Chromatin Remodeling and Cancer

DNA Methylation and Chromatin Remodeling: The Blueprint of Cancer Epigenetics.

Epigenetics deals with the interactions between genes and the immediate cellular environment. These interactions go a long way in shaping up each and every person's individuality. Further, reversibility of epigenetic interactions may offer a dynamic control over the expression of various critical genes. Thus, tweaking the epigenetic machinery may help cause or cure diseases, especially cancer. ...

Chromatin remodeling and transcriptional regulation.

Extensive studies in the past few years have begun to demonstrate that chromosome structure plays a critical role in transcriptional regulation. Two highly conserved mechanisms for altering chromosome structure have been identified: 1) post-translational modification of histones and 2) adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-dependent chromosome remodeling. Acetylation of histone lysine residues has been ...

Mechanism of chromatin remodeling.

Results from biochemical and structural studies of the RSC chromatin-remodeling complex prompt a proposal for the remodeling mechanism: RSC binding to the nucleosome releases the DNA from the histone surface and initiates DNA translocation (through one or a small number of DNA base pairs); ATP binding completes translocation, and ATP hydrolysis resets the system. Binding energy thus plays a cen...

SnapShot: Chromatin Remodeling: ISWI

SnapShot: Chromatin Remodeling Complexes

Unique subunits Swp82, Taf14, Snf6, Snf11 Rsc3,5,7,9, 10,30, Htl1, Ldb7, and Rtt102 INO80 regulates transcription and is involved in DNA repair and cellcycle checkpoint adaptation. It has ATP-dependent nucleosome mobilization activity in vitro. SWR1 regulates transcription and is also involved in deposition of histone H2AZ, chromosome stability, and cell-cycle checkpoint adaptation. In vitro it...