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ゲノムシューエンシング. HUSH複合体のエピジェネティックサイレンシングは,ヒト細胞における位置効果の変化を媒介する
Iva A Tchasovnikarova1, Richard T Timms1, Nicholas J Matheson1
1Department of Medicine, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0XY, UK.
まとめ
前進的な遺伝子スクリーンは,表遺伝的抑圧に不可欠なヒトサイレンスハブ (HUSH) 複合体を特定しました. HUSHの喪失は,H3K9me3を減少させ,ヘテロクロマチンと遺伝子サイレンシングに影響を与えます.
科学分野:
- エピジェネティクスと遺伝子調節
- 人間の分子遺伝学
背景:
- ヘテロクロマチンの形成と維持は,ゲノムの安定性と遺伝子サイレンシングに不可欠です.
- ドロソフィラ (Drosophila) のようなモデル生物における前向きな遺伝子スクリーンは,表遺伝的調節体の発見に役立っている.
研究 の 目的:
- 前向きの遺伝子スクリーンを用いて,ヒト細胞における表遺伝子抑制に関与する新種の遺伝子や複合体を特定する.
- 新しく特定されたHUSH複合体のヘテロクロマチン維持における機能を特徴づける.
主な方法:
- 非致死性前向き遺伝子スクリーニングは,ハプロイドに近いKBM7ヒト細胞で行われました.
- H3K9me3のレベルを内在的なロシや統合されたレトロウイルスでHUSHの成分を失う時に分析する.
- H3K9me3に富んだゲノム領域にHUSHとSETDB1の採用を調査しました.
主要な成果:
- TASOR,MPP8,およびペリフィリンを含むHUSH複合体は,ヒト細胞における表遺伝子抑制に不可欠であると特定されました.
- HUSHコンポーネントの喪失は,内生的なゲノムサイトと統合されたレトロウイルスの両方でH3K9me3レベルを大幅に低下させた.
- HUSH複合体は,H3K9me3に富んだロシに採用され,持続的なヘテロクロマチン形成と転写サイレンシングのためにSETDB1の採用を容易にします.
結論:
- HUSH複合体は,ドロソフィラとは異なり,ヒト細胞の表遺伝子機構の保存され,不可欠な構成要素です.
- HUSHは,H3K9トリメチル化によるヘテロクロマチンの確立と維持に重要な役割を果たし,それによって遺伝子発現を調節します.
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