The molecular principles of gene regulation by Polycomb repressive complexes

NP Blackledge, RJ Klose - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2021 - nature.com
Precise control of gene expression is fundamental to cell function and development.
Although ultimately gene expression relies on DNA-binding transcription factors to guide the …

Transcriptional regulation by Polycomb group proteins

L Di Croce, K Helin - Nature structural & molecular biology, 2013 - nature.com
Polycomb group (PcG) proteins are epigenetic regulators of transcription that have key roles
in stem-cell identity, differentiation and disease. Mechanistically, they function within …

[HTML][HTML] PRC1 catalytic activity is central to polycomb system function

NP Blackledge, NA Fursova, JR Kelley, MK Huseyin… - Molecular cell, 2020 - cell.com
The Polycomb repressive system is an essential chromatin-based regulator of gene
expression. Despite being extensively studied, how the Polycomb system selects its target …

[HTML][HTML] Variant PRC1 complex-dependent H2A ubiquitylation drives PRC2 recruitment and polycomb domain formation

NP Blackledge, AM Farcas, T Kondo, HW King… - Cell, 2014 - cell.com
Chromatin modifying activities inherent to polycomb repressive complexes PRC1 and PRC2
play an essential role in gene regulation, cellular differentiation, and development. However …

A double take on bivalent promoters

P Voigt, WW Tee, D Reinberg - Genes & development, 2013 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Histone modifications and chromatin-associated protein complexes are crucially involved in
the control of gene expression, supervising cell fate decisions and differentiation. Many …

Regulation of gene transcription by Polycomb proteins

S Aranda, G Mas, L Di Croce - Science advances, 2015 - science.org
The Polycomb group (PcG) of proteins defines a subset of factors that physically associate
and function to maintain the positional identity of cells from the embryo to adult stages. PcG …

Targeting Polycomb systems to regulate gene expression: modifications to a complex story

NP Blackledge, NR Rose, RJ Klose - Nature reviews Molecular cell …, 2015 - nature.com
Polycomb group proteins are transcriptional repressors that are essential for normal gene
regulation during development. Recent studies suggest that Polycomb repressive …

[HTML][HTML] REST and neural gene network dysregulation in iPSC models of Alzheimer's disease

K Meyer, HM Feldman, T Lu, D Drake, ET Lim, KH Ling… - Cell reports, 2019 - cell.com
The molecular basis of the earliest neuronal changes that lead to Alzheimer's disease (AD)
is unclear. Here, we analyze neural cells derived from sporadic AD (SAD), APOE4 gene …

[HTML][HTML] Polycomb group-mediated histone H2A monoubiquitination in epigenome regulation and nuclear processes

H Barbour, S Daou, M Hendzel, EB Affar - Nature communications, 2020 - nature.com
Histone posttranslational modifications are key regulators of chromatin-associated
processes including gene expression, DNA replication and DNA repair. Monoubiquitinated …

[HTML][HTML] A high-density map for navigating the human polycomb complexome

S Hauri, F Comoglio, M Seimiya, M Gerstung, T Glatter… - Cell reports, 2016 - cell.com
Polycomb group (PcG) proteins are major determinants of gene silencing and epigenetic
memory in higher eukaryotes. Here, we systematically mapped the human PcG complexome …