PRC1 proteins orchestrate three-dimensional genome architecture

Nat Genet. 2015 Oct;47(10):1105-6. doi: 10.1038/ng.3411.

Abstract

The three-dimensional organization of the genome has an important role in orchestrating gene expression, but its regulation is poorly understood. Now, a new study uncovers a major role for Polycomb components of the PRC1 complex in organizing physical networks of genes that are co-repressed to maintain pluripotency.

Publication types

  • News
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Embryonic Stem Cells / metabolism*
  • Genome*
  • Polycomb-Group Proteins / physiology*

Substances

  • Polycomb-Group Proteins