クロマチンの改造は活性遺伝子を無効化し,神経コードを調節する
Yue Yang1, Tomoko Yamada1, Kelly K Hill1,2
1Department of Neuroscience, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
まとめ
ニュークレオソームリモデリングとデアセチラーゼ (NuRD) コンプレックスは,脳の発達における活動に依存する遺伝子を無効化する. このエピジェネティックメカニズムは ニューロンの接続性と 感覚運動の処理を制御します
科学分野:
- 神経科学
- エピジェネティクス
- 分子生物学
背景:
- 活動依存の転写はニューロンの接続性にとって重要です.
- これらの遺伝子の不活性化メカニズムはよく理解されていません.
研究 の 目的:
- 活性依存遺伝子の不活性化における NuRD複合体の役割を調査する.
- このプロセスが神経の発達と機能に どう影響するか理解するためです
主な方法:
- マウスの小脳における全ゲノム解析
- 翻訳メッセンジャーRNA (Sync-TRAP) の浄化
- NuRDの Chd4サブユニットの条件付きノックアウト
- 行動するマウスのイメージングです
主要な成果:
- NuRD複合体はH2A.zを活性依存遺伝子のプロモーターに蓄積し,不活性化を引き起こす.
- Chd4のノックアウトは,デンドライトの切断時に遺伝子の不活性化を阻害する.
- Chd4のノックアウトや 遺伝子発現の変化が 歯茎の剪定を妨げます
- Chd4が欠けているマウスは 超反応性ニューロンを示しています
結論:
- NuRD複合体は,活動に依存した転写を非活性化するための表遺伝的メカニズムを提供します.
- このメカニズムは,デンドライトのパターンを調節するために不可欠です.
- 脳内の感覚運動のコード化にも役立っています
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