cel Cvcle Cotuat at <strong>H4</strong> eqe ftanscttoltan<br />
c€nrriluged lor 30 second at 14,000 lpm (Eppendori microiLrge) to colect the<br />
bacterial pellet. The supernalant was discsrdod and the ce|l p€llet was lysed in<br />
150 /r or STEI bufer (50 mM Tis HCr pH 8-0, 50 mM EDTA, a% sucrose, 5%<br />
Tdton). The conrenb ol the rub€ w6r6 boited exactly tor @ seco.ds a.d the<br />
rub€s wer€ canrrituged for 15 minutss al room temperarure st 14,000 rpm io<br />
collect tlra pellet. The pellgt which r6pr€sents bacterial debris co.taining<br />
chrornosomal DNA, was removed with ast€r16tooth pick. Ths plasmd ONA ln<br />
lho romaining lysate was prscipitatsd by addlng 200 /rl ol isopfopano and<br />
micro-cenl.ilugaton ol the mixtule tof 10 to 30 minutes at 4'C. The pe l€l was<br />
washed with 70% elhanol (1e, 10O &l was added to the pellet, and the lube<br />
was spun 5 ro 10 minutes, Ihe pellst was at dried and the oNA dissolved<br />
'or<br />
in 40 rlolTE buffer.<br />
ldentltlcatlon ot clones<br />
Restriction endonuclsase dl9ssllon<br />
To identify co.structs containing oligonucleotide inserls, plasmid<br />
clones we.e digested wirh specilic restrictjon enzymes. Presenc€ ol lhe<br />
oliqonucleoides cassetles would recreate a site lor Ava ll (lor all<br />
mlranrs sxcepr GT.g) and increasa the size ot one ol rhe Taql<br />
l.agments. Pst was used to conlirm thatrhe oligonucleotides contai.ed<br />
lhe proper proxmal l€rmlnal soquences. Thereiore, lhe mini<br />
preparations of pDNAs wefo individually digesied wilh lhe restricron<br />
endonucleases Ava ll, Taql, Psl I and E@Rl. Typical .esviclion<br />
endonuclease reaclions morained lhe desired plasmid DNA (4 /l) and
,dd f . c.t cfi|e cotud d <strong>H4</strong> cd'e f@daton<br />
2 sr 10 X readron bunor (suPPli6d by N.w England Blorabs; 10 X Bulrer<br />
3 or 10 x butfer 4 was us€d; 1 x 8ufisr 3 contains 50 mM Tris_HCl, pH<br />
79, lOmMMgCl, IOO mM NaCl, 1mMOTI| l XBufi€r4 contains 20<br />
mM Tr s'ac6tar€, pH 7,9,10mM megngsium acetal€,50 mM polassium<br />
acetate, 1 mM DTT), Th€ fsacton volumewas b.ought up to 20rlwllh<br />
distiled wal6r. Feactions w6rs InitlaGd by addilion ol 10 units ol<br />
enzyrne (added in 2 ,rl a iquots lrom diluled €nzyme stocks) Fsaclions<br />
were rncubated al 37 c lor 2 . 4 hours, The samples we.e lradionaled<br />
by 1% agarose eleclropho.Esas. lollow€d by erhidium b.omide $aining,<br />
and eEmination using long-wave uhr6viol6l light p10 nm 6lter) (see<br />
Fig.9)<br />
DNA €eq!enc*anarFl6<br />
Each mulanl co.strlcls was sublsct€d to s€quence analvsis oi lhe<br />
reglon m lhe <strong>H4</strong> promorer suiiollnd ng Fl4 Sil€ llin bolh lhe sense and<br />
antisense stands. Ths p.ocedur€ was pedom€d to connrm pfesence<br />
ol the deslg.ated mLrlatlon, and abs€nca of possible mutations<br />
genera@d during lhe Kl€now medialed cloning prod€dlre. sequence-<br />
analyses wer€ pedomed by uslng a commsrcially avaibbb oNA<br />
sequencmg kn (sequenass v€rsion 20i usB carabgue number<br />
70770). As described by rh€ manufactursr, app.oximalelv 4_5 pg ol<br />
clean DNA (lreated wth FNas€ or CsCl preparation) was h€aled with<br />
one primer (ehhe. the foNard primsr or rcv€rso primor) at 95'C lor 5<br />
minutes. Sequenase 5 x reaction bufi3r was added and tubes were<br />
45
Mz F: C.lt Cttl. C@tol ol H1 C@e tuffictlp|@<br />
M.bntls and Mohods<br />
Flg.9. Ae4rb on en:yms.n!ly3ts ot posluve clon*. Each plasmid<br />
prcpsrutbn sas dig6E!6d with the charsclsristrc reslriclion<br />
6ndonucteases to decft lh€ pr€s€nc€ of sp€cific mutauons or<br />
th€ presencs ot t\s cAT g€ne an t€ corEtruct. uc, E, ET and<br />
Ava r€presents uncut oNA or sampl€s digest€d wilh EcoR l.<br />
EcoF l/raq I and Ava ll restrltlon €nzvmos, r€sp6ctiv6lv. The<br />
mol€cllar weight markff (m) was I DNA digssted with Hind llr<br />
and EcoF l. Molecirtar R€rghts of the marker bands are as<br />
iotkMs: 21.23. 5.1{8, 4,97, 4.26, 3.50, 2.027, 1.904, 1.544,<br />
1.375,0.947, 0.831, 0.564, 0.125 (Kilobas€ pairs)<br />
46
Restriction Analysis Of Mutants<br />
e'b:e'b: e'bi<br />
f--f-Fl'<br />
9,ni<br />
I lel I | |<br />
g.r j s.a i e,5i 9'rs<br />
47
a2t2 F: cdr cw. ctuc ot <strong>H4</strong> 6.n. f@d4@<br />
raostered io ih6 37.c wat6r bath to. 15-20 minul€s tor annEati.g,<br />
Dunng |his lncubation, ths did€oxyructsotird€ l€mina$m mtes (2.5 /<br />
each ol ihi lour dille.enr basss, i6., dA! dT, dc and dc) werc added in<br />
small 5OO pl €ppendo.l tubss a.d tstt at rcom tgmp€€turc. |.;beting<br />
mir (provid6d in the kD was dlutod 1:5 wilh di3iitt€d tt, and 2 Et of this<br />
dilurion kas added in e8ch rnn€ating r.action 0o a totat votume ot 10<br />
pl). Each annoa,ing r€adion was turther 3uppi6h€ntisd with 1 / ot 0,1<br />
M OTT, r rlol lssl dATP {10 /ci/,lti sp€cilic acttity 1OOO Cilmmot)<br />
aod wilh 2 /l of a 1 t7 mixur€ of th6 s€qu6nas6 €nrym€ and saquenass<br />
dilution bufi€. (linal votum€: 14 /t), Aflar indbation room<br />
temperauro ror 5 minutssi 3,5 ,, ol €acn ,6action was add€d to !h€<br />
.ucr€olida spocilic tsrminarion mix€s (,,€,, cra, cIT, dc and dc mixrures)<br />
akeady aliquored. Tubas wer6 irct,bated tor an additionat 5 minutes<br />
and slopp6d by adding 4 /t ot gsl to8ding buf6r. AI samptes werc<br />
heared lor 4-5 minutes 6t 8o'c b€iorc toading on a 6%<br />
polyacrylamid6/0.7 M urca d6naturi.E gst. Th€ gat was c6st€d with a<br />
shark s toorh comb. ons hou bsfoG toading, lhe get was p€run lo.<br />
15-30 minul€s, and was run lor 2.2.5 hours a,r6. toadtng tha sampres<br />
(gr€crrophor€sB !m6 dep€nds on rh6 si26 ol DNA t agm€nts and the<br />
@ii6spondn9 s€qu6nc€s ro b€ Fad). IhE g€l was dried und€r<br />
vacuum and e4osed to Kod6l( i-oMAT AF film overnight and<br />
deveroped |he n6lt mo.ning (s€€ Fi$. 10, 11 €nd 12).<br />
48
,d, F: ccl crc!. cqfrol ot H10d fdtsld@<br />
Flg.10. olla aaqsoflcr lnalyab ol <strong>H4</strong> promoiai conalucb I <strong>H4</strong> Sit6<br />
n wildtpo TM3 srd tt€ rdsrt GT€, INS-10 6nd sUB11 cAT<br />
constucts wBr€ $q!€nced udno the puc19 iorward pdmef on<br />
ih6 <strong>H4</strong> pfomobr s€ns€ stand. Each 3€q$nc€ r6ads tom ghi<br />
b bn ss A T G C.Ih€ loca{on ol Sn6 | 6nd Sft€ ll s6qu6nc€€ ars<br />
indc€lsd. P and M indicat6 P-bo( and M-box, resp€clivet<br />
GATC r€pr€senE a linkgr s€quencr dld Psl I ard Mun I<br />
rsslridio; ondonucleas€ sitos arE shown x,ih a.rows.<br />
49
DNA sequencing of<br />
wt IM-3 m GT-g<br />
I<br />
!<br />
q<br />
a<br />
I<br />
h I I<br />
---h<br />
-rg<br />
PUC 19<br />
t<br />
t<br />
3<br />
<strong>H4</strong> promoter constructs<br />
m INS-10 m SUB-11<br />
l1<br />
l-<br />
*<br />
.l<br />
torward primer/<strong>H4</strong> oromoler sense-slrand<br />
50<br />
;
AtIzF: Cd CJ.L Cdtuotol BaGq:€lat'!€ipns N.lddsad Mdhdh<br />
Flg. 11. DllA s€quenc€ snllyl|3 or <strong>H4</strong> promotet consltucts ll. <strong>H4</strong> sne<br />
ll ftu.iant caT construcE Mc-7, TCNn2, FAM-14 and FAM-15<br />
wer€ sequencsd uslng lhe puc19 iorward primBr on the <strong>H4</strong><br />
s€ns€ strand (s€3 Fig. l0).<br />
51
DNA sequencing of <strong>H4</strong> promoler conslrucls<br />
m MC-7 m TCN-12 m FAM-14 m FAM-'15<br />
-rt :<br />
PUC 19 lorward primer/<strong>H4</strong> promoter sense-staand<br />
52<br />
t<br />
:
,.8 F: 6t W @tlol o, rk 0.,t rn',dfi,F.,<br />
fr.12,<br />
oru r€$.noa rdFb ol rn P.oior.t co.}!{r!d. lll. $dd<br />
typ€ R)IOS <strong>H4</strong> Eb ll p|tn Lr Cr'T corEt|.td 3in HI'{FLl<br />
bhd|E ste rruaii cal cql3llJob M8P.l6, MPiF17, lnd IGM'<br />
18 w€re sequ.nc€d u.tng lh. puc19 torward prlmv on t4€ <strong>H4</strong><br />
!€.86 srd (3€o Flg; 10).<br />
53
DNA sequencing of <strong>H4</strong> promoter construcls<br />
wt FO1O8 m MSP-16 m MPM-17 m lcM-18<br />
a<br />
:l=<br />
" 16<br />
""1<br />
PUC 19 lorward primer/<strong>H4</strong> Dromoter sense-stGnd<br />
]'
ldD F: Cett CrL Cotuot at t14 G* Iwion@<br />
Preparation ol glycerol stock badlorlal strairu lor slorage<br />
sacterial cullurcs 0O mD Mr€ prepared by inodla on tom a singl6<br />
colony or trom a previous glycerol stock (25 _ 50 pl) and ovsrnighl incubalion<br />
at 37'C wlh shaking. Ihe nexl morning 500 rlol g.own bacteria were mxed<br />
{fth 5oo pl ol sterile 8o% glyc€rol or 1oo % glycerol in cryotubes. The<br />
suspefslons wer€ mxed by inv€rting th€ tubes mulliplgllmes and stored al _<br />
70,c.<br />
To ensure the clrr€cl idsntily ot plasmld DNAS grown Jrom thess<br />
bacrerial stocks, construcls wer€ analyzed by both lestricron enzyme<br />
analyses and seque.ce.analysis ol large scale Plasmid preparalions derived<br />
lromlheslocks<br />
large scare prepa.ation ol Plasmid oNA by alkallne lvsis<br />
Large scale prepration of plasrnid DNA was initial€d by prepanng a<br />
loml ove.night cultwe which was grown io late log phase to an optical density<br />
or O.O al A@. The culll]re was lransloned to 5OO ml TB medium Oeriiic Brcth:<br />
Ausubeler a/., 1987); the lquid culure was s€t !p in such a way that the arto<br />
liquid ratio was appronmately 3:1 in each culture llask (reqardless ol size)<br />
Cuhu.es were lncubated at 37'C ov€rnght in a shaking incubator with 10<br />
mg/nlampicilin. Bacteria we.€ hatuesled by spinning samples in a sorvall<br />
GS3 roror at 4'C ior 10 minutes at 5000 rpm.<br />
Bacler alpellets wers dissolved in ao d ol ST€ solution (0.1 M NaCl, 10<br />
mM T s HCl, pH aO, 1 mM EDIA PH 8.0). Tubes we€ centrillrged lo corlect<br />
55
Alir F: Cel cycta conxot ot t14 G@. t@cdpuan M.tlnate and Mahads<br />
%<br />
lhe cellpellets as abov6, and the p€Iets w€.€ r€suspsued n I rnl o, soturion I<br />
(5O mM gru@se,25 mM Ttis-cr pH 8.0,10mM EDT pH 8'O), 1 mt of ,reshty<br />
prepared ryso2ym6 sotution (10 mg/m|n 10 mM ris_ct, pH 8.0) and 20 hr ot<br />
soruliof ll (0.2 N N€oH and i% sDs)_ Tub€s wor6 invert€d manytimos lo mir<br />
r.6 conrenls genly and incubared at room temp€ratu€ tor 5 minur6s.<br />
slbsequendy. 15 mt ot ice.cotd sotdion t (sotlrion t is compossd oi 60 mt5<br />
M potassium acetat6, 11.5 mtgtaciatacatic acid, and 2B_5 mt dis ||ed H2O)<br />
was added and tLtbes were inv€ded sev€rat ltmes to mix rh€ slsFension.<br />
sampres were incubaled on ice tor m minut€s and centnfuged tor30 minules<br />
al 15000 rpm d 4rC in a J2-21 Beckman c€mriftrge using rh€ J-20 rotor.<br />
Supernah.ts w€re sbved rhrough the ch€es6 ctoth and rranstetred to another<br />
srerile tube. DNA was p.ecipitated with 0.6votum€ oi isopropa.otand washed<br />
once wrh 70% erhanot.<br />
oNA peltels wer€ djssotved in I mt ol fE-bufier, and exac y 9 gm o,<br />
CsCl p€r 6 mr or ONA soturion was addod to tha samptes, The cssium slt was<br />
ossorved at room remporarura and 1 mt ot €lhidium bromide sotltio. (10<br />
mg/m ) was added lhe conrenls of rh6 tubss w€r€ lhen tan$t6fied nio qurck<br />
ssalllbes Tlbes wer€ spun in a ]lTO ro!o! tor a minimum-period ot06hours<br />
ar 48,000 rpm d 20,C, Tubes were removod whjt€ taking cars not to disturb<br />
rhe cesum chlorid€ gradie.r The ptasmid oNA band was id€ntilied wilh short,<br />
wave UV lght and putt€d our ot the lube using a syinge, Th6 DNA was<br />
gxiracred s€vefal tim€s w h wateFsaturat€d blianot to r€mov€ €rhidium<br />
56
A2E F. cdt crcto Cantat at Ha Gqa ronsctiDtion<br />
cscl was removed by dialysis (dialysis rubing wi|h a molecular weiqht<br />
cul-otl or 12000-14,000and a diamete.of 10 mm). Ssmples wef€ dialysed in a<br />
Large beakorco.tanlng 1 llerTE butler wh ch was subject to constanl stirring.<br />
The TE bufie, was replac€d two times and ONA was r€covered by €thanol<br />
precipilaton uslng 2.5 vollmes ol95% e|hanol, ONA pellsls were wash€d wilh<br />
70% etha.ol, and dissorv€d in 1 ml ol TE-bufior. DNA qua.rirared by<br />
determining iho optical densilies al Ad and Aa<br />
DNA isolallon using Olagen lon-exchang€ r€slns<br />
DNA solalion was p€dormgd using lhe Oia96n-klt (Prcmega). The<br />
protocol is based upon a modili6d alkalin€ lysis procedu.B tollw€d by bi.ding<br />
ol plasmid ONA 10 Qiagen anion-exchange .esins under approp.iale<br />
conditions (low sart a.d pH). rmpuiries presenr in bEcteid lysat6s afe<br />
removed by washing rhe resin with medium sah w4h, and.ec@ry ol DNA by<br />
ellt on wrh h th sarr buffer lolow6d by isopropanol procipiratio..<br />
Aliquots (l ml) oI treshly p.epared 10 ml miniclltur€s were ino€ulated<br />
n 100 ml ol LB medium wrh 10 mg/ml ampicjllin, and incubaGd at37'C n a<br />
shakifg i.cubaror. cells w6r6 ha.vesred n a 250 rnltlask lor 10 mi.ules at<br />
5,000 rpm ln a J2-21 Beckman cenriluge al 4'C. c.l pellels were<br />
rcsuspended n 10 mi ice cold buffer Pl (50 mM Trs.HCl pH 8.0,10 mM<br />
EOTA pH 8.0 RNase A loorg/mD- ThB conl€nts wero Ira.sr6(€d lo 50 ml<br />
centrLruge llbes and 10 ml ol lysis bufe. P2 (20O mM NaOH, 1% SOS) was<br />
added, tubes were i.vened several limes and incubabd tor 5 minvles eraclly<br />
al room rernperalure. N€utraization bufler P3 (3M potassum acelate pH 5.5)<br />
57
azn F cett qcl€ c@@l al h4 Gane r@sc4ptt@<br />
{10 mr) was rhen added mixed and [ibgs were incubared on ice tor 20<br />
mrnules Tubes we.e ce.kiluged at 15,0@ rpm tor 30 mindes at 4.c.<br />
Olagen columns were eqLrilibrat€d with 10 mlot equllbration bufter QC<br />
(70 mM NaC, 50 nt\4 MOPS (3-[N-Moehotino]9rcpane-sotphonic acid), 15%<br />
erhanol,0.15% lriron, pH 7.0). ard rhe butler was dGined t:. n the columnby<br />
g.aviiy llow The plasmid soruton (r'.e., lhe cleared supernatant obtained afte.<br />
cenl.itigarion ot rh€ bacrerar rysare and si€ung lhrough che6s€ cloth) was<br />
added to lhe column, iorowed by addi on ol30 mt of washng buiter 0000<br />
mM NaCl, 50 mM MOPS, 15% ethanol, pH 7.0)- The rinse,slep was repeated<br />
wrh a second 30 mr ariquor ol @shing bufier, and oNA was €luted wilh 15 ml<br />
or erution butrer QF (1.25 M Nacr, 50 mM Tds-Hct, 15% erhanot, pH 8.0). DNA<br />
was.ecovered by precpbtion usng 0,7 voum€ ol isopropano The pelet<br />
was washed onc€ wlh 70% ethanol, dried by elposure to at and dissotved in<br />
TE bu(e. The DNA concenkation was carculargd by dsr€rmininQ rhe<br />
absorbance ar wavsr€nEh 260 nm and 2€o nm {A@ and Ae).<br />
Elsctrophoreitc mobtltty shift ass.ys<br />
The ooclrophor€tic mobilty shilt assay (aso reienod to as gel shift<br />
assay) represenls al€ch.iqu6 that is us€d to analyze lhe binding ot tacto.s to<br />
gene p.omorers /, eillo (Ausubel er r/., 194D. Th6 assay is bas€d on rhe<br />
panciple thal rho orocrrophore c mobility of DNA fragmgnrs is rel6rd6d upon<br />
nleradon with ONA b.dng pd6i.s. As a resllt, mixing of pfomoter<br />
iragments with nlclear pfoteins will r€su I in a characte stic panern oi shifted<br />
prolein/DNA complexes ( gel shilts'). Sequence-specilicity ol prorein bindlnq<br />
58
Aziz F: Cdl Ced. Cd*ol ol <strong>H4</strong> Gse ran&donan<br />
lo radio-lab€ll€d ONA iraqments ls €ssess6d by comp€ttion assays n which<br />
10 - 100lold €xc€ss ol unlabell6d oligonuceotides is added 10 lhe binding<br />
reaction. As posilive carnrols, oligonuclaotjdos wilh lhe same or slmilar<br />
sequ€nce ar€ added as sp€cfic comp€lrtor DNA, whereas unrelaled or mutanl<br />
DNA lragmenls arc vsed as negativ€ conlrors. To reduce non.specitic binding<br />
of prot€ins to probe DNA, bindifg feaciions also cornain a relatvely la€€<br />
amount ot non-sp€ciiic DNA. S6veral lyp€s ol non'specllic DNA subslrates<br />
can be us€d, inclldnq nalive oNA lrom salmon sperm ore cor, or synlhelic<br />
co polymeE such as poly (drdc)'poly (dl-dC)l'poly l/C oNA'l of poly(dc'<br />
dc)'poly(dG.dc)t'poi G/C ONA'I This lochniqu€ rs also uselullor idenlirying<br />
rhe actual prorein ihat binds to ths DNA; for example, anlibodies raised<br />
again$ proleins whch are belleved to bind to the DNA tragment, can be<br />
inc uded irilh€ r€action and lh6 6ft6cl oftofmarlon of prolein/DNA complexes<br />
In lhis sludy, gel shift assays w€ro used lo compare binding ol HiNF D,<br />
HiNF-M and H|NF-P in nuclear prcrein p.eparations lrom HeLa 53 cells to ONA<br />
tragm€nts spannlng wildtype and mL'lant B4-Site ll sequences (see Fig. 13)-<br />
Thelirsl sl€p in these qe shifr assays was to mak€ lhe probe whch spa.slhe<br />
Hind lrllMun Itragment ofth6 wildrype pFP-1 construct or analogous mutanr<br />
promoter consrrucrs. Plasmid oNAs wsre cut wirh Hind lll by incubalion in<br />
digestionbufi€l (50 /lot plasmid DNA(1&g/1rl),10 plo{ 10x NEB Buli€r+2,<br />
5 ,!l {20 units/rl) ot Hind rrr and 35 /rl oI Hro) ior several hou.s ar 37'c-<br />
Enzymes wer€ heat.inadivated at 65.C for 20 minut€s followed by elhanol<br />
59
tzh F: c.t (r.J. cstuot ot H. e* fd@td@<br />
Fr9.l3. schemallc dLgram llluslrstng lho Pr€9arallon ol Plasmld<br />
probe lot use h get shllt aacrF. ol.lA s6mde5 w€re linearized<br />
with Hind lll, phosphorylalod wllh 32P tIATP and ihen digested<br />
wih a s€.ond resrictlm gnzyms (Mun l) whicn cds a! the<br />
boudary or sit6 l- a fiagin€nt of aPprodmat€lv 90 bp isolabd on<br />
a 4% 3Or1 polyacrylamid6 gel Dark line shows th€ polylink€r or<br />
l0 bp,<br />
60
o<br />
E<br />
o<br />
!!tH<br />
I rtog<br />
5l<br />
€s<br />
c_g<br />
- t-<br />
PLEE<br />
i5==<br />
a<br />
I<br />
ll<br />
t a
Arn F: CeI Cvcte Ctuot ot H1 6ene ttesidid<br />
p.eciptailo.. The dephosporylation r€action on the 5 ov€.hang ot rhe Hndlll<br />
dlgesled ONA was perlorngd by dissolving fta pellot in 80 !l of TE bltl€r,<br />
10 rlot 10 x Ca[ Inr€stinal Ph6phata€€ (ClP) bdler (Bo€hinger Mannheim),<br />
a.d 10 /lot (1 unit/pl) alkalin€ phosphatas€. The DNA solulion *as incubatsd<br />
lor one hou at 37'C, and lhs rgadion was slopped by th€ addilion ot 0.1 M<br />
EGTA and tlnher incubaton of lhe r6sullin9 mixturB al 6a'C br t h.. Th6<br />
soldion was extracred wih phenol-chlorolo,m to inadivate arry residual<br />
e.zyrnalc adivity, and lhe DNA $€s pr€cipibted with €lhanol. The DNA was<br />
dissolved 'n 50 !lol TE bu'i€r and 9orcd ar -20'C<br />
T4 Polynucleolid€ kinase<br />
Labeling of iho dephosphorylaled S ends was pedomed lsing T4<br />
polynlceorde kinase in 1 X kinase bufier {10 x kinas€ bltfer is 70 mM<br />
Tris/HCl, pH 7.6, 10 mM MgCr2, and 5 mM OTD, A rypi€l 25 pl kinase<br />
reacrion conrains 10 /g (1!9/1/,1) dephosphoryrat€d DNA,2.5 pl ol r0 x<br />
kinase bliler, 100 l]Ci (usua ly 10 ltoilr ) ol 1 ATP sp, and 1 p (10 U) or T4<br />
poynucleoride kinase. The T4 k nase catalyzBs the tansl€r ol lhe phosphar€<br />
Lom lhe ATP to rhe 5 hydroryl terminus ol rhe DNA. The readion w6s<br />
incubatedlo.30 minures at 37'c. subsequ€ntly,80 !lol TE burler was added<br />
and rh€ reacr on was hear.nactivared at 68'c lor 10 ro 20 minures. The oNA<br />
was precipllaled wilh ethanol |o r@der th€ DNA, and lh€ p€llel was dissolved<br />
in 90 al ol TE bufier and 10 d 10 X Mun lbufier. Th6 .adio-rabelled DNA<br />
lragmonts were ihen digesred with Mun I (25 unils) which cuts lhe plasmid<br />
once (and eractLy atrhe boundaryol sir€ l)to r€laas€ lh8 radio.labened sii6ll<br />
62
kir F: cettctttd contal at <strong>H4</strong> cen. fnrcutptt,<br />
Mateiats adt Mott'ods<br />
lrom vector sequences Folbwng ethanol preciplr:lo' the p€nels<br />
'ragm€.t<br />
were dissolved in 40 r, TE bufigr, and 10 ,rl ot 5 x dy€ was add€d pnor ro<br />
Samples were loaded omo a 4% (3Ol) polyac.vlamide gel contanrng 1<br />
x TBE butle.. Gels were prepa€d by mi{ng 10 ml ol 10 x TBE, 10 ml 40%<br />
(30:1) acryiam d€, and 80 ml ot HrO) Tho solution was subjecl€d to a vaclum<br />
( de.gassed') lo remove oxvgen which inhiblE rhe polvmeizaio' reaclion<br />
Tho gel was polymgrized by adding 50 rrl ol TEMED (NN'N'Nr<br />
lelramelhy'erhylenediamine) and 5OO d ol 10% ammonium persulphale Th€<br />
soluiion was gently swided (while avoiding fo.mation ol an-bubbles) and he<br />
solution was pour€d in a ca$ considing ol 24 cJn X 12 cn precision_cut g|ass_<br />
prares (Hoele4 and allowed to polvrneizs lor ons hour' Ihe gelwas p'e'r!n<br />
for al ea$ 30 mlnules. The gels containlng tM probe sampleswere run lor 2 5<br />
hours rhe Localon ol ihe corect DNA band was idenli'ied by<br />
aubradiography ot th6 wel gel, and th€ €orr€sponding gel slic€ wes isoralBd<br />
using a scalpel. The ONA in rho gel slice was recovered bv el€clrophoresis<br />
inro dialysis bags and ihe DNA was recowr€d wilh ethanol ptecipita on<br />
The second step involvod pr€psra on of nuclea' prot€ins Nlclear<br />
exvacls were prepa.ed accordi.g 1o lhe Dignam pr@€dure (Dignam d a''<br />
19s3) lslng HoLa 53 cels (d€.sily 7-9x10! cels/ml) as d€scribed pr€viouslv<br />
(vanwiine. elal., 1991b,c), bd magn6sium_salt was.€placed i' allbur'€rs by<br />
1 mM EGTA,0.2 mM EDTA, O 75 mM sp€.hidine add015 mM spermlne and<br />
a broad sped.um proiease inhibitor cocktarl was used {PMSF' leupeptn'<br />
63
Azi' F. Cet Crcl. C.nttat ot <strong>H4</strong> G.n6 fans.4ttoh<br />
pepstarrn,4psin inhibiror, TPoK, EoTA, and €GTA Bo€hringer, Indianapotis,<br />
rN) Also, desaring was nor penormed by diatysis btjl by ditdion wi|h srorage<br />
buffer wthout KCI (2 gtycerot, 0.2 mM EDTA, O.O1% Np4O, 25 mM H€pes,<br />
pH7.5 and 1 mM DTT; kNO b!ff€4, Att€.nativ€ty, samplEs w6rs desalted by<br />
gel tihration lsing Po-10 cotumns (p-! Biochemicats), or uttrafillraion using<br />
c€nr.iconro unirs (amicon, Lenngton, MA)_ Finat protein conc€ntraions were<br />
6dlusred wilh storage bufier {KNo bufi3r wiih 1clo mM Kct = KNlm bufie4<br />
Prorein.DNA bindlng reactions ior deleciing BiNF.D were caiiBd our by<br />
combining 10 rl ol a prot€in mixturo (in KNICTO storage boltet 20% gtyoerc,<br />
100 mM KC1,0.2 mM EOTA, 0.01% Nonidst (N) p-40, 1 mM dithiothreitot, 25<br />
mM HEPES lN,2-rlyd.otyerhytpiperaine-N:2-ehanesu onic acidl NaOH, pH<br />
7.5)wrh 10 rror a DNA mirllre contaihing 1 plot probs oNA 0o tmotin TE<br />
bun€4, 2 rr poly(dc.dc)i(dc-dc) (2!g in TE bufier), and 1 pt of pory(dt-<br />
dclt{dl-dc) {0 2 !g in TE bufie4. Atternartvety, binding reacrions io. delectiog<br />
HiNF-P/HiNF-M wer6 prepared by mixing 10 ,rl ot a p,orei. sotulion (in<br />
KN100/MZ b!tle., whlchis ike KNICrO bur inctudes O.ZmM MgCt2andO.2mM<br />
ZnCl2)with 10 plof a DNA mxrure containing 1 /l ot prob6 DNA (10 fmotjnTE<br />
bule4, 1 ! ol salmon sperm DNA (Sigma) (2 /rg in TE bufis4, and 1 !t ot a<br />
divalg cation soluiion (conraining 2 mM MgCt, and 2 mM ZnCt,).<br />
competirion analyses wer€ pertorm€d by mixing 10 |lt ot DNA mtxture<br />
conlanng 10 imol ol probe and 1,0oo tnot (,1e., 1OO iotd motff 6xcess) or<br />
lnrabe|ed specific compeiiror doubte-srr€nd€d DNA with 10 !t ot protein<br />
mi{ue conlaining approximately 1 ro 10 pg ot Heta nuct€ar prorein, tolowed<br />
64
arE F: CeI Crct Cotuatat 114 G40 fa@ ptian<br />
by incubation lor io to 30 minutes at 24'C and elect ophoresis wh€reas<br />
H NF.M and HiNF-P prctein/DNA complexes were rosolved ln 4% (20r1) nal ve<br />
polyacrylamids gels using 1 t TGE Ois_base/Hcl Glvcine' EoTA PH 8.5)<br />
b!ffer (Ausub€l el a/., 1987). Bindlig readion mi{lres lor HiNF_D were<br />
elactrophoresed in 4% (8Ol acrylarnide/N,Nh€thvlenebisacrylamide weight<br />
relio) poyacrylamide gels in 0.5 x TBE bulf€r' Oel supershift assavs were<br />
carried out by p.einclbalion ol nuclear proteins (10 pl; 2_5 ,rg) wilh antibodv<br />
0 pD lor 15 min on ice, followed by additon of 10 r,l oi ONA mixtur€ and<br />
lncubation ior 15 min at room temperalLrrs pior 10 eleclrophores s<br />
Translenr ery.ession analys's<br />
wd rype <strong>H4</strong> promoler cAT constrlrcls (ie, Fo108_cAI) and ths<br />
analogous muianl promolsr cal construcls w€rs tansrecled in human H€La<br />
q cetuical carcinoma cells, .onaldiploid rat calvarial oslsoblasls (FoB)and<br />
ratosl€osarcoma 1712.8 (FOS) cells (S€€ Fiq.la) Helacels were cultured in<br />
Dulbeccos minimal €ss€ntial medium (DMEM) usinq high glucose<br />
concentrations and a combination ol5% feta calt s€rlfr and selo donor hors€<br />
serum. Ihe medium was supplemented wilh antibiotics ad amino acids at lhe<br />
lndicated linal concentralonsr respeclively, 100 lnil/ml penicilln l00 rglrnl<br />
slreptomycin and 2 mM of L-gldamin€ Monolayer cuhlres were se€ded at a<br />
density of 1x1@ per 1oo mm lissue cullur€ p'ate in 10 ml of olvEM and were<br />
incubated at 37'C lnder atmospheric condi ons ot 5% co, The nert day<br />
ce|ls were translected lvilh plasmid DNAS or inle.esr'
Aziz F: Celt Cyd. Cantd d H1 6ffi f@ctlpion Mat lak aal Mttha
c<br />
A<br />
B<br />
e'l' t i<br />
_ f '', \J..$.'
azn F: cetl cde cotuat 6 H1 646 htndiottoa<br />
Two di(erenr mehods were used lo |ransfecl c€lls dep€nding on the<br />
cell rype. HeLa cells were transl€cted wiih rh€ calcium phosphate mehod,<br />
whereas Ros 1712.4 and RoB cells w€r6 ranslscled wilh rh6 DEA€-dextran<br />
calcium pho6phal6 merhod<br />
The calcium phosphate m€thod (Ausub€I, 6l ar,, 1987) involved hlgh<br />
efiiciency translection ol HeLa cells using lh€ 8Es bufie.ed system,<br />
which gensraLly allo$s lh€ DNA prscip{ale lo torm n rhe m€dra<br />
lollowed by incorporstion into tho 6lls, Th€ 2x BES b!fier conlains (5O<br />
mM N,N-bis (2 hydroxy€ihyl)-2€mino€thane sullonic acid [BEs<br />
carBrocheml, 230 mM NaCl, 1.5 mM Na2HPO., pH 635 800 ml H2O'<br />
pH 6,95). Because sl€rilily and th€ pH ol lh€ solution ar€ very cntical<br />
paranalers in this melhod, aliquols w6r€ k3Pl lroz€n in 50 ml at -20'c<br />
a.d rhe pH ol rhe sollrion was checkBd a.d re-adiusted lo pH 6 95 at<br />
rhe day ol tansfecrion wilh 1 N NaoH. Th6 solulion was st€dized at<br />
room t€mperature by nltra on rhrough a 0.22,m nitroc€llllose liter<br />
(Na gene). Calcum chloride was fr6shly prePared lo a mncenral o' ot<br />
o.25 M by dilutng a lo x cacl2 slock_$lutlon (2 5 M: slored at _,O'c)<br />
in sr€rie H2o, The DNAmlxlure us€d lor translsclion wis prepared Ln a<br />
1.5 ml llbe by combining 20 llg ol Plasmid ONA (no cari€r ONA was<br />
added) wjth 50O rll ol0.25 M CaCl,, and 50O,rlol 2 x BBS bufier. The<br />
sorurions w€r€ wel.mix€d lsing a vorid 6nd lh€ tub€s were ]€n 3t<br />
room lemperalure lor ar leasl2ll minrnes until a tanslucB lant_blue<br />
6A
Nz F: Cel Ctd. Ctuol at h4 Cq. faBdiDtidl<br />
9r6y preclp tale devoloped, subs€quBnlly, ihe DNA mixlures we.e<br />
added b the mediud in th6 plalos in a drotrwis€ mann€r. Tho plates<br />
were gonrly swnbd and placed back in th€ incubalo. at 37'c lo allow<br />
the DNA to€rnerhe cells, Ths nsxt day, lhs c€lls w€re fel€d with 10 ml<br />
ol lresh OMEM medium. Folowhg 48 hours, the plates were washed<br />
twice with PBS phosphal€ bufier saine (PgS, 1 lil€r Pas was prepafed<br />
by mixing 0.2 g Kcl, 0.2 q KH,Po.,8 q NaCl. 1.14 g NaHrPO4' the pH<br />
was adjust€d to 7 4 and the sol! on was st6riliz€d by using 0 22 ,rm<br />
i lre4. The csns were hatuosted by aspnaling the medium, adding 1 m<br />
ot PBS and scraping lhe plates with a rubb6. polic€man. cell<br />
suspensions we.e lranslerr€d to 1 ,5 ml c€nlriluge tub€s The cells wsre<br />
subjected to cenrilugalion lot l minqtg at 14o0o rpm and the<br />
sup€rnatant was aspnai€d. Th€ p€lle|s were sav€d a.d slored al -<br />
m'C, o. processed lhe same dav lor chloramphenicol<br />
acevrransr€rase (caT) assays.<br />
DEAE-O6xlran M€lnod<br />
ROS 1712.8 and secondary ROB calls wsrs translgct€d with the DEAE<br />
dexrran m€thod (as desdibed by Ausubel, €4a1 1987) One dav prior<br />
to rhe rransfection, Ros 1712.4 cells w6re se€d€d d a densily or<br />
o.4r1G c€lls/1()o mm tlssue culture plal€ in HAMS F12 media<br />
supplemenled wnh 5%i€lalcafi serun, 100 un't/ml penicillin 1o0 !g/ml<br />
st€promycin, and 2 mM L-glutamins (kom GlBco)i nde het Ros and<br />
FOB cells r€quke a gap ot at l€ast 12 _ 14 hours alt€r plaung ror proper<br />
69
Aziz F: Cen ddo Contot ol <strong>H4</strong> Gere l@sqiol@l<br />
adhesion to the plales andto Prevern the Peeling ol lhe cells from lhe<br />
plai€. Similany, nOB cells wero plated at a densily ol0 4xlCF celb per<br />
1oo mm plate in minimal ess€nlial m€dium (MEM) containing Ea e s<br />
salt and supplemented wiih 10% l6tal call serum 100 units ol<br />
penicillin/mJ, 1Oo ,rglml stfeptomvcin and 2 mM L-glllamine Th€ cen3<br />
were microscopcally inspeded belore transfection ro ensure thal cols<br />
are actLvely prolilerating (ie.,40 _ 50% confluent) and devoid or<br />
microbial conlamination For esch 1oo millimeter plste lranslection<br />
mdures were prepared in 2 o ml cenlrillge tubes serum'tre media<br />
(1.5 ml)was combinedwith 1.5ploi chloroquine (slgmaistock soluton<br />
oisO mg/mland slored al -20'C n a daA containe4 afd 6 ! oroEAE<br />
Dsxlran (Pharmaciarstock soution ol50 rng/mland stored al4'C) to<br />
nnal conc€nlrations ol oo5 mg /ml chloroquln i'd 0 2 mg/mr DFAE<br />
Dextran. The mlxtlres w€r€ complemenled wilh 20 rg of plasm d DNA<br />
in a minimal voLume ol TE bufler (ie up ro 10 ,rl)<br />
Plales were wasneo<br />
twice wilh PBS, and theeLlswere covered with the 1 5 mloNA mi*ure<br />
lolLowed by i.cubar on fof 2 5 lo 3 holrs al 37'C After lhis pe' od' the<br />
DNA was aspraled from lhe pates and the cels were subjected io<br />
glycerolshock byth€ addilion oi 10% glyc€rolin serumJree med a and<br />
incubatio. for exaclly 90 sec.nds The glycerol 'nixu'e was removed<br />
by aspkation, the plates rete vvashed tlvice with Pgs and elB were<br />
reled with complele nedia- The plales were incubat€d ior 4a lo 72<br />
hours at 37'C, and cells were hatuested as describ€d above tor Hela<br />
70
Aziz F: Celt Cyct. Contd d <strong>H4</strong> 6@e lanscttOtbn<br />
chloramphenicol acelynransteras€ (cAT) assay<br />
The CAT assay was perlormed as des.ribed bv Go'man er a/ 0982)'<br />
C€lls were washed wilh 1 x PBS twic€ and wet6 s'raPed with a rubbe'<br />
policeman in I ml ot TEs bufier (40 mM Tris l nM EOTA, 150 mM NaCl pH<br />
7.5). cells ca. be easit peeled ofi nom rhe plate, €sp€cially FOS and ROB<br />
cells by using TES bufior and tansl€ded in 1 5 ml c€ntrdug€ tub€ k€pt on rce<br />
Th6 tubes sere cenlitlg€d lof 5 minul€s at 4 C th€ super'atant was<br />
dis€fded and lh6 pellel was saved Subs€quentlv lOO rlol 0 25 M Tris' pfl<br />
7.8 was added, ihe pelletwas resusp€nded w6ll and the suspension paced n<br />
an ethanol drynce barh lo. 5 minules Th€ samPles wer6 ih6n tansre(od rc a<br />
37 c watedalh ior 5 minul€s' Thls p'oc€du'6 was ropsaled iwo times (i € ' a<br />
total oi lhree lre€z6thaw c-ycles) Th€ sampl€s w€re th€n centriflged lor 10<br />
minltes al iul speed a.d the supernalani sav€d lor the acetvlalion reaction A<br />
smallalqlol ot 6ach samplg (2 }ll) was sav6d lorlhs dotBrrninallon of prol€ln-<br />
cofce.lratio.<br />
Prolein-concentrations w€re dBterminod as lollows A s|andard'cldo<br />
was obiained bv d€lermi.ing th6 absorbanco r€adings ol a saries ol saFpr6s<br />
wirh known protei. co.ce.l'ations betwe€n 1 T g to 7 rr9 ot bovine serun<br />
albumin (BsA, $andard slock 1 mg/ml) Aliquots (2 pl) ot each sample were<br />
mded wilh I ml ol 1x coommassie prol€in assav teagont (Pierce) (obtained<br />
by dillring lhe slock soldon2lold wnh dd H2O) and the opii':3ldensilv ol the<br />
mi{ure at 595 nm was detemined The absorbancs values ol lhe iesl<br />
samptes was compared wllh ihose ol ih€ BSA srandatd and corlespondlng<br />
pro€in concedratonswerecalculaled<br />
71
Azh F: C.tt cycla cdt@t al <strong>H4</strong> c.@ ftansipn@<br />
Itatetuts dnd Mer4ads<br />
The CAT reaciions were pedorm€d in a Inal volume of 150 pl<br />
coniaining lcro - 250 !g tola prolein in97.5 ploi €xtract, io llloll lv T'is/HCl<br />
(pH 7.8),2.s !lolrrc ch oramphonlcol0 25 roi(AmeGham) anda0'rlol39<br />
mg/ml acelylcoenzyme A (Sigma)(final conceniration: 4 mM) B€adions wers<br />
incubated lof 1 to 3 houG depending on the level ol cAT activlty in the<br />
samples, The approximate levsl oi CAT sctivily was determined bv pre-<br />
evaluating a subset ol ihe samples bv slandard reaclio's io establish that lhe<br />
CAT assay conditions remain in lhe linear r6nge (e q'' 510 10 rl oi HeLa cell<br />
tsate to. t hr, 30 ril ol FOS and ROB ceLl lysaie lor 3 hr) The rcact ons were<br />
stopped by adding 1 ml oi cold €lhylaceiate ssmples were vortexed ior 30<br />
seconds to mix lh6 organic phas6 wit'h the aqu€ous phase The phasss w6rs<br />
separaied by briel centrilugation and th6 organic phase conraning lhe<br />
chLorornphenlcaL prodLrds was iranslercd io enolher lube The orqanic<br />
solvenl was allowBd rc evaporats over'ight und€r lh6 hood or dried using a<br />
Speed vac apparatls The samples wer€ rcsuspended in 20 _ 25 pl ol<br />
ethylacetate and loaded onlo a silica gel thin laye' chromatographic FLc)<br />
plale. Plates wers placed in a mixlur€ ot equilibrated chloroiorrn:methanol<br />
(9s:5 V/v) in an ascending develoPing tank and lhe samples were run lor 45<br />
minlrtes. Ihen plates were air d ed ior 30 soconds und" |he hood and were<br />
exposed lo XOMAT AR Fih ovehighl at room tenperature wilhout<br />
intsnsiting screen. caT acriviiv on lh6 TLC plates was determined bv placing<br />
rhe plalss inthe Belascope 603 analyzgl (Bstagen) ior30minutes The levelot<br />
erpressiof lor each mutant cAT construcl was evauated as percent<br />
convers on r€laliv€ to thewildlvp€ construcl'<br />
72
azE F. celt cy.b contol al <strong>H4</strong> Gene rtanscnptian<br />
CONSTRUCTION <strong>OF</strong> STABLE <strong>CELL</strong> LINES<br />
selectlon ol csll lines conlaining chlfierlc<br />
<strong>H4</strong> promot€r caT rePortsr gens consltucls<br />
Mutanl <strong>H4</strong> promoier/CAT r€porter gene lusion construc'ts wers<br />
cotransleded wilh the psv2 Neo plasmid at a 2o:1 w/w talio in Hela cells The<br />
plasmid SV2 N€o (5.5 kb) (southem and Be.g, 1942) caiiies lhe bacrerial<br />
neomycn phosphor.bosvl transtorase lll (N6o) gen6 whrch was rsoralod lrom<br />
Tns transposon gene 19 (Beck el al 1982) The Neo gene coniers resislance<br />
to ihe aminoqLycosde antibiotic G418 in mammalian ceils HeLa cels wer€<br />
translected wth the calcilm phosphate method (lsing lhe BES bulf€r<br />
condtion) b€calrse we observed a hlgh efficisncy ol selection with lhis<br />
melhod. Aller 48 hours ol transledlon lhs monolayer cell cuLtu'es were reo<br />
wjth G418 (neof,ycin) containing media al a working or io<br />
'oncenraion 'Joo<br />
4CrO ,,g/ml of adite antibiotic. h platss containing suvivng colls lhe cerls<br />
were reled with 2 day intedals wth lrcshly prepared medE contamrng<br />
neomycin. Aile( b€tvveen 2 to 2l weeks slable coLonies started to emerge as<br />
feiLecl€d by sing e conglomerates of ce ls at difiersnl spots on the dish Each<br />
otthesecolones is derivedlrom a si.gl6celand represents a monoclonalcorl<br />
llne. Polyconalslable celLllnes were €slablished by Poolng e lthe colon es on<br />
the plate. These polyclonalcells f€lled aheterogenous Population ol cells wlth<br />
dilfefe.t random chromosomal inlegrarion events (see Fig 15)<br />
73
t2izF cen cuft c@d o! <strong>H4</strong> 6@. f@ttpti6<br />
flg.15.<br />
Mtteats'dtrtttdt<br />
Producllon ol <strong>H4</strong> prornot€r cAT stable c€ll ltnes' (A) Control<br />
H€L3 c6lls t ansl€ct€d witln wild type constluct FO108 CAT and<br />
without neomvcin resislant plasmld (psv2 Neo) All csLrs w€r€<br />
d6ad withln two w66ks oltr€atment wnh G418 (B) Hela c€nsco'<br />
t€nsfec{ed with FoloScaT snd psv2 Neo plasmids The ce er<br />
oi a G418 resistanl cllorry is shom (C and O) P€ripheral view ol
A<br />
Geneticin (G4'18) rssistanl HeLa cell coloni€s
azn F cett cwh codtot ot H. a@ lan*tiproh<br />
Pfepararion oi glycerol stocks ior stable csl, lines<br />
The monolayer ol stable polyclonal cell Linas were grown unll<br />
conlluency, and lhe cells wsr€ lrypsiolz6d wilh t/psin/EDTA sol!{on (0.25%<br />
trypsin and 1 mM EOTA). Each dish was sPlit i o 10 dishes at a densily or<br />
1xlo6 per 1OO mM plate, and lh€ cells wero allowod to grow ior 2 to 3 days<br />
until conlllency. The plal€s wer6 irypsinized again and wash€d with PBS lo<br />
r€move the media. Trypsin solLllion (2 ml) was added lo the cells ior an<br />
incubation Period ol30 seconds Plal€s were examined under|he mrcroscope<br />
lo establish that the cells were t€leased lrom the culture vsssel snd the<br />
kypsin was inaclivaled by ihs addiuon ol complete m€dia C€lls were counteo<br />
and co lecred by cenlrilugation at 15OO rpm lor 5 'ninules using an lEc<br />
ce.triluge. Cellpellets were resuspend€d in storage media (70% Dt{E['| 20%<br />
letalcall serum, 10% glycerol), and storcd al a densitv ol l oxlot cells per ml<br />
in 4.5 ml cryotubes (4.5x10? c€lls per viaL) or 1 a rnl cryotubes (1 8x107 cells<br />
p6r v al), at - 1 aO c. For each establishsd cel llne several pLates w€re lsed ro<br />
assay th€ evel ol cAT aclivlty to check ior expression ol the reponer gene rn<br />
addllion, two Plates weie used lo. the lsola on of |he genomic DNA ro check<br />
ior chrcmosomal integ@ton and copy number oi ihe repone' gene conslrucr<br />
- lsolation olgenomlc DNA<br />
High molecular we tht<br />
g€riom c<br />
isoLated lo delermine lho copy<br />
suspensions of HeLa cerls wer€<br />
76<br />
oNA trom HeLa stable cell lines was<br />
number bY squthern blot analys s<br />
cenvjluged in 50 ml coni€l lubes al
NizF: Cen qcb cttuat al tu G@ ft|tlMipl@<br />
tua@ats aftJ tttdi'ns<br />
15oO rpm io collect ths cells. Media Ms asPiratsd and penet was<br />
washed with 10 ml of PBs (PbosPhaie buifered saline) cells wer€<br />
resuspended in 1 volume of digesion butler (1!-r mM NaCl' 10 mM<br />
Tis/Hcl, pH B.o, 25 mM EDTA o 5% sos 200 rqlmL<br />
proteinase K;<br />
noler SDS and prot€ifase K wer€ added treshlv lo a stock-soldon<br />
conlainng the rcmaining componenis) A lix€d volume ot digeston<br />
blrller (3OO rli lhis volume will accomodats up lo 3x107 cells) was used<br />
and fie suspension was incubated overnight ai 37'C The aqueous<br />
solution conbining |he genomic DNA was eiracted with an equal<br />
voLume ol phenoL chlorotom ad dvact€d onco wilh chLorotorm<br />
isoamyl alcohol The DNA was precipjded by the addition ol 3tl<br />
sodilm acetat€ (NaOAc) and 2 5 volumes oi ethanol Al lhis stage' the<br />
qenomic DNA was kspl in elhanol and slored at -20'c lof long lerm<br />
storage. For subsequenl use, |he precipnate would be collected bv<br />
spinning lhe samples at 14,oOO rpm lor 15 minules at 4'c in a micro'<br />
centituqe The pellst was washed with 70% elhanol an dried' and<br />
.esusPended i. TE-builer.<br />
App.oximately 20 /g ol genomic DNA lrom individual cell lines was<br />
dillted lo 3oo ul in TE butler' The genomic DNAS wefe digested with<br />
Hind lll (NEB bufi€r 3) and the sampl€s were incubatsd at 37'C<br />
ov€rnght with o.e unit per l,g ot DNA. Aller th€ rgskiction dlqestion'<br />
rhe samples were trealed with DNas€ t r.ee RNase 00 mg/mD lor 30<br />
minules. subsequen{v, the samples were subjected Io elnanol
,nE F: c.tl Cwle C@tol ol H1 Gfle lznxnptlan<br />
Motqiats a'd M'thods<br />
oreciDitalion and lh€ DNA was dissolv6d in I0 lo 20 pl 01 TE_butter'<br />
In psrallellolhe abovo procedue involving the genomlc DNA samples'<br />
2 rg ol plasmid oNA (19, the wildtvpe FOIO8 <strong>H4</strong> promorcr CAT<br />
rcporter gene clnstruct) was also dig€sbd as a control ln a 200 xl ot<br />
rcaclron, rhe plasnid DNA (mncentraiion 0 01 pg//l) was incubated<br />
with Hind lll enzyme overnighl follo$ed by heat inacilvalion ior 10<br />
rninltes al65'c. Subsequenlly diLuiions were mad€ to Prepar€ gel<br />
erectrophoresis samples containing exactly 10 pg 20 p9 50 pg and<br />
1cO pg ol digested pDNA Thls slandard curue ol digested plasrnid<br />
oNA, as well as molecular w€ight markers (Hr:jln/EcoRl digesl ol<br />
lambda phage DNA) was Io€ded along side 10 rrg or each ol ths<br />
senomic oNA samPles on a 1% TAE (Tis/Acetate/EDTA pH 8 0)<br />
All genomic DNAS wera qoantiiated by speclrophoromslrv lercre<br />
eecifophoresls 10 ensurs thd 6xacl amounts ot DNA were loaded on<br />
the gel. The dgesled DNA safipes w€re r6solv6d by electrophoresis<br />
whichwas performed at 50 v tor 1a hr' G€ls were stained with ethldium<br />
b.omide in disli{ed wale. and deslained lor 30 minrites in dislilled H2o'<br />
DNA was visuaLized by lonq wave (312 nm) UV iuorescenc€ and<br />
phorographed w.rh Polaroid Tvp3 57 h m (se8 Fg 16)<br />
7A
M F: Cd W W.l h. 4.. 7'.t'll'Pn'd<br />
Ftg.1l,<br />
Anslyals ol attDL call s{!s. Agero€€ gFl of gt,nomb DNA<br />
lgoht€d lrcm tteb srabla crl if6 afid digBtod rih tho<br />
r6s rlctlon onzyn6 Hind ltl (ls{! bn") and Sr'a I (doht hn€3j'<br />
Th6 mldclg lanss clhdn pl$inld conrol (pFo108 CAl)<br />
dlg€ii6d $tlh Hlnd ltt (oad.d in pg emo(nts nol vl$trle) l Hiid<br />
llt/EcoB I ws3 run along tE stnplelt s e me €r (o('€me<br />
dsn).
Matur I Hlrd lll/EcoR I<br />
Gsnomic DNA<br />
r2laaarae|0nu|lr1!l!|7|lrr2o<br />
80
'dit F: ce qcle cotuot ol Ha Gm ra@dp&m<br />
i.ansfer oi DNA ro a membranous solld supporl<br />
To rransle. DNA tom agaross gels lo a soid supporl, agarose g€s<br />
were placed in larce glass dishes and soaked in a denaturing solulion<br />
(0.5 N NaOH, 1 M NaCi). O! ng rhis proc€duro, il is imporlanl thal lhe<br />
geltloats lr€€ly ln the dish ro lacilitare rh€ denaluration process, O shes<br />
were plac€d on a shaking pladorm tor 30 minutes ai room iemp€ralure,<br />
8nd gels we.e neutralized by replacing the lirsl soluion witb neutralizing<br />
solulion (1.5 rM Tris HCl, pH 7.6 and 3 M NaCl). Each g€lwas subjecled<br />
ro genrle shakng loi an addlonal 30 minutes at room temperatur€.<br />
vfnile the g€ls wer€ incubating, 6 sheets ol lille. psper (whahan 3MM)<br />
as well as one sh€st ol zera-probs msmbran€ w€re cul exaclly the size<br />
oi the gel. The rnembrano was soaked ln distled r?ater for ive rn nutes<br />
before placing it on lhe gel. The g€ltray (in which the gelwas iun) was<br />
placed in an invened positionin a largeglsssdish, and then enough 10<br />
x SSC bufigl was added so that lhe tay was tiled up lo 50% wirh<br />
transler solllon (equires abour 2 L). Then a ong pfecur sheet ol flter<br />
paper (with a s ze exactly lhe width of lhe gel lray), was soaked in 10 X<br />
SSC and placed on lop ol lhe gol tray. Ai bubbles were etlruded by<br />
rolLing a glass pipetl€ over the sLr ace. Three sh€els of fl ler paper were<br />
soaked in 10 x SSC and piac€d on top ol lhe long sheet on the gel lray.<br />
The gel was praced crelully on rop o, lhe lilrer sheels wirh rhe wells<br />
lacing rrp. Again, a qlass pipon€ was rolled over lhe suriace to extrude<br />
any lrapped ar blbbles, and fou pieces of plastic (e.9. lsed X-Ray<br />
rim) were praced undemearh (and surounding) rhe borders ol lhe ger.<br />
81
azi, E. c$ q,tte CMtat ot H1 Gffi Iran*dpt.n<br />
The plastic stips s€rue as a bafiier 10 pr€vs liqud i.om llowlng<br />
direcrly t om rhe r€servoi. ro lhe pap6r rowets, which witt be ptac€d on<br />
Presoakod zera prob€ membrane was ctn at one corner to mark the<br />
orlentation ofthe gsl, and was placed ovortheg€t, Slbsequen y, thr€€<br />
presoaked sheets w€re placed on top ol zeta probe rnombrane, and<br />
each lmo an bubbl€s wer6 removad afi€r €v6ry addiljon of sheet. A<br />
slack ot soft papsr tssues (one to rwo boxes or faciar rissues,<br />
KleenexrM) was precisely pLac€d on top oi the iihor sheols (A straight<br />
stack of lissues is imporlant as it pr46nts papBr lrom hanging ove/ the<br />
edges of lhe gei and conract rhe transter blftsr. This could calse the<br />
inefiioien! lranster of ONA to tho membrane). On6 pack oI paper row€ts<br />
were placed an the paperltssles and th€n agtass ptate a.d a medium<br />
weight object (e.9., lead viat, gtass bor e) was ptaced on top or the<br />
entre slack lo leep pressurg on rhe blffsr absorbing pap€r lissugs<br />
The exposed edges ol the larg€ glass dish were covered with ptast'c toil<br />
(saran Wap) to avoid evaporation of ths 10 X SSC burier, and ONA<br />
transfer was conrinued lor m lo 24 hours. Th€ zsra proo€ memorane<br />
wascareulry remov€d lrom th6 gel and p ac,.d i. n UV chamber ior one<br />
mint e to ix th6 rranslerred DNA on the membrane. Then the<br />
membran€ was placed in a s€al€d ptaslic baq (sea-a-mea )to ke€p th€<br />
membrano hoist during srorag€ at 4.C.
M. F: Ce|| Crd. Cqnrot ot Ha Gerc TEneDiM<br />
Prepararion ol radlo-labelled probe tor soulhe.n hyb.idization<br />
Radiolabelled DNA probes lor South€tn hybddizallon werc prepared<br />
by radom labelling. h b.iel, the 1.7 kb CAT insen iragm,eni derived<br />
lrom pFO1o8CAT was radio]abded wllh the PrmeltrM randomly<br />
prlmed ollqolabeing kil (Stalagene) as descrited by lh6 nafulacllrer.<br />
h bri6i, 25 ng oi CAT ONA in 1 plwas mired rrith 10 !l ol random<br />
oligonlcleotide primer, and ths reacrion mixturg was adjusred wirh 23 /<br />
high qual'ty deionized and disl/tred H2O ro a lo|at votume ot 34 rt. The<br />
tube was hear treaied lor 5 minules d 95. to 10O' in a beaker. The<br />
rlbe was cenl.iluged brislly at room tempe.aiure 10 co tect ths<br />
cond€nsed liquid on the cap ollhe tube The lolowing reag€nis were<br />
added i.lho readon rube: 10 !tot 5 X dctp prtmer buti€r (conlatning<br />
dATP, dGTP and dITP), 5 pl ot labell€d nucrsotids [4J,P] dcrp (10<br />
/rcilpl - 3000 Cilmmot) and 1 /it or ExoC) ktenow enzy'ne (5 unir/ltt).<br />
The conterns ot the lubes were mixed by pipene mixing. Afie. bdef<br />
centritugarion, the samptes were incubat€d at 37 . C fo. i 0 minures. The<br />
read'on was sropp€d by adding 2 pl oi stop mir (recip€ according to<br />
uninco.porated nucleotides wero removed by psssing th€ p.obe<br />
through Quick SpinrM columns. Eelore usir'g rrre spin cotLrm., the<br />
unopened corumn was ihverted severall mes to mlx the G.25 s€phadex<br />
beads in the blfter, The lop ld was removed tirst lrom lho c$ umn and<br />
rhen th€ bonom iip, which is impo.lanr to maintain a smooth flow oi rhe<br />
83
kn f: c.n cyd. cdnot ot <strong>H4</strong> 6@0 rtanx'igion<br />
bufier trom lhe column, While keeping lhs column in a straight position,<br />
the bufier was allowed ro rrav€rse rhrough tho column by gravity ltow.<br />
Th€ ljp ol the column was placed inside a coLtection rlbe and<br />
centriluged a! 2500 rpm lor 2 mi.ut€s. The lir$ lube was discarded and<br />
lhe collmn was paced of top of €nother cot€cUon tub€. Th€ probe<br />
sorurion was added in th6 center of the s€phadex beads, and thg<br />
sampre spun down lor 5 minltes at 2:@ rpm. The cotumn which<br />
conlains the majority ol rhe free tab€twas discarded in rhe radioacrive<br />
wasle bin (!h€ top cover and bortom tip clver were pur back on the<br />
corumn ro prevent the spilling ot iadioacrive beads). The approximate<br />
speciiic aclivity of rhe pfobe was delermined by anatyzing rhe yietd ot<br />
radio-acrlvityr 1 rl was added in 4 mt of scintiltarion oprifluor and<br />
counl€d in scinila on counter,<br />
slandard procedure tor hybrtdtzalton<br />
Hybn:dization was perlormed tn glass hybridization cytinders. prioi ro<br />
use, lhe cylinders wer6 washed and siticonized wirh 5% siticonizing<br />
solurion in chtoroiorm. rhe UV dosstinked memtanes (conlaining rhe<br />
genomrc ONA from the c€tt lines) we.e removed tom the seated bag<br />
roned up and placed ln lhe gass cytinder. To lhe cylinder 25 mt of<br />
pfehybridization sotution was added (1 mt\,i ot EoIA, 0.25 t\4 NarHpq<br />
pH 7.2 and 7% SOS) to coar rhe membrane, and the cytinder was<br />
incubated for oie holr ar 65.C with aqilarion. Then 15 mt ot<br />
prehybridizarion solution was removed tom the cylinder ano denatured<br />
84
azi. F: cetl cttcL ctu.t or Ha Gtu lftMtip.ion<br />
prob€ (1x106 cpmlml) was added. The m€mbrane was incubarodinthe<br />
presenc€ ol prob€ tor 24 hours with agiratjon_ Th€ membrane was<br />
removed lrom fte cylinder and washed iwice ar 65.C in solltion i (1<br />
mM EOTA, 40 mM NEhpoa pH 7.2:5% SOS) Ior 30 to 60 m nll€s<br />
whlle shaking, iotlowsd by two washes in sotllton lt {1 l.ntv EDTA, 40<br />
mM NaIHPO4 pH 7.2 and j % sos) tor 30 to 60 minltes at 6s,C. rrs<br />
moist membrane was wrapped in ptastic toit (Saran wGp) and oxposed<br />
to x,Ray oMAT-AF fih, and ptaced at _70.c with an inlensifying<br />
screen overoighl.<br />
The titm was devotoped and the membran€ was subjected ro rh€ Bela<br />
scope 603 anaiyzer (Betagen, MA) over.ighl. The intensily oi tie<br />
genomic DNA iragmed spanning the tnregrared hisrone <strong>H4</strong> CAT<br />
reporter gene plasmid w6s used as a m€asure tor the copy nlmber of<br />
he ntegrared constructs (s6e Ftg. 17). Th€ copy nlmber vaiues<br />
obtain€d this way were us€d lo catcLrtal€ the tevet ot expression por<br />
inbgrated copy ot each <strong>H4</strong> CAT consrtuci. (See Fig. 18 )<br />
synchronizarbn ol srabte HsL, c€[ unes<br />
- Suspenslon cutiureot HeLa S3 C€[ lin€s wnh dablyintograred<br />
F/ozen siocks oi stable Heta Sg monotayer cetis were lhawed in a 37 . C<br />
water barh. cers wers grown sl a d€nsity ot 3.ox1o5 c€ts/m|n SMEM<br />
(Joklik-rnodltod minimLrm esse.tiat medtum) supptemen€d wrrh 5%<br />
carr serum, 2?q holse serum, l0O unirs/mt peniciJrin 1oo /rglml<br />
85
M E C.l *,b cctol ot x. q.L f ld.a'el<br />
Frg.17. sodnam lndyeL d .iatty ltaiaLctad caf lln-' Hlnd lll<br />
dgsd g..roitic Ol.|A fdn vatbiB lsb c€I lln* 6<br />
rarBl€flld io z€ta !ro6a msrnbnne along wlh lh. Indica!8cl<br />
rmoun o, Hhd lll dgE€t d pFOISCAT td tty!.*t d wih o'<br />
r+dCTP radlob€ll€d CAT DMlrr€mdr 6.7 kA).
kiz F: c.lt
o<br />
lu<br />
r60<br />
120<br />
80<br />
Con3lruct<br />
binding:<br />
Stabtg cell llnos ot <strong>H4</strong> promotsr CAT conslructs<br />
HINF-tl blndlng slto mutants<br />
toa<br />
wl<br />
usP-16 ltPr-r7 tGM.18<br />
P+lrI-lO+ P-l)l-lDt P-/lU r/Dr<br />
69
ktz F. cen ctct6 ctuat at tu 6e rftN.tipti@<br />
stepromycin and 2 mtM oi L-glllamine c€Lls wefe maintalned in<br />
suspension llasks, with 6 capacity ot twice lhs volume of lhe cultur6 As<br />
lhe c€ll lines were initjally gtown on plates, it was necessary ro adapt<br />
|he siable calllinssto growth ii srlspension by slowly adiusllng mediLlm<br />
conditions. Inil ally, c€lls wers Prov d€d with h gh concenlrations ol letal<br />
call serum a.d L-glutamin€ and lhen gradually shiffed to comdeb<br />
medium as lollows. The lirst two days, lhe cells were led win5 7% lelal<br />
cali serum, 2 r,rlv L-glllamin€ p€nicilin and sreflomvci. as desdb€d<br />
above, and a 1 x mixture ol non_essential amino acids. The cells wer€<br />
checked daily under the microscoP and fed al regular dailv inlervals<br />
with pre-warmed lresh m€dia. After two davs, !]e celrs rere ted wilh<br />
s[,lE[4,5% l€ral ca]t serum,2o,6 calf serlrrn, 2 mM L-grulamne,<br />
peniclllin/strepromycin as abov€ wilhout non-€ssenlial amino acids<br />
Subseque.tly, the cells were shilted to SMEM supplemented with 2%<br />
fetal call serum and 5% call serlm. Alter two additional daily feedings<br />
with lhe latter medilm, lhe cells wsre led wilh SMEM supplemenl€d<br />
with 1% letal cai s€r!m, 5% cal' se.um, and 1% horse donor serum<br />
Finally, cells were sh:ned ro SMEM supplemenled with 5% cll serum,<br />
2% donor horse serlm, and 2 mM !-G[nam ne Pe.ici]lin/slfeptomyon<br />
The c€Lls were grown at leasl 4 to 5 days in comp eie med a GLycerol<br />
stocks were made by spinning the cells down at 1500 lpm in the lEc<br />
rotor and lhe cell pellet was resuspended in sbrage media (70%<br />
SMEM,20%l€lalcali s€rum lovo glvcerol) Ce ls were stored in 4 5 ml<br />
cryotubes al a d€nsity oi 1x107 cels/ml (4 5x107 cels per lube) and<br />
90
,zn F: ce ct.le c@not ol <strong>H4</strong> Gqe ,anscdpttan<br />
slored at - 150 c freezer.<br />
Doublethymldine block synchronizallon Procedure<br />
Th6 synchronywas pedomed by blocking the stabls Helacelllines by<br />
the admlnistralion oI2 rnM thymidine Hela cels w€re maintained Ln<br />
suspension at the densrv 4-t1ot c€lls/ml in SMEM supplied wilh 5%<br />
call serun, 2% donor hors€ s€rum 100 u.its/ml penicillin, 10o pglml<br />
sveptomycin and 2 mM L-glltamine (JOKLIK modiiied minimln<br />
essenrlal medrurn). Prlor to the flrst block, cells were counled and<br />
diMed 10 3.75x105 ells/ml. (All media, glasswa,e and souions were<br />
pewamed to 37'c). All processes were cariad oul in a 37'c warm<br />
room usng sleri e lechniqrss, Thymidinewas add€d to the suspension<br />
ceLlculiure at a linalconceniration of 2 mlM. Cels were blocked io. the<br />
duralionol12 16 hours (th€ blocking procedur€ n€ver erceeoed mors<br />
Cels w6r6 r€leased from th€ tirst block by sPinnlng down in lh6<br />
cenl.iiugg 15oo rpm for 5 . 10 minutes. cells were washed lwce wllh<br />
pre wa.med serum+ee medla to ger id or resid!3rs lhymldine (S gma)<br />
The c€lls were rc-suspend€d in fresh compl€ne media wilh 2-<br />
deoxycytidino at a iinal concentfation of24rM The celLs @re reLeassd<br />
lor exacrly I hours, and ihs c€lls were again sublocted to a second<br />
thymidln€ block tor 12 - 16 hours. The cells wer€ released trom the<br />
second hymidine block by decanling lhe medium lolJowing<br />
cenrrilugaion oi the cllture al 1 500 rpm lor 5 - 10 mlnlies ce I p€lrots<br />
91
Azi2 F: Cen Cvcte Contot .t <strong>H4</strong> Gere ftaEdieti@<br />
were washed lwce wilh s€rum-free media and were re.slspended In<br />
lresh compele medls with 2-deoxycylldine. Nucle were isolaled at<br />
multiple time'polnts after release irom the blockade lor nlcleat run'on<br />
transcription analysis ro obrain a direcl measure of promo€r actvity at<br />
dilterent time poinrs during rhe cell cyde. RNA was also isolated from<br />
synchfonized cels at every singls lrou (110) and was used to pedom<br />
ribonucease prot€ction assays Ths ls a very sensitive assay lor lhe<br />
deteclonolhRNA nacompoxsampemixiureoitotalcellllarFNA.<br />
Monnoring cerr synchrony<br />
The enenr ol cell clcle synchrony was determined by assaying the rale<br />
ot ONA synlhesis by pulse-labelling c6lJs with 3H.lhymldine lor 30<br />
mlnlles at lhe G1lS boundary (0 hour; ta , the pr6re ease lime_point),<br />
as wel as lhrolgholt S'phas€ and th€ remancler ol lhe c6ll cycl€ at 1<br />
hr lime.inrervals (ie., posr.releas€ pornls wei€ taken €very hour<br />
between 0 - 10 hr) The rate ot oNA synthesis which is required lor the<br />
replicarion ol fte entke genoms du,ing s-phase is ma.y mes hiqher<br />
lhan lhe rale of DNA synlhesis, which is requned br repairol damaged<br />
DNA. Honce, delerminalion ol DNA synthesis ratos provides a di.ect<br />
ndicator oi cel s progressing lhfough S-phase (Fig.19). Ce ls w€rc slso<br />
examned lnder lh€ microscop€ 10 obserue ihs abundance of milotic<br />
cells (ar a, 9 and 10 hr afier .elease irno s phse), which /euecls<br />
progression pasl lhe G2lM boundary (see Fig.20).<br />
92
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eE@cyaci'dac,l,o.Df*Wt<br />
''i1..'. :..<br />
FE.19. synchq zfo|r ot .dL oau fn-. F{ Tlrvntidtu<br />
hcdr.don rB tLs,cd e ritc frcca"o 6nt63 bbriE<br />
rds hm 6td rymdrF Uoalq d|d f-dta ae o9r€ss€d<br />
c courG par mLrt ot acb puFesd Frl lvffin€. as<br />
d€.dfl€d h marBtd mdlD&.'<br />
&l
I<br />
200000<br />
1mmo<br />
DNA Synth.3l3 In Synchronlzsd HeLa calls<br />
10<br />
hours Dost-release<br />
94<br />
12
E F.c|dcll,'r,@tfit dHlcerw<br />
Ftc.20. Plrtogrrgt d arialr!|tad lg.a c.lls I hol|lt 'llf<br />
ral{aa trom 6rcotrd itry| dha uoct. A Hgh mltollo l'dat 13<br />
r..n, hdlcdtifE a lleli rynchrcny (s€c next pag6)<br />
95
High mitotic index<br />
alter relsase trom<br />
in HeLa cells 8-10 hours<br />
doublo thymidine block<br />
96
aniz F: cen ctcl. cantat ot <strong>H4</strong> Gene rtanscnpt@<br />
Derermlnallon of DNA synthesrs<br />
3H-lhymidine (10 llci = 2 rrlol lh€ spci/ml slock solltion) was added<br />
ro 2 mi of suspension cels whch w6rs aliquoted in p.€'warmed qass<br />
tubes. Tub6s were ii\ed on a.olating whe6la.d incubatgd in lrie warm<br />
room (ambied temperaturc: 37'C) ror 30 minutes Cells were collected<br />
by cenrilugation at 15oo rpm lor 3 to 5 minutes, and medium was<br />
removed by car€lully aspnaling lhe media. Th€ cell pelLet was washed<br />
wlh 2 ml or serum.free m€diun (SMErv) and cells we€ co ected agam<br />
by cenlriiugalion ro. 5 mnules. The meduir was discarded bv<br />
aspira on and the pellel wss resuspended bv adding 4 mi ol 10%<br />
trichlo.oacetic acid ficA). Ths tubes were incubated on ice lor 5lo 10<br />
minules1o achieve oplimai precipitalion The samples wefe spun r' rhe<br />
centriiugo ro obtain a celpel€t, the slpernatanl was discarded by<br />
aspirar on, and lhe sbove slep was rep€at€d The linal pellet was<br />
dissolved in 5co d ol 10% sos and transtefed to a scinlillaton vial<br />
Liquid sclntillation counling cocktail (16 mD was added and the amounr<br />
olradoadlvity evelwas quanlilal€d n a liquid scntilaion speclromeler<br />
(see Fig. l9l<br />
Nuclear run on ttanscription<br />
Nucl€lwere lsolated lrom Hea celLs lhatwere haNesled atvariouslime<br />
pol.ts after release from lhs dolbL6thymld ne block procedure c! Ur€<br />
samples w€re subjected to centrilLrgalion ior 5 minulos al 1ao0 lpm al<br />
97
ND F Cen atct6 cannot ot B4 6ene rrctctlptian<br />
37'c (wam foom). cell pellats w€re washed lwic€ with 10 ml cold<br />
'soronic bufi€r which is (125 mM KCl.30 mM T.is/HCl. pH 79 5 mM<br />
MqCl2, and 10 mM !-mercaprcethanol). From lhis point on cens we.e<br />
kepl cod througholt the romalnder ot lhs proc€dlre. Cells w€re<br />
centiluged at looo rpm and r€susP6nded in 10 ml cold hvpotonrc<br />
('swelling buller': 10 mM kcl,30 mM T.is HCI pH 7 9' 5 mM MqCl2 10<br />
mM B m€.capioelhanol) and allow€d to swelltor 10 ' 15 minubs Cells<br />
were dou.ce homogenized wilh a tight Pesrle lo. 10 - 15 sl'okes; a<br />
smallaliquot w€s stained with 2% trypan blue und€r |h6 mrcroscope lo<br />
checl ii cells w€re lysed). The lysato was transl€r€d lo th€ 15 ml lubes<br />
and cenr.ituged at 15oo lpm lor 5 ro 8 mind€s in lh€ lEc rotor' The<br />
slpernalanl was drainod carefully, and the nucleiwere resuspendeo n<br />
storage buter (50 mt\4, (NH.), SO1' 30 mM Tris/HCl pH 80 5 mM<br />
MgCl,,1 mM MnCl,,lOmM t-morcapro€|hanol 25% v/v qlvc€roD The<br />
nuclei were coumed and divided inlo aliq@ls ol approximalelv lxlot<br />
nucle/1oopl. Nlcei wer€ imm6dietely l.ozen i. Liquid nitogen and<br />
stored at -85 C {See<br />
TranscriPiion reaclion<br />
F g.21).<br />
Assessmenl ol transcription rates in isolared nuclei was accomplished<br />
accordng 1o 1he procedure by (Gr€enbeQ and zlt1, 1944) Fozen<br />
a iquob ot 1t1O? n!cl6i/1oo /rl wer€ lhawed our on lc€ a'd qlickry<br />
added to 15 ml cofex tubes conlaining 1oO ,,1 o, 2 t reaction buffer (10<br />
mM Tns/HCl, pH A.O, 5 mM M9Cl2 03 M KCI). which was<br />
9a
Nuclei isolat€d lrom synchronized HeLa cells<br />
100
NE F: Cell C6t cotuat .t <strong>H4</strong> cffi fhNtiotlan<br />
complem€nled with unlab€lled and labetled nucleolds triphosphales [2<br />
mt!,t dATP, I mM dCTP, 1 mM dGTP and 100 pciol 9PUTP (10 rlol a<br />
10 llcilll stock-solullon with a sp€cilic aclivty ol 3000 cilmrnos)j.<br />
Nlcl€as€-lree glass tubes and solutons were ls€d thfoughout the<br />
prccadurc. The samplos (olal roadion volume ol 200 /]r) werg<br />
indbared al 3o'c for 30 minutes with intermit€nt shaklng Alier<br />
incubaring the sampies lor 30 minut€s at 30'c, 600 !l ol nNase free<br />
DNase | (Promega) in high s€ t bufie. (0.5 M NeCl, 0 05 M rr/gc 2 0 002<br />
M caot and O.o1 rM T.islHCl pH 74) was added. The samples were<br />
r4uspendod by.epetitiv€ mixing wlh a Pasleurpipelte<br />
which lacilitates<br />
lhe breakdovin oI nuclei and DNA, end lhe susp€nsons were<br />
incubated al30'C for 10- 15 mlnjJl€s. To each oilhe r€acion m xtures<br />
2oO /rlol protenase K (2omg/ml) n proteinase Kbufier (5%SDS 0 5 rv<br />
Tris pH 7.4, 0.125 M EOTA) was added, and tubes were incubared ar<br />
37'C ior 30 m:nules wnh gen e shaking at regular in€tuals. Reactions<br />
were stoPPed by addlng 300 !l(.e. 1/10 oI the odginalvollme) ol2 M<br />
NaoAc pN 50 lo a linal concentralon 02 1\,l The volume oi lhe<br />
samples was ilrther increased by addi.g 2 ml ol 10 mlr,4 T s/Hcl pH<br />
8.0 and 1 mM EOTA Reaclions were extlacled several iimes with an<br />
equalvolume ol phenol eqsilibraled with 0 2 M ol NsOAc (pH 5 0) and<br />
10 mM EOTA. The radiolabelled lranscriplion reaclions were<br />
ranslerr€d lo 30 ml cor€x nrbes and nlc eic ac ds were precipilal€d n<br />
ihe prosence or 75 /19 glycogen (Boehringer l'lannheh) and 25<br />
lolumes ot 95% mld elhanol. The sampies {€re kept at 20'c<br />
101
,2iz F: cell cttl. canlrct ot <strong>H4</strong> Gene I€ns.iprt@<br />
ovemighi or incubated for t hour at _85'C. RNA was recovered by<br />
centdlugario. (J-21 Beckman) al 10,000 rpm lor 30 minutes- The RNA<br />
perlets werc wash€d with cold 70% gthanoland at di€d. samples were<br />
resuspendod n 1 ml ol pfshybridlzation solution (125 mM sodium<br />
pyrophosphats,1 M Nacl, m mM Tris pH 7.4,2 nM EDTA,0.1%SOS<br />
10 x Oenhadrs solLtion). Small aliquots ol each sample (5 ,!l) we.€<br />
procipitat6d with I rnl ol 10% TCA and 150 pg of yeast FNA (15 pl or a<br />
10 mg/ml slock) lo dst€rmin€ lhs spocific aclivity of RNA iransfipls<br />
The mixlures were incubal€d on ice ior 15 lo 30 minules and<br />
pr€opital$ were lillered lhrough 0 45 pm nilrocsllulos6 H_A tvpe liftels.<br />
Filters w€fe washed iwice with 10% TcA and diied by exposure ro ar<br />
ior 5 minutes. The i lters wer€ thsn transf€rr-'d to a scinti|]aron viai and<br />
dissolved n 1 ml cerlusolvern (polyethyleneglyco monoethyl €lhe4.<br />
Atter lhe lher dissolved, 10 ml ol scintillation lluid (OptiiuorrM) was<br />
added and were subiected to liquid scintillation spectrometry'<br />
Slot.blots w6re prepared on zeia_prob€rM nvlon membranes The zela<br />
prcb€ membran€s we€ load€d with inseit lragmenls ol interssl (2 rg of each<br />
oNA to be tssl€d), as we|| as plasmid DNA @nEining 6 qenomic inse.t<br />
encoding ribosomal RNA (LS6j 4 rg) DNA and various olher contro DNA<br />
fragments. Each sampe was propared n a l 5mlllbs by adding lhe requted<br />
amounllor €ach bLot (2 llq), and ths volume was brolght up to 500 !lwith 10<br />
mM rris, pH a and 1 mM EDTA. The DNAS were denalured by lheaddnion ol<br />
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A22 F: Cett cytl. Connd d <strong>H4</strong> 64. rnnsoipnhn<br />
1/1olh volume (5opD of 3 M NaON -nd incubarion tor t holr at 65'c'<br />
Folrowing this slep, the tubes were placsd on ice and 55O /lof 2 M NHTOAC<br />
was added. samples were diluled wilh 1 M NH.OAC to obtain the desired<br />
vollme to be load€d in each slot. In th€ case oi rh6 ribosomal RNA encoding<br />
plasmd oNA (LS6), oi6 slot was kopt 6mply on all sid€s es the hgh sgnal<br />
expecled radio-lab€lled iRNA tansdiPts might inleri€ro wilh quanfta ve<br />
'or<br />
deteclio. ot signals lrom olher slols.<br />
Preparalion ol hybridization m€mbra.es usl.g lh€ manilold ll slot<br />
The Manifold lt slot-blol system {schleicher and schuell) w6 used br<br />
loading the sgmples onlo lh€ mambrano.lwo whalman 3MM a'd one<br />
zeta prob6 nylon fiombrane w€r€ clt exacllv the size of the lemplale<br />
provided in the box. The apparatus was wash€d throrolghly ov<br />
soaking il in 0.25 N HCllor hal( an hour and rhen nnsed several lmes<br />
wirh dislilled waler The two sheels ol fltor Paper<br />
(whatman) and one<br />
sheet of zela probe membran€ w€r€ soak€d in dislillod waler' soaked<br />
in 1 M NHroac a.d then placed on the apparalus The rwo sheeG ol<br />
I |rer paper were pbced on the surlace ot lhe apparalus on lop ol the<br />
/ed spacer gasket lhe red spacer in lurn was placed on the mylar<br />
(lransparent plast c sheeD At 6ach slep an bubbLes were removed<br />
wnh lhe help ol a g ass piPede, which was qenlly roll€d over lhe surlac6<br />
ol lhe pap€r. Th€ z€la prob€ nvlon m6mbran€ was placed on top ol lwo<br />
whalmansheeis, Agaln, an blbbles w€re.emoved wilh aid oilhe glass<br />
103
aziz F: ce dde c@no| ol <strong>H4</strong> Gqe fanscdorbn<br />
pipe e. Tho Manifold il was plsc6d on top ol th€ m€mbrane and the<br />
davice was ciosed at both sid€s using plaslic closure pieces (provd€d<br />
wilh the apparatus io the boi)- The apPaatus $as hooked up lo th€<br />
regular laboratory vacuum lines. and vacuumwas appled careillly Ths<br />
wells were nsed wilh 1 M NH.OAc and 400 rrl ot sample was loadsd ln<br />
eaci slot, slots wers washed with lM NH.oP€ again. Ths danitold w€s<br />
femoved carelully and lhe nylon m€mbran€ was air dri€d The DNA<br />
was nxed by placing the zeta probe membrane under the UV llght for 1<br />
minlre andthe membrane was stored in aseal€d dasric bagal4 C<br />
BIors were prehybidi2ed in cylind€ls using 25 ml hybridianion solulion<br />
(12,5 mM sodum pyrcphospfral€, 1 lv Nacl,20 mM Tris pH 7.6, 2 mM<br />
EDTA pH 7.5, O.l% SDS, 10 x Denhardt's solulion and 250 rglml<br />
lr4hly denatured Bdom oNA lrcm E colt or salmon spem)-<br />
Membranss were incubaled at 65'C lor 2 lo 4 hou.s Blots were<br />
hybrdzed n 3 mioi hybidizauon solullon as above wilh the addition oi<br />
2.0 to 2.5x1Od TCA precipilabls counts of radiolabel ed FNA transcripls<br />
Hyb.idization was performed by incubaton st 65'C lor 72 hours Elols<br />
were washed wilh shaking at 65'c lor 30 minlt€s ln a solunon<br />
cootaining 2 x ssc and 0.1% qDs. This slep was repealed two rLm€s<br />
The membran€ was washed lwics with another solution (containing 0.2<br />
x ssc and 0,1% SDS) with each wash pertormed tor 30 minltes at<br />
65'c. Flnally, ths blots wero wash€d once wilh 0 1 x SSC/o1% Sos<br />
lor 20 minul€s at 65'C.<br />
104
hnF cet cyttd cannot ot B4 6end ltunrc ptlan<br />
abG we.e airdried and expos€d lo prcllashed X'OMAT AR (Kodak) X_<br />
Ray fih botw66n tlvo Cronex Lighling PlusiM i.rensitving scr@s al _<br />
7o'c. Blols wore quantnaled by subjecling $€m lo a p_emEson<br />
analyzer (Beta scope 603, B€iagei) The valu€3 w€re expressed<br />
relativolo ribosomal RNA after co sclion io. non-sp€cilic binding by<br />
puc19. The r€sulls ol rhese transciptional run_on analyses {see Fig.<br />
22) were tound to be hiqhly va.iabre and wore nol us6iul lor anarvsis.<br />
The rbosomalFNAwas iound lo b€ Pa.ticubnv v4 abl€ du.ing the limg<br />
cou6e (dala not shown). Ihorsloro, lh€s6 erp€ m6nlsw€r€ penormed<br />
with RNAse protection assay, dsscnb€d in the lolloring section<br />
bo|arion oi tolalcellut3r FNA trom msmmalian cells<br />
Totalcellllar BNA was isolaled from synch.onizsd stabl€ Hela cels al<br />
various t me points after release lrom he synchroniza on piocedlre bv<br />
established procedures (choimcynskiAnd Sac.hi 1987). cell cultures<br />
(co.taining approxlmalery 3.7x1or cells/ml) we.e translered lo 50 mL<br />
plaslic rubes 6nd centrauged 4'c at 1500 rpm lor s mi'utes cell<br />
per els w€r€ wash€d lwico In phosphal€ b!n6r saline (l 50 mM NaCl l0<br />
mM sodium phosphare pH 6.8), and €rlpollets w€r6.€susp€nded in 4<br />
ml ol guanidinilm soluion (5 M guanidinium, 0-75 M Na cirate pH 7 0,<br />
0.36 M p mercaploelhanol). The slisponsion was hor'iogenlzed !si'g<br />
rhe Po yrron, wh ch<br />
nucl€i and genomic oNA subseqlently'<br />
'ragments<br />
1/loth volume ol 20% sarcosyl was added and 500 ,J ol lhe ninure<br />
was alquoled in 2 ml sl.aigh cent iluge tubes (Ph€nit) The samples<br />
105
lzizF:cdto'e!.@ototuao@fd@lttLtt<br />
.--_<br />
Ftg.22,<br />
nttb'iarst'ditolttods<br />
Nuclear run-on lranscriprbn analysis oi synch'onit€d sttbE<br />
c€ll tines. wild Vpe FO1OE CAT atd IVSP_16 CAT (H|NF M<br />
mubrn) stabl€ c€ll .lin€s w€re svnchronizsd bv a double<br />
lhym'dho block (See Ma€dab 6td Merlods) Transciption €tes<br />
of dirersrt genss rere me6surcd al 1,3,5'7 and 10 hours by<br />
nuclear Run-on hanscription (See Matedals and lr"lethods) cAr<br />
and <strong>H4</strong> repr€s€nt siably transfecled cAT lranscn s ano<br />
endogenols Histone <strong>H4</strong> tarudipts r*p€cnv€ly Puc' was<br />
used as a conlrol ior.onspecillc binding<br />
r06
Nuclear Run-on TranscriPlion<br />
wr Fol08 cAT<br />
h rs<br />
l-<br />
-(D<br />
--<br />
m l\.4sP- 16 CAT<br />
L<br />
.-<br />
1-<br />
hrs 0 1<br />
7<br />
t- .D<br />
10?<br />
I<br />
- t-<br />
-<br />
10<br />
10<br />
-<br />
-<br />
UA<br />
CAT<br />
RJC<br />
<strong>H4</strong><br />
CAT<br />
PUC
Mz F: Cel Ctct. Contot at Ha Gffi fta@tlDn@<br />
were t ozen down at -70.C or lsed direclly icr RNA sxkadion. Each<br />
cell lysale (sri! rri) was supp e.rrenled with 50 ,rl 2N,4 sodium scelate, pH<br />
4.0, extracted with 5o0 /ltoi phenot (equitibfated with 10 mtv Trs and 1<br />
mlt €OTA) a.d 100 /lo1 isoamyt6tcohot. Tubos were vortexed tor 10<br />
seconds aod incubatBd on ic€ tor 15 minutes. Tubes we.6 spln down<br />
in a micro.cenrituge ar 14,000 rpm tor l0 mindes at 4.c to separate<br />
the organc and aqueous phases. Th€ aqueous phase was ransrerred<br />
lo anoth€rtube and t ht ot isopropanotwas added ro precipirale aNA.<br />
The samplas were tetr in -20.c to. 1 to 18 hr and th€ FNA was<br />
corrected as a pellet by splnning rhe tLrbss in fte microcentrifuge tor 10<br />
mrnures at 4.c. The FNA pe ers wers washed with 75% ethanot and<br />
RNA was dissolved in 360 pt of nucieas€ tree H2O wtlh potyainyl<br />
suphale (smg/rnD. Then, 40 lrt ot 10 x DNase I b!ffer (T s ph 8.0, 40<br />
mrvl; NaCl 10 mMi Mgctz 6, mM) snd 20 d ot nuctease lrce ONase I<br />
(P'omega) 1000 units/mtwer€ added. Tho rubes wer6 incubated in a<br />
waler bath ar 37.C tor 30 m'nures Tubes we.e removed aftor the<br />
incubarion and eilfacred wirh 4@ ut at 2s:2at g/v/v)<br />
phenol/chlorolom/ soamyl atcohot mtxture. The tubes were spun<br />
down and rrre supernatant was trgnsferied lo anonef tube. The<br />
sampes w€re exrfacted onc€ with chloroior. Fotowjng ehanol<br />
pr€optauon, the RNA pottet was washed ons wilh 750,6 ethanot and rhe<br />
linal pellet was dissolved in 50 /t of ^uclease iree warer wilh 5 mg/ml<br />
r08
NlzF Cett cr.t. canuat oI <strong>H4</strong> Gene f6nsc ption<br />
polyvinyl sulphate. The optical density ol the nucleic acld preparation<br />
was del€rmined by spedrophotomelry, and 5 rg ol RNA was subjed to<br />
eieclrophoresis in an agarose gel ro check the inregdty aDd the puiily ot<br />
FNA (See Fig. 23).<br />
Flbonucrease protecilon a3say<br />
The ribonuclease prolection assays (FPAS) were perromed by usjng<br />
lhe commercially avaitabte RpA lt'M kit (ambion, Inc ). FpAs are apptied to<br />
deled and quan tate th€ nRNA trom a compiex of ioIat elutar RNA seples.<br />
To p€rtom /ibonuctease assays, tab€Ied .iboprob€s were prepared, which<br />
we.e complem€ntary b tho targer FNA, Th€ Mari ScriprrM kit was used to<br />
synhesizs rhe RNA rranseri s. To generar€ lhe Ribo p.obe ot interesr, ule<br />
linearized romptate pTFl cAT and pTAj-GApDH w6re !sed, which w€r6<br />
obtain€d tiom the manufacru.er (Ambion, hc,). The pTFj CAT anti sonse<br />
conrolremptate contans a 152 bp tragfient ot the chtofamphentcot acelyl<br />
rransbrase gene. Th6 pTRl-GApoH huma. anrisBnso contro temptare<br />
Lor'ams a 316 bp l agnenl o. t-e nund- gtyce-aoeh/o€ 3 p.osphate<br />
dehydrcgenase {cApOH) coding sequ€nce d€rtved lrom exons 5-8. Thes6<br />
ragments were doned inlo a generic transcrip on veclor (pTBtpLE scripirM<br />
veclors) which contain the Sp6, T7, and T3 promolers atranged tn landen<br />
(thrs conskuction alows tor ths use of any ol tho retaled phage RNA<br />
polymerase tor synlhesis ot tGnscipts). The <strong>H4</strong> ribo,prooe was ranscnb€d<br />
trom a crnstruct which conlajns .ucteotjdes -2r5 b +279 (ie., spanning lns<br />
109
leE F: C.! W. @turl ol u o.n lld,.tt tun<br />
Ftg2&<br />
'<br />
faodo|| ol 6l oCdar RllA tqn ryr|o|||o||Ecd cr&,<br />
'FOIG C.Ai db H€l3 c.l tE vr.s sf.drortzcrt by dotlCc<br />
fiyrddho blod< !d l[{ sr!C.. wsr botid.d dfio tndtcd.d<br />
er|. 3nd run I m ! 196 a€rrode (696 t'$nebehyde) 96l.<br />
'110
RNA isolated f rom cell synchrony<br />
Hou rs<br />
0 1 234567891 0<br />
111<br />
jziz F: cell cycla cannat ot <strong>H4</strong> Gen. f@sqFtq<br />
smal/Nml lragment ot pFo108x) ot the human hisione <strong>H4</strong> g6ne, This<br />
canstuct was kindly provided by Ihomas J. Lasl.<br />
ln vtro transcripllon reaction<br />
Tho reagonts of lhs SP6 lM€xi ScripltM kii were lhawed a^d placed on<br />
ice, The reagenis were added in RNase f.66 Eppsndorl lubes (1,5 ml con cal<br />
size) in the tollowing ordsr: 2 !lol 10 x tansciplion bufler, 1 !l ot 200 ml',|<br />
OTT, 1 ,rl ot 10 mM ATP, I /l 10 nM CTP, 1 /l 10 mM GTP, 1 lll RNaso<br />
inhibitor, 1 /rlor linearized template DNA (1pg),3!1o10.05 mrvl UTP,5 rrlor Ic-<br />
kpl UTP 800C /mmol a.d i rl ot SP6 BNA po ymeras !r The contenls of the<br />
lubes were mixsd and lhe tubss wer6 incubaled at 37.C tor 30 minutes. Atr6r<br />
lhe incubalion, 1 pl oi RNase{ree DNaset was added to €ach reaction and lhe<br />
conlenls were mlxecr by ticking the tlbes. The samptes were briefly<br />
centriluged and incubared at 37'c tor 15 minutes. Tlbes were rranstered to<br />
r@ and the transcription reaction was passed lhrolgh nuctease-tree ouick<br />
Spinrt collmns to pu.iry rhe radiotabetted p.obe tom unincorporated<br />
radLoactive ibonucleolideriphosphales. The spgciic acuvity was derermined<br />
by counting 1 rl in 4 ml ol scintittarion tluid using a sc'nriilarion counler,<br />
approxmalely &(10.1o 11106 cluots were used per /eacrion ro pertom lhe<br />
ribonuclease protection assay.<br />
Hybrldizarlon ot F NA transcrlpts<br />
Th6 li|sr st6p invotved the<br />
and 5rrgolsample FNA. Th€ RNA sampres wsre isolated dlring diflorenr time<br />
@urses usng synchronized Hela<br />
co.precipitation ot probs Oxlo5/readion)<br />
cells conraining stably integrared <strong>H4</strong>/CAT<br />
112
A2iz F: c.u cwL contat al Ha GeN f@diDti@<br />
constructs. RNA samples w€.€ supplemenl€d with 1/10th volum€ of 5 M<br />
NH.OAC and 2.5 vololerhanoland mixed lhoroughlyby vodexlng. Tlie tubes<br />
were placed in the 20'C lreozer lor 15 minules. Along with A'e expedmenial<br />
samples, tso control lubes were p/epaed which conlain s rr9 yeast RNA<br />
(neqallve cofrrol RNA) FNA was prgcipitated by centritlgation at maxi.num<br />
speed 14,000 rpm in $e microlugo lor 15 mindes at 4'c. Th€ supernabnt<br />
was caretully aspkated and dried on sofr tissue (Kimwipeg. Tubes werc<br />
cenrrilug€d brielly to co lect residual ethanoL at rhe bonom oflhe lube, and this<br />
r€maining fluidwas removed using a pipene man.<br />
P€llels were dissotued in 20 ,rl oi solu{on A (hybddiz6tion bufie4.<br />
Samples wero thrcrcughly mixed by vodelng ior 5 to 10 se€onds and then<br />
centrltuged to colecr the liquid at lhs bottom ol rhe lubes. Tubes were<br />
translered to 90 - 95'C wate. barh for 3 b 4 minures ro denature and<br />
solubilize RNA in rhe bufier. Samples were lhen re-vo.texed and brieUy re,<br />
centriiuged, owed by ncubation at 42 to 45<br />
'ol<br />
. C n a waterbath lor at sasr 18<br />
hours. Ar lhe end oi lhe incubation 2O0 Al of solutio. F+AX (ANass A +<br />
RNa* f mixlur€ in giycerol and FNA digestion builer) was added to each<br />
reacton at a ralro ol 1:100 (v/v). ore controLtube which conra ns yeasl FNA<br />
(r€presenting u.digesred probe) was dissolved in 200 |jl of FNA digesrion<br />
bufier withoul lhe RNAse enzyme. The second conrrol lube containing yeasr<br />
FNA was also lncluded wlh oach set ol samp]es (ths sample sholLd yield a<br />
compl€rely digesred probe), The iubes wer€ vonex6d ce.trlluged and<br />
incubated ar 37"c lor 30 minlles ro digesl lhe unprotecled po.lio.s ot lhe
Aze F: Cdt Crd. C@t'.t d H1 G@. f@didion<br />
single stranded nNA, The rcactjon was stopp€d by adding solulion ox to each<br />
rub€. The samples were mixed and placed at .20'c lor 15 minulos, lollowed<br />
by conrritugalioo lor 1 5 minutos io recover th6 probecled RNA P.obe lragmeDt.<br />
Pellets were air dri6d and I !lofsolulion E (g€lloading b!ff60 was added lo<br />
A 5% 6crylamide denatu.ing gel was prepared lo resolve he proi€cled<br />
FNA lragm€nt relalive ro the undig€sied prcbe, me gelwas pr€{un tor 15 - 30<br />
minutss at 200 vons. samplss were heared at 90i95'C prior lo loading. The<br />
gelwas run lor 3.5 hours aI300 volrs, d €d underth€ vacuum, and a(pos€d<br />
to x-oMAT AR film ow.nighr ro ouain a pgrman€nt autoradiographic image.<br />
Dkect counrlng of ih6 fadioactivity ol rhe prorecled BNA tragmenls bands was<br />
accomplishod using lh€ Selascope,<br />
114
RESULTS
trr? F: Cen Cyd. Cnn t ot u. G@ ttu@ldttl<br />
Analysls olthe <strong>H4</strong>-Slts ll cellcycle domah<br />
whlch Int€recls wilh multiple tactors<br />
Results<br />
As dlscussed in the gon€ral Introduction. lh€ coordinato regulation ol<br />
multple histone genes in conjuncrion wilh DNA synhesis is r€quned ior lh6<br />
o.dered packaging ol n€wly replicating DNA inio nLjcbosomes during s<br />
phase. This organized assembly ol c.hromatin is nec6sssaiy tor maintaining<br />
genome slruclure and nuclear archiledur€ during succossive cell cyclB<br />
stages, as well as lor supponlng c€ll and rissue.specitic transcriptional<br />
requkements. Cell cycle dependent hisbn6 gsnes r€Pre* 6 pa.adigm lor<br />
lhe study of pfoliferaton-spsclic g€na{egulalofy m€chanisms operative in a<br />
numbe. of diverso eukaryoles. Histon€ <strong>H4</strong> repr8senls lh6 most highly<br />
mns€Ned nucleosomal prot€in and ls encoded by a multlgens famiLy in<br />
mammals, Human histone <strong>H4</strong> gen€ ta.sciption has been most exl€nsively<br />
115
trb F: cett clcL cotuot al <strong>H4</strong> Gen. fturecnpttfr<br />
examin€d wirh a hight €xryess€d <strong>H4</strong> g3n€ dgsig.at8d Fo108- This gene h4<br />
been shown to b6 transcrib6d In a csll cycle cpntrolled madner (Rams€y_<br />
Ewino el a/., 1994), and is rBgulal€d by a comPl€x atray oi disral and p'oximal<br />
cls-acling€lem€nts (Kroeqff sla/., 1987i vanwijnsnera/.' 1989i Birnbauner<br />
a/..1995).<br />
Ths pronmd prcmotsr ol this <strong>H4</strong> 9€.6<br />
conlains two it vivo genomic<br />
proreln/DNA lntsraciion domains, sltes I and ll (Pauli 6lal ' 1947), €a.h having<br />
inrricate and overlapping arang€m€nts ot r€cognitjon eleme.ts lor<br />
inleracuons wiih mlltiple nuclsar tactors in vltro (v€n wln6n el a/' 1991,<br />
1987). sit6 tl is r€qui.ed and sunicient ior prcm€ration'sp€cific lransqiplio'al<br />
acliviry. Howev€r, al l6ast lhr€€ dlstinot classos ol tanscipllon iacloE (HINF_<br />
M, -P and .D) whose oNA binding activiliss ar6 indgpenddntrv regulaled (van<br />
wjnen er a/., 1992), inleract with SitB ll H|NF M which r€cently has bee'<br />
id€ntitied as the oocoprotein IRF-2 (vaughan €t a/., 1995)' and the relal€d<br />
tumor slppressor protein IFF-1 €ach .ecognizs the same elern€nt (M'bor)<br />
located in lhe most dislal segmant of <strong>H4</strong>.site ll. H|NF P/<strong>H4</strong>TF-2 is a prnatNe<br />
<strong>H4</strong> gene specllic tactor whlch binds prcximal to HiNF M/|FF_2. The H|NF_<br />
P/<strong>H4</strong>-TF2 inle.acrron site (P_box) Pa.iially ov€daps rh€ M-box HiNF_o<br />
Gprese s a multfcompon€nt plotein comPl6x conlaining lh€ cycln<br />
dependenl kinase CDCz, cyclin A and an FB r€lat€d Pro€in<br />
(€n w'lnen eral,<br />
1994). HiNF.O int€racts wilh th€ 6ntir6 sit6ll, includinglh€ M-and P_boxes as<br />
well as rh6 proximally locaed TATA box<br />
Because of lh6 mol€cular cotnpbxnv of site lt on6 key quesrion that<br />
116
aziz F: c.tl cy.te cotuot al <strong>H4</strong> e$e faNnpll.n<br />
remains to be rssolved is: whd ar6 the Precise tunctional conl.ibutions ol<br />
indivldualGc€gn ton mollls and cognate lactofs i. del.r Ni.ing the l6velot <strong>H4</strong><br />
gene rransdiplion in mlltiPle cell rypes? ln parucular, we have obserued<br />
natural s€quenc€ variations in lhe Sit€ ll s€qlences oI diilerenl <strong>H4</strong> genes,<br />
which abolish binding ot speci{ic ranscription lacto|s (van wijnen el a/., 1 992)<br />
Ihis raises th€ queston: Does th€ absenc€ ol distinct transcriplion facior<br />
recognilion sites have tunctional consequences for <strong>H4</strong> genelransfiplon, and<br />
could rhis anply heterogoneity in transcriPlional regulalion ol dillered <strong>H4</strong><br />
genes? In this stldy, we address lhss€ quesllons by syslematicaly anaLyzLng<br />
fie etfecls ol multiple dislinct muiations in each ol lhe Sile ll recognilion motils<br />
on <strong>H4</strong>lranscrpUon ir vlvo n several cell lypes,<br />
Th€ dbral segment oi Slt€ llls esseniial<br />
lor hlgh level<strong>H4</strong> gens rrarucription<br />
The sequ€nces spanning l|ls distal segment ol Site ll located<br />
immediarely upslream ol the TATA-box in th€ <strong>H4</strong> gene (Fig. 5) are highly<br />
consetued among venebrate sp€cies and are also localed in analogols<br />
regions in rh€ promolers ot several other human hisbn€ <strong>H4</strong> genes van<br />
winen et a/., 1992). Delerion analyses hav6 shown thal ste ll alone can<br />
suppo.t a low bur signiticanl revel of histooe <strong>H4</strong> (Kroeg€r el ar, 1987) or CAf<br />
(Bamsey er a/., 1994) reporter gen€ lranscriplon n the absence ol sl€ I,<br />
which when present sl.ongly augments <strong>H4</strong> gene r€nscriplion via inleactions<br />
wirh sPJ and ATF proreins (Bnnbalm dal., 1995). To oblain an €stimale ot<br />
the maximum extent lo which lh€ consetued elemenl i. site ll conkibutes to<br />
<strong>H4</strong> gene transcription wlhin rhe native context ol lhe entire proximal promoter,<br />
117
M2F:Co Crrt6 Cdrtot ot <strong>H4</strong>G.n. fn.piDtion<br />
we ntrodlced 7 d srinct nlcleo de subslturion mdar ons (mutanl Mc-7) i|to<br />
Sne rl. These subsriruions are locared ar ksy cdlseMd .ucleotad6s between<br />
.r .97 and .77, and 6nconpass a seies oI /n vpo G residus proleln/DNA<br />
conracrs fial hav€ been derecr€d in jn6ct c€lls (Paullel a/., 1987). Mosr ol<br />
rhese murations oc.ur at methylaiion inrgrlgrence contacls ior HiNF-M/|FF-2,<br />
HiNF-P/<strong>H4</strong>.TF2 and/orHiNF-D (Figs.5 and 6).<br />
Gel shitt compelltion assays show lhat these mdalons when<br />
i.corporared n a sir€ lr origonlcigoride (Mc.7) abolish bindng ot H NF-M/rFF-<br />
2 and HiNF P/Ha-TF2, as wellas sev€rely r€duce bindlng o, HjNF.D to Sle ll<br />
(Frg. 25) Honce. wrren lhis ori9onucl6o da is cron€d inlo a chrmeric <strong>H4</strong><br />
promorer/cAT construct rhe coresponding murant reponer gene consrrlcl<br />
(MC'7ICAT) repr€sen$ a rripl€ mula wirh respecl to rhe binding o' these<br />
werL characte zed Sile 'l bind ng prol€ins. For di.6cl companson, we also<br />
i.corporated a w ldtype Sr€ ll oligonucleotide OM-3; see Mar€ es and<br />
Melhods) inlo lhe same h4 p.omote./CAT veclor. The wildlype TM.3 plobe<br />
medrales he exp€cled bindng ol HiNF M,.P and -O in gelshitl assays in Mo<br />
ditferenl .unnlng condnions (Fig. 24). Oir€ct compaison ol CAT assay resu Is<br />
with rcporter gen6 consLucts contai^ing the naural hi$one <strong>H4</strong> promorer and<br />
rh€ wildrype TM.3 p.omoter ar6 nor srarisrics ly difisr€nt (dala nol shown).<br />
Upon transienl translectio. in prolileralirg Heta 53 c€lls, mutanl MC-7/CAT<br />
dlsplays up to 10 lold reduc€d promoter adivily relatiw to lhe wildlypo<br />
conslrucl TM.S/CAT (Fig 28). Thls !h6 r€cognirion morls n Site ll which<br />
118
ldlz F: Cell6d.c@to! otHa 6q.flt@npn@<br />
Flg.24.<br />
-<br />
F6"6<br />
Elactrophor€tlc mobillty lhlli assay condltions lor HINF_P'<br />
M lnd D. (Lstl) HiNF-M and P d6 dstoct€d in a 4% (mr)<br />
polyacrytamid6 gal run in lx TGE bufld in ih€ ptss€nce of<br />
salmon sperm non-sp€clffc DM. (Figft) H|NF D and l'llNF_M ar6<br />
delEcbsd h a 4% (80:1) potyacrylamldo €pl in 0 5X TBE bultbr in<br />
$s prsencs ol poly dG dC non-sp€cifrc DNA Comp€tition<br />
anelysis lvas podom€d wlth a pan€l ol wlild lvps and mLrtanl<br />
oligonucleolid€s which 6re dt6gnoslic for €adl of fie <strong>H4</strong> site ll<br />
119
HiNF-tvl<br />
HiNF-P<br />
HiNF-D<br />
random DNA poly G/C<br />
rpEsrE<br />
+ -++ -<br />
+ ++ - -<br />
r:l-5-----ft tr=5qi:<br />
ol-a=z<br />
+ ++ +<br />
+ -+ -<br />
r.. rt t-et<br />
Yr- -r-- g Ur -v<br />
lXTGE<br />
4"k120:1\<br />
32P=H+-sit. tt<br />
rlltr<br />
0.5 X TBE<br />
4o,i,(80:1)<br />
HeLa NE (5 ug)
NE F: Cei Cvclt ctud o! Ha 6qE f4Bctlqd@<br />
Flg.25. Murarbnal analyGls ol <strong>H4</strong> 9lle lt proi€ln-DNA Interaclions.<br />
-<br />
Competjtion assays wer6 p€rlormed by using <strong>H4</strong> slte ll wildlype<br />
TM-3 and muianl GT-g, lNsno, SUAnI aftl MC'7 dasmid<br />
probes(40Kcpm/reac{ion) and competitor oligonucl6otides<br />
contarning sp€o'fic subsdtution mulstions (1000 lrnob) which aJ€<br />
dhgnoslrb lor each lac!o(, $andatd r6adions fo. H|NF o<br />
d6lec on (to th€ right) w6re p€dorm€d with 5 pg H9La nuclear<br />
potein in lt|s presencs of poly (dG
andom DNA poly G/C<br />
competitor<br />
oligonucleotides: tr>59i<br />
Site il<br />
bindingl<br />
32P-probes:<br />
iil<br />
-L<br />
E" I<br />
l<br />
HiNF.I\,1<br />
HiNF-P<br />
HiNF.O<br />
;.";.,:r<br />
EF25FS<br />
Y= I-li--<br />
Hr<br />
Y=<br />
122<br />
olcDaz<br />
- + ++ +<br />
!
Mz F: C.ll Crcl. Cotuat at <strong>H4</strong> Gere faNdo an<br />
mediate binding of HiNF-r',4, -P and -D together arc capablo ormodurating <strong>H4</strong><br />
gene ransiplion by an order ol m6gnitude.<br />
The HiNF-P/<strong>H4</strong>-TF2 btnding mo{finlh6 <strong>H4</strong> gene t3<br />
dlspensabls tor <strong>H4</strong> gene promo!€r actlvlty/, vtvo<br />
Located inthe mlddle oi <strong>H4</strong>-SI€ llis a NGGTCCGNN mori, (Fig. s) that<br />
represenrs the most highly cons6d6d sequenc€ in hislone <strong>H4</strong> genes. For<br />
examplei this conserved eleme is locaied in bo$ lh6 human <strong>H4</strong>,FO108<br />
gene, aswelasttu analogous human<strong>H4</strong>-A gene characl€rlzed byHelnrz and<br />
colleagues. Cross-competition assays have shown rhat borh genes intefact<br />
wirh HiNF-P/<strong>H4</strong>-TF2, bur only th3 <strong>H4</strong>,FO1OA gene appears ro interacr<br />
addilionally wirh HiNF-M/|RF-2 and HiNF-D_ Ihs NGGTccGNN,motit<br />
comprises thB main clusrer of m€thylation intedercnce motifs ior HINF,<br />
P/<strong>H4</strong>TF-2, and $e ntegity ol lhis recognition motit is €ssenlial ior HiNF-<br />
Abfogalion ot rhe NGGTCCGNN,moTIf by substirr.rtion oI th€ I<br />
nucleo d€s cornprlsing rlris motif (mut6 GI.g), aborlshes H NF,P/<strong>H4</strong>-TF-2<br />
binding to lhe mutant GI-g promoter, blr has no eiteci on rhe lnteractions of<br />
H|NF-M/|FF2 or HiNF-O with <strong>H4</strong>,Sit€ tl (Frg. 25)- Functional activiry ol ths<br />
mulanl GT 9 promoter is comparabl6 ro ihar of rh€ wildtype TM,3 promot€r<br />
(F9. 28). Th!s, inlegrlty or the highly conserued NGCTCCGNN motil, and<br />
recogniuon by ils cognate lactor HiNF-P/<strong>H4</strong>TF-2, is dspensable lor hiqh tevel<br />
kanscriprion ol lhe <strong>H4</strong>,Fo10a gen6 when olher transcri ional morils in sit€ I<br />
123
a2i2 F: ceu ctcte contol al <strong>H4</strong> Gene rAnstlptt@<br />
Specitic variailons In the nalurat soqu€nces of anatogous<br />
human <strong>H4</strong> genes alter lranscrtpttonat acttvity<br />
To assess tho extert to which narurat sequence variation in lhe<br />
prorfioters or human <strong>H4</strong>-Fol08 and <strong>H4</strong>-A gen6s may atf€cl transcfiption, w€<br />
d€signed ndo distinct mdatiors dBsignated lNS.10 and SUB-11, The<br />
conserued region ol Site ll in rhe <strong>H4</strong>-FO108 gene ditfers trom the <strong>H4</strong>,A gen€<br />
by rwo mura ons (contajned in tNs,10) and six substi(nion mutalions<br />
'nsedion<br />
(€pr€senred in mLrlani SUB-11). On€ insenion mlrarion in th€ tNS-jO<br />
p.omoter is rocaied between nl-87 to .86 in the middt€ ot the HjNF-M/IFF-2<br />
recognilion site (M,bor), *tereas rhe second insertion is imdediatety<br />
downsrream or the NGGTccGNN-morit (see Fig. 6); lhe subst'tution nutaiions<br />
ol th€ SU B'1 1 pfomoler are clustofed botw€en the postt ons of the insentofs<br />
(Fig.6). Gel shitt analysis shows lhat lhe tNS,10 promote. inreracts wjth HiNF.<br />
P/<strong>H4</strong>-TF2 ad HiNF-o, bur due ro ns murarion ot the M-box has lost the abitity<br />
to bind H|NF-M/IFF-2 (Fig, 25). h conkast, muia oos in !h€ suB-1l promoter<br />
atred HiNF-D blnding, blt ailow binding (ot hiNF-M/lFF.2 and HiNF-P/<strong>H4</strong>.TF2.<br />
Ihese fesulls esrablish that ttr6 tNsno and suB,11 promoters represent<br />
unique and specilic promoter mutants ior HiNF-M/|RF-2 and HiNF-O,<br />
/r, v,vo analysis oi hislon€ promoter activity shows that mutant tNS.10<br />
has 3 fold reduced ac vny. ln conrasli ranscnpdon mediated by muran! SUB-<br />
I 1 is comparabls lo rha ol wildtypo TM.g (Fig. 28). Ths resutt wirh mutant tNs.<br />
10 lndicates that natural s€qu€nce variarion has tlnctionatconsoqugnces ior<br />
124
A21z F: C.tl Cvcte Cdtat at <strong>H4</strong> Gqe tu$cti rid<br />
rh€ e{e.t ro whlch h4 promorers are activ€. B€caus8 the lNs 10 promol€r<br />
rcpresents a specilic H|NF-M/|FF-2 r€cogniton site mulart, the obserued<br />
dec.ease in reporler gen€ exprssson wnh lhe INS-1o/CAT conshuct<br />
sugg€sls that HiNF-r\4/ BF-z is importani ior hlgh level <strong>H4</strong> gene lfanscription<br />
However, fte efect observed wilh lh€ INS-10 promoter is several-told less<br />
than rhat obrain€d wilh lh€ Mc-7 promotor. This indicales that addi onal site ll<br />
laciors contribute to lulacrlviry of rh€ <strong>H4</strong> promoter. w€ nole that th€ lwo<br />
inseruons in Sito ll embod ed by mltant INS-10 pol€ aly may aliecl the<br />
spaiial alignmenr ol orher histone gene promoter lactols interacting wilh Sites I<br />
and ll. Additional M.box muhnts werc assayed to excrude this contoundidg<br />
lactor lor a deiinltiv€ conclusion (see b6low).<br />
absence of a statisll€lly signilica effecl on ranscription lor mllant<br />
su8-11 suggests rhat the role ot HiNF-o, simjlar to HiNF-P/<strong>H4</strong>TF-2, in<br />
mBdiaring high levels ol hisron€ <strong>H4</strong> gene kanscripion is limited. The rosults<br />
obtained wllh the INS-10 and SUB.11 promoter mulants suggests that dist nct<br />
types ol natural soquence varialion b€tween human <strong>H4</strong> genes hav€ dili€rent<br />
ettecls on <strong>H4</strong> gene lranscdption.<br />
Slmllarllles in muratonal stlacls on <strong>H4</strong> genetranscnptlon in dlstlncl<br />
prollt€rating csu lypes dlsprayrng dliterent cell gfowlh and tissuesp6cnic<br />
phenotyprc properties<br />
The MC-7, GT€, rNS-10 and SUBnI muranl CAT construcG wers also<br />
analyzed in FOS 17/2.8 osteosarcoma c€lls and normal diploid calvadal<br />
osreoblasrs (FoB) ro assess smilarres in mulalional efiects on <strong>H4</strong> gsn€<br />
rranscriprion in diiieient cell rypes. similar to HeLa s3 ceruical carcinoma cells,<br />
125
aziz F: c.ll crd. cdtd 0t <strong>H4</strong> Gene tansctibtlon<br />
lhese cel types contain detedable levels ot HiNF M, -P and -O when aclively<br />
prolilorating. Tho resuis show that th€ magnitude of mutaliona ofiects lor<br />
each oi lhe mutants is very similff in each cell type (Fig. 28). Thus, lhe relaljve<br />
imporlanco ol lranscrlplional recogni on molils and cognate fadors in these<br />
hree prolileratng cell types is quantitritively similar, rcgatdlsss ot difterences<br />
in th€ expression of lissLro-sp€cllic and cell growlh r€laled PhenotyPic<br />
aboltshment ol specitrc <strong>H4</strong>-slls llfscognltion motrs is dominanlover<br />
€ltecis on ih9 pulative spatiat gllgnmenls ol <strong>H4</strong> iranscrlptlon laclofs<br />
we tested a set ot lhree additional <strong>H4</strong>.site ll promoler mulants ocN-<br />
12, FAM-14 and FAM-15) by gel shitt assays. Mutarn TCN-12 contains $ree<br />
nuclgotid€ subslitltions al spscific posilio.s in site ll, which do .ot affecl<br />
blnding or the thfee <strong>H4</strong>-site ll bndifg proieins (F,9. 26). However, FAIV-14<br />
conra ns an additiona precise delelion ol nt-80, which resulls n abolishmentof<br />
HiNF P/84-TF2 bi.dng bur has no eilect on eilher HiNF M/lBF.2 or HiNF-M<br />
(Fig 26). FAMr 5 contalns an additional short deletion in the distal terminus ol<br />
<strong>H4</strong>-Siie ll which abrogales H|NF-M/|FF-2 binding, but does not allecl HiNF<br />
P/<strong>H4</strong>'TFz or HiNF-D (Fig. 26). rhus, thess prolein/DNA interaction sludies<br />
iunhe. delne rhe blnding sits rsquir€ments ol HiNF-M/lRF-z and HNF-P/84'<br />
TF2, and 6how thar FAMr4 and FAl\,4-15 reprssent iactoFspecilic promoier<br />
nulants wilh alle€d spacing ol laclors binding at sne ll<br />
Funclional analvsis ol the FAM-14 promoler shows thal lra.scriptjonal<br />
adivity ol rh€ FAM-I4ICAT construcl is approximately equivalent lo thal ot<br />
€onsrucls TM-3/CAT and TCNj2/CAT, This rcsllt indicates lhal abfogation<br />
126
,'12 E C.t Ctcll4 Cqfrd al Ha eap lwlw,<br />
ng.2B, Uutatlonal rnalysla or Ha slta ll p.oteln DNA int€ractloG.<br />
CornPttion analysis v€s perlo.m€d by using <strong>H4</strong> sie ll wildtyP€<br />
TM3 and mutant TCN-i2, FAMi4, and FAM-15 probes, using<br />
lhe same amount of prob€, tt6!t nucbar prol€in' compelilor<br />
DNASand running conditiom es describ€d in Fig l5<br />
127
compeutor<br />
oligonucleolides:<br />
Site ll<br />
binding:<br />
eP-probes:<br />
&o<br />
t*<br />
.<br />
HiNF.I\4<br />
HiNF-P<br />
HiNF-D<br />
random DNA poly GIC<br />
a i<br />
h= ;3*d ZoX!.<br />
;<br />
Hr I -rJ- .u_!-o<br />
:z g= il'l- !t - --o<br />
:=<br />
i><br />
l?8<br />
l'!_<br />
E - *-o
Aziz F: C.tl C1lcte Cotu.t ot H1 C4n6 r6Mbn@<br />
ot the HiNF-P/<strong>H4</strong> TF2 interaclion silh <strong>H4</strong>.Sit6 I rogelher with lhe @ncominanl<br />
ahe,alion of the spacing belr€en the M-box and the TATA-box, does ^ot havg<br />
a signilicant eff€cl on <strong>H4</strong> promotff activity (Fig, 29). The simjlarili€s in lhs<br />
.esulls lor lhe liNF P/<strong>H4</strong>TF-2 mutani promolers GT-g and FAIV-14 (Figs. 28,<br />
29) co oborate tiie conclLrson lhat H|NF-P/<strong>H4</strong>TF-2 do€s not contribute<br />
siqnilicanty lo lhe level of <strong>H4</strong> gene transcription when othef Sts ll taclors<br />
rcmair capable oi binding. lvor€over, lh€ ditf€r€nce in spacing ol lho lV- and<br />
TATA-box berween $ese consructs, which could alter possible inreradlons ot<br />
HiNF.M wirh TATA bjnding protein TFtt-O, does nor significanily afiect rh8<br />
olncome ol lhe resulls.<br />
h c$mrasr, the FAM-15/oA1 conslrlcr is expressed ai a 3 lold r€duced<br />
l€v€l rolative lo the wiidtype TM-3/CAT consl.ucl. Th€ lhrce lold reduction in<br />
report€r gene expression obtained wth both INSJo/oAT and FAMn5/CAT<br />
(Figs.3 and 4), whch each repr€s6nl H|NF-M/|BF-2 mltant prornol€rs,<br />
supponsour modelin which th€ HiNF,M/laF-2 inle.acion wilh <strong>H4</strong>-sire llplays<br />
a key roie in determining lhe level ol <strong>H4</strong> transcriplion. In addition, the otfocts<br />
obsetued with the rNs-10 and FAM-15 promoters are quantirively simjlar,<br />
ahhough lhese conslrucrs diller in the spacing wilhin Sile ll and between Siles<br />
I and ll which @dd change sparial intoracrions betwee. F_omorer ladors srill<br />
Taken togelher, ihe s milaril ss n resuts lor GT-g versus FAIV- 1 4 and<br />
INS-10 v€rsus FAlv 15 in three d fier€.r c6l typ€s ars cons slenl wirh th€<br />
concept that difierences in th€ spalial alignmenis oi histone <strong>H4</strong> gen€<br />
129
A1i2 F: Ceu a:rcte cotuot ot H1 G@ ftqNtioti@<br />
transcrip on lactors binding ro mutant prcmot€rs do not hav€ dominant<br />
efiects on dete.mininq tlre level of reports. geno transcnplion- This tunclional<br />
flenbilty in nucleotde spacing is consst6nt with sub!€ del€tions and<br />
insertio.s niat appesr to have occud€d duing €volulion ol th€ cons€v€d<br />
sequences in sle ll(vanwinen ota/., 1992).<br />
Ta.gsled murarlon olrhe HINF-M/|nF.2 blnding site reduces <strong>H4</strong><br />
hlroduction of rwo substiturion mutarions {mutanl MsP-16) precisely<br />
designed in lhe rsgion ol th. M.box lhat doss nol ovenap wilh lhe H|NF.<br />
P/<strong>H4</strong>IF 2 binding siie, pre!€nts binding ol HiNF-M/|RF-2 bur nor HiNF-<br />
P/HaTF-2 o. H|NF O b Sne ll based on g€r shitr analysis (Fig. 27). This<br />
mltation and additional substitullon ol three nucleotides in lhe NGGTCCGNN<br />
molif {mutant MPIM-17) abolishes int€raclions of both H|NF lMllFF 2 and<br />
HiNF-P/<strong>H4</strong>-TF2 wir.,i Sile ll, whil€ reducifg the HiNF-D/Site Ll inleraction (Fig.<br />
27). Slbslitution ot rwo guanine rssidles (mutant lGlM-18) representing<br />
methylation intederence .ontacts lo. both HiNF-M/|FF.2 and HINF-P/<strong>H4</strong>-TF2<br />
abolishes HiNF-P/<strong>H4</strong>-TF2 and rgducss binding of HiNF-rM/lRF-2 and HiNF-O<br />
ro si16 [ (Fig.27).<br />
Comparison oJ reponer gen€ erprossion with lhese construds relative<br />
to the wildlype <strong>H4</strong> promoter reveals lhar th€ HiNF M/IRF 2 mdanl MSPno<br />
conslruct displays 2 10 3 lold reducsd promoter act'vity (Flg. 30). Ihe<br />
quanlitative resembla.ca of rhs mutarlonal €lrsct wirh ihe 3 fold reducrion<br />
obserued wllh rhe olher rwo HiNF-M/IFF-2 mutanl conslructs iNs-lo/cAT<br />
130
MF:@a},d.ttuddluat tn ffil<br />
ft.n. l|||id.n t ruty.|..of Ha d|. n p.€L|l Da{a In .|cuotla<br />
Oodtp€Bioo d$tsb u4 p€.lbrtn€d by tr.lno <strong>H4</strong> wlld typ. pFP'<br />
I D|bbe dd dt .s* HINFM b[td.lo d. ,fl.8't ptobr3 MSP_<br />
18,MPM-17 trd lGlF18 r,frh t'r .i|tb coftp€[tor Dtl^8 and &.<br />
rurnhg cadbrt, €3 d*.rlb.d h FE 15.<br />
131
andom DNA<br />
poly G/C<br />
competilor<br />
oligonucleotides: rpE;FE tr:59 i<br />
S,le ll<br />
binding:<br />
'_P-probes:<br />
! ;<br />
E><br />
E><br />
EJ<br />
HiNF-M<br />
HiNF.P<br />
HiNF-D<br />
$E j f--- -<br />
$=<br />
Y=<br />
112<br />
F
azh F: cer cyde c@trot ol <strong>H4</strong> G@e tuantdtotbn<br />
ed FAM'15/CAT, but in the abs€nca of lhe potenlially conlounding<br />
parameler of binding site spacing, unequivocally establishes rhat the HiNF.<br />
M/|FF-2 recoqnition elemenl is ossernialior high level <strong>H4</strong> transcriplion.<br />
Muranr [lPM-17 €ipressos th6 CAT r6porter gene ai a morc redlced<br />
levelthan MSP-16 (6 to s lold reduction) (F g. 30), simlar to mlrant i,IC-7 (s€o<br />
Fig.28). Thus, while mutalions in the H|NF-P/<strong>H4</strong>TF-2 and H|NF-D binding<br />
siles each by itsell do not alf€cr tl4 promoter ac vity (murants GT 9 and SUB-<br />
1 1 ; see Fig. 28), it appea.s t'at thes€ factors play important auxiliary roles in<br />
derermining <strong>H4</strong> gene rransciplion.<br />
Mutations in the IGM-18/CAT clnsruct dedeGe reporter gens<br />
expression approximalely 3 lold relativo to rhe wildrype <strong>H4</strong> promoter, but<br />
expression with IGM-18/CAT r€mains signilic€ntly hgher than that observed<br />
lor l',4PM.17lCAl As bolh oi thos€ consrrucrs do not bind HNF-P/<strong>H4</strong>TF,2<br />
and havc similar redlced afiinity lof HNF-D (Fig. 30), th€se mulants dttief<br />
only in lhe relarive srrenqth ot t-UNF-lV/tRF-2 binding to Site tt. Th!s,<br />
quaniitative ditferences n occupancy ol Sit€ ll by HiNF-M/lRF-2 in vitrc appaal<br />
to resull in conespondlng quantitative difierencas in <strong>H4</strong> promots ac-liviry /h<br />
conlributions ol the <strong>H4</strong>,slte ll blndlng proiehs ro human<br />
hislons <strong>H4</strong> genelranscripiion dudng the cellcycte<br />
Studies desc.ibed in pfevlous section indlcate hal marimal<br />
transcriplion oI celcyce controled histone <strong>H4</strong> genes requnes lhe iniegrated<br />
activities oi at least three dislnct lransdpron taclors, HiNF-1V/tnF,2, HiNF,<br />
133
EEF:Ce Olcta Cont t ol114 Gene l@nsc ption<br />
Ftg.28. Transle rranslectlon ot ssveral cell rypes wlth varlous<br />
mutated <strong>H4</strong> promolsr CAT constfuois (A) <strong>H4</strong> Slt6 ll wild lyps<br />
CrM.3) and mulafl promoter CAT construcrs (GT'g, LNsno<br />
SUB-11 trd MC-7) wef€ assayod by transient lranslod ons ln<br />
human HeLa 53 ce.vicalcadnoma (HeLa celrs), nomaldlProid<br />
,at calvarial ost4blsst (BOB) c€lls and rat osleosarcoma 122 8<br />
(noq cels- The level ol expression for ead' mutant Promoler<br />
construct was evaluated as p€rc€nt cAT catuersion relati!€ to<br />
lhe wild lype control conslfud (as described in Marerials and<br />
Melhods). Black stars, open diamond and black diarnond<br />
indicate thes€ mutations which r€sullsd in a slg nilicanl decroas€<br />
in promorer acrivily clmParcd to th€ wiu lyp€ consruct<br />
Statis cal signilicanc€ was eslablished by aNovA analysis. (B)<br />
Fep.esenhlive auloradiog,am ol CAT assays pedomed in A<br />
(results shown lrom Heta c€lls werB similar ior all thre€ cell hes<br />
tesred). cM, rcrhloramphsnicol substrate, AccM, aceiylaled<br />
chloremphenicol.<br />
134
B<br />
i= rr ,lt<br />
a<br />
o o? o<br />
o
, F: cal qcb cotfrtl d rh 9.n ftuaf@,<br />
F9.29. ft-aLt lanalloilcda ol -v3i odl lypla $fn '|do|l<br />
rr|t.Lr, Ha promory cAT pa[t||cL, (A).<strong>H4</strong> Sr.. wld typ€<br />
TM-s ard fli.nr p|UnoFr TCl$l2,F ll-14 sd FAll/Fls C.AT<br />
cq|atrrt! $rn -€ay!d by trr*rt ttrdecrb.rs h tnr€€<br />
dt€|rrr cd |h6 HrL!. Bo€ sd noa cdb B d6.rlb€d ln FE<br />
19. (B) ,B€FE lldv€ euotrdodatEn ot CAT asays<br />
196
Mulalional ..rly.l3 ol Ha .ll. ll lsino<br />
H{ PromoLr/C^T lu.loh coturrucrr<br />
e de<br />
;= il<br />
'J 9d<br />
a<br />
o<br />
o a<br />
?<br />
I l7<br />
.; .i<br />
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a<br />
t
kL E d N. Cdfr.t ol k e.rE ltlr&tu<br />
Fb.30. TnrEient lranlLclbna ol aavtr.l ctll typelt wnh vailoua<br />
nrdttad H| ptomotar CAT co[tuct3. (4, +14 9'lo llwlld lyp€<br />
Foloa GqT ar|d HINF-M Urihg Bl!6 mt,ati prornot€t MSP-16,<br />
MPli,l-17 and lci&18 C.AT Con3uuct8 \r€rc ass6y6d by trAndent<br />
transl6ctions In thrre dlllsr€nt call lln€s H€La, FOS and FOB<br />
cells as d€s.rlb.d In Flg 19. (B) Boprus€nt ttue<br />
autoE fiodl4ran ol CAT s3€y3 prrbrm€d h A.<br />
134
B<br />
,tt la<br />
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blndlng slle mulants<br />
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O/CDP 1 and HjNF P/<strong>H4</strong>-TF2 thal bind ro the Sile ll cell cycle domain.<br />
Howe!€r, th€ contriburions ol lh€se proroios to rhe mdimal level ol <strong>H4</strong> gene<br />
transcriplion during rhe c€ll cycl€ remains io b€ €stabilshed. In the slldies<br />
d€scribed in rhis chapter, a seloded ser of mutanr <strong>H4</strong> promoref reporte.g€n€<br />
constucls which were staby lnregrated into the genome of hlman HsLa s3<br />
c€lls were used, and analyzed N4 prornot€r aclvity during lhe cetcyce n<br />
synchronized cells. In contast lo prevlous suggesuons, oL/ cellcycls snalysis<br />
reveals rhal mutarion ol rho H|NF.M/|RF.2 binding sire (mutant Msp-16) which<br />
dramatically reduces rhe rat6 ot historc g6m iranscripiion, does not atrer ths<br />
cerl cycle @nvolled enhancemont ol <strong>H4</strong> gene promole. aclivily during earty S<br />
phase. MLta{on ol the HiNF,D/CDP-1 binding sile (murant SUB-j1) or<br />
combi.€d muHion oi all thro€ hislone gene ranscription faclor bindi.g siles<br />
{mutanl l\,lPM-17) has subtle bLrt slatislca ty signifcant etiecrs on either tho<br />
timng or lhe magnirude of <strong>H4</strong> g€ne transcfiplion rale. ]t is conctud€ that<br />
lemporal conrroi ot <strong>H4</strong> g6n€ ifanscription dlring the celt cycte apparenly<br />
rsquires the integrated activilles ot mult ple ranscription factors.<br />
Ulilization ol RNase proiecrlon assry3 to. studying <strong>H4</strong><br />
gen€ lransc.iprion durrng the celt cycte<br />
IrasciipUonal control ol lh6 <strong>H4</strong> gene ranscription has previously b6€6<br />
analyzed using run,on rranscriprion anatyses (Ramsey-Ewing er a/., 1994).<br />
However, it was obsetoed that ihis rechniqus undsr the current erperim€ntal<br />
condrions does nor represed a r€li€bt€ m€rhod tor moniloring subr6<br />
vanarons in <strong>H4</strong> gene rransc.iplon This s due in pad to ab€tranly targe<br />
lluclLrations in radiogreph c signals to..ibosomatRNA synlrests which is used<br />
140
a2i2 F: cdl dcte conrrot o! H1 ctu fdh*tiotlan<br />
tor normalizing the blors. Dudng this lhesis, hwas eshblished whether FNase<br />
prolection sssays can be used lo measurs <strong>H4</strong> gone Promoter adivily during<br />
The srabre celrine conralnlng lh€ wildtype <strong>H4</strong> prcrnotff (Fo108/cAT)<br />
was synchronzed and hatuested RNA sampl€s at hourly lime-points lolowing<br />
release lrom a dooble rhymidine bock, FNA samples were hybrdiz€d to<br />
inrernally labelled fadiolabelled rlboprcbes speciic for CAT, hislone <strong>H4</strong>, and<br />
GAPoH mFNAs, slbjecr ro RNAso digestion and qel eiecrrophoresis of the<br />
dige$jon-products. 'rhs signal lor CAT mRNA represents a medule ot th6<br />
extenr ol histone gene promoler aclivily, which is diredly relaled to histone <strong>H4</strong><br />
gen€ t/ansciption. The <strong>H4</strong> mRNA leveldelectsd in our assays is lntluenced by<br />
bolh kanscription oflhe gene and post-kanscriplional regulation oi tho mFNA.<br />
Histono mRNA is slabitiz€d dudng eady S phase and desrabilizod at rho<br />
completon of s phase. GAPDH mBNAs encode a consiitutive house-<br />
keeping'enzyme involved in gycolysis, and can be used lor normalizallon of<br />
The results ol a iypical analysis lo. the wildtype <strong>H4</strong> p.omoter in<br />
synchronized cells containing lhs <strong>H4</strong>-Foro8/caT construct (Fig. 31) shows<br />
lhal CAT mRNAs are mdimal al 2 to 3 hr atler enlry ol cens inio S phaser<br />
preclsely as prcdicted based on dired measuremenrs ot <strong>H4</strong> g€.e lranscriplion<br />
by run-on anaLysss. ln mnrrast, <strong>H4</strong> mRNA conrifue lo .ise du€ lo post.<br />
lranscrptional evenls thal lac lilate furlh€r accumu ation oi histone mRNA<br />
levels (F q.32). However, GAPDH mFNAlevels romalnconstanl during th€ cel
A.*F: Cen q.h cdtuotot Ha 6an ranfl4t@<br />
Ftg.31. BNase Proteetlon a$ay ot caT mnNA h synchtonlz€d<br />
cetls. RNas protection assay was psdormed as desc.ibed in<br />
Materials and Molhods using high sp€cilic acltity lull length CAT<br />
prot€ (240 bp).LanB 1; mol€€ular we(lhl marke.. Phi X174 FF<br />
oNA was digested with Ha€ lll and end labeled with !P pATP<br />
L€n€ 2i conlrol a, Probe alon€ hybtidiBd wih 5 rg ol yeast<br />
RNA, and not digssted with RNas€. Most ol ihe signal is lull<br />
l6ngh FNA |ranscriPl, although some small€r hetrogeneous<br />
radioactivo mateiaL can be sssn- This apparcnt degradanon<br />
which is pr3sumably dua lo radioactive d€cay ol tho prob€, is<br />
unavoidable. Lane 3i digestion conlrcl b, prob8 hybiidized with 5<br />
llg ol Fast FNA digesled wilh statdard amount ol BNasei no<br />
signal can b€ seen in this lano. lanes 4-19; BNAe prote€lion<br />
assay ol RNA samdes rrcm Fo1O8 CAT stabt lrensl€€ied HeLa<br />
c€lls cotlecred at indicated tirnes after release from a double<br />
lhymidine block. A(ow lo the lett shows lull lengh probe. and<br />
a(ow to th€ righi shows 1 52 bp of protected cAT t agme.l<br />
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ft{6a P|frdbn a59Er vr€s psfoned 6 d€sdib.d jn Fb 30,<br />
o(c€BuE gh €p€dffc rdrv ft{ brElh i&ro€ tt4 Fooc wls<br />
rr.d. A.row on f|c t€ft |rdbdnE ntl bEdl !4probe d ,rcr,<br />
dr tE .lSh t rtqdtg probcGd <strong>H4</strong> mRNA bat
<strong>H4</strong> mRNA hours aller release<br />
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cycle (Fig. 33), and any ilucluations ln the obserued GAPDH L€vels r€ile.t<br />
spurlous signa s that ar€ not srat stically slgnifcanl.<br />
Muiatlon ol <strong>H4</strong>-Sll€ lltranscrlptlon taslor blnding sites has<br />
subtle etlecls on cellcycl6 contfolol <strong>H4</strong>g9n0promoter activity<br />
It was obserued lhal CAT levels are mo(md at 3 hr and lowest al t hr,<br />
Therclo.e, we simpliii€d our €xp€rim€nlal proiocol to lacilllats p.ocessing of<br />
muluple sampl€s tom synchronized c6lls io p€rm't proper sratstical analyses<br />
ol our data. a series ot 8rp€.imonts wer6 pedormsd in which lriplical€ RNA<br />
ssmples at 3 and t hr after releas€ lrom dolible lhymidine block were isolated<br />
and subjecled lo FNas6 proteciion analyses (Fig. 34). The resllts show thal<br />
the wildtyps (<strong>H4</strong>-FO108) and HiNF-M mutant (MsP-16) cell lin6 hee<br />
approinaely hree times more CAT mRNA during ea.ly S phase (3 tu after<br />
release) than duing GzlM (9 ft alt€r release). ln conrasl, this ralo G<br />
significanrly less in HiNF-D mutant (SUB.11) and lhe HiNF-M and HiNF-P<br />
double binding site mulant. h each case ot hese mltant promoters a 1.7 iold<br />
decreasewas obsetued between CAT mANA levels at3 hrand 9 tu (Figs.35,<br />
36). As conkors T3lT9 rario',s or GAPOH (approximalely 1 told) and histone <strong>H4</strong><br />
mRNA (approximately 10 lod) was measLrred whlch pa.allels llre rale in<br />
oigoing DNA synlhesis (Fig. 36) Note however lha: lhe 3 h. tme pcinl does<br />
not coincide with the peak ol histone mFNA expression or DNA replicaton<br />
which occurs beb,veen 4 and 5 hr n each cel ine. ll was concude that the<br />
HiNF-M/|RF-2 bl.dng sire is dispensabe lor cell cyce contro and that<br />
interactions olHiNF.D/CDP.1 and H NF.P/N4.TF2 with Sre ll may conlribute<br />
to cel cycl€ reg! ar on
- ,dEottq,4ctd/oto,,l/.!'/t'ld[,,&t;n<br />
Ft to. tff-a ploLalod r...y of OAPDT nRIA h srnctlrorE d<br />
oL EhF prtadoi ey vi's p€rbrn€d * d€scrbod h<br />
FC I 56.fa tigh 3p.c{c ir.fvity |l| E tgtt SApDH<br />
Glyc.r*.ltya.9dt0add. Itdtydtlg€rBse 916 bp) prob€<br />
lLd. lnq, dt fie l€fr lrdlc6drE tul t gtt cApDH p.obe ard<br />
grq oar tE dgtr hdc*tg p.rt€ctad ctapoll mFNA bsr|d.<br />
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3 45 67 89<br />
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Flg.34. Anrly3b ot gans sxpre$ton ln synchrontz€d cel ttne3<br />
dunng S and M-Phase. FNa$ protection assay ot<br />
synchfonized H€la csls srabt hanshcted wirh witd vp€ Fo1@<br />
CAT, mutant Sugnl CAT, MSp-18 CAT and t/ptv-17 cAT was<br />
p€riomed as d€s.ib€d in t',td3tuts and Merhods. Foltowing<br />
rcl€$6 lrom s€cond hymidine btock, FltA was isotat€d at 3<br />
hour and I hour ln tripticale and treatod as indivtduat samptes<br />
throughoul the experimeniProtociod band of cAT mRNA, <strong>H4</strong><br />
mRNA 6nd GrtrOH mRNA ae shown with €rrows.<br />
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o|l9 ilHon ol FlNt€e probcrion dat' ol RxA rampt6 coxecred<br />
ln tlplcalr .t3 erd S hours tirt' pdnt d!'k iEE hdEd€ tlal<br />
tts df€G.Es hT3/Tg tdc bdn!'n fi' rU ryp3 ttd lwo ol<br />
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It was furrher €xamined rhat lhe signficance ol reductions in rc/rg<br />
ratos lor the CAT rnFNAsignats obse.ved with 1wo ot the mutant<strong>H4</strong> promotsr<br />
constucls. Full scale cel cycte synchfonjes with tour difierenr c6I linss wef6<br />
perlomed (Figs. 3740) lo address whether reduclions in lhe redued T3/m<br />
fanos ar€ r€Lated to changes in the maqniiude ot hision€ gene irascipnon<br />
during ea y s phase, or wherher this ratio r€lects a shft in lhe timing oi rh6<br />
peak ol <strong>H4</strong> prcnoter aclivity to tor exampta eartier or tster me-points, The<br />
RNas6 prot€crion assays show that CAT mRNA tevets diven by r're I!,tSp-16<br />
mltant<strong>H4</strong> promor€r,which can not bind HiNF-M/|FF2. ar€ vory simitar to CAT<br />
mnNAlevels obssrved lor lho witdryp€ <strong>H4</strong> promoter FO1O8 celline (Figs.37<br />
and 38). In com€st, mutant suBrl which is not capabt€ ot bindtng HiNF-D,<br />
appears t0 display a modesl delay in the riming of maamat <strong>H4</strong> promoier<br />
adlvity (Fig. 38). Fu.rhermore, rhe muiani MprMrT consruq appears ro navs<br />
a smilar limlnq in lhe peak ol rnaxlrnat tansc.ipton, but dspays pantaL<br />
retention ol cell qde dependent etevations in <strong>H4</strong> gene ransc.iplton (Fig,4O),<br />
ll is concluded that cell cycle conl.ol represents a comptex mechanism which<br />
nvolr'es s-bne co_Lbu0ons oimurripl€di nct pror€,ns<br />
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cell cyct6 rnalysls ot thewltd tlyps <strong>H4</strong> promoter cAf stabte<br />
cslt llns. (A) t3Hl Thymidins incorporation was m€asured at th€<br />
lndi€at€d Imes lollowing fsleas6 lrom sscord thynidine uock<br />
as d6scrib6d in Maleials and Merhods B€sults ars €xp'€ssed<br />
as clunrs per minuls ot acid prcdPitat€d pn1 t'vmloi* 1e)<br />
RNass proteclion alsay ol <strong>H4</strong> CAT and GAPDH RNA as<br />
described in Figw€s 30'32 (C) Ouantitatlon of th€ assays in pad<br />
A ushg a Belascop€ analvz6r and Prssented as perc€nl<br />
maximum oata points a'6 the mean valu€s trom M0<br />
independent expedments and th€ ba6 repcsent the differences<br />
betu€en each pan ol r€spectivs values The signal associated<br />
with caPDH mBNA did not aler signilicantly throughoul lne<br />
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iscussion<br />
This study was aimed ai dissectlon ol th€ complex molecuEr<br />
organization ol ih3 <strong>H4</strong> gene promote. sns ll sequences which are indtumental<br />
in mediating prolilera on-spscliic transcridional comp€tency a.d encods lhe<br />
crucial iniorna on loi <strong>H4</strong> gene c€ll cycle rcgulation (Fa'isey_Ewmg el €/-<br />
1994). The rosuns unequivocally establish thai lhe multiple ovenapping<br />
recognirion s€quences lor cognate vaGcription laclors in Site ll logether<br />
modulate <strong>H4</strong> gene t€nsc.iption levels by al leasl an order ol magnitude we<br />
have also shown lhat lhs r€cognilion soqLrence oi H|NF_M/|FF_2' which<br />
coincldes wirh lhe <strong>H4</strong> cell cycle regLrlatory element is the dominant<br />
component and nodulates <strong>H4</strong> gene transciplion levels by 2 io 3 lold. ou.<br />
dala slggest thal HNF-M/|RF.2 as wellas perhaps lRFn which recognizes<br />
thesame sequence, is involved in delerminng both basallevels as wellas lhe<br />
16.1
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azz F Con CYb Cnror ot <strong>H4</strong> G@e ntns.ldion<br />
cell cycLe enhanc€d transc ption al the G1/S lransiton Thus, at app€ars that<br />
HiNF-M/|RF-2 is analogous to oTF-1/ocTn which pedorms a simil* dual<br />
lunction in cel cycle regulalion ol human histone H2B transc ption (Flelcher el<br />
a/.,1987).<br />
Ou rcsulls also rcpr€s€nt the li.sl direct indication that natural<br />
sequ€nc€ vaiation in the 5 regions ol dislinct <strong>H4</strong> 96n€s<br />
has lunctional<br />
consequences lor lh€ exent to which human <strong>H4</strong> promoteE are aciive This<br />
observation is rolevanl to the overall expression ol hislono <strong>H4</strong> genes' bocauss<br />
hi$one <strong>H4</strong> proleins are lranslaled trom mLrltiple mFNAs encodlng very smilal<br />
or idernicsl proteins and tunclional <strong>H4</strong> mRNAs are lranscribed lrom distincl <strong>H4</strong><br />
genes displaying considerable variation in |he organizallon ol s' ilanking<br />
sequences. This promoter heterogeneity is .eflect€d by ditierences in lhe<br />
presence, number ol copies, relalive location spacing' and orientaton or<br />
consensus ta.scriptional elemenls. Forexample, the sit6llregion olih€ <strong>H4</strong>_A<br />
gene and rhe <strong>H4</strong> (FO1O8) gene dille. al seve.al kev nucleotides .esulting in<br />
absenc€ of bindlng sites lor HINF-!|/IRF_2 and HiNF-O (COC2/cvcln A/RB'<br />
related complex) in the <strong>H4</strong>.A gene. oirect jncorporation oi one set ol<br />
nucleotide !€riations (mutant INS'10) inthe promoler ol lhe <strong>H4</strong> {FO108) gene<br />
results in a 3 iold decrease in the evel oi lranscripton The posslblity arises<br />
thal diilerenl <strong>H4</strong> P.omole. organizaiions may have evolved to accomodale<br />
deleopmenta and homeostalc responsive.ess ro a brcad spectlm ol<br />
slgnaling pathways that med ate competency<br />
r65<br />
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prolleral on and ce I cycle
Atiz F:Cettat -aCtuot o! Ha Gq.r'?Nnpti'<br />
DiscNo<br />
o|Jl mutalonal anayses also show thal th€ rBcognition el€menls lor<br />
HiNF P/<strong>H4</strong>TF-2, HiNF-O (CDc2/cydin A/RB_r6laled comPlex) or boih al€<br />
only detectable as tatelimiing lor basal lranscriplion in th6 abs€nc€ ol a<br />
lunctional H|NF-M/|RF.2 bind;ig sl€ 11 ls Possibl€<br />
that €ach ol th6s€ taclors<br />
operates via a simpla independenl and ps.haps mutlslly erclugve<br />
transcriptional nechanism al Site ll, with €ach providing only a quantftanvely<br />
mode$co ribution (10%ro 30%) lottu oveialll€v€lol <strong>H4</strong> gene lransc.r on<br />
Howsver, equally importanl is rh€ possibilily $at She ll proteins tundion in<br />
conc€rl a.d that rhe rolative convibutions ol lh6s€ iransciptional acivities is<br />
slroigly cell cycle $ag€ or cell typ€ d€Pendent Disctiminerion b6tween hes€<br />
and o|her .elinemsrns ol models lor <strong>H4</strong> gens lransdiption €quned tunh€r<br />
experimenlalion However, the resLlLls clearly slgggst thar lh€ lundamenta<br />
basis lor <strong>H4</strong> qene regllarron by si€ ll €n noi b€ a$ribul€d io |he aclon ol<br />
one panicula. histon€ subtype_specilic lador al a singular €rement' as h6s<br />
been proposed lor seve.a other human hislone genes (Heinlz, 1991) Falh6r'<br />
the integrated aclivities oi mulliple transc.ipnon laclors at a comoos'le<br />
regulatory doman logether elgvale <strong>H4</strong> gene vansc ption in difierenl<br />
proliierating cells expressing ditinct tissue_specilic and cell Orov{h 'elaied<br />
phenovpic Prope.lLes<br />
The experiments described ln this hesis were airned at understanding<br />
lhe comibuton ol <strong>H4</strong> gene promoier sile ll sequenes and lhe cognare<br />
iactors io cell cycle comroLbd rranscridion ol the <strong>H4</strong> ge's arhouqh our<br />
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,@2 F. Cdt CEle Cotud .l U1 G.N fansdicrid<br />
rnedlared transcriplionaL mechanlsms, ihe cognate elem€nl appeaB to be<br />
dispensable loi cell cfcle conlrolled enhancement during early S phase.<br />
FudhemoG,lh€ HiNF-D/CDP-1 and H|NF-P binding siles topr€senl aunlary<br />
elements lhat conlribLte io ov6rall levels ol <strong>H4</strong> promoter aclivity, as well as<br />
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inrricale mechanism and raquir€s rhe intsglated acliviliss ol laclo.s thal<br />
inilenc€ bolh lh€ timing and magnitudo ot <strong>H4</strong> gens transcnpnon<br />
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