The Function of Chromatin is varied and include ensuring the stability of DNA, affecting gene expression, and chromosome replication
Latest Function of Chromatin Publications:
Identification and Characteriation of Nardilysin as a Novel Dimethyl H3K4 Binding Protein Involved in Transcriptional Regulation. Histone methylation on lysine residues is believed to function primarily ... Li J, Chu M, Wang S, Chan D, Qi S, Wu M, Zhou Z, Li J, Nishi E, Qin J, Wong J,http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M111.313965 J Biol Chem. 2012 Jan 30.
Landes Highlights. Chromatin insulator proteins: Key regulators of transcription: Cancer: ... Riedmann EM, RNA Biol. 2012 Jan 1;9(1).
Involvement of Plasmodium falciparum protein kinase CK2 in the chromatin assembly pathway. ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Protein kinase CK2 is a pleiotropic ... Dastidar EG, Dayer G, Holland ZM, Dorin-Semblat D, Claes A, Chene A, Sharma A, Hamelin R, Moniatte M, Lopez-Rubio JJ, Scherf A, Doerig C,http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1741-7007-10-5 BMC Biol. 2012 Jan 31;10(1):5.
The Transcription Factor SOX18 Regulates the Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinase 7 and Guidance Molecules in Human Endothelial Cells. BACKGROUND: Mutations in the transcription factor SOX18 are responsible ... Hoeth M, Niederleithner H, Hofer-Warbinek R, Bilban M, Mayer H, Resch U, Lemberger C, Wagner O, Hofer E, Petzelbauer P, de Martin R,http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0030982 PLoS One. 2012;7(1):e30982. Epub 2012 Jan 23.
The prosensory function of sox2 in the chicken inner ear relies on the direct regulation of atoh1. The proneural gene Atoh1 is crucial for the development of inner ear hair ... Neves J, Uchikawa M, Bigas A, Giraldez F,http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0030871 PLoS One. 2012;7(1):e30871. Epub 2012 Jan 23.
Upregulation of nuclear factor-related kappa B suggests a disorder of transcriptional regulation in minimal change nephrotic syndrome. Immune mechanisms underlying the pathophysiology of idiopathic nephrotic ... Audard V, Pawlak A, Candelier M, Lang P, Sahali D,http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0030523 PLoS One. 2012;7(1):e30523. Epub 2012 Jan 23.
Regulation of Polycomb group genes Psc and Su(z)2 in Drosophila melanogaster. Certain Polycomb group (PcG) genes are themselves targets of PcG ... Park SY, Schwartz YB, Kahn TG, Asker D, Pirrotta V,http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mod.2012.01.004 Mech Dev. 2012 Jan 24.
Androstenedione induces abnormalities in morphology and function of developing oocytes, which impairs oocyte meiotic competence. OBJECTIVE: To obtain insight into the effects of androstenedione on ... Tarumi W, Tsukamoto S, Okutsu Y, Takahashi N, Horiuchi T, Itoh MT, Ishizuka B,http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.11.040 Fertil Steril. 2012 Feb;97(2):469-76.
When bacteria target the nucleus: the emerging family of nucleomodulins. The nucleus, at the heart of the eukaryotic cell, hosts and protects the ... Bierne H, Cossart P,http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-5822.2012.01758.x Cell Microbiol. 2012 Jan 31. doi: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2012.01758.x.
Chromatin domain boundary element search tool for Drosophila. Chromatin domain boundary elements prevent inappropriate interaction ... Srinivasan A, Mishra RK,http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nar/gks045 Nucleic Acids Res. 2012 Jan 28.
Silencing of toxic gene expression by Fis. Bacteria and bacteriophages have evolved DNA modification as a strategy to ... Karambelkar S, Swapna G, Nagaraja V,http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nar/gks037 Nucleic Acids Res. 2012 Jan 28.
Epigenetics, epidemiology and mitochondrial DNA diseases. Over the last two decades, the mutation of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has ... Chinnery PF, Elliott HR, Hudson G, Samuels DC, Relton CL,http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyr232 Int J Epidemiol. 2012 Jan 28.
Bacteria tune interferon responses by playing with chromatin. Bacterial infections, like their viral counterparts, trigger the onset of ... Lebreton A, Cossart P, Bierne H, Virulence. 2012 Jan 1;3(1).
Multiple roles of class I HDACs in proliferation, differentiation, and development. Class I Histone deacetylases (HDACs) play a central role in controlling ... Reichert N, Choukrallah MA, Matthias P,http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00018-012-0921-9 Cell Mol Life Sci. 2012 Jan 29.
Transcription factories, chromatin loops, and the dysregulation of gene expression in malignancy. Pathologists recognize and classify cancers according to nuclear ... Deng B, Melnik S, Cook PR,http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.semcancer.2012.01.003 Semin Cancer Biol. 2012 Jan 20.