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ArticleeLife2021

Hybrid protein assembly-histone modification mechanism for PRC2-based epigenetic switching and memory.

Cecilia Lövkvist, Pawel Mikulski, Svenja Reeck, Matthew Hartley, Caroline Dean, Martin Howard

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Article in eLife, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Cecilia LövkvistComputational and Systems Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7696-7814
Pawel MikulskiCell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, United Kingdom.
Svenja ReeckComputational and Systems Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, United Kingdom.
Matthew HartleyComputational and Systems Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, United Kingdom.
Caroline DeanCell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, United Kingdom.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6555-3525
Martin HowardComputational and Systems Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7670-0781
John Innes Centre · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/P013511/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BBS/E/J/000PR9773
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The histone modification H3K27me3 plays a central role in Polycomb-mediated epigenetic silencing. H3K27me3 recruits and allosterically activates Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 (PRC2), which adds this modification to nearby histones, providing a read/write mechanism for inheritance through DNA replication. However, for some PRC2 targets, a purely histone-based system for epigenetic inheritance may be insufficient. We address this issue at the Polycomb target

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, PlantArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsDNA ReplicationEpigenesis, GeneticHistonesPolycomb Repressive Complex 2Protein Processing, Post-TranslationalArabidopsis ProteinsHistonesPolycomb Repressive Complex 2PRC2 protein, ArabidopsisA. thalianaepigeneticsFLCH3K27me3mathematical modellingphysics of living systemspolycombPRC2

Identifiers

PMID34473050
PMCPMC8412945
OpenAlexW3197309296

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