Btf, a Novel Death-Promoting Transcriptional Repressor That Interacts with Bcl-2-Related Proteins

Kasof, Gary M.; Goyal, Lakshmi; White, Eileen

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“…Interestingly, the Bclaf1 protein species that was isolated on the basis of affinity for the core promoter element of p53 was 70 kDa, compared with the predicted molecular weights of 101 and 106 kDa. 6 Further experimentation will need to be performed to clarify this discrepancy.…”

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“…6 To examine the in vivo role of Bclaf1, we generated mice nullizygous for bclaf1 and discovered critical roles for Bclaf1 in lung development and proper functioning of the immune system. However, our findings do not support a role for Bclaf1 in regulating apoptosis in vivo.…”

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“…Ectopic Bclaf1 induced apoptosis as well as transcriptional repression, properties that were reversed in the presence of antiapoptotic Bcl-2 members. 6 Although these findings implicate Bclaf1 in apoptotic signaling, Bclaf1 does not show structural similarities to Bcl-2 family members. Bclaf1 contains an N-terminal tract of Arg-Ser repeats (RS domain) that is typical of pre-mRNA processing factors and was identified in interchromatin granule clusters, nuclear substructures that appear to act as repositories for mRNA splicing and transcription factors.…”

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“…[3][4][5] Bcl-2 associated factor 1 (Bclaf1; also known as Bcl-2-associated transcription factor or Btf) was originally identified in a screen for adenoviral E1B19K protein partners. 6 Subsequent studies with Bclaf1 S , an alternatively-spliced form missing amino acid residues 797-846, showed interactions with Bcl-2 and Bcl-x L . E1B19K, Bcl-2, and Bcl-x L were found to sequester Bclaf1 S to the nuclear periphery and cytoplasm.…”

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Essential role for Bclaf1 in lung development and immune system function

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Bcl-2 associated factor 1 (Bclaf1) is a nuclear protein that was originally identified in a screen of proteins that interact with the adenoviral bcl-2 homolog E1B19K. Overexpression of Bclaf1 was shown to result in apoptosis and transcriptional repression that was reversible in the presence of Bcl-2 or Bcl-x L . Furthermore, antiapoptotic members, but not proapoptotic members of the Bcl-2 protein family, were shown to interact with Bclaf1 and prevent its localization to the nucleus. Bclaf1 has also recently been identified as a binding partner for Emerin, a nuclear membrane protein that is mutated in X-linked recessive Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy. To ascertain the in vivo function of Bclaf1, we have generated mice that carry a targeted mutation of the bclaf1 locus. In this study, we show that Bclaf1 is required for proper spatial and temporal organization of smooth muscle lineage during the saccular stage of lung development. We also show that Bclaf1 is dispensable for thymocyte development but is essential for peripheral T-cell homeostasis. Despite its postulated role as a proapoptotic protein, Bclaf1-deficient cells did not show any defect in cell death linked to development or after exposure to various apoptotic stimuli. Our findings show a critical role for Bclaf1 in developmental processes independent of apoptosis. Cell Death and Differentiation (2009) Apoptosis is a critical component of normal development and the cellular response to radio-and chemotherapy. 1,2 Two distinct apoptotic pathways have been characterized: the extrinsic pathway triggered by transmembrane death receptors and the intrinsic pathway that signals through mitochondria. Members of the Bcl-2 protein family primarily impact the intrinsic pathway by controlling mitochondrial membrane permeability, the release of proapoptotic mitochondrial proteins, and caspase activation. 1 Proapoptotic Bcl-2 proteins such as Bak and Bax are activated directly after interactions with the 'BH3-only' Bcl-2 protein Bid. In addition, binding of other BH3-only proteins such as Noxa, Puma, Bad, and Bim to antiapoptotic Bcl-2 proteins (Bcl-2 or Bcl-x L ) results in activation of Bax and Bak. [3][4][5] Bcl-2 associated factor 1 (Bclaf1; also known as Bcl-2-associated transcription factor or Btf) was originally identified in a screen for adenoviral E1B19K protein partners. 6 Subsequent studies with Bclaf1 S , an alternatively-spliced form missing amino acid residues 797-846, showed interactions with Bcl-2 and Bcl-x L . E1B19K, Bcl-2, and Bcl-x L were found to sequester Bclaf1 S to the nuclear periphery and cytoplasm. Ectopic Bclaf1 induced apoptosis as well as transcriptional repression, properties that were reversed in the presence of antiapoptotic Bcl-2 members. 6 Although these findings implicate Bclaf1 in apoptotic signaling, Bclaf1 does not show structural similarities to Bcl-2 family members. Bclaf1 contains an N-terminal tract of Arg-Ser repeats (RS domain) that is typical of pre-mRNA processing factors and was identified in interchromatin granule c...

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“…La surexpression d'une forme inductible de BCLAF1 entraîne le clivage de LC3 et l'accumulation de vacuoles autophagiques, comme le fait l'inhibition de la caspase-10, suggérant que l'accumulation de BCLAF1 contribue au phénotype autophagique. BCLAF1 a été identifiée initialement comme une protéine s'associant à différents membres anti-apoptotiques de la famille BCL2 [10]. Outre leur rôle dans l'inhibition de l'apoptose, plusieurs membres de de mort.…”

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