热休克因子1活性的调控机制

热休克因子1(HSF1)是调控热休克蛋白(HSPs)表达的核心转录因子,可被热应激、氧化应激、缺氧/血、pH下降等刺激因素激活,与靶基因的热休克元件特异性结合,增强HSPs表达,发挥内源性保护作用.HSF1活性的调控发生在HSF1三聚化、转位入核、结合DNA和调节转录等多个环节,受到分子伴侣蛋白、磷酸化作用、氧化-还原等机制共同调控,其复杂而精确的调控对于应激应答、生长发育等过程有重要意义.     

Phosphorylation of Drosophila heat shock transcription factor.

The role that phosphorylation plays in regulating heat shock factor (HSF) function and activity has been the subject of several studies. Here, we demonstrate that Drosophila melanogaster HSF (DmHSF) is a phosphoprotein that is multiply phosphorylated at some sites and is dephosphorylated at others upon heat shock. However, the steady-state level of phosphorylation of Drosophila HSF remains unchanged after heat shock. Phosphoamino-acid analysis reveals that predominantly serine residues are phosphorylated for both the non-shocked and heat shocked molecules. Gel mobility shift assays using extracts from SL2 cells treated with a variety of phosphatase and kinase inhibitors show little or no effect on the heat shock induced DNA binding activity of HSF or on its recovery. We conclude that phosphorylation plays no significant role in regulating the heat induced DNA binding activity of Drosophila HSF.