据Cheloufi S 2015年12月10日(Nature,2015,528:218-224.)报道,哈佛干细胞研究所研究人员研究发现参与细胞记忆的基因,当该基因被抑制时就会有效地擦除细胞的记忆,使细胞开始进行快速高效地重编程过程。成体细胞,比如皮肤或血液细胞...据Cheloufi S 2015年12月10日(Nature,2015,528:218-224.)报道,哈佛干细胞研究所研究人员研究发现参与细胞记忆的基因,当该基因被抑制时就会有效地擦除细胞的记忆,使细胞开始进行快速高效地重编程过程。成体细胞,比如皮肤或血液细胞,都有一种特殊的细胞记忆,或者记录细胞如何从未定型的胚胎细胞进化到特殊的成体细胞。研究人员想知道为何皮肤细胞是一个皮肤细胞,而且为何其在第2天或者下个月,甚至是1年后不会改变其身份。展开更多
Genetic information embedded in DNA sequence and the epigenetic information marked by modifications on DNA and his- tones are essential for the life of eukaryotes. Cells have evolved mechanisms of DNA duplication and ...Genetic information embedded in DNA sequence and the epigenetic information marked by modifications on DNA and his- tones are essential for the life of eukaryotes. Cells have evolved mechanisms of DNA duplication and chromatin restoration to ensure the inheritance of genetic and epigenetic information during cell division and development. In this review, we focus on the maintenance of epigenetic landscape during chromatin dynamics which requires the orchestration of histories and their chaperones. We discuss how epigenetic marks are re-established in the assembly of new chromatin after DNA replication and repair, highlighting the roles of CAF-1 in the process of changing chromatin state. The functions of CAF-1 provide a link be- tween chromatin assembly and epigenetic restoration.展开更多
文摘据Cheloufi S 2015年12月10日(Nature,2015,528:218-224.)报道,哈佛干细胞研究所研究人员研究发现参与细胞记忆的基因,当该基因被抑制时就会有效地擦除细胞的记忆,使细胞开始进行快速高效地重编程过程。成体细胞,比如皮肤或血液细胞,都有一种特殊的细胞记忆,或者记录细胞如何从未定型的胚胎细胞进化到特殊的成体细胞。研究人员想知道为何皮肤细胞是一个皮肤细胞,而且为何其在第2天或者下个月,甚至是1年后不会改变其身份。
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 31071087)National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2009CB918702)
文摘Genetic information embedded in DNA sequence and the epigenetic information marked by modifications on DNA and his- tones are essential for the life of eukaryotes. Cells have evolved mechanisms of DNA duplication and chromatin restoration to ensure the inheritance of genetic and epigenetic information during cell division and development. In this review, we focus on the maintenance of epigenetic landscape during chromatin dynamics which requires the orchestration of histories and their chaperones. We discuss how epigenetic marks are re-established in the assembly of new chromatin after DNA replication and repair, highlighting the roles of CAF-1 in the process of changing chromatin state. The functions of CAF-1 provide a link be- tween chromatin assembly and epigenetic restoration.