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The GAGA factor regulatory network: Identification of GAGA factor associated proteins.

ABSTRACT: The Drosophila GAGA factor (GAF) has an extraordinarily diverse set of functions that include the activation and silencing of gene expression, nucleosome organization and remodeling, higher order chromosome architecture and mitosis. One hypothesis that could account for these diverse activities is that GAF is able to interact with partners that have specific and dedicated functions. To test this possibility we used affinity purification coupled with high throughput mass spectrometry to identify GAF associated partners. Consistent with this hypothesis the GAF interacting network includes a large collection of factors and complexes that have been implicated in many different aspects of gene activity, chromosome structure and function. Moreover, we show that GAF interactions with a small subset of partners is direct; however for many others the interactions could be indirect, and depend upon intermediates that serve to diversify the functional capabilities of the GAF protein.

SUBMITTER: Lomaev D

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5351981 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The GAGA factor regulatory network: Identification of GAGA factor associated proteins.

Lomaev Dmitry D Mikhailova Anna A Erokhin Maksim M Shaposhnikov Alexander V AV Moresco James J JJ Blokhina Tatiana T Wolle Daniel D Aoki Tsutomu T Ryabykh Vladimir V Yates John R JR Shidlovskii Yulii V YV Georgiev Pavel P Schedl Paul P Chetverina Darya D

PloS one 20170315 3

The Drosophila GAGA factor (GAF) has an extraordinarily diverse set of functions that include the activation and silencing of gene expression, nucleosome organization and remodeling, higher order chromosome architecture and mitosis. One hypothesis that could account for these diverse activities is that GAF is able to interact with partners that have specific and dedicated functions. To test this possibility we used affinity purification coupled with high throughput mass spectrometry to identify ...[more]

PMID: 28296955

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The GAGA factor regulatory network: Identification of GAGA factor associated proteins.

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The GAGA factor regulatory network: Identification of GAGA factor associated proteins.

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