Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-1992
Originally Published In
Clark RF, Elgin SC. Heterochromatin protein 1, a known suppressor of position-effect variegation, is highly conserved in Drosophila. Nucleic Acids Res. 1992;20(22):6067–6074. doi:10.1093/nar/20.22.6067
Abstract
The Su(var)205 gene of Drosophila melanogaster encodes heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1), a protein located preferentially within beta-heterochromatin. Mutation of this gene has been associated with dominant suppression of position-effect variegation. We have cloned and sequenced the gene encoding HP1 from Drosophila virilis, a distantly related species. Comparison of the predicted amino acid sequence with Drosophila melanogaster HP1 shows two regions of strong homology, one near the N-terminus (57/61 amino acids identical) and the other near the C-terminus (62/68 amino acids identical) of the protein. Little homology is seen in the 5' and 3' untranslated portions of the gene, as well as in the intronic sequences, although intron/exon boundaries are generally conserved. A comparison of the deduced amino acid sequences of HP1-like proteins from other species shows that the cores of the N-terminal and C-terminal domains have been conserved from insects to mammals. The high degree of conservation suggests that these N- and C-terminal domains could interact with other macromolecules in the formation of the condensed structure of heterochromatin.
ORCID
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5176-2510 [Elgin]
Recommended Citation
Clark, Robert F. and Elgin, Sarah C.R., "Heterochromatin protein 1, a known suppressor of position-effect variegation, is highly conserved in Drosophila" (1992). Biology Faculty Publications & Presentations. 214.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/bio_facpubs/214
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© 1992 Oxford University Press