Chromatin-remodeling and the initiation of transcription

Q Rev Biophys. 2015 Nov;48(4):465-70. doi: 10.1017/S0033583515000116.

Abstract

The nucleosome serves as a general gene repressor by the occlusion of regulatory and promoter DNA sequences. Repression is relieved by the SWI/SNF-RSC family of chromatin-remodeling complexes. Research reviewed here has revealed the essential features of the remodeling process.

Keywords: RSC; nucleosome; nucleosome-free region.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adenosine Triphosphate / chemistry
  • Chromatin / chemistry*
  • Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly*
  • Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone
  • Cryoelectron Microscopy
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • DNA / chemistry
  • Histones / chemistry
  • Humans
  • Nucleosomes / chemistry
  • Promoter Regions, Genetic
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / metabolism
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
  • Transcription Factors
  • Transcription, Genetic*

Substances

  • Chromatin
  • Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone
  • Histones
  • Nucleosomes
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
  • Transcription Factors
  • Adenosine Triphosphate
  • DNA