The multifunctional protein p100 is a vital transcriptional regulator that increases gene transcription by forming a physical bridge between promoter-specific transcription factors and the basal transcription machiner...The multifunctional protein p100 is a vital transcriptional regulator that increases gene transcription by forming a physical bridge between promoter-specific transcription factors and the basal transcription machinery.To identify potential signal transduction pathways in which human p100 acts as a coregulator and to find target promoter regions that may interact with p100,we performed a promoter microarray assay called chromatin immunoprecipitation-guided ligation and selection(ChIP-GLAS).From this assay,we determined that a set of promoter fragments,including several factors in the transforming growth factor beta(TGF-β)signaling pathway,exhibited interaction with p100.The ChIP-GLAS data were validated by RT-PCR assessing the mRNA expression of various factors in the TGF-b signaling pathway in cell lines.展开更多
基金This work was supported by grants from the National Basic Research Program(973 Program,2009CB918903)863 Project of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(2007AA02Z115)+3 种基金NSFC(90919032,30970562,30670441,30811130394 and 30870562)Tianjin Municipal Science and Technology Commission(08ZCGHHZ01900 and 08JCYBJC07700)Specialized Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education(20091202110001)Tianjin Educational Committee Foundation(2008ZD01).
文摘The multifunctional protein p100 is a vital transcriptional regulator that increases gene transcription by forming a physical bridge between promoter-specific transcription factors and the basal transcription machinery.To identify potential signal transduction pathways in which human p100 acts as a coregulator and to find target promoter regions that may interact with p100,we performed a promoter microarray assay called chromatin immunoprecipitation-guided ligation and selection(ChIP-GLAS).From this assay,we determined that a set of promoter fragments,including several factors in the transforming growth factor beta(TGF-β)signaling pathway,exhibited interaction with p100.The ChIP-GLAS data were validated by RT-PCR assessing the mRNA expression of various factors in the TGF-b signaling pathway in cell lines.