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The Ascidia Ciona robusta Provides Novel Insights on the Evolution of the AP-1 Transcriptional Complex
The Activator Protein-1 transcription factor family (AP-1) transcriptional complex is historically defined as an early response group of transcription factors formed by dimeric complexes of the Jun, Fos, Atf, and Maf bZIP proteins that control cell proliferation and differentiation by regulating gen...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8369891/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34414189 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2021.709696 |
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author | Marotta, Pina Salatiello, Federica Ambrosino, Luca Berruto, Federica Chiusano, Maria Luisa Locascio, Annamaria |
author_facet | Marotta, Pina Salatiello, Federica Ambrosino, Luca Berruto, Federica Chiusano, Maria Luisa Locascio, Annamaria |
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description | The Activator Protein-1 transcription factor family (AP-1) transcriptional complex is historically defined as an early response group of transcription factors formed by dimeric complexes of the Jun, Fos, Atf, and Maf bZIP proteins that control cell proliferation and differentiation by regulating gene expression. It has been greatly investigated in many model organisms across metazoan evolution. Nevertheless, its complexity and variability of action made its multiple functions difficult to be defined. Here, we place the foundations for understanding the complexity of AP-1 transcriptional members in tunicates. We investigated the gene members of this family in the ascidian Ciona robusta and identified single copies of Jun, Fos, Atf3, Atf2/7, and Maf bZIP-related factors that could have a role in the formation of the AP-1 complex. We highlight that mesenchyme is a common cellular population where all these factors are expressed during embryonic development, and that, moreover, Fos shows a wider pattern of expression including also notochord and neural cells. By ectopic expression in transgenic embryos of Jun and Fos genes alone or in combination, we investigated the phenotypic alterations induced by these factors and highlighted a degree of functional conservation of the AP-1 complex between Ciona and vertebrates. The lack of gene redundancy and the first pieces of evidence of conserved functions in the control of cell movements and structural organization exerted by these factors open the way for using Ciona as a helpful model system to uncover the multiple potentialities of this highly complex family of bZIP transcription factors. |
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spelling | pubmed-83698912021-08-18 The Ascidia Ciona robusta Provides Novel Insights on the Evolution of the AP-1 Transcriptional Complex Marotta, Pina Salatiello, Federica Ambrosino, Luca Berruto, Federica Chiusano, Maria Luisa Locascio, Annamaria Front Cell Dev Biol Cell and Developmental Biology The Activator Protein-1 transcription factor family (AP-1) transcriptional complex is historically defined as an early response group of transcription factors formed by dimeric complexes of the Jun, Fos, Atf, and Maf bZIP proteins that control cell proliferation and differentiation by regulating gene expression. It has been greatly investigated in many model organisms across metazoan evolution. Nevertheless, its complexity and variability of action made its multiple functions difficult to be defined. Here, we place the foundations for understanding the complexity of AP-1 transcriptional members in tunicates. We investigated the gene members of this family in the ascidian Ciona robusta and identified single copies of Jun, Fos, Atf3, Atf2/7, and Maf bZIP-related factors that could have a role in the formation of the AP-1 complex. We highlight that mesenchyme is a common cellular population where all these factors are expressed during embryonic development, and that, moreover, Fos shows a wider pattern of expression including also notochord and neural cells. By ectopic expression in transgenic embryos of Jun and Fos genes alone or in combination, we investigated the phenotypic alterations induced by these factors and highlighted a degree of functional conservation of the AP-1 complex between Ciona and vertebrates. The lack of gene redundancy and the first pieces of evidence of conserved functions in the control of cell movements and structural organization exerted by these factors open the way for using Ciona as a helpful model system to uncover the multiple potentialities of this highly complex family of bZIP transcription factors. Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-03 /pmc/articles/PMC8369891/ /pubmed/34414189 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2021.709696 Text en Copyright © 2021 Marotta, Salatiello, Ambrosino, Berruto, Chiusano and Locascio. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Cell and Developmental Biology Marotta, Pina Salatiello, Federica Ambrosino, Luca Berruto, Federica Chiusano, Maria Luisa Locascio, Annamaria The Ascidia Ciona robusta Provides Novel Insights on the Evolution of the AP-1 Transcriptional Complex |
title | The Ascidia Ciona robusta Provides Novel Insights on the Evolution of the AP-1 Transcriptional Complex |
title_full | The Ascidia Ciona robusta Provides Novel Insights on the Evolution of the AP-1 Transcriptional Complex |
title_fullStr | The Ascidia Ciona robusta Provides Novel Insights on the Evolution of the AP-1 Transcriptional Complex |
title_full_unstemmed | The Ascidia Ciona robusta Provides Novel Insights on the Evolution of the AP-1 Transcriptional Complex |
title_short | The Ascidia Ciona robusta Provides Novel Insights on the Evolution of the AP-1 Transcriptional Complex |
title_sort | ascidia ciona robusta provides novel insights on the evolution of the ap-1 transcriptional complex |
topic | Cell and Developmental Biology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8369891/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34414189 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2021.709696 |
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