Multiple Structural Maintenance of Chromosome Complexes at Transcriptional Regulatory Elements

Dowen, Jill M., Bilodeau, Steve, Orlando, David A., Hübner, Michael R., Abraham, Brian J., Spector, David L., Young, Richard A. (October 2013) Multiple Structural Maintenance of Chromosome Complexes at Transcriptional Regulatory Elements. Stem Cell Reports, 1 (5). pp. 371-378. ISSN 2213-6711

URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24286025
DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2013.09.002

Abstract

Summary Transcription factors control cell-specific gene expression programs by binding regulatory elements and recruiting cofactors and the transcription apparatus to the initiation sites of active genes. One of these cofactors is cohesin, a structural maintenance of chromosomes (SMC) complex that is necessary for proper gene expression. We report that a second SMC complex, condensin II, is also present at transcriptional regulatory elements of active genes during interphase and is necessary for normal gene activity. Both cohesin and condensin II are associated with genes in euchromatin and not heterochromatin. The two SMC complexes and the SMC loading factor NIPBL are particularly enriched at super-enhancers, and the genes associated with these regulatory elements are especially sensitive to reduced levels of these complexes. Thus, in addition to their well-established functions in chromosome maintenance during mitosis, both cohesin and condensin II make important contributions to the functions of the key transcriptional regulatory elements during interphase.

Item Type: Paper
Subjects: bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification > transcription
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification > chromosome
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification > chromosomes, structure and function > chromosome
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification > genes, structure and function > gene expression
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification > genes, structure and function
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Communities: CSHL labs > Spector lab
Depositing User: Matt Covey
Date: 24 October 2013
Date Deposited: 05 Nov 2013 21:22
Last Modified: 30 Jan 2015 14:37
PMCID: PMC3841252
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URI: https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/28846

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