通过c-Myc进行DNA复制的非转录控制
David Dominguez-Sola1, Carol Y Ying, Carla Grandori
1Institute for Cancer Genetics, Department of Genetics and Development and Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York 10032, USA.
Nature
|June 29, 2007
概括
原型瘤基因c-Myc直接控制DNA复制的启动,独立于转录. 这一发现揭示了c-Myc在细胞生长和癌症发展中的新作用.
科学领域:
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 细胞生物学 细胞生物学
背景情况:
- 这种c-Myc原型瘤基因对细胞生长和增殖至关重要,并且经常与癌症有关.
- 通过c-Myc驱动瘤发生的精确生物机制尚未完全理解.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究c-Myc在DNA复制中的作用.
- 阐明c-Myc在细胞过程中的非转录功能.
主要方法:
- 在c-Myc和复制前复合体之间的相互作用研究.
- 在DNA合成部位的c-Myc定位.
- 哺乳动物细胞和Xenopus无细胞提取物中c-Myc的耗尽.
- 对复制起源活动和对c-Myc过度表达时的DNA损伤反应的分析.
主要成果:
- c-Myc与复制前复合体直接相互作用,并定位在早期的DNA复制部位.
- 耗尽c-Myc以转录独立的方式损害了DNA复制的启动.
- 过度表达c-Myc导致复制起源活性升高,DNA损伤和检查点激活.
结论:
- c-Myc在启动DNA复制过程中发挥着关键的非转录性作用.
- 这种c-Myc的功能为其在正常细胞生长和瘤发生中的作用提供了一个新的机制.
相关概念视频
S-Cdk Initiates DNA Replication
The cell cycle is a series of events leading to DNA duplication followed by the division of cell content to form two daughter cells. The cell cycle progresses in four stages—the cell increases in size (gap 1 or G1-phase), duplicates its DNA (synthesis or S-phase), prepares to divide (gap 2 or G2-phase), and divides (mitosis or M-phase).
Two states at the origin of replication
In eukaryotes, the initiation of replication occurs at many sites on the chromosomes, called the origins of replication.
Two states at the origin of replication
In eukaryotes, the initiation of replication occurs at many sites on the chromosomes, called the origins of replication.
S-Cdk Initiates DNA Replication
The cell cycle is a series of events leading to DNA duplication followed by the division of cell content to form two daughter cells. The cell cycle progresses in four stages—the cell increases in size (gap 1 or G1-phase), duplicates its DNA (synthesis or S-phase), prepares to divide (gap 2 or G2-phase), and divides (mitosis or M-phase).
Two states at the origin of replication
In eukaryotes, the initiation of replication occurs at many sites on the chromosomes, called the origins of replication.
Two states at the origin of replication
In eukaryotes, the initiation of replication occurs at many sites on the chromosomes, called the origins of replication.
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Negative Regulator Molecules
Positive regulators allow a cell to advance through cell cycle checkpoints. Negative regulators have an equally important role as they terminate a cell’s progression through the cell cycle—or pause it—until the cell meets specific criteria.
Epigenetic Regulation
Epigenetic changes alter the physical structure of the DNA without changing the genetic sequence and often regulate whether genes are turned on or off. This regulation ensures that each cell produces only proteins necessary for its function. For example, proteins that promote bone growth are not produced in muscle cells. Epigenetic mechanisms play an essential role in healthy development. Conversely, precisely regulated epigenetic mechanisms are disrupted in diseases like cancer.
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Epigenetic Regulation
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