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Drosophila architectural protein CTCF is not essential for fly survival and is able to function independently of CP190

ABSTRACT: CTCF is the most likely ancestor of proteins that contain large clusters of C2H2 zinc finger domains (C2H2) and is conserved among most bilateral organisms. In mammals, CTCF functions as the main architectural protein involved in the organization of topology-associated domains (TADs). In vertebrates and Drosophila, CTCF is involved in the regulation of homeotic genes. Previously, null mutations in the dCTCF gene were found to result in death during the stage of pharate adults, which failed to eclose from their pupal case. Here, we obtained several new null dCTCF mutations and found that the complete inactivation of dCTCF appears to be limited to phenotypic manifestations of the Abd-B gene and fertility of adult flies. Many modifiers that are not associated with an independent phenotypic manifestation can significantly enhance the expressivity of the null dCTCF mutations, indicating that other architectural proteins are able to functionally compensate for dCTCF inactivation in Drosophila. We also mapped the 715–735 aa region of dCTCF as being essential for the interaction with the BTB (Broad-Complex, Tramtrack, and Bric a brac) and microtubule-targeting (M) domains of the CP190 protein, which binds to many architectural proteins. However, the mutational analysis showed that the interaction with CP190 was not essential for the functional activity of dCTCF in vivo.

ORGANISM(S): Drosophila melanogaster

PROVIDER: GSE175402 | GEO | 2021/07/15

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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