Core transcriptional regulatory circuitry in human hepatocytes

Mol Syst Biol. 2006:2:2006.0017. doi: 10.1038/msb4100059. Epub 2006 May 2.

Abstract

We mapped the transcriptional regulatory circuitry for six master regulators in human hepatocytes using chromatin immunoprecipitation and high-resolution promoter microarrays. The results show that these regulators form a highly interconnected core circuitry, and reveal the local regulatory network motifs created by regulator-gene interactions. Autoregulation was a prominent theme among these regulators. We found that hepatocyte master regulators tend to bind promoter regions combinatorially and that the number of transcription factors bound to a promoter corresponds with observed gene expression. Our studies reveal portions of the core circuitry of human hepatocytes.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

  • Gene Expression Regulation
  • Hepatocytes*
  • Homeostasis
  • Humans
  • Promoter Regions, Genetic
  • Protein Array Analysis
  • Transcription Factors
  • Transcription, Genetic*

Substances

  • Transcription Factors