Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are a family of enzymes whose functions have been overwhelmingly associated with gene expression and chromatin dynamics by modifying the histone tails. In recent years, intensive studies have demonstrated that many non-histone proteins also could serve as substrates for HDACs. And their functions and activities have been found to be regulated by posttranslational acetylation on the ε-amino group of lysines. Here, we report that two DNA repair factors including NBS1 (Nijmegen breakage syndrome 1) and ATDC (Ataxia-Telangiectasia Group D Complementing) are acetylated proteins. SIRT1 could maintain NBS1 in a hypoacetylated state, which is required for ionizing radiation-induced NBS1 Ser343 phosphorylation. And by modulating the acetylation of ATDC, HDAC9 could prevent ATDC-p53 complex formation, promoting IR-induced cell death. These data suggest HDACs play much wider roles in cells in addition to their transcriptional repression function.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:USF/oai:scholarcommons.usf.edu:etd-3423 |
| Date | 01 June 2007 |
| Creators | Yuan, Zhigang |
| Publisher | Scholar Commons |
| Source Sets | University of South Flordia |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | Graduate Theses and Dissertations |
| Rights | default |
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