Oestrogen-receptors: an overview of recent advances in their structure and function

1989 ◽  
Vol 95 ◽  
pp. 133-144
Author(s):  
R. J. B. King
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Retinoic Acid ◽  
Structure And Function ◽  
Receptor Protein ◽  
Oestrogen Receptors ◽  
Response Elements ◽  
Receptor Proteins ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
And Function ◽  
Regulatory Functions

SynopsisRecent advances in our understanding of the receptor components involved in the initial events of oestradiol action are reviewed with an emphasis on aspects of clinical relevance. Two main features of the models have evolved: (1) the domain structure of the ligand-binding unit, with distinct parts of the molecule being concerned with oestrogen-binding and interaction with DNA, and other parts of the molecule having important regulatory functions; (2) the regulatory regions (oestrogen-response elements) of oestrogen-sensitive genes which specifically interact with the receptor protein.The homologies between different proteins capable of binding ligands as diverse as oestradiol, retinoic acid and thyroid hormone point to possible interactions between such ligands. Oestrogen-response elements can recognise oestradiol receptor proteins complexed with either agonists or antagonists. Interactions with DNA may play an important rôle in determining gene expression additional to those seen at the receptor level.

scholarly journals Recent Advances Clarifying the Structure and Function of Plant Apyrases (Nucleoside Triphosphate Diphosphohydrolases)

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 3283
Author(s):  
Greg Clark ◽  
Katherine A. Brown ◽  
Manas K. Tripathy ◽  
Stanley J. Roux
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Stress Responses ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Plant Stress ◽  
Structure And Function ◽  
Nucleoside Triphosphate ◽  
Plant Growth And Development ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
Plant Stress Responses ◽  
And Function

Studies implicating an important role for apyrase (NTPDase) enzymes in plant growth and development began appearing in the literature more than three decades ago. After early studies primarily in potato, Arabidopsis and legumes, especially important discoveries that advanced an understanding of the biochemistry, structure and function of these enzymes have been published in the last half-dozen years, revealing that they carry out key functions in diverse other plants. These recent discoveries about plant apyrases include, among others, novel findings on its crystal structures, its biochemistry, its roles in plant stress responses and its induction of major changes in gene expression when its expression is suppressed or enhanced. This review will describe and discuss these recent advances and the major questions about plant apyrases that remain unanswered.

Neural system-enriched gene expression: relationship to biological pathways and neurological diseases

2004 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianhua Zhang ◽  
Amy Moseley ◽  
Anil G. Jegga ◽  
Ashima Gupta ◽  
David P. Witte ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Intracellular Signaling ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Expression Profiles ◽  
Gene List ◽  
Structure And Function ◽  
System Structure ◽  
Psychiatric Disease ◽  
And Function

To understand the commitment of the genome to nervous system differentiation and function, we sought to compare nervous system gene expression to that of a wide variety of other tissues by gene expression database construction and mining. Gene expression profiles of 10 different adult nervous tissues were compared with that of 72 other tissues. Using ANOVA, we identified 1,361 genes whose expression was higher in the nervous system than other organs and, separately, 600 genes whose expression was at least threefold higher in one or more regions of the nervous system compared with their median expression across all organs. Of the 600 genes, 381 overlapped with the 1,361-gene list. Limited in situ gene expression analysis confirmed that identified genes did represent nervous system-enriched gene expression, and we therefore sought to evaluate the validity and significance of these top-ranked nervous system genes using known gene literature and gene ontology categorization criteria. Diverse functional categories were present in the 381 genes, including genes involved in intracellular signaling, cytoskeleton structure and function, enzymes, RNA metabolism and transcription, membrane proteins, as well as cell differentiation, death, proliferation, and division. We searched existing public sites and identified 110 known genes related to mental retardation, neurological disease, and neurodegeneration. Twenty-one of the 381 genes were within the 110-gene list, compared with a random expectation of 5. This suggests that the 381 genes provide a candidate set for further analyses in neurological and psychiatric disease studies and that as a field, we are as yet, far from a large-scale understanding of the genes that are critical for nervous system structure and function. Together, our data indicate the power of profiling an individual biologic system in a multisystem context to gain insight into the genomic basis of its structure and function.

Structure and function of Toll-like receptor proteins

Life Sciences ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 68 (3) ◽  
pp. 241-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terry K. Means ◽  
Douglas T. Golenbock ◽  
Matthew J. Fenton
Keyword(s):  
Structure And Function ◽  
Toll Like Receptor ◽  
Receptor Proteins ◽  
And Function

scholarly journals DNA Methylation Predicts the Response of Triple-Negative Breast Cancers to All-Trans Retinoic Acid

Cancers ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 397 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krysta Coyle ◽  
Cheryl Dean ◽  
Margaret Thomas ◽  
Dejan Vidovic ◽  
Carman Giacomantonio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Dna Methylation ◽  
Retinoic Acid ◽  
Cell Lines ◽  
Triple Negative ◽  
Atra Treatment ◽  
Response Elements ◽  
Acid Binding Protein ◽  
Trans Retinoic Acid ◽  
All Trans Retinoic Acid

All-trans retinoic acid (atRA) regulates gene expression and is used to treat acute promyelocytic leukemia. Attempts to use atRA in breast cancer without a stratification strategy have resulted in limited overall effectiveness. To identify biomarkers for the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) with atRA, we characterized the effects of atRA on the tumor growth of 13 TNBC cell lines. This resulted in a range of effects that was not predictable based on previously hypothesized predictors of response, such as the levels of atRA nuclear shuttling proteins fatty acid binding protein 5 (FABP5) and cellular retinoic acid binding protein 2 (CRABP2). Transcriptional profiling revealed that atRA induced distinct gene expression changes in the sensitive versus resistant cell lines that were mostly independent of the presence of retinoic acid response elements (RAREs) or peroxisome proliferator response elements (PPREs). Given the importance of DNA methylation in regulating gene expression, we hypothesized that differential DNA methylation could predict the response of TNBCs to atRA. We identified over 1400 sites that were differentially methylated between atRA resistant and sensitive cell lines. These CpG sites predicted the response of four TNBC patient-derived xenografts to atRA, and we utilized these xenografts to refine the profile and identified that as many as 17% of TNBC patients could benefit from atRA treatment. These data illustrate that differential methylation of specific CpGs may be useful biomarkers for predicting the response of patient tumors to atRA treatment.

scholarly journals The essential activities of the bacterial sigma factor

2017 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria C. Davis ◽  
Christopher A. Kesthely ◽  
Emily A. Franklin ◽  
Shawn R. MacLellan
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Transcription Factors ◽  
Rna Synthesis ◽  
Gene Expression Regulation ◽  
Structure And Function ◽  
Structural Studies ◽  
General Transcription Factors ◽  
Transcription Process ◽  
Promoter Dna ◽  
And Function

Transcription is the first and most heavily regulated step in gene expression. Sigma (σ) factors are general transcription factors that reversibly bind RNA polymerase (RNAP) and mediate transcription of all genes in bacteria. σ Factors play 3 major roles in the RNA synthesis initiation process: they (i) target RNAP holoenzyme to specific promoters, (ii) melt a region of double-stranded promoter DNA and stabilize it as a single-stranded open complex, and (iii) interact with other DNA-binding transcription factors to contribute complexity to gene expression regulation schemes. Recent structural studies have demonstrated that when σ factors bind promoter DNA, they capture 1 or more nucleotides that are flipped out of the helical DNA stack and this stabilizes the promoter open-complex intermediate that is required for the initiation of RNA synthesis. This review describes the structure and function of the σ70 family of σ proteins and the essential roles they play in the transcription process.

scholarly journals Renal ischemia alters expression of mitochondria-related genes and impairs mitochondrial structure and function in swine scattered tubular-like cells

2020 ◽  
Vol 319 (1) ◽  
pp. F19-F28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rahele A. Farahani ◽  
Xiang-Yang Zhu ◽  
Hui Tang ◽  
Kyra L. Jordan ◽  
Lilach O. Lerman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Structural Damage ◽  
Nuclear Dna ◽  
Mitochondrial Genes ◽  
Structure And Function ◽  
Mitochondrial Damage ◽  
Renal Ischemia ◽  
Gene Gain ◽  
Mitochondrial Structure ◽  
And Function

Scattered tubular-like cells (STCs) are dedifferentiated surviving tubular epithelial cells that repair neighboring injured cells. Experimental renal artery stenosis (RAS) impairs STC reparative potency by inducing mitochondrial injury, but the exact mechanisms of mitochondrial damage remain unknown. We hypothesized that RAS alters expression of mitochondria-related genes, contributing to mitochondrial structural damage and dysfunction in swine STCs. CD24+/CD133+ STCs were isolated from pig kidneys after 10 wk of RAS or sham ( n = 3 each). mRNA sequencing was performed, and nuclear DNA (nDNA)-encoded mitochondrial genes and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)-encoded genes were identified. Mitochondrial structure, ATP generation, biogenesis, and expression of mitochondria-associated microRNAs were also assessed. There were 96 nDNA-encoded mitochondrial genes upregulated and 12 mtDNA-encoded genes downregulated in RAS-STCs versus normal STCs. Functional analysis revealed that nDNA-encoded and mtDNA-encoded differentially expressed genes were primarily implicated in mitochondrial respiration and ATP synthesis. Mitochondria from RAS STCs were swollen and showed cristae remodeling and loss and decreased ATP production. Immunoreactivity of the mitochondrial biogenesis marker peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator (PGC)-1α and expression of the mitochondria-associated microRNAs miR-15a, miR-181a, miR-196a, and miR-296-3p, which target several mtDNA genes, were higher in RAS-STCs compared with normal STCs, suggesting a potential modulation of mitochondria-related gene expression. These results demonstrate that RAS induces an imbalance in mtDNA- and nDNA-mitochondrial gene expression, impairing mitochondrial structure and function in swine STCs. These observations support development of gene gain- and loss-of-function strategies to ameliorate mitochondrial damage and preserve the reparative potency of STCs in patients with renal ischemia.

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