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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-2-22
pubmed:abstractText
Mechanisms of cellular memory control the maintenance of cellular identity at the level of chromatin structure. We have investigated whether the converse is true; namely, if functions responsible for maintenance of chromosome structure play a role in epigenetic control of gene expression. We show that Topoisomerase II (TOPOII) and Barren (BARR) interact in vivo with Polycomb group (PcG) target sequences in the bithorax complex of Drosophila, including Polycomb response elements. In addition, we find that the PcG protein Polyhomeotic (PH) interacts physically with TOPOII and BARR and that BARR is required for Fab-7-regulated homeotic gene expression. Conversely, we find defects in chromosome segregation associated with ph mutations. We propose that chromatin condensation proteins are involved in mechanisms acting in interphase that regulate chromosome domain topology and are essential for the maintenance of gene expression.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1097-2765
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
127-36
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11172718-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11172718-Body Patterning, pubmed-meshheading:11172718-Cell Cycle Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11172718-Cell Nucleus, pubmed-meshheading:11172718-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:11172718-Chromosome Segregation, pubmed-meshheading:11172718-Chromosomes, pubmed-meshheading:11172718-DNA Topoisomerases, Type II, pubmed-meshheading:11172718-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11172718-Drosophila, pubmed-meshheading:11172718-Drosophila Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11172718-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11172718-Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, pubmed-meshheading:11172718-Gene Silencing, pubmed-meshheading:11172718-Genes, Homeobox, pubmed-meshheading:11172718-Insect Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11172718-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11172718-Mitosis, pubmed-meshheading:11172718-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:11172718-Nucleoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:11172718-Precipitin Tests
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Drosophila chromosome condensation proteins Topoisomerase II and Barren colocalize with Polycomb and maintain Fab-7 PRE silencing.
pubmed:affiliation
DIBIT, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milano, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't