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HSF1

GeneName

HSF1

Summary

HSF1, also known as HSF-1 or heat shock transcription factor, is a 57kDa protein that functions as a transcription factor primarily in response to stress conditions, particularly heat shock. It is expressed in various tissues and localises to the nucleus, cytoplasm, and other cellular compartments such as centrosomes and chromatin. HSF1 binds to specific DNA sequences to regulate the expression of heat shock proteins and other genes involved in cellular stress responses, DNA repair, and cell proliferation. It plays a critical role in maintaining proteostasis and mediating the cellular response to various stressors, including oxidative stress and xenobiotic exposure.

Importance

HSF1 is relevant to: - The cellular response to heat and other stressors, which is crucial for cell survival and adaptation. - Cancer research, as it is involved in the regulation of heat shock proteins that assist in tumour cell survival under stress conditions. - Neurodegenerative diseases, where its role in protein folding and aggregation is significant. - Developmental biology, particularly in processes such as embryonic placenta development and spermatogenesis, highlighting its importance in reproductive health.

Top Products

For researchers investigating HSF1, we highly recommend the top-selling recombinant antibody, Anti-HSF1 antibody [EP1710Y] (ab52757). This antibody has been validated in knockout models, ensuring reliable performance across a variety of applications, including Western blotting (WB), chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP), immunohistochemistry (IHC), immunocytochemistry (ICC), immunoprecipitation (IP), and flow cytometry (FC). With 42 citations, it is well-regarded in the research community, making it an excellent choice for those seeking dependable detection of HSF1.

Abcam Product Citation Summary

The data indicates that HSF1 is being studied in the context of proteostasis and the heat shock response, particularly in human cell lines such as HEK293T and fibroblasts. Additionally, there is a focus on mitochondrial chaperone gene activation, highlighting the importance of HSF1 in cellular stress responses.

Abcam Product Citation Table

Product Code
Species
Application
Study Context
PMID
ab52757
Human
WB
Proteostasis and heat shock response
29348634
ab52757
Human
WB
Proteostasis
31699992
ab61382
Human
WB, IF
Mitochondrial chaperone gene activation
32302062
ab61382
Human
WB, IF
Mitochondrial chaperone gene activation
32302062

Domain

In unstressed cells, spontaneous homotrimerization is inhibited (PubMed:7760831, PubMed:7935471). Intramolecular interactions between the hydrophobic repeat HR-A/B and HR-C regions are necessary to maintain HSF1 in the inactive, monomeric conformation (PubMed:7623826, PubMed:7935471). Furthermore, intramolecular interactions between the regulatory domain and the nonadjacent transactivation domain prevents transcriptional activation, a process that is relieved upon heat shock (PubMed:7760831). The regulatory domain is necessary for full repression of the transcriptional activation domain in unstressed cells through its phosphorylation on Ser-303 and Ser-307 (PubMed:8946918, PubMed:9121459). In heat stressed cells, HSF1 homotrimerization occurs through formation of a three-stranded coiled-coil structure generated by intermolecular interactions between HR-A/B regions allowing DNA-binding activity (PubMed:7935471). The D domain is necessary for translocation to the nucleus, interaction with JNK1 and MAPK3 and efficient JNK1- and MAPK3-dependent phosphorylation (PubMed:10747973). The regulatory domain confers heat shock inducibility on the transcriptional transactivation domain (PubMed:7760831). The regulatory domain is necessary for transcriptional activation through its phosphorylation on Ser-230 upon heat shock (PubMed:11447121). 9aaTAD is a transactivation motif present in a large number of yeast and animal transcription factors (PubMed:17467953).

Function

Functions as a stress-inducible and DNA-binding transcription factor that plays a central role in the transcriptional activation of the heat shock response (HSR), leading to the expression of a large class of molecular chaperones, heat shock proteins (HSPs), that protect cells from cellular insult damage (PubMed:11447121, PubMed:12659875, PubMed:12917326, PubMed:15016915, PubMed:18451878, PubMed:1871105, PubMed:1986252, PubMed:25963659, PubMed:26754925, PubMed:7623826, PubMed:7760831, PubMed:8940068, PubMed:8946918, PubMed:9121459, PubMed:9341107, PubMed:9499401, PubMed:9535852, PubMed:9727490). In unstressed cells, is present in a HSP90-containing multichaperone complex that maintains it in a non-DNA-binding inactivated monomeric form (PubMed:11583998, PubMed:16278218, PubMed:9727490). Upon exposure to heat and other stress stimuli, undergoes homotrimerization and activates HSP gene transcription through binding to site-specific heat shock elements (HSEs) present in the promoter regions of HSP genes (PubMed:10359787, PubMed:11583998, PubMed:12659875, PubMed:16278218, PubMed:1871105, PubMed:1986252, PubMed:25963659, PubMed:26754925, PubMed:7623826, PubMed:7935471, PubMed:8455624, PubMed:8940068, PubMed:9499401, PubMed:9727490). Upon heat shock stress, forms a chromatin-associated complex with TTC5/STRAP and p300/EP300 to stimulate HSR transcription, therefore increasing cell survival (PubMed:18451878). Activation is reversible, and during the attenuation and recovery phase period of the HSR, returns to its unactivated form (PubMed:11583998, PubMed:16278218). Binds to inverted 5'-NGAAN-3' pentamer DNA sequences (PubMed:1986252, PubMed:26727489). Binds to chromatin at heat shock gene promoters (PubMed:25963659). Activates transcription of transcription factor FOXR1 which in turn activates transcription of the heat shock chaperones HSPA1A and HSPA6 and the antioxidant NADPH-dependent reductase DHRS2 (PubMed:34723967). Also serves several other functions independently of its transcriptional activity. Involved in the repression of Ras-induced transcriptional activation of the c-fos gene in heat-stressed cells (PubMed:9341107). Positively regulates pre-mRNA 3'-end processing and polyadenylation of HSP70 mRNA upon heat-stressed cells in a symplekin (SYMPK)-dependent manner (PubMed:14707147). Plays a role in nuclear export of stress-induced HSP70 mRNA (PubMed:17897941). Plays a role in the regulation of mitotic progression (PubMed:18794143). Also plays a role as a negative regulator of non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) repair activity in a DNA damage-dependent manner (PubMed:26359349). Involved in stress-induced cancer cell proliferation in a IER5-dependent manner (PubMed:26754925).

(Microbial infection) Plays a role in latent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) transcriptional reactivation. Binds to the HIV-1 long terminal repeat promoter (LTR) to reactivate viral transcription by recruiting cellular transcriptional elongation factors, such as CDK9, CCNT1 and EP300.

Post-translational modifications

Phosphorylated (PubMed:10359787, PubMed:11583998, PubMed:26159920, PubMed:9499401). Phosphorylated in unstressed cells; this phosphorylation is constitutive and implicated in the repression of HSF1 transcriptional activity (PubMed:16278218, PubMed:8940068, PubMed:8946918, PubMed:9121459). Phosphorylated on Ser-121 by MAPKAPK2; this phosphorylation promotes interaction with HSP90 proteins and inhibits HSF1 homotrimerization, DNA-binding and transactivation activities (PubMed:16278218). Phosphorylation on Ser-303 by GSK3B/GSK3-beta and on Ser-307 by MAPK3 within the regulatory domain is involved in the repression of HSF1 transcriptional activity and occurs in a RAF1-dependent manner (PubMed:10747973, PubMed:12646186, PubMed:8940068, PubMed:8946918, PubMed:9121459, PubMed:9535852). Phosphorylation on Ser-303 and Ser-307 increases HSF1 nuclear export in a YWHAE- and XPO1/CRM1-dependent manner (PubMed:12917326). Phosphorylation on Ser-307 is a prerequisite for phosphorylation on Ser-303 (PubMed:8940068). According to PubMed:9535852, Ser-303 is not phosphorylated in unstressed cells. Phosphorylated on Ser-419 by PLK1; phosphorylation promotes nuclear translocation upon heat shock (PubMed:15661742). Hyperphosphorylated upon heat shock and during the attenuation and recovery phase period of the heat shock response (PubMed:11447121, PubMed:12659875, PubMed:24581496). Phosphorylated on Thr-142; this phosphorylation increases HSF1 transactivation activity upon heat shock (PubMed:12659875). Phosphorylation on Ser-230 by CAMK2A; this phosphorylation enhances HSF1 transactivation activity upon heat shock (PubMed:11447121). Phosphorylation on Ser-326 by MAPK12; this phosphorylation enhances HSF1 nuclear translocation, homotrimerization and transactivation activities upon heat shock (PubMed:15760475, PubMed:27354066). Phosphorylated on Ser-320 by PRKACA/PKA; this phosphorylation promotes nuclear localization and transcriptional activity upon heat shock (PubMed:21085490). Phosphorylated on Ser-363 by MAPK8; this phosphorylation occurs upon heat shock, induces HSF1 translocation into nuclear stress bodies and negatively regulates transactivation activity (PubMed:10747973). Neither basal nor stress-inducible phosphorylation on Ser-230, Ser-292, Ser-303, Ser-307, Ser-314, Ser-319, Ser-320, Thr-323, Ser-326, Ser-338, Ser-344, Ser-363, Thr-367, Ser-368 and Thr-369 within the regulatory domain is involved in the regulation of HSF1 subcellular localization or DNA-binding activity; however, it negatively regulates HSF1 transactivation activity (PubMed:25963659). Phosphorylated on Ser-216 by PLK1 in the early mitotic period; this phosphorylation regulates HSF1 localization to the spindle pole, the recruitment of the SCF(BTRC) ubiquitin ligase complex inducing HSF1 degradation, and hence mitotic progression (PubMed:18794143). Dephosphorylated on Ser-121, Ser-307, Ser-314, Thr-323 and Thr-367 by phosphatase PPP2CA in an IER5-dependent manner, leading to HSF1-mediated transactivation activity (PubMed:26754925).

Sumoylated with SUMO1 and SUMO2 upon heat shock in a ERK2-dependent manner (PubMed:12646186, PubMed:12665592). Sumoylated by SUMO1 on Lys-298; sumoylation occurs upon heat shock and promotes its localization to nuclear stress bodies and DNA-binding activity (PubMed:11514557). Phosphorylation on Ser-303 and Ser-307 is probably a prerequisite for sumoylation (PubMed:12646186, PubMed:12665592).

Acetylated on Lys-118; this acetylation is decreased in a IER5-dependent manner (PubMed:26754925). Acetylated on Lys-118, Lys-208 and Lys-298; these acetylations occur in a EP300-dependent manner (PubMed:24581496, PubMed:27189267). Acetylated on Lys-80; this acetylation inhibits DNA-binding activity upon heat shock (PubMed:19229036). Deacetylated on Lys-80 by SIRT1; this deacetylation increases DNA-binding activity (PubMed:19229036).

Ubiquitinated by SCF(BTRC) and degraded following stimulus-dependent phosphorylation at Ser-216 by PLK1 in mitosis (PubMed:18794143). Polyubiquitinated (PubMed:24581496). Undergoes proteasomal degradation upon heat shock and during the attenuation and recovery phase period of the heat shock response (PubMed:24581496).

Sequence Similarities

Belongs to the HSF family.

Cellular localization

Alternative names

HSTF1, HSF1, Heat shock factor protein 1, HSF 1, Heat shock transcription factor 1, HSTF 1

swissprot:Q00613 entrezGene:3297 omim:140580