编排的内部保留调节了正常的粒细胞分化
Justin J-L Wong1, William Ritchie, Olivia A Ebner
1Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, Camperdown 2050, Australia.
Cell
|August 6, 2013
概括
内部保留 (IR) 是一种正常的基因表达控制机制,而不仅仅是错误拼接. 这种保守的过程,加上无意中介衰变 (NMD),在颗粒形成过程中调节基因表达.
科学领域:
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 基因规则 基因规则
- 细胞分化 细胞分化
背景情况:
- 内部保留 (IR) 通常被视为一个拼接错误.
- 它在正常生理过程中的作用尚不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 研究白细胞分化过程中,内质保留在正常基因表达中的作用.
- 确定IR是否是一种受管制的机制及其相关途径.
主要方法:
- 从正常白细胞分化的转录和蛋白质组数据的生物信息分析.
- 研究了基因表达调节,剪接因子,GC含量和人类和小鼠之间的保存途径.
主要成果:
- 鉴定了内部保留 (IR) 作为控制86个功能相关基因在颗粒形成过程中的基因表达的生理机制.
- 证明IR在人类和小鼠中保持下来,通过无意中介衰变 (NMD) 途径降低mRNA和蛋白质水平.
- 观察到IR与剪接因子下调和更高GC含量的相关性.
结论:
- 内部保留与无意中介衰变相结合,是正常颗粒构造中基因表达控制的保存生理机制.
- 这种受调节的IR提供了一个在持续翻译之前动态基因表达控制的能量有利的方法.
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