Male-specific lethal 1 homolog

Definition:

Component of histone acetyltransferase complex responsible for the majority of histone H4 acetylation at 'Lys-16' (H4K16ac) which is implicated in the formation of higher-order chromatin structure. Greatly enhances MSL2 E3 ubiquitin ligase activity, promoting monoubiquitination of histone H2B at 'Lys-34' (H2BK34Ub). This modification in turn stimulates histone H3 methylation at 'Lys-4' (H3K4me) and 'Lys-79' (H3K79me) and leads to gene activation, including that of HOXA9 and MEIS1. In the MSL complex, acts as a scaffold to tether MSL3 and KAT8 together for enzymatic activity regulation.

References:

[1]. Jing Huang, et al. Structural insight into the regulation of MOF in the male-specific lethal complex and the non-specific lethal complex. Cell Res. 2012 Jun;22(6):1078-81. [Content Brief]

[2]. Edwin R Smith, et al. A human protein complex homologous to the Drosophila MSL complex is responsible for the majority of histone H4 acetylation at lysine 16. Mol Cell Biol. 2005 Nov;25(21):9175-88. [Content Brief]

[3]. Lipeng Wu, et al. The RING finger protein MSL2 in the MOF complex is an E3 ubiquitin ligase for H2B K34 and is involved in crosstalk with H3 K4 and K79 methylation. Mol Cell. 2011 Jul 8;43(1):132-44. [Content Brief]

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