Diverse roles and interactions of the SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex revealed using global approaches

GM Euskirchen, RK Auerbach, E Davidov… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
A systems understanding of nuclear organization and events is critical for determining how
cells divide, differentiate, and respond to stimuli and for identifying the causes of diseases …

Recent advances in understanding chromatin remodeling by Swi/Snf complexes

JA Martens, F Winston - Current opinion in genetics & development, 2003 - Elsevier
Members of the Swi/Snf family of chromatin-remodeling complexes play critical roles in
transcriptional control. Recent studies have made significant advances in our understanding …

SWI/SNF chromatin-remodeling factors: multiscale analyses and diverse functions

G Euskirchen, RK Auerbach, M Snyder - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2012 - ASBMB
Chromatin-remodeling enzymes play essential roles in many biological processes, including
gene expression, DNA replication and repair, and cell division. Although one such complex …

Composition and function of mammalian SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complexes in human disease

JL Pulice, C Kadoch - Cold Spring Harbor symposia on …, 2016 - symposium.cshlp.org
Abstract Mammalian SWI/SNF (BAF) chromatin remodeling complexes play critical roles in
maintaining chromatin architecture and gene expression. Genomic sequencing efforts over …

[HTML][HTML] Composition and function of mutant Swi/Snf complexes

A Dutta, M Sardiu, M Gogol, J Gilmore, D Zhang… - Cell reports, 2017 - cell.com
Summary The 12-subunit Swi/Snf chromatin remodeling complex is conserved from yeast to
humans. It functions to alter nucleosome positions by either sliding nucleosomes on DNA or …

Multiple SWItches to turn on chromatin?

CL Peterson - Current opinion in genetics & development, 1996 - Elsevier
The SWI/SNF complex is a highly conserved multisubunit assembly that facilitates the
function of gene-specific transcriptional regulatory proteins by antagonizing chromatin …

Hijacking the Chromatin Remodeling Machinery: Impact of SWI/SNF Perturbations in Cancer

B Weissman, KE Knudsen - Cancer research, 2009 - AACR
There is increasing evidence that alterations in chromatin remodeling play a significant role
in human disease. The SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex family mobilizes …

Composition and functional specificity of SWI2/SNF2 class chromatin remodeling complexes

L Mohrmann, CP Verrijzer - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Gene …, 2005 - Elsevier
By regulating the structure of chromatin, ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling complexes
(remodelers) perform critical functions in the maintenance, transmission and expression of …

[HTML][HTML] Continuous and widespread roles for the Swi–Snf complex in transcription

SR Biggar, GR Crabtree - The EMBO journal, 1999 - embopress.org
Chromatin presents a significant obstacle to transcription, but two means of overcoming its
repressive effects, histone acetylation and the activities of the Swi–Snf complex, have been …

Mammalian SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complexes and cancer: Mechanistic insights gained from human genomics

C Kadoch, GR Crabtree - Science advances, 2015 - science.org
Over the past 4 years, nearly 100 exome sequencing studies have revealed the high
frequency of mutations in the genes encoding the subunits of ATP-dependent chromatin …