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ArticleGenes2012

The role of bromodomain proteins in regulating gene expression.

Gabrielle A Josling, Shamista A Selvarajah, Michaela Petter, Michael F Duffy

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Article in Genes, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 91 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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91 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Gabrielle A JoslingDepartment of Medicine, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Australia. gjosling@student.unimelb.edu.au.
Shamista A SelvarajahDepartment of Medicine, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Australia. s.selvarajah@student.unimelb.edu.au.
Michaela PetterDepartment of Medicine, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Australia. mpetter@unimelb.edu.au.
Michael F DuffyDepartment of Medicine, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Australia. mduffy@unimelb.edu.au.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Histone modifications are important in regulating gene expression in eukaryotes. Of the numerous histone modifications which have been identified, acetylation is one of the best characterised and is generally associated with active genes. Histone acetylation can directly affect chromatin structure by neutralising charges on the histone tail, and can also function as a binding site for proteins which can directly or indirectly regulate transcription. Bromodomains specifically bind to acetylated lysine residues on histone tails, and bromodomain proteins play an important role in anchoring the complexes of which they are a part to acetylated chromatin. Bromodomain proteins are involved in a diverse range of functions, such as acetylating histones, remodeling chromatin, and recruiting other factors necessary for transcription. These proteins thus play a critical role in the regulation of transcription.

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PMID24704920
PMCPMC3899951

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