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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2014

siRNAs from an X-linked satellite repeat promote X-chromosome recognition in Drosophila melanogaster.

Debashish U Menon, Cristian Coarfa, Weimin Xiao, Preethi H Gunaratne, Victoria H Meller

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 50 papers.

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50citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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50 citing papers in PubMed, 79 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Debashish U MenonDepartment of Biological Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48020;
Cristian CoarfaMolecular and Cellular Biology Department, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030; and.
Weimin XiaoDepartment of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204.
Preethi H GunaratneDepartment of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204.
Victoria H MellerDepartment of Biological Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48020; vmeller@biology.biosci.wayne.edu.
University of Houston · USWayne State University · USBaylor College of Medicine · US

Funding

Small RNA and whole chromosome recognition in Drosophila melanogaster.R01GM093110 · NIGMS · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI MELLER, VICTORIA H · 2011 to 2019
$2.3M
NIGMS NIH HHS GM 093110NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM093110
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Highly differentiated sex chromosomes create a lethal imbalance in gene expression in one sex. To accommodate hemizygosity of the X chromosome in male fruit flies, expression of X-linked genes increases twofold. This is achieved by the male- specific lethal (MSL) complex, which modifies chromatin to increase expression. Mutations that disrupt the X localization of this complex decrease the expression of X-linked genes and reduce male survival. The mechanism that restricts the MSL complex to X chromatin is not understood. We recently reported that the siRNA pathway contributes to localization of the MSL complex, raising questions about the source of the siRNAs involved. The X-linked 1.688 g/cm(3) satellite related repeats (1.688(X) repeats) are restricted to the X chromosome and produce small RNA, making them an attractive candidate. We tested RNA from these repeats for a role in dosage compensation and found that ectopic expression of single-stranded RNAs from 1.688(X) repeats enhanced the male lethality of mutants with defective X recognition. In contrast, expression of double-stranded hairpin RNA from a 1.688(X) repeat generated abundant siRNA and dramatically increased male survival. Consistent with improved survival, X localization of the MSL complex was largely restored in these males. The striking distribution of 1.688(X) repeats, which are nearly exclusive to the X chromosome, suggests that these are cis-acting elements contributing to identification of X chromatin.

Indexed as

Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic AcidAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedBase PairingBase SequenceChromosome MappingDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA, SatelliteDosage Compensation, GeneticDrosophilaDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsEuchromatinFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenes, LethalDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA, SatelliteDrosophila ProteinsEuchromatinmsl-2 protein, DrosophilaNuclear ProteinsPabp2 protein, DrosophilaRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, Small InterferingroX1 protein, DrosophilaTranscription Factorsdosage compensationepigeneticsroX RNAsiRNAX chromosome recognition

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PMID25368194
PMCPMC4246271
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