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Cdc73 is a major regulator of apoptosis-inducing factor 1 expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae via H3K36
Nitu Saha1, Santoshi Acharjee1, Raghuvir Singh Tomar1
1Laboratory of Chromatin Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, India.
Abstract:
Apoptosis-inducing factor 1 (AIF1) overexpression is intimately linked to the sensitivity of yeast cells towards hydrogen peroxide or acetic acid. Therefore, studying the mechanism of AIF1 regulation in the cell would provide a significant understanding of the factors guiding yeast apoptosis. In this report, we show the time-dependent induction of AIF1 under hydrogen peroxide stress. Additionally, we find that AIF1 expression in response to hydrogen peroxide is mediated by two transcription factors, Yap5 (DNA binding) and Cdc73 (non-DNA binding). Furthermore, substituting the H3K36 residue with another amino acid significantly abrogates AIF1 expression. However, substituting the lysine (K) in H3K4 or H3K79 with alanine (A) does not affect AIF1 expression level under hydrogen peroxide stress. Altogether, reduced AIF1 expression in cdc73Δ is plausibly due to reduced H3K36me3 levels in the cells.
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