The Mediator complex as a master regulator of transcription by RNA polymerase II

WF Richter, S Nayak, J Iwasa, DJ Taatjes - Nature Reviews Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
The Mediator complex, which in humans is 1.4 MDa in size and includes 26 subunits,
controls many aspects of RNA polymerase II (Pol II) function. Apart from its size, a defining …

Comprehensive review of uterine fibroids: developmental origin, pathogenesis, and treatment

Q Yang, M Ciebiera, MV Bariani, M Ali… - Endocrine …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Uterine fibroids are benign monoclonal neoplasms of the myometrium, representing the
most common tumors in women worldwide. To date, no long-term or noninvasive treatment …

CDK8 and CDK19: positive regulators of signal-induced transcription and negative regulators of Mediator complex proteins

M Chen, J Li, L Zhang, L Wang, C Cheng… - Nucleic Acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
We have conducted a detailed transcriptomic, proteomic and phosphoproteomic analysis of
CDK8 and its paralog CDK19, alternative enzymatic components of the kinase module …

[HTML][HTML] XIST loss impairs mammary stem cell differentiation and increases tumorigenicity through Mediator hyperactivation

L Richart, ML Picod-Chedotel, M Wassef, M Macario… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
X inactivation (XCI) is triggered by upregulation of XIST, which coats the chromosome in cis,
promoting formation of a heterochromatic domain (Xi). XIST role beyond initiation of XCI is …

The Mediator kinase module: an interface between cell signaling and transcription

O Luyties, DJ Taatjes - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2022 - cell.com
The Mediator complex controls RNA polymerase II (pol II) activity by coordinating the
assembly of pol II regulatory factors at transcription start sites and by mediating interactions …

Hallmarks of totipotent and pluripotent stem cell states

P Du, J Wu - Cell Stem Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Though totipotency and pluripotency are transient during early embryogenesis, they
establish the foundation for the development of all mammals. Studying these in vivo has …

Inhibition of CDK8/19 Mediator kinase potentiates HER2-targeting drugs and bypasses resistance to these agents in vitro and in vivo

X Ding, AC Sharko, MSJ McDermott… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Breast cancers (BrCas) that overexpress oncogenic tyrosine kinase receptor HER2 are
treated with HER2-targeting antibodies (such as trastuzumab) or small-molecule kinase …

ZBTB12 is a molecular barrier to dedifferentiation in human pluripotent stem cells

D Han, G Liu, Y Oh, S Oh, S Yang, L Mandjikian… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Development is generally viewed as one-way traffic of cell state transition from
primitive to developmentally advanced states. However, molecular mechanisms that ensure …

The Cdk8 kinase module regulates interaction of the mediator complex with RNA polymerase II

S Osman, E Mohammad, M Lidschreiber… - Journal of Biological …, 2021 - ASBMB
The Cdk8 kinase module (CKM) is a dissociable part of the coactivator complex mediator,
which regulates gene transcription by RNA polymerase II. The CKM has both negative and …

Chromatin and epigenetic rearrangements in embryonic stem cell fate transitions

L Sun, X Fu, G Ma, AP Hutchins - Frontiers in cell and developmental …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
A major event in embryonic development is the rearrangement of epigenetic information as
the somatic genome is reprogrammed for a new round of organismal development …