Transcriptional activity of pannier is regulated negatively by heterodimerization of the GATA DNA-binding domain with a cofactor encoded by the u-shaped gene of Drosophila.

abstract：:Ecsit is a cytosolic adaptor protein essential for inflammatory response and embryonic development via the Toll-like and BMP (bone morphogenetic protein) signal transduction pathways, respectively. Here, we demonstrate a mitochondrial function for Ecsit (an evolutionary conserved signaling intermediate in Toll pathway...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Vogel RO,Janssen RJ,van den Brand MA,Dieteren CE,Verkaart S,Koopman WJ,Willems PH,Pluk W,van den Heuvel LP,Smeitink JA,Nijtmans LG

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We characterized a gene, extradenticle, which seems to interact with a specific subset of Drosophila homeo domain proteins, possibly affecting their target specificity. This interpretation is based on an examination of the zygotic and maternal effect phenotypes of extradenticle mutations. In embryos with reduced level...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Peifer M,Wieschaus E

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ubiquitin-specific protease (USP) family is the largest group of cysteine proteases. Cancer genomic analysis identified frequent amplification of USP21 (22%) in human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). USP21 overexpression correlates with human PDAC progression, and enforced expression of USP21 accelerates m...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Hou P,Ma X,Zhang Q,Wu CJ,Liao W,Li J,Wang H,Zhao J,Zhou X,Guan C,Ackroyd J,Jiang S,Zhang J,Spring DJ,Wang YA,DePinho RA

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inactivation of cyclin B-Cdc2 kinase at the exit from M phase depends on the specific proteolysis of the cyclin B subunit, whereas the Cdc2 subunit remains present at nearly constant levels throughout the cell cycle. It is unknown how Cdc2 escapes degradation when cyclin B is destroyed. In Xenopus egg extracts that re...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Nishiyama A,Tachibana K,Igarashi Y,Yasuda H,Tanahashi N,Tanaka K,Ohsumi K,Kishimoto T

更新日期：2000-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated the DNA-binding, oligomerization, and trans-activation functions of isolated segments of murine p53. We find that p53 has two autonomous DNA-binding regions. One domain, from amino acid 280 to 390, forms stable tetramers and binds DNA nonspecifically. The biological significance, if any, of this D...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Wang Y,Reed M,Wang P,Stenger JE,Mayr G,Anderson ME,Schwedes JF,Tegtmeyer P

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The yeast SAS (Something About Silencing) complex and the histone variant H2A.Z have both previously been linked to an antisilencing function at the subtelomeric regions. SAS is an H4 Lys 16-specific histone acetyltransferase complex. Here we demonstrate that the H4 Lys 16 acetylation by SAS is required for efficient ...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Shia WJ,Li B,Workman JL

更新日期：2006-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Somatic cell clones often fail at a developmental stage coincident with commencement of differentiation. The transcription factor Oct4 is expressed during cleavage stages and is essential for the differentiation of the blastocyst. Oct4 expression becomes restricted to the inner cell mass and epiblast. After gastrulati...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Boiani M,Eckardt S,Schöler HR,McLaughlin KJ

更新日期：2002-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Extensive DNA elimination via a DNA breakage and rejoining process occurs during macronuclear development in the hypotrich ciliate Euplotes crassus. The excision process involves the removal of short, unique segments of DNA (internal eliminated sequences; IESs) and at least two highly repetitive families of transposon...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Klobutcher LA,Turner LR,LaPlante J

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We demonstrate here that the previously described bacterial promoter upstream element (UP element) consists of two distinct subsites, each of which, by itself, can bind the RNA polymerase holoenzyme alpha subunit carboxy-terminal domain (RNAP alphaCTD) and stimulate transcription. Using binding-site-selection experime...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Estrem ST,Ross W,Gaal T,Chen ZW,Niu W,Ebright RH,Gourse RL

更新日期：1999-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence is presented that the activation of the RNA polymerase sigma factor sigma(W) in Bacillus subtilis by regulated intramembrane proteolysis is governed by a novel, membrane-embedded protease. The sigma(W) factor is activated by proteolytic destruction of the membrane-bound anti-sigma(W) factor RsiW in response t...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Ellermeier CD,Losick R

更新日期：2006-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The crucifer Arabidopsis thaliana has been used widely as a model organism for the study of plant development. We describe here the development of an efficient insertional mutagenesis system in Arabidopsis that permits identification of genes by their patterns of expression during development. Transposable elements of...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Sundaresan V,Springer P,Volpe T,Haward S,Jones JD,Dean C,Ma H,Martienssen R

更新日期：1995-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Repression of a-cell specific gene expression in yeast alpha cells requires MAT alpha 2 and MCM1, as well as two global repressors, SSN6 and TUP1. Previous studies demonstrated that nucleosomes positioned adjacent to the alpha 2/MCM1 operator in alpha cells directly contribute to repression. To investigate the possibi...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Cooper JP,Roth SY,Simpson RT

更新日期：1994-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:An RNA-based gene silencing pathway that protects bacteria and archaea from viruses and other genome invaders is hypothesized to arise from guide RNAs encoded by CRISPR loci and proteins encoded by the cas genes. CRISPR loci contain multiple short invader-derived sequences separated by short repeats. The presence of v...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Carte J,Wang R,Li H,Terns RM,Terns MP

更新日期：2008-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Discrete sequence elements known as exonic splicing enhancers (ESEs) have been shown to influence both the efficiency of splicing and the profile of mature mRNAs in multicellular eukaryotes. While the existence of ESEs has not been demonstrated previously in unicellular eukaryotes, the factors known to recognize these...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Webb CJ,Romfo CM,van Heeckeren WJ,Wise JA

更新日期：2005-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The human Y-family DNA polymerases, Poliota, Poleta, and Polkappa, function in promoting replication through DNA lesions. However, because of their low fidelity, any involvement of these polymerases in DNA synthesis during base excision repair (BER) would be highly mutagenic. Mechanisms, therefore, must exist to exclu...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Haracska L,Prakash L,Prakash S

更新日期：2003-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammalian telomeres are coated by the sequence-specific, DNA-binding protein, TRF1, a negative regulator of telomere length. Previous results showed that ADP-ribosylation of TRF1 by tankyrase 1 released TRF1 from telomeres and promoted telomere elongation. We now show that loss of TRF1 from telomeres results in ubiqui...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Chang W,Dynek JN,Smith S

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-translational modifications of histones are significant regulators of replication, transcription, and DNA repair. Particularly, newly synthesized histone H4 in H3/H4 heterodimers becomes acetylated on N-terminal lysine residues prior to its incorporation into chromatin. Previous studies have established that the ...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Li Y,Zhang L,Liu T,Chai C,Fang Q,Wu H,Agudelo Garcia PA,Han Z,Zong S,Yu Y,Zhang X,Parthun MR,Chai J,Xu RM,Yang M

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The formins constitute a set of protein isoforms encoded by the alternatively spliced transcripts arising from the limb deformity (ld) locus of the mouse. Mutations in this locus disrupt formation of the anteroposterior axis of the embryonic limb. Although ld transcripts are widely expressed during embryogenesis, we h...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Jackson-Grusby L,Kuo A,Leder P

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Wnt signaling cascade is a central regulator of cell fate determination during embryonic development, whose deregulation contributes to oncogenesis. Naked cuticle is the first Wnt-induced antagonist found in this pathway, establishing a negative-feedback loop that limits the Wnt signal required for early segmentat...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Creyghton MP,Roël G,Eichhorn PJ,Hijmans EM,Maurer I,Destrée O,Bernards R

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Animals alter their reproductive programs to accommodate changes in nutrient availability, yet the connections between known nutrient-sensing systems and reproductive programs are underexplored, and whether there is a mechanism that senses nucleotide levels to coordinate germline proliferation is unknown. We establish...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Chi C,Ronai D,Than MT,Walker CJ,Sewell AK,Han M

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Faithful inheritance of genetic information requires that DNA be copied only once each cell cycle. Initiation of DNA replication involves the establishment of a prereplication complex (pre-RC) and subsequent activation by CDK/cyclins, converting the pre-RC to a post-RC. The origin recognition complex (ORC), Cdc6p, and...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Liang C,Stillman B

更新日期：1997-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Sex determination is regulated by diverse pathways. Although upstream signals vary, a cysteine-rich DNA-binding domain (the DM motif) is conserved within downstream transcription factors of Drosophila melanogaster (Doublesex) and Caenorhabditis elegans (MAB-3). Vertebrate DM genes have likewise been identified and, re...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Zhu L,Wilken J,Phillips NB,Narendra U,Chan G,Stratton SM,Kent SB,Weiss MA

更新日期：2000-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A complex array of genetic factors regulates neuronal dendrite morphology. Epigenetic regulation of gene expression represents a plausible mechanism to control pathways responsible for specific dendritic arbor shapes. By studying the Drosophila dendritic arborization (da) neurons, we discovered a role of the double-br...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Bagley JA,Yan Z,Zhang W,Wildonger J,Jan LY,Jan YN

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Snail zinc-finger transcription factors trigger epithelial-mesenchymal transitions (EMTs), endowing epithelial cells with migratory and invasive properties during both embryonic development and tumor progression. During EMT, Snail provokes the loss of epithelial markers, as well as changes in cell shape and the ex...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Vega S,Morales AV,Ocaña OH,Valdés F,Fabregat I,Nieto MA

更新日期：2004-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The gene encoding yeast U6 snRNA that is transcribed by RNA polymerase III (Pol III) contains both a TATA box upstream of the transcription start site and a downstream binding site for the factor TFIIIC. This juxtaposition of elements typical of both Pol II- and Pol III-transcribed genes raises the question of how pol...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Roberts S,Colbert T,Hahn S

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel cysteine-rich motif, named LIM, has been identified in the homeo box genes lin-11, Isl-1, and mec-3; the mec-3 and lin-11 genes determine cell lineages in Caenorhabditis elegans. We isolated LIM class homeo box genes from Xenopus laevis that are closely related to lin-11 and mec-3 in the LIM and homeo domains....

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Taira M,Jamrich M,Good PJ,Dawid IB

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation of the CLB gene cluster through the assembly of Mcm1p-Fkh2p complexes at target promoters is essential for mitotic entry and transition through M phase. We show that the activation of this mitotic transcriptional program is dependent on the recruitment of Ndd1p, a coactivator that performs its essential fun...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Reynolds D,Shi BJ,McLean C,Katsis F,Kemp B,Dalton S

更新日期：2003-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcineurin, a Ca2+/calmodulin dependent protein phosphatase, regulates Ca2+-dependent processes in a wide variety of cells. In the yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, calcineurin effects Ca2+-dependent changes in gene expression through regulation of the Crz1p transcription factor. We show here that calcineurin dephosph...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Stathopoulos-Gerontides A,Guo JJ,Cyert MS

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:H4K20 methylation is a broad chromatin modification that has been linked with diverse epigenetic functions. Several enzymes target H4K20 methylation, consistent with distinct mono-, di-, and trimethylation states controlling different biological outputs. To analyze the roles of H4K20 methylation states, we generated c...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Schotta G,Sengupta R,Kubicek S,Malin S,Kauer M,Callén E,Celeste A,Pagani M,Opravil S,De La Rosa-Velazquez IA,Espejo A,Bedford MT,Nussenzweig A,Busslinger M,Jenuwein T

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transcription factor TFIIB plays a central role in preinitiation complex assembly, providing a bridge between promoter-bound TFIID and RNA Polymerase II. TFIIB possesses sequence-specific DNA-binding ability and interacts with the TFIIB-recognition element (BRE), present in many promoters. Here we show that the BR...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Evans R,Fairley JA,Roberts SG

更新日期：2001-11-15 00:00:00