Cell cycle regulation of H2b histone octamer DNA-binding activity in Chinese hamster lung fibroblasts.

AUTOR(ES)

Ito, M

RESUMO

The promoter regions of H2b histone genes contain a 14-base-pair element which includes the octamer ATTTGCAT. Mutational analysis has implicated the octamer element in the cell cycle-dependent expression of H2b histone genes. In this report, we address the question of whether the DNA-binding activity of the octamer transcription factor is itself cell cycle regulated. By using a gel mobility shift assay, we measured the relative amounts of octamer-binding activity during various phases of the cell cycle in serum-synchronized Chinese hamster fibroblasts. We found that the activity increased approximately fivefold between late G1 phase and early S phase and then decreased threefold between late S phase and G2 phase. These cell cycle-dependent changes in octamer DNA-binding activity may in part account for the selective transcription of H2b histone genes in late G1 and S phases.

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