Cam Hugh P, Chen Ee Sin, Grewal Shiv I S
Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Cell. 2009 Feb 20;136(4):610-4. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2009.02.004.
Heterochromatin is dynamically regulated during the cell cycle and in response to developmental signals. Recent findings from diverse systems suggest an extensive role for transcription in the assembly of heterochromatin, highlighting the emerging theme that transcription and noncoding RNAs can provide the initial scaffold for the formation of heterochromatin, which serves as a versatile recruiting platform for diverse factors involved in many cellular processes.
异染色质在细胞周期中以及对发育信号的响应过程中受到动态调控。来自不同系统的最新研究结果表明,转录在异染色质组装中发挥着广泛作用,突出了一个新出现的主题,即转录和非编码RNA可为异染色质的形成提供初始支架,而异染色质是参与许多细胞过程的多种因子的通用招募平台。