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ArticleNucleic acids research2023

DNA elements tether canonical Polycomb Repressive Complex 1 to human genes.

Juan I Barrasa, Tatyana G Kahn, Moa J Lundkvist, Yuri B Schwartz

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. HISTONE DEACETYLASE-1 is required for epigenome stability inProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Juan I BarrasaDepartment of Molecular Biology, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden.
Tatyana G KahnDepartment of Molecular Biology, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden.
Moa J LundkvistDepartment of Molecular Biology, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden.
Yuri B SchwartzDepartment of Molecular Biology, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-4790-3920
Umeå University · SE

Funding

Cancerfonden 19 0003PjKnut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation 2014.0018Swedish Research Council 2021-04435Umeå University
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Development of multicellular animals requires epigenetic repression by Polycomb group proteins. The latter assemble in multi-subunit complexes, of which two kinds, Polycomb Repressive Complex 1 (PRC1) and Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 (PRC2), act together to repress key developmental genes. How PRC1 and PRC2 recognize specific genes remains an open question. Here we report the identification of several hundreds of DNA elements that tether canonical PRC1 to human developmental genes. We use the term tether to describe a process leading to a prominent presence of canonical PRC1 at certain genomic sites, although the complex is unlikely to interact with DNA directly. Detailed analysis indicates that sequence features associated with PRC1 tethering differ from those that favour PRC2 binding. Throughout the genome, the two kinds of sequence features mix in different proportions to yield a gamut of DNA elements that range from those tethering predominantly PRC1 or PRC2 to ones capable of tethering both complexes. The emerging picture is similar to the paradigmatic targeting of Polycomb complexes by Polycomb Response Elements (PREs) of Drosophila but providing for greater plasticity.

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DNAPolycomb Repressive Complex 1AnimalsChromatinDrosophilaHumansPolycomb-Group ProteinsPolycomb Repressive Complex 2ChromatinDNAPolycomb-Group ProteinsPolycomb Repressive Complex 1Polycomb Repressive Complex 2

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PMID37855680
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