在X失活中心的监管环境的空间分区
Elphège P Nora1, Bryan R Lajoie, Edda G Schulz
1Institut Curie, 26 rue d'Ulm, Paris F-75248, France.
Nature
|April 13, 2012
概括
研究人员使用5C和显微镜绘制了小鼠X失活中心 (Xic) 的空间组织图. 他们发现了调节Xist表达和基因集群的拓关联域 (TADs),揭示了哺乳动物染色体结构的新原理.
科学领域:
- 基因组学就是基因组学.
- 表观遗传学 在表观遗传学中,表观遗传学是指表观遗传学.
- 分子生物学分子生物学
背景情况:
- 细胞中的转录调节涉及远程元素和基因组背景.
- 小鼠X无活化中心 (Xic) 通过Xist转录控制X染色体无活化 (XCI).
- 对于Xist调节的Xic序列的全部范围尚未完全理解.
研究的目的:
- 分析Xic的4.5 Mb区域的空间组织,包括Xist.
- 了解拓关联域 (TADs) 在Xist调节和XCI中的作用.
- 在第十一章中确定新的监管要素.
主要方法:
- 染色体构造捕获碳复制 (5C) 技术.
- 超分辨率显微镜. 超分辨率显微镜.
- 对表观遗传修饰和基因表达模式的分析.
主要成果:
- 在Xic中发现离散的拓关联域 (TADs),在细胞分化和X染色体状态中存在.
- TADs与表观遗传特征 (如H3K27me3 / H3K9me2块和层膜相关的域) 保持一致,但独立于它们.
- 证明TADs在空间上分离了调节元素,例如Xist/Tsix单元,并破坏了TAD边界,导致了转录错误调节.
- 鉴定了一种新型的Tsix远端调节区域,产生长期干预RNA,Linx.
结论:
- TADs代表了哺乳动物染色体中cis调节结构的基本原则.
- 通过TADs进行Xic的空间组织对于Xist和XCI的精确调节至关重要.
- 这项研究为进一步对X失活中心进行基因剖析提供了基础.
相关概念视频
X-Inactivation
The human X chromosome contains over ten times the number of genes as in the Y chromosome. Since males have only one X chromosome, and females have two, one might expect females to produce twice as many of the proteins, with undesirable results.
X-inactivation
The human X chromosome contains over ten times the number of genes as in the Y chromosome. Since males have only one X chromosome, and females have two, one might expect females to produce twice as many of the proteins, with undesirable results.
Inheritance of Chromatin Structures
Epigenetics is the study of inherited changes in a cell's phenotype without changing the DNA sequences. It provides a form of memory for the differential gene expression pattern to maintain cell lineage, position-effect variegation, dosage compensation, and maintenance of chromatin structures such as telomeres and centromeres. For example, the structure and location of the centromere on chromosomes are epigenetically inherited. Its functionality is not dictated or ensured by the underlying DNA...
Heterochromatin
The extent of chromatin compaction can be studied by staining chromatin using specific DNA binding dyes. Under the microscope, the dense-compacted regions that take up more dye are called heterochromatin. Heterochromatin is further classified into two forms – constitutive heterochromatin and facultative heterochromatin.
Constitutive heterochromatin: It is a highly compact region of chromatin that is mostly concentrated in the centromere and telomere. Unlike euchromatin, the amino acid at 9th...
Constitutive heterochromatin: It is a highly compact region of chromatin that is mostly concentrated in the centromere and telomere. Unlike euchromatin, the amino acid at 9th...
Euchromatin
The extent of chromatin compaction can be studied by staining chromatin using specific DNA binding dyes. Under the microscope, the dense-compacted regions take up more dye, appearing darker, while the less-compact areas take up less dye and appear lighter. Based on the compaction level, chromatins are classified into two primary forms – euchromatin and heterochromatin.
Euchromatin is the less dense region of the chromatin and stains lighter. Euchromatin contains histone H3 extensively...
Euchromatin is the less dense region of the chromatin and stains lighter. Euchromatin contains histone H3 extensively...
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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