The conserved glutamine rich region of chick csal1 and csal3 mediates protein interactions with other spalt family members - implications for Townes-Brocks syndrome

Sweetman, Dylan, Smith, Terry, Farrell, Elizabeth R., Chantry, Andrew and Munsterberg, Andrea ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4577-4240 (2003) The conserved glutamine rich region of chick csal1 and csal3 mediates protein interactions with other spalt family members - implications for Townes-Brocks syndrome. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 278 (8). pp. 6560-6566. ISSN 0021-9258

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Abstract

Members of the spalt family of zinc finger-containing proteins have been implicated in development and disease. However, very little is known about the molecular function of spalt proteins. We have used biochemical approaches to characterize functional domains of two chick spalt homologs, csal1 and csal3. We show that csal1 and csal3 proteins repress transcription and that they can interact with each other. Furthermore, we found that truncated chick spalt proteins, similar to the truncated spalt protein expressed in the human congenital disorder Townes-Brocks syndrome, affect the nuclear localization of full-length spalt. Our findings have implications for the understanding of Townes-Brocks syndrome and the role of spalt genes in normal development. We propose that truncated spalt can exert a dominant negative effect and is able to interfere with the correct function of full-length protein, by causing its displacement from the nucleus. This could affect the transcriptional repressor activity of spalt and DNA binding. Spalt protein truncations could also affect the function of other spalt family members in various tissues.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Science > School of Biological Sciences
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Cells and Tissues
Depositing User: EPrints Services
Date Deposited: 01 Oct 2010 13:37
Last Modified: 24 Sep 2024 10:13
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/465
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M209066200

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