Transcription regulatory networks in Caenorhabditis elegans

Gene

Public Gene Name

cbp-1  

Sequence Name

R10E11.1  

WB ID

WBGene00000366  

Description

cbp-1 encodes a homolog of the mammalian transcriptional cofactors CBP (OMIM:600140) and p300 (E1A-BINDING PROTEIN, 300-KD; OMIM:602700) that have been shown to possess histone acetyltransferase activity, and which, when mutated, lead to Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome (OMIM:180849) and colorectal cancer (OMIM:114500); at least one splicing form of CBP-1 exhibits histone acetyltransferase (HAT) activity in vitro and has a glutamine/asparagine-rich domain; CBP-1 is required during embryogenesis for differentiation of all non-neuronal somatic cell types; CBP-1 is expressed very early in embryogenesis, suggesting that it may interact with maternally provided transcription factors, such as SKN-1, to specific developmental fates.