In order to study the role played by cellular RNA pools produced by homologous genomic loci in defining the transcriptional state of a silenced gene, we tested the effect of non-functional alleles of the white gene in the presence of a functional copy of white, silenced by heterochromatin. We found that non-functional alleles of white, unable to produce a coding transcript, could reactivate in trans the expression of a wild type copy of the same gene silenced by heterochromatin. This new epigenetic phenomenon of transcriptional trans-reactivation is heritable, relies on the presence of homologous RNA’s and is affected by mutations in genes involved in post-transcriptional gene silencing. Our data suggest a general new unexpected level of gene expression control mediated by homologous RNA molecules in the context of heterochromatic genes.
Trans-reactivation : a new epigenetic phenomenon underlying transcriptional reactivation of silenced genes / M.C. Onorati, W. Arancio, V. Cavalieri, A.M.R. Ingrassia, G. Pavesi, D.F.V. Corona. - In: PLOS GENETICS. - ISSN 1553-7390. - 11:8(2015), pp. e1005444.1-e1005444.21.
Titolo: | Trans-reactivation : a new epigenetic phenomenon underlying transcriptional reactivation of silenced genes |
Autori: | PAVESI, GIULIO (Penultimo) |
Parole Chiave: | genetics; molecular biology; ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics; cancer research; genetics (clinical) |
Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore BIO/11 - Biologia Molecolare Settore BIO/18 - Genetica Settore INF/01 - Informatica |
Data di pubblicazione: | 2015 |
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Tipologia: | Article (author) |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1005444 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01 - Articolo su periodico |
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