一个活跃的特定组织增强剂和结合转录因子存在于精确定位的核细胞组阵列中
C E McPherson1, E Y Shim, D S Friedman
1Section of Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912.
Cell
|October 22, 1993
概括
某些转录因子组织核细胞组,在肝脏染色质中产生活性增强剂. 这种精确的核细胞组合对于增强器功能和基因调节至关重要.
科学领域:
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 遗传学 是一个遗传学.
- 染色体生物学 染色体生物学
背景情况:
- 核细胞体通常会抑制蛋白质结合和基因促进者的活性.
- 了解增强剂调节对于破译基因表达控制至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究肝脏特异性增强剂的核细胞组织.
- 在体内确定核细胞定位和增强剂活性之间的关系.
- 阐明转录因子在建立活性增强剂结构中的作用.
主要方法:
- 在各种小鼠组织中对染色质结构的核酸水平分析.
- 在体内足迹识别以确定被占用的转录因子结合位.
- 通过使用纯化蛋白质进行体外染色质组装.
主要成果:
- 只有在活跃的肝脏染色体中发现了三种精确定位的核细胞的特定阵列.
- 基本的转录因子结合部位被占据了核体表面,有时会扭曲核体结构.
- 一个体外系统复制了这种核细胞组,依赖于转录因子结合.
结论:
- 转录因子可以决定核细胞组织,以定义活性增强剂元素.
- 精确的核细胞定位是活性增强剂的关键特征.
- 这种机制突显出一种新的基因调节模式.
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