Functional analysis of ATAD2 and ATAD2B
Conference Year
January 2021
Abstract
Bromodomain-containing proteins (BRDs) are responsible for diverse epigenetic functions including transcriptional regulation and chromatin remodeling. One BRD of interest, ATAD2, has been shown to be enriched in S-phase of the cell cycle and high expression has been shown to be correlated with aggressive breast, pancreatic, and ovarian cancers. We also look to apply our analysis to ATAD2’s less studied homolog ATAD2B. Our lab has used immunofluorescence to study these BRDs in context of the cell cycle and is currently working to effectively deplete these proteins. Immunofluorescence assays have shown that while ATAD2 is highly enriched in S-phase, it is also present in other cells in the cell cycle, hypothesized to be in G2. ATAD2B does not appear to be cell-cycle dependent, as it is consistently expressed in all stages of the cell cycle. ATAD2’s association with S-phase could possibly be explanatory of it’s association with proliferation of cancer cells if it is aiding in DNA replication. Therefore, it makes an attractive target for therapeutic BRD inhibitors.
Primary Faculty Mentor Name
Seth Frietze
Faculty/Staff Collaborators
Seth Frietze, Sophie Kogut, Kate Quinn, Joseph Boyd, Muhammad Salah, Princess Rodriguez, Hana Paculova, Shannon Prior, Andrew Fritz, Jessica Chicola, Cong Gao, Noelle Gillis
Status
Undergraduate
Student College
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Program/Major
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Primary Research Category
Health Sciences
Functional analysis of ATAD2 and ATAD2B
Bromodomain-containing proteins (BRDs) are responsible for diverse epigenetic functions including transcriptional regulation and chromatin remodeling. One BRD of interest, ATAD2, has been shown to be enriched in S-phase of the cell cycle and high expression has been shown to be correlated with aggressive breast, pancreatic, and ovarian cancers. We also look to apply our analysis to ATAD2’s less studied homolog ATAD2B. Our lab has used immunofluorescence to study these BRDs in context of the cell cycle and is currently working to effectively deplete these proteins. Immunofluorescence assays have shown that while ATAD2 is highly enriched in S-phase, it is also present in other cells in the cell cycle, hypothesized to be in G2. ATAD2B does not appear to be cell-cycle dependent, as it is consistently expressed in all stages of the cell cycle. ATAD2’s association with S-phase could possibly be explanatory of it’s association with proliferation of cancer cells if it is aiding in DNA replication. Therefore, it makes an attractive target for therapeutic BRD inhibitors.