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ArticlePloS one2008

Stochastic and regulatory role of chromatin silencing in genomic response to environmental changes.

Jung Kyoon Choi, Sohyun Hwang, Young-Joon Kim

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Article in PloS one, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
0.1field-weighted citation impact, top 45% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Noise in cellular signaling pathways: causes and effects.Trends in biochemical sciences · 2012
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jung Kyoon ChoiDepartment of Biochemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Sohyun Hwang
Young-Joon Kim
Yonsei University · KRKorea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Phenotypic diversity and fidelity can be balanced by controlling stochastic molecular mechanisms. Epigenetic silencing is one that has a critical role in stress response. Here we show that in yeast, incomplete silencing increases stochastic noise in gene expression, probably owing to unstable chromatin structure. Telomere position effect is suggested as one mechanism. Expression diversity in a population achieved in this way may render a subset of cells to readily respond to various acute stresses. By contrast, strong silencing tends to suppress noisy expression of genes, in particular those involved in life cycle control. In this regime, chromatin may act as a noise filter for precisely regulated responses to environmental signals that induce huge phenotypic changes such as a cell fate transition. These results propose modulation of chromatin stability as an important determinant of environmental adaptation and cellular differentiation.

Indexed as

EnvironmentStochastic ProcessesCell CycleChromatin Assembly and DisassemblyGene SilencingHeterochromatinHomeostasisModels, GeneticSaccharomyces cerevisiaeTelomereTranscription, GeneticHeterochromatin

Identifiers

PMID18714342
PMCPMC2500160
OpenAlexW2059963180

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