Abstract
Epigenetic modification plays an important role in transcriptional regulation. As a subunit of the INHAT (inhibitor of histone acetyltransferases) complex, SET/TAF-Iβ evidences transcriptional repression activity. In this study, we demonstrate that SET/TAF-Iβ is abundantly expressed in neuronal tissues of Drosophila embryos. It is expressed at high levels prior to and in early stages of neuronal development, and gradually reduced as differentiation proceeds. SET/TAF-Iβ binds to the promoters of a subset of neuronal development markers and negatively regulates the transcription of these genes. The results of this study show that the knockdown of SET/TAF-Iβ by si-RNA induces neuronal cell differentiation, thus implicating SET/TAF-Iβ as a negative regulator of neuronal development.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 419-425 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications |
Volume | 400 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2010 |
Keywords
- INHAT
- Neuronal differentiation
- Retinoic acid
- SET/TAF-Iβ