X不活性化のカウントと選択はストキャスティックなプロセスである:X関連アクティベーターが関与している証拠
Kim Monkhorst1, Iris Jonkers, Eveline Rentmeester
1Department of Cell Biology, Erasmus Medical Center, P.O. Box 2040, Rotterdam 3000 CA, The Netherlands; Department of Reproduction and Development, Erasmus Medical Center, P.O. Box 2040, Rotterdam 3000 CA, The Netherlands.
Cell
|February 13, 2008
まとめ
雌性哺乳類の細胞は,X染色体不活性化 (XCI) を用いて遺伝子用量補償を行う. この研究は,各X染色体が,細胞プロイディに対する比率に基づいて独立してXCIを開始するストカスティックなメカニズムを明らかにしています.
科学分野:
- 遺伝学 遺伝学とは
- エピジェネティクス エピジェネティクス
- 発達生物学 発達生物学とは
背景:
- 雌性哺乳類における用量補償は,X染色体不活性化 (XCI) により達成される.
- XCI開始時のX染色体のカウントと選択の正確なメカニズムは,まだ完全に理解されていません.
- 既存のモデルは,ポリプロイド細胞で観察されたXCI開始の独立した確率を完全に説明できません.
研究 の 目的:
- X染色体不活性化 (XCI) の開始メカニズムを調査する.
- X染色体のカウントと選択が発達初期にどのように調節されているかを決定する.
- XCIを誘発するX関連因子の役割を明らかにする.
主な方法:
- テトラプロイドのXXXX,XXXY,XXYYの胚性幹細胞におけるXCIの分析.
- X染色体ごとにXCIの発症の確率を調査する.
- XCIにおけるXist,Tix,Xiteを含む重要な領域の削除の影響を調べる.
主要な成果:
- 核内の各X染色体は,XCIを開始する独立した確率を示しています.
- XCIの発症の確率は,X染色体とプロイジアの比率に正比例しています.
- XCIは,Xist/Tsix/Xite領域の削除後でも発生し,他のX関連因子の存在を示します.
結論:
- XCIの始動は,各X染色体が独立して作用するストキャスティックメカニズムに従います.
- X-エンコードされたアクティベーターは,XCI自体に応じて,おそらく無活性化の確率を調節します.
- この発見は,削除された領域の外にあるトランス作用する要因がXCIのイニシアチブをオーケストラ化するモデルを支持する.
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