CLOCK:BMAL1 is a pioneer-like transcription factor

CLOCK:BMAL1 is a pioneer-like transcription factor.

The mammalian circadian clock relies on the master genes CLOCK and BMAL1 to drive rhythmic gene expression and regulate biological functions under circadian control. Here we show that rhythmic CLOCK:BMAL1 DNA binding promotes rhythmic chromatin opening. Mechanisms include CLOCK:BMAL1 binding to nucleosomes and rhythmic chromatin modification; e.g., incorporation of the histone variant H2A.Z. Th...

RNA polymerase II-dependent transcription in trypanosomes is associated with a SNAP complex-like transcription factor.

Spliced leader RNA transcription is essential for cell viability in trypanosomes. The SL RNA genes are expressed from the only defined RNA polymerase II-dependent promoter identified to date in the trypanosome genome. The SL RNA gene promoter has been shown by in vitro and in vivo analyses to have a tripartite architecture. The upstream most cis-acting element, called PBP-1E, is located between...

metabolic syndrome and mitochondrial transcription factor a

The thromboprotective effect of bortezomib is dependent on the transcription factor Kruppel-like factor 2 (KLF2).

Multiple myeloma confers a high risk for vascular thrombosis, a risk that is increased by treatment with immunomodulatory agents. Strikingly, inclusion of the proteasome inhibitor bortezomib reduces thrombotic risk, yet the molecular basis for this observation remains unknown. Here, we show that bortezomib prolongs thrombosis times in the carotid artery photochemical injury assay in normal mice...

Transcription factor E is a part of transcription elongation complexes.

A homologue of the N-terminal domain of the alpha subunit of the general eukaryotic transcription factor TFE is encoded in the genomes of all sequenced archaea, but the position of archaeal TFE in transcription complexes has not yet been defined. We show here that TFE binds nonspecifically to single-stranded DNA, and photochemical cross-linking revealed TFE binding to a preformed open transcrip...