Inheritance of Polycomb-dependent chromosomal interactions in Drosophila

• Published in: Genes & development Vol. 17; no. 19; pp. 2406 - 2420
• Main Authors: Bantignies, Frédéric, Grimaud, Charlotte, Lavrov, Sergey, Gabut, Mathieu, Cavalli, Giacomo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press 01.10.2003
• Subjects: Abdominal-B gene; Animals; Animals, Genetically Modified; Cell Nucleus - genetics; Chromatin - genetics; Chromosomes - genetics; DNA-Binding Proteins - genetics; Drosophila; Drosophila - embryology; Drosophila - genetics; Drosophila Proteins - genetics; Embryo, Nonmammalian; epigenetics; Fab-7 gene; Female; Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; Gene Silencing; Homeodomain Proteins - genetics; Male; Meiosis; Mitosis; polycomb group proteins; Polycomb Repressive Complex 1; Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid; Research Papers; Transcription Factors; X Chromosome

Maintenance of cell identity is a complex task that involves multiple layers of regulation, acting at all levels of chromatin packaging, from nucleosomes to folding of chromosomal domains in the cell nucleus. Polycomb-group (PcG) and trithorax-group (trxG) proteins maintain memory of chromatin state...