通过Ume6的抑制包括招募含有Sin3核心压缩剂和Rpd3基因素脱乙酶的复合物以准促进体
1Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
Cell
|May 2, 1997
概括
研究表明,Sin3和Rpd3蛋白对于抑制特定的酵母基因,特别是那些参与微分症的基因,是必不可少的,通过一种涉及基因素脱甲基化的机制.
科学领域:
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 酵母遗传学 酵母遗传学
- 基因规则 基因规则
背景情况:
- Sin3和Rpd3已知是酵母中基因表达的负调节者.
- 哺乳动物和人类的相关蛋白质在转录抑制和基因素脱甲基化中起作用.
- Ume6是一种结合DNA的蛋白质,它控制了弥合过程中必不可少的基因.
研究的目的:
- 研究Sin3和Rpd3在Ume6介导的转录抑制中的特定作用.
- 为了阐明Ume6,Sin3和Rpd3.3之间的相互作用.
- 确定Sin3和Rpd3是否形成参与基因抑制的复合体.
主要方法:
- 酵母二杂交试验用于研究蛋白质相互作用.
- 同免疫沉以确认蛋白质复合体的形成.
- 对Ume6的抑制域函数的分析.
主要成果:
- Sin3和Rpd3是Ume6.6对转录抑制的具体要求.
- 在Ume6内部的一个抑制域直接与Sin3相互作用.
- Sin3和Rpd3形成了一个独特的复合体,与TFIID和Pol II全酶分开.
- Rpd3对于Sin3中介的镇压至关重要,其招募导致镇压.
结论:
- 由Ume6进行的转录抑制涉及到Sin3-Rpd3复合物的招募.
- 这种复合物很可能通过向性基因素脱甲基化来调节抑制.
- 这些发现为酵母中介基因调节的机制提供了洞察力.
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