ヒストン修飾剤の不正取得したコピーは得られます
Ryan Rickels1, Ali Shilatifard
1Stowers Institute for Medical Research, 1000 East 50th Street, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA.
Cell
|August 6, 2013
まとめ
ヒストン脱甲基酶の過剰発現は,特定の遺伝子コピーに一時的な増加を引き起こし,腫瘍の進行を潜在的に誘導します. この研究は,がんにおける複製数変異 (CNVs) の背後にある分子メカニズムに光を当てています.
科学分野:
- 遺伝学 遺伝学とは
- 分子生物学は分子生物学である.
- がん研究 がん研究
背景:
- 部位特異複製数変異 (CNVs) の基礎にある分子機構と,腫瘍進行におけるその役割は,依然としてほとんど不明である.
- これらのプロセスを理解することは,がんの発症の解読に不可欠です.
研究 の 目的:
- サイト固有のCNVを誘発する分子機構を調査する.
- 腫瘍の時間的進行におけるCNVの潜在的な役割を調査する.
主な方法:
- この研究は,特定のヒストンデメチラーゼを過剰発現させる効果に焦点を当てた.
- ゲノムロシ,特にプロトオンコゲンを含むゲノムロシへの影響を調査した.
主要な成果:
- ヒストンデメチラーゼの過剰発現は,特定のゲノム位置で一時的なコピー獲得を誘発することが示されました.
- これらの標的位置は,直接的なリンクを示唆する原発性腫瘍遺伝子を宿していることが知られている.
結論:
- ヒストンデメチラーゼの活動は,CNVsを誘導することによって,ゲノム不安定に直接影響を与える可能性があります.
- この発見は,エピジェネティック改変を早期腫瘍発育とプロトオンコゲン活性化と結びつける潜在的な分子機構を提供する.
関連する概念動画
Histone Modification
The histone proteins have a flexible N-terminal tail extending out from the nucleosome. These histone tails are often subjected to post-translational modifications such as acetylation, methylation, phosphorylation, and ubiquitination. Particular combinations of these modifications form “histone codes” that influence the chromatin folding and tissue-specific gene expression.
Acetylation
The enzyme histone acetyltransferase adds acetyl group to the histones. Another enzyme, histone deacetylase,...
Acetylation
The enzyme histone acetyltransferase adds acetyl group to the histones. Another enzyme, histone deacetylase,...
Histone Modification
The histone proteins have a flexible N-terminal tail extending out from the nucleosome. These histone tails are often subjected to post-translational modifications such as acetylation, methylation, phosphorylation, and ubiquitination. Particular combinations of these modifications form “histone codes” that influence the chromatin folding and tissue-specific gene expression.
Acetylation
The enzyme histone acetyltransferase adds acetyl group to the histones. Another enzyme, histone deacetylase,...
Acetylation
The enzyme histone acetyltransferase adds acetyl group to the histones. Another enzyme, histone deacetylase,...
Spreading of Chromatin Modifications
The histone proteins in the nucleosomes are post-translationally modified (PTM) to increase or decrease access to DNA. The commonly observed PTMs are methylation, acetylation, phosphorylation, and ubiquitination of lysine amino acids in the histone H3 tail region. These histone modifications have specific meaning for the cell. Hence, they are called "histone code". The protein complex involved in histone modification is termed as "reader-writer" complex.
Writers
The writer is an enzyme that can...
Writers
The writer is an enzyme that can...
Duplication of Chromatin Structure
The process of chromosome duplication during cell division requires genome-wide disruption and re-assembly of chromatin. The chromatin structure must be accurately inherited, reassembled, and maintained in the daughter cells to ensure lineage propagation.
The basic unit of the chromatin is the nucleosome, consisting of DNA wrapped around octameric histone proteins and short stretches of linker DNA separating individual nucleosomes. The histone proteins within the nucleosome have their...
The basic unit of the chromatin is the nucleosome, consisting of DNA wrapped around octameric histone proteins and short stretches of linker DNA separating individual nucleosomes. The histone proteins within the nucleosome have their...
Chromatin Modification in iPS Cells
Chromatin modification alters gene expression; therefore, scientists can add histone-modifying enzymes, histone variants, and chromatin remodeling complexes to somatic cells to aid reprogramming into pluripotent stem (iPS) cells.
Compact chromatin makes reprogramming difficult. Enzymes, such as histone demethylases and acetyltransferases, are often added during reprogramming to loosen the chromatin, making the DNA more accessible to transcription factors. Molecules that inhibit histone...
Compact chromatin makes reprogramming difficult. Enzymes, such as histone demethylases and acetyltransferases, are often added during reprogramming to loosen the chromatin, making the DNA more accessible to transcription factors. Molecules that inhibit histone...
Histone Variants at the Centromere
Histone variants are the histone proteins with structural and sequence variations. These variants may be regarded as “mutant” forms that replace their canonical histone counterparts in the nucleosomes. Specific post-translational modifications on the histone variants enable further chromatin complexity and regulate tissue-specific gene expression. The most common histone variants are from histone H2A, H2B, and linker histone H1 families. However, several variants of histone H3 variants are also...


