Chromatin structure at the flanking regions of the human beta-globin locus control region DNase I hypersensitive site-2: proposed nucleosome positioning by DNA-binding proteins including GATA-1

Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta
Neil DaviesV Murray

Abstract

The human beta-globin locus control region DNase I hypersensitive site-2 (LCR HS-2) is erythroid-specific and is located 10.9 kb upstream of the epsilon-globin gene. Most studies have only examined the core region of HS-2. However, previous studies in this laboratory indicate that positioned nucleosomes are present at the 5'- and 3'-flanking regions of HS-2. In addition, footprints were observed that indicated the involvement of DNA-binding proteins in positioning the nucleosome cores. A consensus GATA-1 site exists in the region of the 3'-footprint. In this study, using an electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) and DNase I footprinting, we confirmed that GATA-1 binds in vitro at the 3'-end of HS-2. An additional GATA-1 site was found to bind GATA-1 in vitro at a site positioned 40 bp upstream. At the 5'-end of HS-2, DNase I footprinting revealed a series of footprints showing a marked correlation with the in vivo footprints. EMSA indicated the presence of several erythroid-specific complexes in this region including GATA-1 binding. Sequence alignment for 12 mammalian species in HS-2 confirmed that the highest conservation to be in the HS-2 core. However, a second level of conservation extends from the core to the sites of...Continue Reading

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