CBX5 (gene)

Chromobox homolog 5

Rendering based on PDB 3FDT.
Available structures
PDB Ortholog search: PDBe, RCSB
Identifiers
Symbols CBX5 ; HEL25; HP1; HP1A
External IDs OMIM: 604478 MGI: 109372 HomoloGene: 7257 GeneCards: CBX5 Gene
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 23468 12419
Ensembl ENSG00000094916 ENSMUSG00000009575
UniProt P45973 Q61686
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001127321 NM_001076789
RefSeq (protein) NP_001120793 NP_001070257
Location (UCSC) Chr 12:
54.23 – 54.28 Mb
Chr 15:
103.19 – 103.24 Mb
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Chromobox protein homolog 5 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CBX5 gene.[1][2] It is a highly conserved, non-histone protein part of the heterochromatin family. The protein itself is more commonly called (in humans) HP1α. Heterochromatin protein-1 (HP1) has an N-terminal domain that acts on methylated lysines residues leading to epigenetic repression.[3] The C-terminal of this protein has a chromo shadow-domain (CSD) that is responsible for homodimerizing, as well as interacting with a variety of chromatin-associated, non-histone proteins.[4]

Structure

HP1α is 191 amino acids in length containing 6 exons.[3][4] As mentioned above, this protein contains two domains, an N-terminal chromodomain (CD) and a C- terminal chromoshadow domain (CSD). The CD binds with histone 3 through a methylated lysine residue at position 9 (H3K9) while the C-terminal CSD homodimerizes and interacts with a variety of other chromatin-associated, non-histone related proteins.[4] Connecting these two domains is the hinge region.[5]

Chromodomain

Once translated, the chromodomain will take on a globular conformation consisting of three β-sheets and one α-helix. The β-sheets are packed up against the helix at the carboxy terminal segment.[5] The charges on the β sheets are negative thus making it difficult for it to bind to the DNA as a DNA-binding motif. Instead, HP1α binds to the histones as a protein interaction motif.[4] Specific binding to CD to the methylated H3K9 is mediated by three hydrophobic side chains called the "hydrophobic box". Other sites on HP1 will interact with the H3 tails from neighbouring histones which will give structure to the flexible N-terminal tail of the histones. Neighbouring H3 histones can affect HP1 binding by post-translationally modifying the tails.[5]

Chromoshadow Domain

The CSD much resembles that of the CD. It too has a globular conformation containing three β-sheets, however it possesses two α-helices as opposed to just the one in the CD.[5] The CSD readily homodimerizes in vitro and as a result forms a groove which can accommodate HP1 associated proteins that have a specific consensus sequence: PxVxL, where P is Proline, V is Valine, L is Leucine and x is any amino acid.[4]

Mechanism of Action

HP1α primarily functions as a gene silencer, which is dependent on the interactions between the CD and the methyl H3K9 mark.[6] The hydrophobic box on the CD provides the appropriate environment for the methylated lysine residue. While the exact mechanism of how gene silencing is done is unknown, experimental data concluded the rapid exchange of biological macromolecules in and out of the heterochromatin region. This suggests HP1 isn't acting as a glue holding the heterochromatin together, but rather there are competing molecules within that interact in various ways to create a closed complex leading to gene repression or an open, euchromatin structure with gene activation. HP1 concentration is higher and more static in areas of the chromosome where methylated H3K9 residues reside, giving the chromosome its closed, gene-repressed heterochromatin structure.[5] It has also been shown that the more methylated the H3 lysine is, the higher the affinity HP1 has for it. That is, trimethylated lysine residues bind tighter to HP1 than dimethylated residues, which bind better than monomethylated residues.

The localisation driving factor is currently unknown.[5]

Evolutionary Conservation

HP1α is a highly evolutionary conserved protein, existing in species such a Schizosaccharomyces pombe, a type of yeast, all the way to humans.[5] The N-terminal chromodomain and C-terminal chromoshadow domain appear to be much more conserved (approximately 50-70% amino acid similarity) than the hinge region (approximately 25-30% similarity with the Drosophila HP1 homolog).[5]

Interactions

CBX5 (gene) has been shown to interact with:

See also

References

  1. Ye Q, Worman HJ (Jun 1996). "Interaction between an integral protein of the nuclear envelope inner membrane and human chromodomain proteins homologous to Drosophila HP1". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 271 (25): 14653–6. doi:10.1074/jbc.271.25.14653. PMID 8663349.
  2. "Entrez Gene: CBX5 chromobox homolog 5 (HP1 alpha homolog, Drosophila)".
  3. 1 2 "OMIM Entry- * 604478 - CHROMOBOX HOMOLOG 5; CBX5". omim.org. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Lomberk G, Wallrath L, Urrutia R (2006). "The heterochromatin protein 1 family". Genome Biol 7 (7): 228. doi:10.1186/gb-2006-7-7-228.
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  6. "CBX5 chromobox homolog 5 [Homo sapiens (human)] - Gene - NCBI". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-16.
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  8. 1 2 Reese BE, Bachman KE, Baylin SB, Rountree MR (May 2003). "The methyl-CpG binding protein MBD1 interacts with the p150 subunit of chromatin assembly factor 1". Molecular and Cellular Biology 23 (9): 3226–36. doi:10.1128/mcb.23.9.3226-3236.2003. PMC 153189. PMID 12697822.
  9. 1 2 Lechner MS, Begg GE, Speicher DW, Rauscher FJ (Sep 2000). "Molecular determinants for targeting heterochromatin protein 1-mediated gene silencing: direct chromoshadow domain-KAP-1 corepressor interaction is essential". Molecular and Cellular Biology 20 (17): 6449–65. doi:10.1128/mcb.20.17.6449-6465.2000. PMC 86120. PMID 10938122.
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  13. Ye Q, Worman HJ (Jun 1996). "Interaction between an integral protein of the nuclear envelope inner membrane and human chromodomain proteins homologous to Drosophila HP1". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 271 (25): 14653–6. doi:10.1074/jbc.271.25.14653. PMID 8663349.
  14. 1 2 Fujita N, Watanabe S, Ichimura T, Tsuruzoe S, Shinkai Y, Tachibana M, Chiba T, Nakao M (Jun 2003). "Methyl-CpG binding domain 1 (MBD1) interacts with the Suv39h1-HP1 heterochromatic complex for DNA methylation-based transcriptional repression". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 278 (26): 24132–8. doi:10.1074/jbc.M302283200. PMID 12711603.
  15. Obuse C, Iwasaki O, Kiyomitsu T, Goshima G, Toyoda Y, Yanagida M (Nov 2004). "A conserved Mis12 centromere complex is linked to heterochromatic HP1 and outer kinetochore protein Zwint-1". Nature Cell Biology 6 (11): 1135–41. doi:10.1038/ncb1187. PMID 15502821.
  16. 1 2 Nielsen AL, Sanchez C, Ichinose H, Cerviño M, Lerouge T, Chambon P, Losson R (Nov 2002). "Selective interaction between the chromatin-remodeling factor BRG1 and the heterochromatin-associated protein HP1alpha". The EMBO Journal 21 (21): 5797–806. doi:10.1093/emboj/cdf560. PMC 131057. PMID 12411497.
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  18. Vassallo MF, Tanese N (Apr 2002). "Isoform-specific interaction of HP1 with human TAFII130". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 99 (9): 5919–24. doi:10.1073/pnas.092025499. PMC 122877. PMID 11959914.
  19. Cammas F, Oulad-Abdelghani M, Vonesch JL, Huss-Garcia Y, Chambon P, Losson R (Sep 2002). "Cell differentiation induces TIF1beta association with centromeric heterochromatin via an HP1 interaction". Journal of Cell Science 115 (Pt 17): 3439–48. PMID 12154074.
  20. Hu X, Dutta P, Tsurumi A, Li J, Wang J, Land H, Li WX (Jun 2013). "Unphosphorylated STAT5A stabilizes heterochromatin and suppresses tumor growth". Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 110 (25): 10213–10218. doi:10.1073/pnas.1221243110. PMID 23733954.

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