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Table 7. Comparison between HSE-LacZ and SV40-LacZ <strong>in</strong> various mutant stra<strong>in</strong>s.<br />

Stra<strong>in</strong>s C<strong>of</strong>actor complex<br />

β-Gal activity (% <strong>of</strong> WT) β-Gal activity (% <strong>of</strong> WT)<br />

Un<strong>in</strong>duced Induced<br />

Un<strong>in</strong>duced Induced<br />

HSE-LacZ HSE-LacZ SV40-LacZ SV40-LacZ<br />

ada2∆ ADA,SAGA 32 89 125 149<br />

ada3∆ ADA,SAGA 0.5 0.4 111 111<br />

gcn5∆ ADA,SAGA 25 40 137 126<br />

spt3∆ SAGA 32 57 350 194<br />

spt7∆ SAGA 6 10 169 92<br />

spt8∆ SAGA 32 54 313 168<br />

sas3∆ NuA3 8 6 10 9<br />

hpa3∆ HAT 40 45 101 103<br />

hos2∆ HDAC 35 28 67 72<br />

hos3∆ HDAC 40 43 132 101<br />

sir2∆ HDAC 43 47 165 102<br />

hst2∆ HDAC 64 50 102 90<br />

To beg<strong>in</strong> and address <strong>the</strong> mechanism <strong>of</strong> action <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> mutations responsible for<br />

reduced Hsf1 activity, we tested <strong>in</strong> some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> stra<strong>in</strong>s <strong>the</strong> ability <strong>of</strong> Hsf1 to b<strong>in</strong>d <strong>in</strong><br />

vivo to <strong>the</strong> <strong>HSP104</strong> promoter. S<strong>in</strong>ce we showed that Hsf1 constitutively b<strong>in</strong>ds HSEs<br />

on <strong>the</strong> <strong>HSP104</strong> promoter regardless <strong>of</strong> heat shock conditions, we predicted reduced<br />

DNA b<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g activity <strong>of</strong> Hsf1 <strong>in</strong> stra<strong>in</strong>s <strong>in</strong> which HSE-LacZ activity was low. Quite<br />

surpris<strong>in</strong>gly, we actually observed an <strong>in</strong>verse correlation between <strong>the</strong> transcriptional<br />

activity <strong>of</strong> Hsf1 and its DNA b<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g activity. As is shown <strong>in</strong> Figure 17, gcn5∆,<br />

spt7∆, caf1∆, and ccr4∆ cells which demonstrated very poor reporter activity <strong>of</strong> HSE-<br />

LacZ (Table 6), displayed stronger b<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> Hsf1 on <strong>the</strong> <strong>HSP104</strong> promoter<br />

compared to wild type. Perhaps <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong>se stra<strong>in</strong>s stronger Hsf1 DNA b<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g activity<br />

is <strong>in</strong>hibitory. <strong>Transcription</strong> repression activity <strong>of</strong> Hsf1 was previously suggested<br />

(131). It should be noted that <strong>the</strong> studies on <strong>the</strong> mechanism <strong>of</strong> action <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> mutants is<br />

only at its beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g and a large scale study is required for reveal<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> role <strong>of</strong> each<br />

factor on Hsf1 activity. Never<strong>the</strong>less, <strong>the</strong> f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> elements <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> basal<br />

transcription mach<strong>in</strong>ery that are highly specific to Hsf1 is novel and unexpected.<br />

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