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ArticleGenes & development2010

Interaction of noncoding RNA with the rDNA promoter mediates recruitment of DNMT3b and silencing of rRNA genes.

Kerstin-Maike Schmitz, Christine Mayer, Anna Postepska, Ingrid Grummt

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Article in Genes & development, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 286 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

286 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 475 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kerstin-Maike SchmitzDivision of Molecular Biology of the Cell II, German Cancer Research Center, DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Christine Mayer
Anna Postepska
Ingrid Grummt
DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance · DEGerman Cancer Research Center · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Noncoding RNAs are important components of regulatory networks controlling the epigenetic state of chromatin. We analyzed the role of pRNA (promoter-associated RNA), a noncoding RNA that is complementary to the rDNA promoter, in mediating de novo CpG methylation of rRNA genes (rDNA). We show that pRNA interacts with the target site of the transcription factor TTF-I, forming a DNA:RNA triplex that is specifically recognized by the DNA methyltransferase DNMT3b. The results reveal a compelling new mechanism of RNA-dependent DNA methylation, suggesting that recruitment of DNMT3b by DNA:RNA triplexes may be a common and generally used pathway in epigenetic regulation.

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AnimalsBase SequenceCell LineChromatin ImmunoprecipitationCpG IslandsDNADNA-Binding ProteinsDNA (Cytosine-5-)-MethyltransferasesDNA MethylationDNA Methyltransferase 3BDNA, RibosomalGene Expression RegulationGenes, rRNAGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHumansMiceDNADNA-Binding ProteinsDNA (Cytosine-5-)-MethyltransferasesDNA Methyltransferase 3BDNA, RibosomalGreen Fluorescent ProteinsRNA, UntranslatedTranscription Factorstriplex DNATTF1 protein, human

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PMID20952535
PMCPMC2956204
OpenAlexW2012589963

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