RRC ID 46728
著者 Kirienko NV, Fay DS.
タイトル SLR-2 and JMJC-1 regulate an evolutionarily conserved stress-response network.
ジャーナル EMBO J
Abstract Maintaining a homeostatic interaction with the environment is crucial for the growth, survival, and propagation of all living organisms. Reestablishment of equilibrium after stress is achieved by the activation of complex transcriptional-response networks, many of which remain poorly understood. Here, we report that the zinc-finger protein, SLR-2, is a master stress regulator and is required for the normal response to pleiotropic stress conditions in Caenorhabditis elegans. Using bioinformatical tools, we identified an evolutionarily conserved nucleotide motif present in slr-2 stress-responsive genes and show that this motif is sufficient for stress induction under a variety of conditions. We also demonstrate that JMJC-1, a conserved Jumonji C domain protein, acts downstream of SLR-2 to mediate stress response in C. elegans. Moreover, the role of JMJC-1 in stress response is conserved in Drosophila and mammals. Finally, we provide evidence that the SLR-2-JMJC-1 pathway functions independently of the well-studied DAF-16/FOXO1 network. These findings point to a previously unrecognized phylogenetically conserved master stress-response pathway in metazoa.
巻・号 29(4)
ページ 727-39
公開日 2010-2-17
DOI 10.1038/emboj.2009.387
PII emboj2009387
PMID 20057358
PMC PMC2829162
MeSH Animals Animals, Genetically Modified Base Sequence Caenorhabditis elegans / genetics Caenorhabditis elegans / metabolism Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins / genetics Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins / metabolism* DNA, Helminth / genetics Drosophila Proteins / genetics Drosophila Proteins / metabolism Drosophila melanogaster / genetics Drosophila melanogaster / metabolism Evolution, Molecular Female Forkhead Transcription Factors / genetics Forkhead Transcription Factors / metabolism Gene Dosage Gene Expression Regulation Genes, Helminth Humans Jumonji Domain-Containing Histone Demethylases / genetics Jumonji Domain-Containing Histone Demethylases / metabolism* Male Mammals Recombinant Fusion Proteins / genetics Recombinant Fusion Proteins / metabolism Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid Species Specificity Stress, Physiological Transcription Factors / genetics Transcription Factors / metabolism
IF 9.889
引用数 20
WOS 分野 BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY CELL BIOLOGY
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線虫 tm3525