HP1γ se autoensambla y coopera con KAP1 en la represión del ARN largo no codificante AI662270 en CCE

Nitika Gaurav1, Weihua Qin2, Karthik Selvam1

  • 1Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.

Cell reports
|January 23, 2026
PubMed
Resumen

La proteína de heterocromatina 1 gamma (HP1γ) se une a KAP1 a través de su dominio chromoshadow, formando dímeros antiparalelos únicos. Esta interacción es crucial para reprimir ARN largos no codificantes específicos, destacando funciones no redundantes de HP1γ.

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