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ArticleGenetics2008

HP1 is distributed within distinct chromatin domains at Drosophila telomeres.

Radmila Capkova Frydrychova, James M Mason, Trevor K Archer

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Article in Genetics, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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20 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Sequence, Chromatin and Evolution of Satellite DNA.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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  15. Protein interactions on telomeric retrotransposons in Drosophila.International journal of biological 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 2 countries.

Radmila Capkova FrydrychovaLaboratory of Molecular Genetics, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences/National Institutes of Health/Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA.
James M Mason
Trevor K Archer
Laboratory of Molecular Genetics · PLNational Institutes of Health · US

Funding

Transcriptional Functions of Nuclear Receptors in Cancer CellsZIAES071006 · NIEHS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES · PI ARCHER, TREVOR KEITH · 2009 to 2025
$58.0M
Transcriptional Functions of Nuclear Receptors in Cancer CellsZ01ES071006 · NIEHS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES · PI ARCHER, TREVOR KEITH · 1999 to 2008
$6.9M
Chromatin Structure in Drosophila TelomeresZ01ES101764 · NIEHS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES · PI MASON, JAMES M · 2004 to 2008
$163k
Intramural NIH HHS
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Telomeric regions in Drosophila are composed of three subdomains. A chromosome cap distinguishes the chromosome end from a DNA double-strand break; an array of retrotransposons, HeT-A, TART, and TAHRE (HTT), maintains telomere length by targeted transposition to chromosome ends; and telomere-associated sequence (TAS), which consists of a mosaic of complex repeated sequences, has been identified as a source of gene silencing. Heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1) and HP1-ORC-associated protein (HOAP) are major protein components of the telomere cap in Drosophila and are required for telomere stability. Besides the chromosome cap, HP1 is also localized along the HTT array and in TAS. Mutants for Su(var)205, the gene encoding HP1, have decreased the HP1 level in the HTT array and increased transcription of individual HeT-A elements. This suggests that HP1 levels directly affect HeT-A activity along the HTT array, although they have little or no effect on transcription of a white reporter gene in the HTT. Chromatin immunoprecipitation to identify other heterochromatic proteins indicates that TAS and the HTT array may be distinct from either heterochromatin or euchromatin.

Indexed as

AnimalsChromatinChromobox Protein Homolog 5Chromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneChromosomesDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsGene SilencingMicrococcal NucleaseModels, GeneticMutationNucleosomesProtein BindingProtein Structure, TertiaryTelomereTranscription, GeneticChromatinChromobox Protein Homolog 5Chromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneDrosophila Proteinsheterochromatin protein 1, DrosophilaMicrococcal NucleaseNucleosomesSu(var)205 protein, Drosophila

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PMID18723888
PMCPMC2535668
OpenAlexW2167587632

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