Transcription regulation by the Mediator complex

J Soutourina - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2018 - nature.com
Alterations in the regulation of gene expression are frequently associated with
developmental diseases or cancer. Transcription activation is a key phenomenon in the …

[HTML][HTML] Transcriptional regulation and its misregulation in disease

TI Lee, RA Young - Cell, 2013 - cell.com
The gene expression programs that establish and maintain specific cell states in humans
are controlled by thousands of transcription factors, cofactors, and chromatin regulators …

Structures of the human Mediator and Mediator-bound preinitiation complex

X Chen, X Yin, J Li, Z Wu, Y Qi, X Wang, W Liu, Y Xu - Science, 2021 - science.org
INTRODUCTION The multisubunit Mediator binds RNA polymerase II (Pol II), transduces
regulatory signals from transcription factors to Pol II, facilitates preinitiation complex (PIC) …

Computational tools for prioritizing candidate genes: boosting disease gene discovery

Y Moreau, LC Tranchevent - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2012 - nature.com
At different stages of any research project, molecular biologists need to choose—often
somewhat arbitrarily, even after careful statistical data analysis—which genes or proteins to …

The Mediator complex: a master coordinator of transcription and cell lineage development

J Yin, G Wang - Development, 2014 - journals.biologists.com
Mediator is a multiprotein complex that is required for gene transcription by RNA polymerase
II. Multiple subunits of the complex show specificity in relaying information from signals and …

Core Mediator structure at 3.4 Å extends model of transcription initiation complex

K Nozawa, TR Schneider, P Cramer - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Mediator is a multiprotein co-activator that binds the transcription pre-initiation complex (PIC)
and regulates RNA polymerase (Pol) II,,. The Mediator head and middle modules form the …

Classification, diagnosis and potential mechanisms in pontocerebellar hypoplasia

Y Namavar, PG Barth, BT Poll-The, F Baas - Orphanet journal of rare …, 2011 - Springer
Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia (PCH) is group of very rare, inherited progressive
neurodegenerative disorders with prenatal onset. Up to now seven different subtypes have …

Mutations in QARS, encoding glutaminyl-tRNA synthetase, cause progressive microcephaly, cerebral-cerebellar atrophy, and intractable seizures

X Zhang, J Ling, G Barcia, L Jing, J Wu, BJ Barry… - The American Journal of …, 2014 - cell.com
Progressive microcephaly is a heterogeneous condition with causes including mutations in
genes encoding regulators of neuronal survival. Here, we report the identification of …

Structure of mammalian Mediator complex reveals Tail module architecture and interaction with a conserved core

H Zhao, N Young, J Kalchschmidt, J Lieberman… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The Mediator complex plays an essential and multi-faceted role in regulation of RNA
polymerase II transcription in all eukaryotes. Structural analysis of yeast Mediator has …

Unraveling the molecular pathogenesis of Type 2 Diabetes and its impact on female infertility: A bioinformatics and systems biology approach

N Andlib, S Prabha, SC Thakur - Computers in biology and medicine, 2024 - Elsevier
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) has been linked with female infertility (FI). Nevertheless, our
understanding of the molecular hallmarks and underlying mechanisms remains elusive. This …