Visualization by BiFC of Different C/EBPβ Dimers and Their Interaction with HP1α Reveals a Differential Subnuclear Distribution of Complexes in Living Cells

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Journal Exp Cell Res

Specialty Cell Biology

Date 2010 Dec 3

PMID 21122806

Citations 9

Authors

Sebastian Susperreguy

Luciana P Prendes

Maria A Desbats

Nancy L Charo

Karen Brown

Ormond A MacDougald

Tom Kerppola

Jessica Schwartz

Graciela Piwien-Pilipuk

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Abstract

How the co-ordinated events of gene activation and silencing during cellular differentiation are influenced by spatial organization of the cell nucleus is still poorly understood. Little is known about the molecular mechanisms controlling subnuclear distribution of transcription factors, and their interplay with nuclear proteins that shape chromatin structure. Here we show that C/EBPβ not only associates with pericentromeric heterochromatin but also interacts with the nucleoskeleton upon induction of adipocyte differentiation of 3T3-L1 cells. Different C/EBPβ dimers localize in different nuclear domains. Using BiFC in living cells, we show that LAP (Liver Activating Protein) homodimers localize in euchromatin and heterochromatin. In contrast, LIP (Liver Inhibitory Protein) homodimers localize exclusively in heterochromatin. Importantly, their differential subnuclear distribution mirrors the site for interaction with HP1α. HP1α inhibits LAP transcriptional capacity and occupies the promoter of the C/EBPβ-dependent gene c/ebpα in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. When adipogenesis is induced, HP1α binding decreases from c/ebpα promoter, allowing transcription. Thus, the equilibrium among different pools of C/EBPβ associated with chromatin or nucleoskeleton, and dynamic changes in their interaction with HP1α, play key roles in the regulation of C/EBP target genes during adipogenesis.

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