JARID2は,ポリコンブ抑制複合体2の結合をES細胞の標的遺伝子に調節する
Diego Pasini1, Paul A C Cloos, Julian Walfridsson
1Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC), University of Copenhagen, Ole Maaløes Vej 5, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark.
Nature
|January 16, 2010
まとめ
JumonjiとARIDドメインを含むタンパク質,JARID2は,ポリコンブ群 (PcG) のタンパク質を標的遺伝子に勧誘するために不可欠です. この募集は,遺伝子抑制,幹細胞の分化,正常な発達に不可欠です.
科学分野:
- エピジェネティクス エピジェネティクス
- 発達生物学 発達生物学について
- 分子生物学は分子生物学である.
背景:
- ポリコンブ群 (PcG) タンパク質は,発育と細胞運命を決定する遺伝子発現を調節する.
- ポリコンブ抑制複合体2 (PRC2) は,ヒストンH3ライシン27二および三メチル化 (H3K27me2 / 3) を通じて転写抑制を媒介する.
- 哺乳類の細胞内の標的遺伝子を標的とするPcGタンパク質の徴募のメカニズムは,依然としてほとんど不明である.
研究 の 目的:
- 標的遺伝子のPCGタンパク質の徴募におけるJARID2の役割を調査する.
- PcG媒介の転写抑制と胚性幹細胞の分化におけるJARID2の機能を明らかにする.
主な方法:
- PRC2とJARIDの間の安定した複合体の形成2.
- JARID2結合部位を決定するための全ゲノム位置分析.
- JARID2阻害によるPcGタンパク質とH3K27me3レベルの徴募を評価するためのアッセイ.
- マウスの胚性幹細胞の分化におけるJARID2の役割の評価.
主要な成果:
- JARID2はPRC2.2と安定した複合体を形成する.
- JARID2は,以前に特定されたPcG標的遺伝子の90%以上と結合する.
- JARID2は,PcGタンパク質を異質プロモーターに勧誘するのに十分である.
- JARID2の阻害により,PcG結合が失われ,H3K27me3レベルが低下する.
- JARID2はマウスの胚性幹細胞の分化に不可欠である.
結論:
- JARID2は,PcGタンパク質をターゲット遺伝子に誘導する重要な要素です.
- JARID2は,PcG媒介による遺伝子静止,幹細胞の分化,胚の発達において重要な役割を果たしています.
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