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Retroviral Scanning: Mapping MLV Integration Sites to Define Cell-specific Regulatory Regions
Published on: May 28, 2017
Regulación de la expresión y la conformación de las subunidades cromosómicas de los genomas de los retrovirus aviares
Cell
|August 1, 1978
Resumen
El genoma del retrovirus aviar (RAV-O) existe en dos copias por célula y su estructura es independiente de los niveles de expresión. El gen GS regula la producción de ARN RAV-O en los fibroblastos embrionarios de pollo (CEF) de una manera de acción cis.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Biología Molecular Biología Molecular
- Genética La genética.
- Virología Virología.
Sus antecedentes:
- Los retrovirus aviares endógenos (RAV-O) están integrados en el genoma del huésped.
- Comprender su estructura y expresión es clave para la investigación de enfermedades aviares.
- El papel del gen GS en la regulación de la expresión viral no se entiende completamente.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para investigar el número de copias y la conformación de la cromatina de los genomas endógenos de retrovirus aviares (RAV-O).
- Para determinar la relación entre la estructura del genoma RAV-O y los niveles de expresión.
- Para aclarar el papel específico del tejido del gen GS en la regulación de la expresión de RAV-O.
Principales métodos:
- Los ensayos de sensibilidad de la DNAasa I miden la conformación de la cromatina.
- Determinación del número de copias de los genomas virales.
- Cuantificación del ARN viral en diferentes tipos de células y genotipos.
Principales resultados:
- Aproximadamente existen dos copias de RAV-O por genoma de célula haploide en CEF y glóbulos rojos.
- La conformación del genoma RAV-O es independiente de los niveles de expresión y la integración exógena del virus.
- El gen GS actúa de manera cis para controlar la producción de ARN RAV-O en CEF, pero no en glóbulos rojos.
Conclusiones:
- La estructura del genoma del retrovirus aviar endógeno es independiente del gen GS.
- El gen GS es un regulador tisular específico de acción cis de la producción de ARN RAV-O.
- La estructura de la cromatina del ADN proviral se mantiene en los nucleosomas.
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