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Transcriptional coregulators: emerging roles of SRC family of coactivators in disease pathology

Subhamoy Dasgupta1, Bert W O'Malley2

  • 1Department of Molecular and Cellular BiologyBaylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.

Journal of Molecular Endocrinology
|July 16, 2014
PubMed

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Transcriptional coactivators are key proteins regulating gene expression. Targeting these coactivators offers potential for treating various diseases caused by genetic defects.

Area of Science:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Genetics

Background:

  • Transcriptional coactivators are crucial functional proteins.
  • They collaborate with transcription factors and nuclear receptors (NRs).
  • Coactivators intricately regulate gene expression in response to environmental cues.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the importance of coactivators in biological functions.
  • To underscore the link between coactivator defects and pathologies.
  • To emphasize the therapeutic potential of targeting coactivators.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of recent findings on coactivators.
  • Analysis of the role of coactivators in gene regulation.
  • Exploration of coactivator involvement in disease.

Main Results:

  • Coactivators are essential for nearly all biological functions.
  • Genetic defects in coactivators can result in severe pathologies.
  • Coactivators are implicated in a wide range of diseases.

Conclusions:

  • Transcriptional coactivators are vital for cellular processes.
  • Dysregulation of coactivators leads to significant health issues.
  • Drug discovery targeting coactivators presents a promising therapeutic avenue for various diseases.
Keywords:
hormone receptorsnuclear receptorstranscriptiontranscription factors

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