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人間のHOXDクラスタの領域で,ポリコンブ群の応答性を授与する
Caroline J Woo1, Peter V Kharchenko, Laurence Daheron
1Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Cell
|January 21, 2010
まとめ
研究者らは,ヒトの胚性幹細胞で新しいポリコンブ反応要素 (PRE) を特定した. このD11.12領域は,胚の発達と遺伝子調節に不可欠なポリコンブ群 (PcG) タンパク質を標的としています.
科学分野:
- 発達生物学 発達生物学について
- エピジェネティクス エピジェネティクス
- ゲノミクスゲノミクスとは
背景:
- ポリコンブ群 (PcG) タンパク質は,胚の軸性パターニングに不可欠です.
- ポリコンブ応答要素 (PREs) は,ドロソフィラのPcG媒介抑制を標的とするが,ヒトではまだ記述されていない.
研究 の 目的:
- 胚性幹細胞の分化過程でPcGタンパク質を標的とするヒトの配列を特定し,特徴づけること.
- ハエと哺乳類の間のPcGターゲティングメカニズムの機能的保存を調査する.
主な方法:
- 微分化中のヒト胚性幹細胞 (hESC) の染色体構造の分析.
- HOXD11とHOXD12.2の間の1.8kb領域 (D11.12) を識別する
- 調節機能を評価するために,ルシフェラーゼ発現を用いたレポーターアッセイ.
- PcGタンパク質 (BMI1,EED) とYY1相互作用パートナー (RYBP) を含むタンパク質依存性の評価.
主要な成果:
- HOXD11とHOXD12の間の1.8kb領域 (D11.12) が特定され,PcGタンパク質と関連付けられました.
- D11.12要素は,hESCの微分化中にニュクレアスの感受性の動的変化を示した.
- D11.12 抑制されたルシフェラーゼ発現,完全な抑制は保存された領域,YY1結合部位,BMI1,EED,RYBPに依存する.
- これらの発見は,D11.12がポリコンブ依存の規制領域として機能することを示唆しています.
結論:
- D11.12は,ヒトの胚性幹細胞におけるポリコンブに依存する新しい調節領域である.
- この要素は,ドロソフィラPREと機能的な類似性を共有し,保存されたPcGターゲティングメカニズムを示しています.
- この発見は,哺乳類の胚発達の表遺伝的調節に関する洞察を提供します.
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