Spontaneous reversion of tsBN67 cell proliferation and cytokinesis defects in the absence of HCF-1 function

Reilly, P. T., Herr, W. (July 2002) Spontaneous reversion of tsBN67 cell proliferation and cytokinesis defects in the absence of HCF-1 function. Experimental Cell Research, 277 (1). pp. 119-130. ISSN 0014-4827

URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12061822
DOI: 10.1006/excr.2002.5551

Abstract

Mammalian HCF-1 is a highly conserved and abundant chromatin-bound protein that plays a role in both herpes simplex virus (HSV) immediate-early (IE) gene transcription and cell proliferation. Its role in cell proliferation has been evidenced through the analysis of a temperature-sensitive hamster cell line called tsBN67. When placed at nonpermissive temperature, tsBN67 cells undergo a stable and reversible proliferation arrest after a lag of 36–48 h. This phenotype results from a single point mutation in HCF-1, which disrupts HCF-1 association with both chromatin and the HSV IE transactivator VP16 at nonpermissive temperature. Here, we report the isolation and characterization of spontaneous tsBN67 growth-revertant cells that are able to proliferate at nonpermissive temperatures. These cells retain the tsBN67 HCF-1 point mutation and grow in the absence of HCF-1 chromatin association, demonstrating that complete restoration of tsBN67 HCF-1 functions is not essential for cell proliferation. Phenotypic analysis of both mutant and revertant tsBN67 cells shows that, in addition to a cell proliferation defect, these cells display a conspicuous multinucleated phenotype in a significant population of arrested cells. This defect in cytokinesis is also a result of loss of HCF-1 function, suggesting that HCF-1 plays a role in cell exit from mitosis. The revertant tsBN67 cells display a coincident restoration of cell proliferation and suppression of the cytokinetic defect, suggesting that HCF-1 plays a shared role in cell proliferation and cytokinesis.

Item Type: Paper
Subjects: bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification > transcription
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification > genes, structure and function
organism description > virus > herpes simplex virus
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Communities: CSHL labs > Herr lab
Depositing User: Matt Covey
Date: July 2002
Date Deposited: 31 Oct 2013 21:07
Last Modified: 31 Oct 2013 21:07
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URI: https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/28773

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