The nucleolar remodeling complex NoRC mediates heterochromatin formation and silencing of ribosomal gene transcription

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作者：

Santoro, R ^{[1
]}

Li, JW ^{[1
]}

Grummt, I ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] German Canc Res Ctr, Div Mol Biol Cell 2, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany

来源：

NATURE GENETICS | 2002年 / 32卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1038/ng1010

中图分类号：

Q3 [遗传学];

学科分类号：

071007 ; 090102 ;

摘要：

Epigenetic control mechanisms silence about half of the ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes in metabolically active cells. In exploring the mechanism by which the active or silent state of rRNA genes is inherited, we found that NoRC, a nucleolar remodeling complex containing Snf2h (also called Smarca5, SWI/SNF-related matrix-associated actin-dependent regulator of chromatin, subfamily a, member 5), represses rDNA transcription. NoRC mediates rDNA silencing by recruiting DNA methyltransferase and histone deacetylase activity to the rDNA promoter, thus establishing structural characteristics of heterochromatin such as DNA methylation, histone hypoacetylation and methylation of the Lys9 residue of histone H3. These results indicate that active and inactive rRNA genes can be demarcated by their associated proteins, and link chromatin remodeling to DNA methylation and specific histone modifications.

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页码：393 / 396

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