Trans-Reactivation: A New Epigenetic Phenomenon Underlying Transcriptional Reactivation of Silenced Genes

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We discovered a new epigenetic phenomenon we called trans-reactivation. We found that genes, unable to produce a functional coding transcript, but with the potential of transcribing other RNA’s within their gene body, strongly reactivate the transcription of a wildtype copy of the same gene silenced by heterochomatin. This new epigenetic phenomenon is heritable, relies on the presence of diffusible RNAs able to carry and transfer epigenetic information and is affected by mutations in genes involved in Post-Transcriptional Gene Silencing. Our data strongly suggest that homologous non-coding RNA can reactivate the expression of genes silenced by heterochromatin, thus defining a new unpredicted level of gene expression control in the context of heterochromatic genes.

Vyšlo v časopise: Trans-Reactivation: A New Epigenetic Phenomenon Underlying Transcriptional Reactivation of Silenced Genes. PLoS Genet 11(8): e32767. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1005444
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