The cyclophilin AtCYP71 interacts with CAF-1 and LHP1 and functions in multiple chromatin remodeling processes

Mol Plant. 2011 Jul;4(4):748-58. doi: 10.1093/mp/ssr036. Epub 2011 May 18.

Abstract

Chromatin is the primary carrier of epigenetic information in higher eukaryotes. AtCYP71 contains both cyclophilin domain and WD40 repeats. Loss of AtCYP71 function causes drastic pleiotropic phenotypic defects. Here, we show that AtCYP71 physically interacts with FAS1 and LHP1, respectively, to modulate their distribution on chromatin. The lhp1 cyp71 double mutant showed more severe phenotypes than the single mutants, suggesting that AtCYP71 and LHP1 synergistically control plant development. Such synergism was in part illustrated by the observation that LHP1 association with its specific target loci requires AtCYP71 function. We also demonstrate that AtCYP71 physically interacts with FAS1 and is indispensable for FAS1 targeting to the KNAT1 locus. Together, our data suggest that AtCYP71 is involved in fundamental processes of chromatin assembly and histone modification in plants.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Arabidopsis / chemistry
  • Arabidopsis / genetics
  • Arabidopsis / metabolism*
  • Arabidopsis Proteins / chemistry
  • Arabidopsis Proteins / genetics
  • Arabidopsis Proteins / metabolism*
  • Chromatin / genetics
  • Chromatin / metabolism*
  • Chromatin Assembly Factor-1 / genetics
  • Chromatin Assembly Factor-1 / metabolism*
  • Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly*
  • Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone / genetics
  • Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone / metabolism*
  • Cyclophilins / chemistry
  • Cyclophilins / genetics
  • Cyclophilins / metabolism*
  • Histones / genetics
  • Histones / metabolism
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Structure, Tertiary

Substances

  • Arabidopsis Proteins
  • Chromatin
  • Chromatin Assembly Factor-1
  • Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone
  • FAS protein, Arabidopsis
  • Histones
  • like heterochromatin protein 1
  • Cyclophilins
  • cyclophilin 71, Arabidopsis