Abstract

Metazoans contain two homologs of the Gcn5-binding protein Ada2, Ada2a and Ada2b, which nucleate formation of the ATAC and SAGA complexes respectively. In Drosophila melanogaster, there are two splice isoforms of Ada2b: Ada2b-PA and Ada2b-PB. Here we show only the Ada2b-PB isoform is in SAGA; in contrast, Ada2b-PA associates with Gcn5, Ada3, Sgf29 and Chiffon forming the Chiffon Histone Acetyltransferase (CHAT) complex. Chiffon is theDrosophila ortholog of Dbf4, which binds and activates the cell cycle kinase Cdc7 to initiate DNA replication. In flies, Chiffon and Cdc7 are required in ovary follicle cells for gene amplification, a specialized form of DNA re-replication. Although chiffon was previously reported to be dispensable for viability, here we find that Chiffon is required for both histone acetylation and viability in flies. Surprisingly, we show that chiffon is a dicistronic gene that encodes distinct Cdc7- and CHAT-binding polypeptides. Although the Cdc7-binding domain of Chiffon is not required for viability in flies, Chiffon’s CHAT-binding domain is essential for viability but is not required for gene amplification, arguing against a role in DNA replication.

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This is the accepted manuscript of Torres-Zelada EF, Weake VM. The Gcn5 complexes in Drosophila as a model for metazoa. Biochim Biophys Acta Gene Regul Mech. 2021 Feb;1864(2):194610. doi: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2020.194610

For the publisher's version: www.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbagrm.2020.194610

Date of this Version

7-22-2020

DOI

10.1016/j.bbagrm.2020.194610

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