Sharing the SAGA

D Helmlinger, L Tora - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2017 - cell.com
Transcription initiation is a major regulatory step in eukaryotic gene expression. Co-
activators establish transcriptionally competent promoter architectures and chromatin …

The SAGA coactivator complex acts on the whole transcribed genome and is required for RNA polymerase II transcription

J Bonnet, CY Wang, T Baptista, SD Vincent… - Genes & …, 2014 - genesdev.cshlp.org
The SAGA (Spt–Ada–Gcn5 acetyltransferase) coactivator complex contains distinct
chromatin-modifying activities and is recruited by DNA-bound activators to regulate the …

An array of coactivators is required for optimal recruitment of TATA binding protein and RNA polymerase II by promoter-bound Gcn4p

H Qiu, C Hu, S Yoon, K Natarajan… - … and cellular biology, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Wild-type transcriptional activation by Gcn4p is dependent on multiple coactivators,
including SAGA, SWI/SNF, Srb mediator, CCR4-NOT, and RSC, which are all recruited by …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic modules of the coactivator SAGA in eukaryotic transcription

Y Cheon, H Kim, K Park, M Kim, D Lee - Experimental & Molecular …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract SAGA (Spt-Ada-Gcn5 acetyltransferase) is a highly conserved transcriptional
coactivator that consists of four functionally independent modules. Its two distinct enzymatic …

The SAGA continues: expanding the cellular role of a transcriptional co-activator complex

SP Baker, PA Grant - Oncogene, 2007 - nature.com
Throughout the last decade, great advances have been made in our understanding of how
DNA-templated cellular processes occur in the native chromatin environment. Proteins that …

Simultaneous recruitment of coactivators by Gcn4p stimulates multiple steps of transcription in vivo

CK Govind, S Yoon, H Qiu, S Govind… - … and cellular biology, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Transcriptional activation by Gcn4p is dependent on the coactivators SWI/SNF, SAGA, and
Srb Mediator, which are recruited by Gcn4p and stimulate assembly of the preinitiation …

A multiplicity of coactivators is required by Gcn4p at individual promoters in vivo

MJ Swanson, H Qiu, L Sumibcay… - … and cellular biology, 2003 - Am Soc Microbiol
Transcriptional activators interact with multisubunit coactivators that modify chromatin
structure or recruit the general transcriptional machinery to their target genes. Budding yeast …

ATAC-king the complexity of SAGA during evolution

G Spedale, HTM Timmers… - Genes & …, 2012 - genesdev.cshlp.org
The yeast SAGA (Spt–Ada–Gcn5–acetyltransferase) coactivator complex exerts functions in
gene expression, including activator interaction, histone acetylation, histone …

The SAGA chromatin-modifying complex: the sum of its parts is greater than the whole

JHM Soffers, JL Workman - Genes & Development, 2020 - genesdev.cshlp.org
There are many large protein complexes involved in transcription in a chromatin context.
However, recent studies on the SAGA coactivator complex are generating new paradigms …

Post-transcription initiation function of the ubiquitous SAGA complex in tissue-specific gene activation

VM Weake, JO Dyer, C Seidel, A Box… - Genes & …, 2011 - genesdev.cshlp.org
The Spt–Ada–Gcn5–acetyltransferase (SAGA) complex was discovered from
Saccharomyces c erevisiae and has been well characterized as an important transcriptional …