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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Occupying chromatin: Polycomb mechanisms for getting to genomic targets, stopping transcriptional traffic, and staying put

JA Simon, RE Kingston - Molecular cell, 2013 - cell.com
Chromatin modification by Polycomb proteins provides an essential strategy for gene
silencing in higher eukaryotes. Polycomb repressive complexes (PRCs) silence key …

A new world of Polycombs: unexpected partnerships and emerging functions

YB Schwartz, V Pirrotta - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2013 - nature.com
Polycomb group (PcG) proteins are epigenetic repressors that are essential for the
transcriptional control of cell differentiation and development. PcG-mediated repression is …

Nucleosome-binding activities within JARID2 and EZH1 regulate the function of PRC2 on chromatin

J Son, SS Shen, R Margueron… - Genes & …, 2013 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Polycomb-repressive complex 2 (PRC2) comprises specific members of the Polycomb group
of epigenetic modulators. PRC2 catalyzes methylation of histone H3 at Lys 27 (H3K27me3) …

Embryonic stem cell and induced pluripotent stem cell: an epigenetic perspective

G Liang, Y Zhang - Cell research, 2013 - nature.com
Pluripotent stem cells, like embryonic stem cells (ESCs), have specialized epigenetic
landscapes, which are important for pluripotency maintenance. Transcription factor …

Comparative RNA-seq analysis in the unsequenced axolotl: the oncogene burst highlights early gene expression in the blastema

R Stewart, CA Rascón, S Tian, J Nie… - PLoS computational …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The salamander has the remarkable ability to regenerate its limb after amputation. Cells at
the site of amputation form a blastema and then proliferate and differentiate to regrow the …

BRCA1 is a negative modulator of the PRC2 complex

L Wang, X Zeng, S Chen, L Ding, J Zhong… - The EMBO …, 2013 - embopress.org
The Polycomb‐repressive complex 2 (PRC2) is important for maintenance of stem cell
pluripotency and suppression of cell differentiation by promoting histone H3 lysine 27 …

Modeling of epigenome dynamics identifies transcription factors that mediate Polycomb targeting

P Arnold, A Schöler, M Pachkov, PJ Balwierz… - Genome …, 2013 - genome.cshlp.org
Although changes in chromatin are integral to transcriptional reprogramming during cellular
differentiation, it is currently unclear how chromatin modifications are targeted to specific …

Polycomb repressive complex 2 silences human cytomegalovirus transcription in quiescent infection models

CG Abraham, CA Kulesza - Journal of virology, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
Chromatin-based regulation of herpesviral transcriptional programs is increasingly
appreciated as a mechanism for modulating infection outcomes. Transcriptionally …