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Chromatin Immunoprecipitation ChIP to Assay Dynamic Histone Modification in Activated Gene Expression in Human Cells
Published on: July 29, 2010
Metabolic Signaling into Chromatin Modifications in the Regulation of Gene Expression
Tian Gao1, Zyanya Díaz-Hirashi2, Francisco Verdeguer3
1Department of Molecular Mechanisms of Disease, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland. tian.gao@dmmd.uzh.ch.
Abstract:
The regulation of cellular metabolism is coordinated through a tissue cross-talk by hormonal control. This leads to the establishment of specific transcriptional gene programs which adapt to environmental stimuli. On the other hand, recent advances suggest that metabolic pathways could directly signal into chromatin modifications and impact on specific gene programs. The key metabolites acetyl-CoA or S-adenosyl-methionine (SAM) are examples of important metabolic hubs which play in addition a role in chromatin acetylation and methylation. In this review, we will discuss how intermediary metabolism impacts on transcription regulation and the epigenome with a particular focus in metabolic disorders.
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