人类核受体对DNA结合的隐藏模式
Devesh Bhimsaria1, José A Rodríguez-Martínez2, Jacqui L Mendez-Johnson3
1Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, 247667, India. devesh.bhimsaria@bt.iitr.ac.in.
Nature communications
|July 13, 2023
概括
人类核受体 (NRs) 控制细胞功能和疾病. 这项研究使用SELEX和新算法绘制NR DNA结合部位的地图,揭示了与疾病相关的部位和潜在的药物标.
科学领域:
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 基因组学就是基因组学.
- 药物发现 药物发现 药物发现
背景情况:
- 人类核受体 (NRs) 是参与细胞过程的关键转录因子.
- NR功能障碍与各种疾病有关,NR是FDA批准药物的16%的目标.
- NRs通常与缺乏清晰序列动机的基因组部位结合,使功能注释复杂化.
研究的目的:
- 准确注释所有人类NR的基因组结合点.
- 在复杂的DNA-蛋白相互作用中识别新的NR结合位点.
- 为了发现与疾病相关的NR结合部位变化.
主要方法:
- 使用高通量SELEX (指数式丰富对联体的系统进化) 来绘制所有全长人体NRs与对联体的DNA结合偏好.
- 基于MinTerm概念的新型搜索算法MinSeq Find被开发用于识别模糊的绑定站点.
- MinTerm序列集 (MinSeqs) 是为了表示NR绑定站点偏好而生成的.
主要成果:
- 对所有人类的NRs进行了全面的DNA结合部位偏好映射.
- MinSeq Find成功识别了以前未被识别的NR绑定站点.
- MinSeqs提供了对NR结合特征的改进注释,并揭示了影响这些部位的与疾病相关的单核酸多态 (SNP).
- 确定了52,106个与疾病相关的SNP,这些SNP可能会创建或破坏NR结合部位.
结论:
- 该研究提供了人类NR DNA结合偏好的详细地图.
- MinSeqs提供了一个强大的资源,用于注释NR功能和识别疾病机制.
- 这些发现涉及人类疾病中的特定NR,并表明药物重定位和精准医学的机会.
相关概念视频
Transducer Mechanism: Nuclear Receptors
1.4K
Nuclear receptors, or NRs, are unique transcription factors that regulate gene transcription and affect the cellular pathways involved in reproduction, development, or metabolism. Their ability to be stimulated by small lipophilic ligands and control vital cellular processes makes them ideal drug targets. Nearly 10-15% of currently prescribed drugs target these receptors.
About 48 different soluble family members of nuclear receptors are identified that can be divided into two main classes:
About 48 different soluble family members of nuclear receptors are identified that can be divided into two main classes:
1.4K
Co-activators and Co-repressors
7.4K
Gene transcription is regulated by the synergistic action of several proteins that form a complex at a gene regulatory site. This is observed in eukaryotes, where the regulation of gene expression is a complex process. Regulatory proteins in eukaryotes can broadly be classified into two types – regulators that bind directly to specific DNA sequences and co-regulators that associate with regulatory proteins but cannot directly bind to the DNA. These co-regulators are further divided into...
7.4K
Cooperative Binding of Transcription Regulators
6.5K
Transcriptional regulators bind to specific cis-regulatory sequences in the DNA to regulate gene transcription. These cis-regulatory sequences are very short, usually less than ten nucleotide pairs in length. The short length means that there is a high probability of the exact same sequence randomly occurring throughout the genome. Since regulators can also bind to groups of similar sequences, this further increases the chances of random binding. Transcriptional regulators form...
6.5K
Regulation of Nuclear Protein Sorting
2.4K
Nuclear protein sorting regulates nucleus composition and gene expression, crucial for determining the fate of a eukaryotic cell. Hence, the entry and exit of molecules across the nuclear envelope is a tightly controlled process. Nuclear protein sorting can be inhibited by one of the following ways: 1) masking cargo signal sequences, 2) modifying the nuclear receptor's affinity for cargo, 3) controlling the nuclear pore size, 4) retaining the cargo during its transit to the cytosol or the...
2.4K
Heterochromatin
14.0K
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...
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...
14.0K
Chromatin Position Affects Gene Expression
23.4K
Chromatin is the massive complex of DNA and proteins packaged inside the nucleus. The complexity of chromatin folding and how it is packaged inside the nucleus greatly influences access to genetic information. Generally, the nucleus' periphery is considered transcriptionally repressive, while the cell's interior is considered a transcriptionally active area.
Topologically Associated Domains (TADs)
The 3-dimensional positioning of chromatin in the nucleus influences the...
Topologically Associated Domains (TADs)
The 3-dimensional positioning of chromatin in the nucleus influences the...
23.4K


