Rodríguez-Martínez José A, Peterson-Kaufman Kimberly J, Ansari Aseem Z
Department of Biochemistry and Genome Center, University of Wisconsion-Madison, WI 53706, USA.
Biochim Biophys Acta. 2010 Oct-Dec;1799(10-12):768-74. doi: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2010.08.010. Epub 2010 Sep 6.
Transcription factors (TFs) are responsible for decoding and expressing the information stored in the genome, which dictates cellular function. Creating artificial transcription factors (ATFs) that mimic endogenous TFs is a major goal at the interface of biology, chemistry, and molecular medicine. Such molecular tools will be essential for deciphering and manipulating transcriptional networks that lead to particular cellular states. In this minireview, the framework for the design of functional ATFs is presented and current challenges in the successful implementation of ATFs are discussed.
转录因子(TFs)负责解码和表达存储在基因组中的信息,而基因组信息决定了细胞功能。创建能够模拟内源性转录因子的人工转录因子(ATFs)是生物学、化学和分子医学交叉领域的一个主要目标。此类分子工具对于解读和操控导致特定细胞状态的转录网络至关重要。在这篇小型综述中,我们介绍了功能性人工转录因子的设计框架,并讨论了在成功应用人工转录因子过程中当前面临的挑战。