在酵母酵母中依赖Rad6的素H2B的无处不在化
1Program in Molecular Biology, Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA.
概括
基化H2B (uH2B) 是一种基因素修饰,对于细胞生长和半变化至关重要. 这项研究确定Rad6是负责酵母H2B在酵母中的泛化的主要酶.
科学领域:
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 细胞生物学 细胞生物学
- 生物化学 生物化学
背景情况:
- 在脊椎动物细胞中,基胺基基因子是丰富的,但它们的功能和调节因子仍然不清楚.
- 基因突变在调节基因表达和细胞过程中起着关键作用.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究在酵母中无处不在的基因素,特别是无处不在的H2B (uH2B) 的生物作用.
- 为了确定负责H2B无处不在的细胞因素.
主要方法:
- 酵母突变菌的遗传分析.
- 生物化学分析检测到无处不在的H2B.
- 在H2B化过程中UBC2酶及其作用的表征.
主要成果:
- 在Saccharomyces cerevisiae中发现了含有乌比基的H2B (uH2B).
- H2B无处不在部位的突变导致了线粒细胞生长和半分裂的缺陷.
- 在rad6突变体中缺少HK2B,而rad6突变体缺乏泛基素结合酶Ubc2.
结论:
- Rad6是酵母中H2B泛化的主要酶.
- 在酵母中,H2B无处可见化对于适当的线粒细胞生长和半分裂是必不可少的.
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