通过E1A和MAP激酶途径通过Sur2介质子单元进行转录控制
Jennitte L Stevens1, Greg T Cantin, Gang Wang
1Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, 611 Charles Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
概括
Sur2子单元对于激活特定的转录因子至关重要,包括腺病毒E1A和Elk-1,通过招募介质复合体到促进体. 这一发现突出了在基因激活中不同的调解子单元作用.
科学领域:
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 基因规则 基因规则
- 细胞信号传输 细胞信号传输
背景情况:
- 调解者复合体是一种转录性联合激活剂,对基因表达至关重要.
- 中介体的特定子单元与转录因子相互作用,调节基因活性.
- 在此之前,Sur2子单元在哺乳动物细胞中的作用未被描述.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究哺乳动物中介体复合体中Sur2子单元的功能.
- 确定Sur2在转录因子激活和基因调节中的作用.
主要方法:
- 产生Sur2淘汰赛 (sur2-/-) 小鼠胚胎干细胞.
- 对转录因子激活的分析,包括腺病毒E1A和Elk-1.
- 调查介质复合体子单元相互作用.
主要成果:
- 苏尔2与TRAP/Med100和95个子单位组成了一个稳定的子综合体.
- Sur2的淘汰消除了由E1A-CR3和Elk-1介导的激活.
- 其他转录因子的激活不受影响,这表明特异性.
结论:
- Sur2是一个关键的哺乳动物中介子单元,参与特定的转录因子通路.
- 转录因子的不同激活域可能针对不同的介质子单元.
- 通过E1A和Elk-1招募调解员到促进者是取决于Sur2子单位.
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