THE SNF/SWI FAMILY OF GLOBAL TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATORS

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作者
CARLSON, M [1 ]
LAURENT, BC [1 ]
机构
[1] SUNY HLTH SCI CTR,DEPT MICROBIOL & IMMUNOL,BROOKLYN,NY 11203
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10.1016/0955-0674(94)90032-9
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Q2 [细胞生物学];
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071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
The yeast SNF/SWI proteins have a global role in transcriptional activation. This set of five proteins assists many gene-specific activators, most likely by altering chromatin structure to relieve repression. Recent work shows that the SNF/SWI proteins function together in a multiprotein complex and that SNF2 has DNA-dependent ATPase activity. SNF/SWI homologs have now been identified in Drosophila, mice and humans, suggesting a conserved role in transcriptional activation.
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