TDP-43 Epigenetic Facets and Their Neurodegenerative Implications

J Gimenez, A Spalloni, S Cappelli, F Ciaiola… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Since its initial involvement in numerous neurodegenerative pathologies in 2006, either as a
principal actor or as a cofactor, new pathologies implicating transactive response (TAR) …

[HTML][HTML] Global control of RNA polymerase II

A Gillis, S Berry - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Gene Regulatory …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract RNA polymerase II (Pol II) is the multi-protein complex responsible for transcribing
all protein-coding messenger RNA (mRNA). Most research on gene regulation is focused on …

Maternal KLF17 controls zygotic genome activation by acting as a messenger for RNA Pol II recruitment in mouse embryos

Y Hu, Y Wang, Y He, M Ye, J Yuan, C Ren, X Wang… - Developmental Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Initiation of timely and sufficient zygotic genome activation (ZGA) is crucial for the beginning
of life, yet our knowledge of transcription factors (TFs) contributing to ZGA remains limited …

[HTML][HTML] Mouse oocytes sequester aggregated proteins in degradative super-organelles

G Zaffagnini, S Cheng, MC Salzer, B Pernaute… - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Oocytes are among the longest-lived cells in the body and need to preserve their cytoplasm
to support proper embryonic development. Protein aggregation is a major threat for …

Kick-starting the zygotic genome: licensors, specifiers, and beyond

Z Zou, Q Wang, X Wu, RM Schultz, W Xie - EMBO reports, 2024 - embopress.org
Zygotic genome activation (ZGA), the first transcription event following fertilization, kickstarts
the embryonic program that takes over the control of early development from the maternal …

GATAD2B is required for pre‐implantation embryonic development by regulating zygotic genome activation

Y Lin, L Yu, Q Xu, P Qiu, Y Zhang, X Dong… - Cell …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Major zygotic genome activation (ZGA) occurs at the late 2‐cell stage and involves the
activation of thousands of genes, supporting early embryonic development. The reasons …

Co-transcriptional RNA processing boosts zygotic gene activation

J Xu, X Li, X Hao, X Hu, S Ma, Y Hong, J Zhang, D Yan… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Transcription decodes protein-coding genes and interprets regulatory information
embedded in the genome by generating RNA. In eukaryotes, gene transcription is coupled …